Steele Ridiculous
Michael Steele is the gift that keeps on giving. His latest entrée unto the absurd comes in the form of an interview with CNN’s Don Lemon. Steele now wants us to believe that his wayward ramblings are...
View ArticleCar Loan Shark
Yesterday President Obama threw General Motors Chairman Rick Wagoner under the Buick, and forced Chrysler into a shotgun marriage with (F)ix (I)t (A)gain (T)ony. Apparently, GM and Chrysler didn’t do a...
View ArticleDangerous Talk
On Saturday I wrote a column called “Pitchforks and Pistols.” In it I discussed the fact that some of the right’s talking heads are talking about an armed revolt. At the same time, their claim that...
View ArticleVermont Victory Revisited
Photo by Toby Talbot/Associated Press Gay marriage advocates react to the passage of a gay marriage bill by the Vermont legislature. The passage of gay marriage legislation in Vermont is momentous, but...
View ArticleTwo Little Boys
Within two weeks, two 11-year-old boys in two different cites buckled under the weight of unrelenting homophobic taunts and hang themselves. We, as a society, should be ashamed.
View ArticleThe Catholic Court
Thirty years ago eight of the nine Supreme Court justices were Protestant. Now only two are. Five are Catholic, and two are Jewish. If federal appeals judge Sonia Sotomayor is confirmed as a...
View ArticleObama Rebound?
A Kaiser Health Tracking Poll shows that support for health care reform moved upwards in September, particularly among Republicans.
View ArticleWho’s a Terrorist? Depends on Whom You Ask
How well coordinated are federal authorities in labeling terror suspects? Not very, according to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, a data gathering, research and distribution organization...
View Article2010, Again
While the Democrats have dug themselves into this hole over the last 10 months, they also have 12 months to find a way out of it.
View ArticleChart Abuse
Republicans release an "Obamacare" chart meant to confuse rather than clarify.
View ArticleThursday, the Unhappiest Day
Analysis of hundreds of millions of Twitter messages reveals the "Pulse of the Nation."
View ArticleObama and the Jews, Part 2
Obama's approval rating among Jews has fallen faster than among other "enthusiastic supporters," Democrats and liberals in general and the nation overall.
View ArticleA Referendum, Not a Choice
Exit polls suggests that those voting for Republican candidates on Tuesday saw the election as a referendum on President Obama and the Democrats.
View ArticleHe’s In!
This columnist's reaction to President Obama's reelection video, in a word: small.
View ArticleLeaning Hard on a Shaky Crutch
Democrats must tread lighting on Social Security reform.
View ArticleRespond to Today’s Column: The Joe Biden Show
Photo by Jewel Samad/AFP People watch the debate in Los Angeles. As I started to watch the vice-presidential debate, I was sure I was going to see The Sarah Palin Show. It turned out to be The Joe...
View ArticleTonight’s Debate: Team McCain Needs a Win
Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty John McCain and wife Cindy arrive in Nashville for the second presidential debate. According to a poll released yesterday by CBS News, voters who watched the vice...
View ArticleSwing Voters
Photo by Paul Sakuma In a recent poll, one fifth of Barack Obama and John McCain’s supporters said they may change their minds. The profile of those who remain unsure resembles that of “Wal-Mart...
View ArticleAre We Past The ‘Bradley Effect’?
Last night Michelle Obama was on Larry King Live. He asked her about the “Bradley Effect” in the context of the presidential election. She suggested that we may be past the possibility of a Bradley...
View ArticleIMAGES OF THE DAY: ‘Low, Down’
Photos by the Associated Press From my colleague David Leonhardt at the blog Economix: “With today’s plunge in the stock market, the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index has now fallen 42 percent over...
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