Month: May 2006

Last night I participated in a “progressive issues focus group,” designed to test market a pitch from the Latino-oriented voter registration group, Mi Familia Vota. They didn’t make the 10 of us who...

…Sovereign civil society, with its fully independent citizen lawmaking, becomes a second legislative house when needed. The people don’t need demagogic, charlatan representatives speaking for them. They can speak for...

Raw Story has obtained an email that was sent to staffers in the Rayburn Building by the Capitol Police. From: US Capitol Police Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 12:21 PM To: All House Staff Subject: Update – Important...

  [  First posted at http://www.eurotrib.com/ > Euro Tribune  ] Whither Europa ?     Bless my soul!  I had not known before yesterday that, by arguing in defense of the belief that society has...

We have a new Director of Central Intelligence. Michael Hayden was confirmed 78-15 in the Senate. Some interesting votes: Specter actually voted against him. Jim Thune and Liddy Dole both abstained (for whatever reason)....