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Sean Wilentz Deconstucts the “race card” issue

Professor Sean Wilentz of Princeton, who wrote “The Worst President in History?” for Rolling Stone last year, has a piece in today’s Philadelphia Inquirer–”Obama was the first to play the race card.”
Wilentz discusses not only the “race card” charges and their origins, but also some of the racial insensitivity shown by those in the Obama […]

Listen Up Everyone — ‘Just Relax’

Listen up everyone – ”just relax.” Enough already with the moans and groans from Clinton and Obama supporters about who sould do what in this race.
“We just need to relax and let this happen. Nobody’s talking about wrecking the party,” [Bill] Clinton said. “Everywhere I go, all these working people say, ‘Don’t you dare let her […]

Think About This When Talking About NOT Supporting the Nominee

I’ve grown weary of the calls for Hillary Clinton to drop out of the race. I have grown weary of the claims by supporters in both the Clinton and Obama camps that they will not support the nominee. And I have had it up to hear with all the pitching of the various scenario’s of […]

Could the U.S. elect someone as ignorant as Bush? Yes!

John McCain recently had a tough time with an interview in Iowa. Apparently, he doesn’t quite understand some simple facts about contraception and disease prevention:
Q: What about grants for sex education in the United States? Should they include instructions about using contraceptives? Or should it be Bush’s policy, which is just abstinence?
Mr. McCain: (Long pause) […]

Ambinder: Obama and His Campaign Have Added as Much Acid to the Conversation as Clinton

Marc Ambinder takes a look at the ‘”Democratic activists” who are “accusing Hillary Clinton of undermining Barack Obama, the party’s most likely presidential nominee” and he finds that Obama and his campaign have “added as much acid to the conversation as Clinton.”
Ambinder is right, Obama and his campaign have added plenty of acid to the […]

Late Night: NBC’s Chuck Todd Says Calls for Hillary to Drop Out Are Premature

What’s this? A pundit that is making some sense? Shhh… Don’t tell the Obama camp what Chuck Todd is saying. They wouldn’t agree anyway, but Todd is right:

The party ought to lay off the calls for Clinton to drop out, at least for now, because her presence at worst is making Obama a better candidate. […]

Another Corrupt Bush Aide Bites the Dust

The countdown is on till Bush leaves office. According to Bush Countdown Out Of Office Calendar it’s another 297 days from Saturday.
I can’t wait, because in the news tonight, another corrupt Bush Aide has bitten the dust:

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Memo to Democrats: Don’t be Afraid of Democracy

Just because the founders of our country distrusted true democracy quite a bit and set things up so that there were even checks and balances on democracy, doesn’t mean we should be similarly afraid of democracy.
It may come as a surprise to you, but we are not a democracy — we are a republic. The question […]

Fix FL and MI Now

I’d like to point out that all of this would be a moot point if Barack Obama didn’t thwart revotes in both FL and MI.
For some reason, it’s hard for some on the left to understand what ticks me off about FL and MI and why, if the voters from those states are ignored, I […]

The Best Guide We Have

With all the bickering about whether Hillary Clinton should stay in the race for the nomination or drop out, at least there a some pundits who are willing to compare Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton on the issues and show who the stronger policy leader is of the two. Paul Krugman reminds us today in […]

Clinton Discusses Health Care Plan With New Details

In this informative video, Sen. Clinton talks with Kevin Sack of the New York Times about her health care plan.

Rep. Murtha Explains Why He’s For Hillary

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npibwy6oq90

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