National Politics
What Radical Conservatives Have Wrought
There is considerable intemperate talk on the teabagger wrong-wing. But the cons keep…
Required Reading: “The Spill, The Scandal and the President”
Today's required reading is Tim Dickinson's "The Spill, The Scandal and the…
Of “Evil Sheep” and GOP Extremism: More Reasons to Stay Engaged Nationally
/> "Evil sheep" (recall the red-eyed demon sheep ad), it turns out, are not the half…
One By One GOP Candidates Are Exposed for the Liars They Are
By noting the following, I do not condone the lie-du-jour that consumes media…
In Search of Empathy (and Where Not to Find It)
I offer the following tidbits, each story with a common thread: Where is the empathy? • Ayn…
Is The War Making You Poor?
Alan Grayson, the quirky progressive Democratic Congressman from Florida, has introduced a piece…
Video: Dick Durbin Talks About Barack Obama at Fairfax JJ Dinner
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) was the keynote speaker at last night's Fairfax County Democratic…
Colonel Kagan
You read that right. A military title with the name of the nominee for the Supreme Court.…
Tim Kaine Rips Rand Paul: “Extremism Run Wild”
He into the local paper to complain that a fair housing act that had passed 34 years before was…
