Month: August 2009

Ten percent of Americans either don’t think or are not sure that Hawai’i is a state. So, while they might know that Obama was born there, that doesn’t mean that they agree he is a citizen. I wonder if the same...

Does `everyone know’ that the Israel lobby blocked US policy regarding settlements? Well, I was out of town so maybe I’m just learning. Philip Weiss wrote this short article on Tom Friedman back on August 2, 2009,...

One can only marvel at the fact that Democrats keep saying this: “I have a problem with this government option plan,” [Rep. Rick] Boucher [D-VA] said. “I’m troubled that the government option plan could become very popular and...

The beauty of Atrios’s style lies in something Bill O’Reilly likes to call ‘pithiness.’ Duncan gets right to the point. Not Exactly Surprising But if you think that using the threat of terrorism for...

This week’s immigration roundup will cover comprehensive immigration reform, detentions, and more. Today there will be a meeting at the White House on immigration reform.  You can submit your questions for the Reform...