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For the last 20 years, the Right has worked hard to convert support for Israel from an area of bipartisan consensus into a topic for Republicans to beat Democrats with. Even Washington’s most tepid disagreement with the Israeli government will be lept upon by right-wingers as an indication that the US is selling out the Jewish [...]
Archive for the ‘Permanent campaign’ Category
November 18th, 2012
Category: Foreign Policy, Israel, Permanent campaign, Republican Party, Uncategorized, Watching Conservatives
November 14th, 2012
Category: 2013 Democratic Agenda, John McCain, Permanent campaign, Republican Party, Watching Conservatives
Filegate. Travelgate. Whitewater. Birtherism. Solyndra. Fast and Furious. Notice a pattern? When there is a Democratic President, Republicans are quick are quick to make wild accusations of wrongdoing that turn out to be a huge nothingburger. (Oh yes, they did impeach a President for having sex with an intern. Saving the Republic, that.). Now we [...]
February 16th, 2012
Category: 2011 Democratic Agenda, Campaign 2012, Corruption in Washington, Democratic Party, Democrats in Congress, Elections 2010 and 2012, Feminism, Humor, NonProfits, Permanent campaign, Rhetoric and Framing, Women
Nancy Pelosi’s “attack” on Stephen Colbert and his Super PAC is the cleverest marketing the Democrats have done since the 1964 daisy ad linking the Republican Presidential nominee with nuclear war. Yes, it’s been a long dry spell; but let’s be grateful for this particular bit of rain. If nothing else it disproves the canard [...]
November 9th, 2011
In the wake of the good political news last night, especially from Ohio, let us pause and consider these questions from Charlie Pierce over at Esquire (penned before the results were in). Because at the end of the day, they are the ones that matter. And if we can’t answer them, then anything that happened yesterday [...]
September 8th, 2010
Now is the time for all good people to stiffen the spines of the Democratic Party — both before and after the election.
March 16th, 2010
If Congress is going to be on the take, then small donors should have the right to play the game.
“Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick”: The Coach and the President Heed an African Proverb
African-American leaders know better than to frighten their followers. Shouldn’t the rest of us know better than to berate them for their self-restraint?
Posted: Tuesday, February 1st, 2011 at 10:39 am
Tags: " African Americans, "Speak Softly And Carry a Big Stick, African Proverb, Angry Black Men, Arizona Shooting, Bears, Black Men, Chicago Bears, Coach, Commentariat, Leadership, Lovie Smith, Mike Ditka, Obama, Politics News, President, racism, Tucson-Shooting-Victims
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