The Bush administration’s myriad failures are connected to long term trends in social organizing and the loss of social capital. In adopting a “go it alone” policy, the Bush administration and its neo-con theorists have taken an ideology of radical individualism and applied it at the level of national policy.
Radical individualism -beloved by Americans - holds that a person acting […]
One should drink with smart people.
A while back, I had the opportunity to drink with a very smart woman who said, “Hillay will have an almost impossible time dropping out of this race unless Obama actually wins enough delegates. She is a good second wave feminist and it is her turn. She’s waited. She’s earned […]
“I’m asking you to believe. Not just in my ability to bring about real change in Washington . . . I’m asking you to believe in yours.”
Before convicted criminal, Republican congressman, Bob Ney went to prison, he pushed the “Help America Vote Act (HAVA)” through congress under the false premise that it would help standardize the way America votes and come into compliance with the Federal Supreme court decision to break precedence and overrule states rights in the 2000 election contest […]
This moment in the political history of the United States is profound and unique for many reasons. A bankrupt and immoral administration is paving the way for a new administration to be led by (a) a warrior intending to carry out his predecessor’s agenda, more competently, but especially then with more disastrous consequences for the […]
Members of the military can now show how many tours of duty they’ve had in Iraq when they wear their Class A uniforms. The Department of Defense has announced that campaign stars are authorized for the Iraq Campaign Medal (ICM), also for the Afghanistan Campaign Medal (ACM).
Service members who have qualified for the medals […]
The lowest point of the abysmal ABC debate, hosted by George Stephanopoulos and Charles Gibson, came when they inserted a patriotism smear against Barack Obama. Because the smear would have sounded petty and stupid if asked by the moderators, it came instead in the form of a short video featuring Nash McCabe, a Pennsylvania […]
A thrilling aspect of this election cycle is that practically every day I get email from either Bill or Hillary Clinton.
Never before have I had this sort of intimacy with an American President and an international celebrity.
Just this afternoon Bill took time out from the campaign to send me the following note:
A gaffe happens when a politician, accidentally or on purpose, speaks the truth in public. That’s what Barack Obama got caught doing.
Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich has something to say about the “bitter” so-called controversy that’s been heavily promoted by the Clinton campaign and the media all weekend.
Male hourly wages began to drop […]
Withdrawal from Iraq is a foregone conclusion, given the state of the U.S. Army and Marine Corps, the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan, and America’s worldwide security commitments. We just don’t have the 400,000 to 500,000 troops it would take to effectively occupy Iraq, and never did– even when the “Coalition of the Willing” was […]
In case you missed it, yesterday Chris Matthews and guest Jon Soltz of VoteVets delivered some serious hardball. The hapless victim was an Iraq “surge” advocate and McCain supporter, Vets for Freedom Executive Director Pete Hegseth. Matthews got visibly irritated at Hegseth’s dishonest GOP talking points.
The key exchange went like this:
Matthews: “John McCain […]
Via DailyKos, Pulitzer Prize winning author Steve Coll speculates that Osama bin Laden (OBL) might be found before the November elections. His reasoning goes like this:
Pakistan’s Musharraf regime believed that their $10 billion aid package might be reduced if they tracked down too many al Qaeda leaders
Key elements of the regime had close ties […]
From day one, Hillary has presented a problem for progressive voters but we could support her. Her support of Bush and his failed policies always stank to high heaven of political convenience not principle. She is a good speaker and fundamentally she has the skills and smarts to be a a good president. […]
It may have been the ugliest part of the presidential campaign so far. Just before the Texas primary, Hillary Clinton’s campaign ran a fearful TV ad. The message: our loved ones are in grave danger and only Clinton can save them. Like similar Republican appeals to fear, it worked. Texans who […]
The New York Times reports on March 19 that whereas the Bush administration sold the Iraq war to the congress as a $50 billion investment, the actual costs are more like–
1.) ultra-conservative Pentagon estimate: $600 billion and counting
(note: this Honest Abe estimate categorically excludes “extras” such as operations in the war zone, […]
There, I said it. This country can’t afford a President McCain. Hillary Clinton claims that McCain would be a better commander in chief than Barack Obama. She couldn’t be more wrong.
Josh Marshall today has a superb take-down of McCain’s CINC credentials, after yesterday’s gaffe provided a small opening for such criticism. […]
When I was a young Army officer, we had a sarcastic saying to describe a troublesome, unavoidable, and possibly career-suicide assignment: “it’s an opportunity to excel.”
Up to now, Senator Barack Obama’s campaign has been pretty good at dealing with a barrage of hypocritical accusations. Thanks to the right-wing noise machine and their […]
The hardest thing about being a Democrat these days is that people are always saying there’s no difference between the two major parties in this country of ours. If you say you’re mad at the Republicans for making a mockery of the constitution and giving their illegitimate and foolish “president” the authority to lie us […]
Yesterday Bush booted CENTCOM Commander Admiral Fallon for refusing to assist in the distruction of American and The World. Today, we have already forgotten, thanks in part to Dick4brains Spitzer.
Does this man look like a traitor? Where is Sean Hannity, Limbaugh, Coulter, George Will, or that Daddy’s girl William (Wanker) Kristol? What […]
I was walking along on Murray-Holladay road just above Holladay Blvd. and my jaw dropped when I saw this billboard. Am I overreacting, or is this just outright racism peddled by the justice department? This is put out by an organization called “Project Safe Neighborhoods“, which is funded with billions of taxpayer dollars.
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