Tea party taking no prisoners 0
Let me tell you an election-night true story.
Three days after the devastating Republican loss of 2008, Steve Schmidt, campaign manager and chief strategist to former GOP presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, offered this blunt assessment to the defeated Republican Party: “The party in the Northeast is all but extinct; the party on the West Coast is all but extinct; the party has lost the mid-South states (and) is in deep trouble in the Rocky Mountain West…there has to be a message and a vision that is compelling to people in order for them to come back…”
Read MoreGOP measuring the drapes 0
Today’s pundits are sagely pointing out that Nov. 2 is not going to be a great night for Democrats. They say the conventional wisdom is that, in an off-year election, the party in power (the Democrats) would be expected to lose about 15 to 20 seats.
Read MoreGlenn Beckons Return To What Nearly Destroyed Us 0
They came in the tens of thousands to the “Restoring Honor” rally, believing every word conservative Fox News Channel’s Glenn Beck told them about the rally being nonpolitical.
Read MoreRemembering Katrina, Rebuilding New Orleans 0
This weekend marks the fifth August since Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast. It is a solemn anniversary, one marked by still empty New Orleans homes and still scattered New Orleans neighbors. Yet it is also a hopeful anniversary, one marked by the tremendous progress made since the levees broke and the water washed so many peoples homes and hopes away.
Read MoreFive Years After Katrina, Let’s Remember Our Common Humanity 0
It’s been five years since Hurricane Katrina turned the streets of my beloved hometown of New Orleans into an array of devastating rivers. I was there a week after the hurricane killed hundreds, destroyed homes and historic buildings and eroded everyone’s confidence in government.
Read MoreGround Zero And The Tea Party 0
Just days after 9/11, President George W. Bush visited a Washington, D.C., mosque and said: “The face of terror is not the true faith of Islam. That’s not what Islam is all about. Islam is peace.” In today’s hyper-partisan political climate, most (but not all) Republicans in Washington and a few Democrats have ignored those […]
Read MoreElena Kagan: The Fourth In 425 Years 0
It took us almost 200 years as a country to get the first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court. Now, almost 30 years later, we will soon have three women serving togethertwo named by President Barack Obama in just two years. Thats remarkableand the fact that the latest nominee is such an extraordinary candidate makes the news even better.
Read MoreWhat Can Democrats Do To Counter The Bad Economic News? 0
Where the economy is in August is no guarantee of where the economy will be in November. So this spate of bad economic news isn’t as damning for Democrats as many naysayers would like to predict.
Read MoreObama Did The Right Thing: Now Time To Move On. 0
President Obama’s decision to accept Gen. McChrystal’s resignation was the right thing to do. McChrystal demonstrated not just only poor judgment, but disrespect for the chain of command and the civilian leadership. The comments attributed to the general and members of his inner circle were rude, impolite, childish and inappropriate. The mission in Afghanistan is […]
Read MoreAngry Boomers And Other Election Clues 0
Not Anti-incumbents, Anti-phonies Donna Brazile is a Democratic political strategist and the Democratic National Committees vice chairwoman of voter registration and participation. She is the author of Cooking with Grease: Stirring the Pots in American Politics. Tuesday night gave us a sneak preview of the fall midterm contests and heres the message that was loud […]
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