November 18, 2008 – 4:01 pm
Paging Dr. Cluebat. Paging Dr. Cluebat. Bush Reversal on Iraq Deadline Gives Obama Breathing Room By agreeing to a fixed deadline for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq, President Bush contradicted years of promises that he would never agree to anything but a “conditions-based” plan for phasing out the American military role there. But […]
November 18, 2008 – 8:30 am
This is what we have to look forward to for the next 4 years from the mainstream left, starting with Crooks and Liars, the perfect name for a Progressive blog As we predicted before the election, Barack Obama’s victory has loosed a flood of hatefulness from the racist right in America. Digby yesterday had a […]
November 15, 2008 – 10:37 am
Save us from hysterics, who probably just want money: Report: Climate change threatens half of California A University of California, Berkeley, report released Thursday estimates that $2.5 trillion of California real estate is threatened by climate change. Real estate and insurance represent the largest sectors at risk from climate change in the state, according to […]
November 15, 2008 – 9:40 am
Ah, the policies of sanctuary for young absconders. Aren’t they wonderful? A teenager accused of stabbing a 14-year-old boy to death in a gang-motivated attack had been given sanctuary from deportation under San Francisco’s previous practice of shielding young illegal immigrant felons from federal authorities, records show. Rony Aguilera, 17, known as “Guerrillero,” has been […]
November 9, 2008 – 4:15 pm
Asia Times Online For the millions around the world who supported the candidacy of United States president-elect Barack Obama, let the disappointment begin. Rhetoric fades and symbolism pales in the harsh light of familiarity. But the biggest culprit in this emerging, imminent disillusionment is simple reality. The world’s investment of hope in Obama will likely […]
November 3, 2008 – 9:02 am
Our liberal friends claim there is no war on Christmas. Uh huh. Anyhow, I find it interesting that the issue brings together Christians, Jews, and Muslims against the forces of secular progressivism Oxford city council confirmed the events in the city would be renamed ‘Winter Light Festival’ to make them more inclusive, provoking outrage among […]
October 31, 2008 – 8:44 am
I’d ask “what is with the MSM,” but, we all know the answer: in da tank Herewe have the McCain campaign’s execrable Michael Goldfarb slinging around accusations of anti-semitism–a favorite pastime, as we’ve seen this year, among Jewish neoconservatives. I’ve never met Rashid Khalidi, but he is (a) Palestinian and therefore (b) a semite, so […]
October 30, 2008 – 8:47 am
Gotta love the double standard. The Halloween display of Sarah Palin hung in effigy was A-OK, almost no one on the Left complained. But, now, horror!!!!! Obama Effigies Strung Up in Kentucky and Indiana Barack Obama effigies turned up Wednesday on the University of Kentucky campus and in a front yard in Indiana, as federal […]
October 29, 2008 – 3:59 pm
File this one under delusion liberal/progressives dopes. Friedman is arguing that, if Obama wins, he will be able to negotiate with Iran with a bat, because of the low price of oil, leading to After all, it was the collapse of global oil prices in the early 1990s that brought down the Soviet Union. And […]
October 28, 2008 – 8:58 am
To follow up on the story where several Ohio agencies did investigations into the background of Joe The Plumber, we get Ohio’s inspector general is investigating why a state agency director approved checking the state child-support computer system for information on “Joe the Plumber.” Helen Jones-Kelly, director of the Ohio Department of Job and Family […]
