A Brief History of My Presidential Politics as Inspired by Barack Obama’s Speech in Portland ME (1987-2010)

02Apr10

I remember I was in kindergarten. It was 1992, and I was vaguely aware of the world around me. I had been for a while; in pre-school I remember my parents talking about Sadd-am Husein (pronounced exactly that way). We were at war, and being but a small child, this deeply concerned me. I heard […]

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Tags: al gore, bill clinton, emerson college, George W. Bush, health care reform, hillary clinton, Obama, poliology, politics, portland me

Frum on Ron Paul

23Feb10

A really nice takedown by the Republican. It’s disturbing to see him get so much support, knowing the economic consequences of his ideology.

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Tags: david frum, George W. Bush, gold standard, libertarianism, republican, republicans, ron paul

Important Observation from a Daily Dish Reader

12Dec08

From DD: John Stewart is not a great interviewer because he has a double standard: Hiding behind the excuse that it’s not his job to ask hard-hitting questions when it’s a guest he wants to coddle, lobbing them nothing but softball questions. But swinging away with satire, sarcasm and tough questions for guests he and […]

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Tags: andrew sullivan, bush, comedy central, George W. Bush, jon stewart, the daily dish, the daily show

The Republicans’ Leaky Asses

19Jul08

To have any chance of winning this election, John McCain is going to have to prove he is different from his predecessor GWB. Amazingly, McCain has stayed relatively close in polls (8 points is relatively good when the president has a 28% approval rating). Interestingly, Republicans have long considered themselves champions family values and morals, […]

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Tags: Barack Obama, christianity, CIA, CIA leak, democrats, ethics, george bush, George W. Bush, iraq trip, john mccain, mccain, morals, new york times, Obama, patriotism, Robert Novak, security breach, Valerie Plame, W

Special Comment: It’s Called a Secret Strategy Because It’s a Secret!

01Jul08

It was a strange, and certainly ground breaking Special Comment on Countdown last night. Olbermann devoted it to criticizing Barack Obama over his support for the FISA bill. OIbermann’s first criticism was that the Republicans are going to criticize Obama for being soft on terror regardless of his vote on FISA. That may be true, […]

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Tags: 2008 election, Barack Obama, bush, bush administration, Countdown, criminal investigation, criminal trial, democratic nominee, democrats, FISA, George W. Bush, Harvard, Harvard Law, illegal, Keith Olbermann, Law, Obama, Olbermann, School, warrentless wire tapping

Making Sense out of FISA

26Jun08

The Huffington Post’s big headline this afternoon is how the “netroots” movement is drifting away from Obama, or Obama is drifting away from them–Uh basically, what you need to know is that Democrats are aiming yet another loaded gun at their foot right now. Maybe it’s actually an automatic rifle. Why is the left coming […]

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Tags: AT&T, bush administration, civil liberties, constitution, constitutional law, daily kos, democrats, Feingold, FISA, Foreign Intelligence, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, george bush, George W. Bush, Huffington Post, immunity, impeachment, nader, nancy pelosi, netroots, Obama, patriot act, Sprint, telecom, think progess, Verizon, War on Terror

Scott McClellan, You Thieving Douche!

31May08

Scott McClellan thought he was all cool or something this week, when he was all over cable TV promoting his groundbreaking book, What Happened. McClellan may even get to testify before congress based on the not-so-stunning revelation that the Bush administration did some really fucked up shit. Sorry, I sound bitter, but that bastard stole […]

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Tags: bush, Clinton, Dick Cheney, ethics, George, George W. Bush, McClellan, Obama, politics, Press Secretary, Scooter Libby, Scott, Scott McClellan, speaking out, speaking truth, Valerie Plame, W, What Happened, whistleblower, White House