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Cross-posted at Talk Left I'm talking to you, wingnuts, for caring more about a stupid newspaper ad (and yes it was stupid) than ...

In a development that was entirely predictable , President Obama essentially struck another one of his trademarked compromises with ...

There has been a lot of very, ahem, spirited debate amongst Democrats and progressives regarding a strategy to bring US troops home from Iraq and the role that the Congressional funding power would ...

It's tempting to think of two separate contests a week from today. In reality, there is only one contest--the quest for the Democratic nomination. And on May 6, there will be a loser and there ...

Joe Biden tried to convince House Democrats yesterday that the administration was ...

This diary is going to piss a lot of people off. Well, that's too bad. Because I am in full-on gadfly mode. Because, dogmas need to be debunked. More below the fold.

The West Indian American Day Parade, held every Labor Day in the heart of Brooklyn, is one of the largest cultural events in the country. Attended by upwards of 2 million spectators, it's Carnival ...

Well, the gloves are off. I'm sure everyone has heard about the "would you meet with these leaders" question from last night. Well, Hillary Clinton is sensing a vulnerability and is going for ...

(Forgive the use of a rightwing term, but what Bill is doing here is using rightwing framing) Just when you thought Bill Clinton had jumped over his last shark, he pulls a rare-combo--accusing ...

Hotline the other day linked to a story hosted (unfortunately) by the AEI. However, the story itself is based on exit polling, and includes some fascinating numbers. Basically, some exit ...

The big lesson that everyone seems to have learned from New Hampshire is that polls simply can't be trusted. And that, thus, nobody really knows who's going to win Nevada. That's nonsense. ...

The standard definition of electability for a Democrat goes something like this: Governor White Socially moderate to conservative Non-ideological to hawkish on foreign policy and the use of ...

No, really. (UPDATE): Here's a link to the Miami Herald article. On a just-ended campaign conference call,

This is a choice Democratic primary voters will have starting on January 3, 2008. Who do we want representing the US? Who will show the world that the way of doing business under Bush is over?

At yesterday's Des Moines Register/Iowa Public Television debate, most folks think that the 'best' moment was when Barack Obama zipped off a witty one-liner to Hillary Clinton on the question of ...

You just knew it was going to happen. Anti-semitism and hostility to science are two pillars of rightwing Christian fundamentalism. Eventually, somewhere, the Bush/DeLay party was going to find a ...

No recap is needed for the horrid mess that was the McClurkin fiasco (I'm sooooo sick of even typing that moron's name). It reflected poorly upon the Obama campaign in any number of ways, depending ...

You know how the flu shot works: the doctor injects the patient with some weakened, dead, and generally pitiful excuses for viruses. The body whips these chumps, gets itself immunized and ...

UPDATE: Some people don't like being told to STFU. Fine. If your argument is valid, you'll have facts and logic to support it. Without those, the electability meme is just an unsupported, ...

Yair Netanyahu, oldest son of Israeli Prime Minister and a member of the IDF media relations unit, has gone ahead and committed the political crime of candor on his Facebook page.

Divide and conquer is the name of the game. The Democrats threatened to divide themselves on the issue of Iraq withdrawal, but somehow Nancy Pelosi united the caucus to force through a devastating ...

Yesterday I diaried about how Kent Conrad was going to use Congressional budget authority and rules to start ratcheting up the ...

Over the weekend and into this week, there was a lot of excited chatter and angst over the Democratic response to Bush's inevitable veto of the supplemental funding bill and various candidate ...

I think we have reached a new low from the folks at Salon.com. Not low for them, but low for the world of political commentary. You see, Obama is a positive, caring person. Which makes him a ...

If one wants any proof that the years of tireless advocacy for healthcare reform and protecting the rights of children have paid some dividends, one need look no further than the Republican outrage ...

Do you remember how much scorn was heaped at Democrats who suggested that maybe, just maybe, staying in Iraq for a McCain for an eternity was a really bad idea? That how a timeline for withdrawal ...

Surprise, surprise. Harry Reid has punked out, and wished the Medicare Slashing Duo of Obama and Boehner luck in reaching a compromise.

Dave "Mudcat" Saunders is the "Rural Liaison" for the John Edwards campaign. He is very much of ...

Nancy Pelosi just issued an invitation to the Supreme Court to strike down the ACA. If people thought her "impeachment is off the table" comment was a preemptive surrender, check this nonsense out.

The Appropriations Committee voted today on the timeline for withdrawal from Iraq and the overall supplemental appropriation. Long story short: the vote was a victory for the good guys. ...

Many have condemned the Bush administration for its contempt for the Constitution. Bush at best paid lip service to the Constitution, and when it inconvenienced him he simply ignored it. And he ...

I've tried to avoid writing primary 2008 diaries for a whole host of reasons (the foremost of which is that they're grossly premature). But Barack Obama's website is featuring something ...

Is Elizabeth Warren's status as personal advisor to President Obama paying off? It appears so.

(Don't worry, I haven't lost my mind) John Edwards ran a great, gutty, substantive campaign. He pushed issues that progressives and Democrats care deeply about. And, those who supported him and ...

Cross-posted at Talk Left. Game on, folks. While there's been some discussion about his nukes stand in the speech today, what's ...

Short and simple. Whereas some Democrats in Congresss have remained inappropriately deferential to the Supreme Court and others have hinted a possible lack of legitimacy for the Court were it to ...

Finally, the campaigns move beyond the "he said, she said" of the Youtube debate. Today Obama blasted Bush's corruption and lack of care for the less fortunate in society, while tying such ...

The ideological debate in this country is not about rich versus the poor. Instead it is about whether the government should serve the rich or whether it should serve the rich and the middle class. ...

The word 'triangulation' is one of the most overused words in the political lexicon. It's stale rhetoric just as it's a stale tactic. However, I think we need to come up with a new word--'...