Month: April 2008

Responsible exit plan

Ever get the feeling that when Clinton and Obama talk about a “responsible exit plan” that “peace with honor” has been rebranded? That came to mind when I read the latest report on selling Iraq’s...

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Partisanship vs. Post-Partisanship

It’s ironic that Chris Bowers decided to post about the advantages of partisanship this morning because I have been thinking more and more about the advantages of post-partisanship. It’s not that I really disagree...

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Black History: The Native Americans

Crossposted from Left Toon Lane, Bilerico Project & My Left Wing click to enlargeThe first Native American group encountered by Christopher Columbus were the Island Arawaks (more properly called the Taino) of Boriquen...

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Obama’s Campaign is Changing the Playing Field

Yesterday I wrote about how Barack Obama’s campaign has changed the ideological makeup of young Idahoans, who are overwhelmingly rejecting the conservatism of their parents in favor of support for Obama’s campaign....

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Global No-Confidence Vote: Another Domino Falls

Another unstable week on Wall Street opens up.  First quarter profit numbers continue to disappoint across the board, showing just how widespread the damage from the housing depression continues to be. But the real bad news...

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