John Edwards announced his candidacy for the '08 presidency todayA year or so back I was in the Russ Feingold camp, but he's announced he won't run. I heart Obama as much as the next guy but I think he'll get shellacked on his lack of experience, especially if his opponent is John McCain. Don't know much about Joe Biden, and that's gonna be a ( Read more... )

Holy crap. According to the NYTimes, Lamont is beating Lieberman by about 10 points, with 25% of precincts reporting.

If these numbers hold, politics are about to get really interesting. It's fucking AWESOME. Knock on wood.

A great online tool from the Columbia School of Journalism. Provides an overview of various corporations and their media holdings. Ever wonder just how much of the world's major informaton sources are controlled by Disney, Viacom and GE? Are you sure you'll be able to sleep at night once you know? Leave a comment  2 

The story of Pvt. Jessica Lynch was a myth.

Pat Tillman turned out to have been slain by friendly fireAnd now we learn Lance Corporal James Blake Miller -- a photo of whom temporarily became (for some) the macho icon of the determined Iraq war soldier -- is suffering from crippling Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. He says the photo documents the ( Read more... )

Judd Gregg, Chairman of the congressional Budget Committe, wrote a letter to the NYTimes today. In it he attempts to rebut a recent Times opinion column which took the GOP to task for its failure of a fiscal policy ( Read more... )

As reported 32 minutes ago by the NyTimes... according to TIME magazine, ( Tom DeLay Says He Will Give Up His Seat )

Just set up a "Serious Songs" page on YouTube.com. Pop and politics, yo. Two videos up there now, more to come. Check it out if you like. Meanwhile: great lyrics to a great song a friend hepped me to yesterday ( Read more... )

AP ran an article about Feinstein's surging popularity in the wake of his call for censure of Bush. It points up everything thhat's right with Feingold, and everything that's wrong with a good chunk of the rest of the party.

Relevant excerpts:

"These Democratic pundits are all scared of the Republican base getting energized, but they're ( Read more... )

Every few months I check CNN's website to see what they're covering. I don't watch TV, so it's easy to forget that most people get their news from the box -- not from the papers I'm always quoting in this space. So I feel like it's a good idea to check in from time to time to see what information Middle America's getting, and how it's being spun ( Read more... )

Here's an editorial from today's New York Times. In it, the editors claim to feel sympathy for Russ Feingold's call for censure of the President. But, they say, censure isn't the way to go.

Let me refute the editorial point by point:

March 17, 2006
Editorial
Time for Facts, Not ResolutionsWe understand the frustration that led Senator Russell ( Read more... )