Making a Case for the Blue States
By now you’ve heard all about the Zogby poll showing the race between Obama and McCain tightening up. Well, actually, it shows McCain ahead by five percentage points. How can America be so stupid? I mean, particularly in light of…
As soon as the price of oil shoots up, the right-wingers always start talking about opening up ANWR to oil exploration and drilling. They regale us with tales of finding enough oil to supply our domestic needs for years and…
A week or two ago I posted a story about a man who believed liberals and Democrats were ruining the country and how he went into a church known for its tolerance and started shooting. Two people died and seven…
Here’s yet another article about our crumbling infrastructure. Not only is there not enough money in the budget of some municipalities to pay for repair to buildings, there isn’t even enough money to get kids bussed to school for the…
Here’s some more on McCain showing no lack of bitter partisanship from Uncommon, Common Sense. I was not previously aware that McCain himself had actually perpetuated the lie that Obama planned to use his visit to wounded troops in Germany…
Isn’t it ironic that a video of this speech is still on John McCain’s website? Check it out for yourself. Here’s the transcript (again, emphases mine). For too long, now, Washington has been consumed by a hyper-partisanship that treats every…