Author: Chris

I tend to think that when you find yourself confronted by an individual who claims that you are a racist when you discuss, in frank terms, your opinions about the policies and actions of a sovereign state, that you should pretty...

A little over a week ago we learned that Senator Specter reached a “compromise” with the administration that would make legal the illegal NSA warrentless wiretapping program and grant the executive sweeping new powers. As Atrios...

Rarely is the question asked: Is our wingnuts learning? When we consider that they are referring to the conflict in the middle east as World War III, I think we can safely say that no, our wingnuts is not learning. Luckily for...

The mighty fall: Former Christian Coalition leader Ralph Reed conceded defeat about 9:50 p.m. in Georgia’s Republican primary for lieutenant governor. “Tonight my candidacy for lieutenant governor comes to an end,” he said. The...

This is complicated, so I imagine I’ll probably get some of it wrong in my initial twelve or thirteen takes on it. As many of you know, the head of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Arlen Specter, has reached an agreement...