And I want no snide comments about ending a sentence (headline) with a preposition. It’s true.
I’m not quite sure why, but over the last two days I’ve gotten several fundraising calls from the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, which works to create and expand Democratic majorities in state legislatures. It’s a worthwhile cause.
This year, however, it could be even more vital than normal. The reason is obvious: reapportionment. State legislatures will be reapportioning Congressional districts in 2011, and we don’t want GOP legislatures setting district lines that make Democratic control of the House more difficult.
I hesitate to throw the word “gerrymandering” around, mainly because I am skeptical that there is some Platonic Form of Congressional District that Good People would agree on if the Evil Ones would stay out. Egregious practices like those of Tom DeLay aside, basically both parties want to maximize their seats. That said, given that the entire GOP is now essentially built in DeLay’s image (left), you can’t be too careful.
The DLCC seems to me to be an effective organization, because there is no way for me to know about legislative races in other states. They deserve a few dollars sent their way.
This is the sort of English up with which I will not put.
http://www.columbiaseminary.edu/coffeetalk/050.html
Hey, Johnathan: Looks like some interesting stuff IS starting to emerge from the leaked Journolist archives, after all. Any comment?
Some people should not be allowed to voice their opinion on the Internet. The government should step in and shut this hateful website down for all of the lies and distortions it spreads.
Yes, that was sarcasm, dripping with irony. Modern liberals, for all their screeching about “Neocons”, represent the real fascist threat to liberty. (When you read what you wrote does it cause even the remotest twinge?) But slowly, one delicious leak at a time, we’re seeing the truth.
I believe the DLCC logo you have displayed is incorrect!
Shouldn’t it be the Hammer and Sickle on a blood-red background?
Having read posts by Yglesias and by Ezra Klein today, I wish Jonathan good luck as it looks like it’s his turn to be the object of the Ten Minute Hate, and the flying monkeys are doubtless swarming.
Brett,
Shocking: people said intemperate or even dumb things in a private collection of 25000 emails. What gives you a right to read them, especially if, as here, there’s no conspiracy or misconduct?
It is not sufficient to eliminate reactionary media outlets. Uncooperative members of the press should also be banned. George Stephanopoulos has been asking embarrassing questions as of late.
I think we should see all of the Journolist emails, and then use the Internet Wayback Machine to see what was said and what the list members actually did.
Let’s see these movie reviews and date night tips by the liberal media elite. Oh, and the discussions on journalistic ethics! I really want to read what leftist opinion writers that call for violence and advocate smearing their opponents with the charge of racism have to say about ethics.
TRANSPARENCY NOW! (Or a week from now, one story at a time. Drip, drip, drip….)
I think the word “jerrymandering” absolutely should be thrown around, every election year and in between. I live in wacko Rep. Steve King’s safe district,. I’d be interested to see if he could be elected at all if Iowa’s members of Congress were elected statewide by proportional representation.