Month: November 2008

I wrote in the previous post, echoing a commentator from last night, that Americans just elected president a man whose parents’ marriage would have been illegal 40 years ago. Upon hearing that California’s anti-gay...

Many elections are bittersweet. 2008 was no exception. While celebrating Obama’s historic election, California voters were dashing the dreams of LGBT children throughout the world. Today, they doubt voters will ever grant...

The Oregonian has just called the Oregon senate race for Jeff Merkley. So, that makes it a pick up of six seats with three more (Minnesota, Alaska, and Georgia) still in dispute. The three best senate candidates we had this year...

Watch CBS Videos Online Obama’s Victory Speech copyright © 2008 Betsy L. Angert.  BeThink.org It was the Friday before Election Day 2008.  The sun was low in the sky.  My spirits were also near to the...

Cross posted at Pen’s Pages They’re attacking everywhere and the attack is relentless. Over at TPM, Josh Marshall is already reporting on the new MSM spin: This adviser said Obama knows that he must move...