Month: March 2007

[Crossposted at My Left Wing] The low point in our political debate on Iraq was reached when the Democratic leadership in Congress immediately conceded the right-wing ‘argument’ that those who want to stop funding...

The Republican fund-raising machine is back to some old tricks: the bogus, telemarketed "National Leadership Award" pitch/scam dating back to at least 2002 and ethically-challenged former Congressman Tom DeLay. A...

These thoughts come solely from personal observations of, and experience with groups of all kinds, in many different venues, over many years, rather than on any academic basis, so as such, are totally subjective. However,...

M.J. Rosenberg has an article on TPM Café chastising certain (unnamed) Democrats for refusing to take war with Iran off the table.  As an individual, scholar, writer, and voter I am adamantly anti-war.  However,...

I originally wrote this as a comment on Intrepid Liberal Journal’s fine post Remembering the Trailblazers: Branch Rickey & Jackie Robinson. It grew, and I thought I’d post it by itself as well. Louis Armstrong,...