Year: 2016

I was dismayed to discover that the DNC Platform Drafting Committee sent two emails requesting feedback from Democratic party members on issues to be addressed by the party’s platform. One email was just a brief notice...

Tom Friedman actually penned a (mostly) righteous rant about that present status of the Republican Party, and he’s right that the country needs a center-right party that isn’t just a racket for grifters and nuts....

Trump bashing. Really Leon Wolf: http://www.redstate.com/leon_h_wolf/2016/06/07/trump-republicans-withdrawing-endorsement-get/ Shows he is a better writer than the dkos crew. This election will provide a useful competition...

Because of California’s unique primary system where all candidates run on one ticket and the top two advance to the general election (even if they represent the same party), the U.S. Senate race to replace Barbara Boxer...

Ex-CIA officer faces extradition to Italy after final appeal rejected | The Guardian | A former CIA agent says she will be extradited to Italy to serve a prison sentence for her part in the US extraordinary renditions programme...