Jane Hamsher at Firedoglake captures something about what I felt watching the Dems on Tuesday. Keeping in mind that I am not and have never been a strong Hillary … [Keep reading >>]

Russert passes for a “tough” interviewer by adopting a confrontational pose rather than asking genuinely challenging questions. Which is why he’s a terrible moderator for our presidential debates.

Last month, near … [Keep reading >>]

“More than 100 Buddhist monks marched peacefully Wednesday in a northern Myanmar town noted for its defiance of the country’s military rulers, the first large protest since the junta violently … [Keep reading >>]

All the Dems in the debate last night responded to Tim Russert’s claim that Social Security would go in the tank unless something drastic was done. The idea of … [Keep reading >>]

“The onslaught of “we can’t … it’ll ruin us… you’re denying Americans a choice of vehicles” begins every time we the people –through our elected representatives — try to … [Keep reading >>]

The cesspool of xenephobia and foreigner fear is rising faster than we can float I’m afraid.

Led by nightly diatribes by Lou Dobbs on CNN the mainstreaming of virulent … [Keep reading >>]

Jared Huffman, CA Representative for Marin and part of Sonoma Counties has gotten some good legislation passed in his first term. Incentives for driving consumers to Solar/Thermal energy use, … [Keep reading >>]

Reuters’ Michael Conlon reports on a study that paints a shocking portrait of youthful offenders and their access to competent counsel: “The study found children often did not meet an … [Keep reading >>]

The Des Moines Register’s David Yepsen gave John Edwards high marks for his performance in Philly: “Edwards came ready for the scrap and did his candidacy some good. His effort … [Keep reading >>]

The Guardian’s Simon Tisdall believes that the ballot box might prove to be the safest and earliest exit for Ahmadinejad: “A more fundamental assault on the political establishment came last … [Keep reading >>]

According to Zogby, a majority of Americans now appear to support an attack on Iran to ‘prevent it from acquiring a nuclear weapon’: “53% believe it is likely that the … [Keep reading >>]

There was a flurry of excitement this afternoon over reports that Donald Rumsfeld had fled France to avoid being indicted on charges of torture, or something to that effect. … [Keep reading >>]