Cross-posted at www.garnetdonkey.com What do Paul Hackett and Ciro Rodriguez have in common? It was the netroots, the progressive blogosphere, that made their campaigns competitive. The Democratic establishment wrote off their...
Read MoreNewcomers and Lurkers Welcome! Izzy is your host.. Coffee & Tea under the window.Sandwiches available. Newspapers are in their regular spot next to the door Please recommend (and unrecommend the Cafe/Lounge from earlier) May...
Read MoreYesterday’s results from the sixth congressional district Democratic primary in Illinois have Chris Bowers worried about Democratic prospects in 06. Iraq veteran Tammy Duckworth was the establishment choice in the Primary. She...
Read MoreWhat always makes me laugh, in a bitter and angry way, is how supporters of the Bush administration defend every intrusion of privacy, from the PATRIOT Act to warrantless NSA spying on Americans, with the canard that it’s...
Read MoreThe Wall Street Journal contemplates the consequences of military withdrawal from Iraq. • The U.S. would lose all credibility on weapons proliferation. One doesn’t have to be a dreamy-eyed optimist about democracy to...
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