I want to take this opportunity to speak directly to those of you who oppose my decision to support the FISA compromise.

Chill on the constitutional arguments against immunity, they are baseless, and stand in opposition to a centuries worth of law. We indemnify government workers all the time — we indemnify agents working for the government all the time…

One of the reasons John McCain says he is touring Colombia and Mexico this week is to underscore the importance of the “War on Drugs.” Just as McCain wants to continue Bush’s failed policies in the “War on Terror,” he wants to continue Bush’s failed policies in the “War on Drugs” as well.

The 'war on drugs' is in fact a pre runner to the 'war on terrorism' ..at its core (if the values of 'freedom, liberty and the persuit of happiness' actually mean ANYTHING ) Anti American … open license to…

One more reason to vote for Obama!

You guys can be so cold! Stephen should be the only Baldwin who packs to go. Alec, Daniel and Adam are still willing Americans fighting it out like the rest of us. You know how it is when you have a family member who is kinda special….I'm…

as Bush acknowledged the House and Senate members who came together to support the bill, he slipped in the name of one who labored to obstruct the bill — Senator John McCain. McCain was given the same credit as those who had steered the passage of the bill from day one.

Sane and rational people don't act like that. I think that goes beyond dishonesty. Apparently Dick Cheney has been our president all of this time. I still remember at Rumfeld's departure ceremony. Bush, president of the USA began to sit…

McCain publicly deplored the Swift Boat ads back in 2004, saying they were reminiscent of the smear campaigns launched against him during his initial White House run in 2000.

You now have TWO choices for president: The first one has one of the longest lines of political experience in history. He is exceedingly popular in congress. He was a soldier who volunteered to defend the United States in the Navy. The second one…

Fox News recently reclaimed its top spot. But it shouldn’t rest easy, because its rivals are are closing in. The back-and-forth these last few months masks a more ominous trend for Fox News, particularly as its gears up to cover the general election campaign. Competitors are adding viewers at dramatic rates.

I got cable when my sons were growing up because we had a rule — after three cuss words, they had to change the channel. We quickly ran out of channels. My husband and I don't watch that much TV, but I always kept cable just for CNN….

I want to point out that Barack Obama told me that progressive activists should judge him explicitly by what he does - and not come up with wild theories that absolve him. Those who think they are being Obama loyalists by either concocting apologist rationales about his behavior or telling everyone to shut up are harming the progressive movement.

Fine blog: careful, sensitive, nuanced and progressive. I have seen my share of leftist and progressive groups fall on their faces because 1) they have split the finest hairs of orthodoxy; gatekeepers for each ideological stripe determine…

Late last year, Congress agreed to a request from President Bush to fund a major escalation of covert operations against Iran according to current and former military, intelligence, and congressional sources. These operations, for which the President sought up to four hundred million dollars, were described in a Presidential Finding signed by Bush.

You have absolutely NO idea what you are talking about, when you say, “we've passed the tipping point on oil production”, or that “supply outweighs demand”. It is true that more drilling will not bring prices down….

McCain gave a speech at the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials’ 25th annual conference today, in an effort to court a key, swing-voting constituency. McCain’s speech, however, was interrupted at least three times by protesters.

Republicans have class? are you kidding me, in what bubble have you been living in the last 8 years, in any case they love wars, take our money and spend it effortless, they lie again and again, clearly there priorities is not in tune with the…

Is Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr gaining steam? His new campaign ad is growing in popularity among the internet community. Many suggest that Bob Barr will play the role of Ralph Nader among the Republicans, as a spoiler.

Is that an Arcade Fire song in the background? From the Wikipedia article about the band: “Win Butler has been a vocal supporter of Barack Obama since the end of the New Hampshire Primary. Arcade Fire performed two free concerts for Obama in…

Has not paid taxes is four years on one of his many houses throughout the country. Highly embarrassing.

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What does Bill Clinton want? Barack Obama quickly determined what Hillary Clinton wants in the aftermath of defeat:a major role in the general election campaign, a star turn at the convention, help with her debt, and Obama’s support for elected officials who backed her. “Bill is more complex. He wants respect, absolution and love

No Bill . . . it's NOT your party . . . not anymore!! You have become a pathetic, whining, loser. Wasn't it you who said that politics was like a contact sport and if you can't take a hit don't put on the uniform or step on the…

Norquist dropped by The Times’ Washington bureau today and, as part of his negative critique of Obama’s liberal stances on economic issues and other matters, he termed the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee “John Kerry with a tan.”

In 1997, Norquist and lawyer David Safavian founded a lobbying firm, the Merritt Group, later renamed Janus-Merritt Strategies (sometimes referred to as “Janus Merritt” or simply “Janus”). Over the next five years,…

One time opponent of the GI bill, Presidential candidate John McCain, has now taken credit and expressed approval of the bill at a recent town hall event in Warren, Ohio.

********************THE — REAL — MCCAIN******************* Why women give McCain a zero! http://therealmccain.com…

In a speech on climate change in Florida, the California governor diverged from his prepared remarks to blast supporters of offshore drilling.
America is so addicted to oil that it will take years to ween ourselves from it. To look for new ways to feed our addiction is not the answer.

I've admired Arnold for his dare to be different than your typical Repugs. I really enjoyed hearing his speech on Global Warming from Jan 9 2007 (video)…

Ivy Leaguers and other top law students were rejected for plum Justice Department jobs two years ago because of their liberal leanings or objections to Bush administration politics, a government report concluded Tuesday.

[a] I believe that the interest being expressed now (1200+ posts, as you stated) is because this is yet ANOTHER documented “indiscretion” of the Bush Administration (another “straw” to add to the already massive…

Senator Obama just took another giant step toward winning the presidency. Actually, someone who considers himself a sworn enemy of Senator Obama took the step for him. Dr. Dobson of the Focus On the Family radio program (and evangelical media empire) has aired a program in which he attacks Senator Obama, the Senator’s theology and his credentials.

I'm an middle-aged evangelical, an Obama supporter, and have listened to Dobson and read a few of his books for decades, though barely at all in the past two years or so. There is a lot of good in what Dobson has said written - for…

Last week, Sen. John McCain reversed his longstanding opposition to offshore drilling. The Arizona Senator and his campaign surrogates framed the move as a much-needed effort to combat energy costs in the wake of record high gas prices - political action to Sen. Barack Obama’s inaction.

Uhhh, no. Not quite. What a horrific example of bad journalism. It is not “water powered.” It is electric powered. You still have to plug it in and charge up batteries. The only difference is that instead of using an electric motor, this…

What’s actually disturbing is the Swift Boat Media’s complete indifference to McCain’s bald-faced hypocrisy on the same issue. Amidst all the attacks on Obama’s “flip-flop,” how much have you read in the MSM about the fact that McCain has “completely reversed himself” on public financing — and is currently breaking the law on a daily basis, making

With every election cycle, we see clear instances of mainstream media bias, and yet media reform is never seriously considered. As we all know, our “information retrieval and delivery system” (news media) is broken. In many…

The New York Times reports that Barack Obama, during a meeting with Democratic governors in Chicago, sat behind a previously unseen and very official-looking seal bearing his name. Featuring an eagle clutching an olive branch, the seal resembles that of the President of the United States. Above the eagle’s head is the phrase, “Vero Possumus,”

Whoever is responsible for the use of this seal and the announcement of Patty Solis Doyle coming on as VP chief of staff should be seriously ignored when they offer other suggestions. The seal is an ego symbol that plays right into the hands of…