Sen. Barack Obama today delivered what will hopefully be remembered as an important speech in the history of American race relations. It is proper, as he notes, that race (and class) should be dominant topics in our political campaigns because they are so central to who we are (and to why we fail). However, it is unacceptable, at this moment
Read moreDear America, I’d like to begin with a confession: I didn’t vote in 2000. It’s the only presidential election since I turned 18 that I’ve sat out, and I’m more than embarrassed about it. It remains one of the biggest mistakes of my political life, and that’s saying something. The fact that my participation wouldn’t have made any difference (I
Read moreI’m looking at Sen. Hillary Clinton’s comments in the wake of her primary victories yesterday in Texas and Ohio, and I’m wondering if I now have even more reason to be worried than I did before. From CNN: Clinton attributed her wins to the belief of voters that she would be the best candidate to protect the nation. “For me,
Read moreYesterday I had some thoughts on Sen. Clinton’s questionable campaign rhetoric that she’s more prepared, on Day 1, to be the Commander-in-Chief than her opponent, Sen. Obama. In a nutshell, I hear the assertion that it’s true, but I see not a scrap of evidence to back what looks like a specious claim. There are scholars, of the social contructivist
Read moreSen. Hillary Clinton said something interesting in Youngstown yesterday. “Both Senator Obama and I would make history,” the New York senator said. “But only one of us is ready on day one to be commander in chief, ready to manage our economy, and ready to defeat the Republicans. Only one of us has spent 35 years being a doer, a
Read moreI don’t know what kind of musical talent lies in the McCain and Romney camps, but right now Obama is whomping the bejeezus out of Hillary’s girl Celine.
Read moreShaun over at Kiko’s House (one of the best blogs you might not have heard of, by the way) has an interesting one up. What do you make of this Obama poster?
Read moreIt was only a matter of time. John Edwards Drops Out of Presidential Race — Former Senator’s Campaign Adviser: ‘It Just Became Clear It Wasn’t Going to Happen’ Former Senator John Edwards, D-N.C., will drop out of the Democratic presidential race on Wednesday. “It just became clear it wasn’t going to happen,” a senior Edwards adviser tells ABC News’ Rick
Read moreWhile driving around this evening I caught NPR’s interview with Barack Obama, and I found myself having a reaction that had nothing at all to do with what he and the reporter were discussing. Go here, click on the “Listen Now” link at the top of the story, and give it a couple minutes of your time. Then go anywhere
Read moreSomething big happened a few nights ago in Iowa. Barack Obama began the evening as one of the top two contenders for the Democratic nomination and by the time people went to bed he was John F. Kennedy. This might sound like hyperbole – and to be sure, the race is far from won – but if the results we
Read moreHey, what’s that in our stocking? It’s Ron Paul! Oh joy – we got The Truth® for Christmas! Ahem. So those of you who thought Ron Paul was going to go away once the big boys got serious have probably been surprised by his staying power so far. He’s polling in the high single digits (something Ronald Reagan Fred Thompson
Read moreWe’ve just wrapped our first S&R election reader poll, and here are the results. Q: Which candidate do you currently favor for the Democratic nomination? John Edwards (47) Dennis Kucinich (45) Barack Obama (36) Hillary Clinton (9) Christopher Dodd (6) Bill Richardson (2) Joe Biden (4) Other (3) Up now in the column to your right – same question, GOP
Read moreAs Martin noted earlier, Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT) is filibustering ill-conceived legislation that would give telecommunications companies a pass for engaging in illegal spying activities on behalf of the Bush administration. Those of you who were hopeful in the wake of last year’s sweep of both houses of Congress by the alleged opposition party, and those who are hopeful that
Read moreAs noted yesterday, a new national intelligence report has caught the Bush White House in yet another round of warmongering lies. No real surprise there. The revelation elicited a range of replies from a variety of predictably interested parties. John Edwards opted for flat honesty: The new National Intelligence Estimate shows that George Bush and Dick Cheney’s rush to war
Read moreFirst Oprah endorses Obama. Now Barbra is jumping the Hillary train. Great. Just feckin’ great. If we can get Britney on the stump for Edwards my life will be complete.
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