Month: April 2008

I’ve been sicker than a dog, and so has my daughter with this flu that the fricking flu shot apparently didn’t cover (first flu I’ve had in ages), but this item did catch my interest so I thought I’d pass...

Are there inherent contradictions in the Progressive Movement? I got this in an email this morning (sorry, I can’t reveal the source). Many other folks who describe themselves as progressives hold an admixture of views...

Today is the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.  I still remember hearing the news and being shocked that this great man had been killed.  Growing up in a small town in North Carolina, I...

Welcome to the world of progressive politics, Sen. Casey. Maybe if you tweaked a position or two, you could get to play, too. Obama’s ability to capitalize on a sustained wave of online support has enabled him to spend...

…The center cannot hold. Negative indicators in the economy are falling and doing so at an increasing rate. Job numbers are out today and they are a bloody reminder that despite all the happy talk, the real question is not...