Yikes! We Liberals Are Emboldening The Terrorists

Trust Fox News to drag the level of public debate into the sewer. This screenshot is from their website (h/t to C&L). Since Tuesday's electoral rout, one of the common themes in the right-wing blogosphere and among the bloviating cowards on...

A Letter To George

Dear Mr. President, It's been a while since I've written to you, but you seem kinda lonely right now. Only 31% of Americans think you're doing a heckuva job, making you about as popular as a hooker in a convent. Your own party is blaming you for their defeat this week....

The Real Winners (and Losers)...

""Americans will always do the right thing... after they've exhausted all the alternatives."- Winston Churchill Today's Winners Howard Dean. His 50-state strategy, which was derided by the Democratic Party elite when he launched it two years' ago, has proven devastatingly...

Bush Hits 31% (but Barney still supports him)

"In the first national poll taken since Tuesday's election and the firing of Rummy the Dummy, President Bush's approval rating has hit an all-time low: President Bush's job approval rating has fallen to just 31 percent, according to the new NEWSWEEK Poll. Bill Clinton's...

Triumph and Caution for Democrats

"It's been an incredible week for those of us who believe in responsible government, checks and balances, ethics and a prosperous middle class. The left is already writing often unrealistic wish-lists for the next two years. The right is doing some long overdue...

Can the Democrats save Bush's legacy?

"Based on yesterday's election results, I think a solid majority of Americans now agree that the first six years of the Bush administration have been an unmitigated disaster. Just think what would have happened if Republicans had held on last night. Right now, we would have...

Republicans Breaking The Law To Win

"They don't know any other way but to cheat and lie, and the voting hasn't even started yet. They're not even denying it any more. Just imagine the dirty tricks they will be trying to pull on Tuesday to cling desperately onto power. Sometimes, these guys remind me of Gollum...

Final Gaze Into The Crystal Ball

"The final pre-election polls are in, so I figured it was time for my last minute predictions. First, a quick disclaimer. My record on electoral predictions is about as good as George W. Bush's record on the environment, so you should take everything here with a heavy...

Why I Continue To Boycott ABC/Disney and Support Cable Choice Bill

"When ABC exploited 9/11 to attack Bill Clinton with its hideous "Path To 9/11" mockumentary in September, I blocked all ABC and Disney related channels from every cable box in my house, swearing that not one more cent of my hard earned dough would enrich the Republican...

My Night In Hell

"How about this for a liberal's definition of Hell? Last week, I visited the dentist for a checkup. My dentist, a jolly, talkative man in his early sixties, knows that I used to work in the securities industry and always likes to talk about how well his portfolio is doing,...

The Last 48: What Is At Stake

"Forget all the controversies about sexual indiscretions, the simplistic debate about whether to Cut And Run or Stay The Course in Iraq, and disingenuous Republican fearmongering about higher taxes. Tuesday's election is really about one thing. Restoring checks and...

Who is to blame for Iraq?

"I've noticed an interesting trend recently. The media, which has been painfully obsequious for most of the Bush presidency, has suddenly started taking an aggressive posture towards the administration, the Republican Party and the army of RNC-sponsored pundits who have been...

37 Days To Go

"Today is the first day in October and the political heat will reach boiling point over the next month as Republicans desperately scramble to hold onto both houses of Congress. One would think that with the Iraq fiasco, a slump in the housing market, a stuttering...