In this Slate article by Christopher Beam, written during the Brown/Coakley campaign, I took note of the following sentence [emphasis mine]: Whatever the accuracy of Brown’s self-portrait””his mother was once on welfare, yet he owns five properties””Democrats are late in … Continue reading →
It’s election day and there’s light snow in New England, but certainly not enough to keep the hardy and the motivated citizens of Massachusetts away from the polls. Just three short weeks ago I didn’t think Scott Brown had a … Continue reading →
The Brown phenomenon continues to surprise. For example, yesterday I went to Firedoglake, a lberal/lefty blog, and saw a post entitled, “Progressives, please help to defeat Coakley.” Once I recovered from my astonishment, and had finished reading the piece and … Continue reading →
Since most of us weren’t paying a whole lot of attention to the Massachusetts Senate race during the build up to the primary, or in the early days of the post-primary campaign, many people might be wondering how it was … Continue reading →
If you study blogosphere and newspaper comments boards, it’s hard to escape the impression that an extraordinary number of people around the country seem to have heard of the Massachusetts special election because—unlike many such votes—this one feels like it … Continue reading →
Right now we’re not just watching sausage being made—it’s excrement that’s in the works. Read about the compromises being considered in an attempt to put a bit of room freshener on the stinking pile of garbage that health care “reform” … Continue reading →
A great many of us on this blog have been saying this sort of thing for quite some time, about why the Democrats don’t seem too worried about a voter backlash. In the article, John F. Gaski speculates about the … Continue reading →
Here’s an excellent summary article of where we stand on health care today. It’s not a pleasant prospect, although well worth reading. And here’s another, which includes this thought: In true Jacksonian fashion, the country fired the Republicans in 2006 … Continue reading →
Yesterday there was a big discussion here about one of our perennially favorite topics—liberals, and whether or not they really have good intentions. For example, Steve G. wrote: Most people are of good will and that includes having good intentions. … Continue reading →
There’s a lively conversation going on in the comments section here about what has become one of our favorite topics: how dangerous is Obama? Meaning: how can you tell if tyranny is approaching, and especially whether it’s likely to be … Continue reading →
From a TNR piece by Jonathan Chait [emphasis mine]: Democracy Corps has a very interesting survey about the worldview of conservative Republicans. The focus group interviews show that the Republican right, which consists of about a fifth of the electorate, … Continue reading →
I read Orwell’s masterful dystopic political vision 1984 when I was about twelve years old, old enough to get what it was aiming at but young enough to be especially frightened by some of its most memorable images, which have … Continue reading →