In his book A National Party No More, Zell Miller contends (paraphrasing FDR) that Democrats view of the South can be summed up as “I see one third of the country- and it can go to hell.” Actually Zell, the South accounted for 31.2% of the electoral votes in 2004, a little less than one third. Since when has either party been a truly “national” party anyway? The South is worth 168 EVs. The 10 safe Dem states (including...
Monthly Archives: June 2006
RFK, Jr: The Issue is Asking the Right Question
Sunday, after several days of heated discussion of the Rolling Stone article by Robert Kennedy Jr, Was the 2004 Election Stolen?, attorney Paul R. Lehto weighed in on the arguments and the issue at OpEdNews.com. In The False-Fake Debate over RFK Jr's Rolling Stone Article Started by Salon Ignores Democracy and What's Important, Lehto takes a longer view of the question and the consequences of the debate. Due to the probably unresolvable nature of these arguments,...
Joke of the Day
At the end of a day trying to solve the problems of the world, I found an email with a few ideas. A laugh is a laugh, some are better than others (Donnie's Cajun jokes :) This is from someone who still forwards me conservative talking points and gags. So I inserted the GOP.
Peter Montague: The System in Crisis
The weekend edition of Counter Punch has part one of Montague's Slow Economic Growth: The System in Crisis.Montague is editor of Rachel's Health and Democracy where the essay originally appeared*. This opening review of our economic woes is as succinct and comprehensive as I can think would be possible. It is well worth the read. I will be waiting for the next part(s) with hope.
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