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Sunday, Nov 8, 2009
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Well, we're about to see if W will allow himself to be nutted by the wingnuts. Assuming that his embrace of the Republican lunatic fringe is just political expedeincy rather than true conviction, a safe assumption if you ask me, if he nominates a true conservative, the lunatic fringe will have his family jewels in their pocket for the rest of his term. I figure Shrubs only true dedication is to his own power and the corporate greedheads. If so, he'll nominate a corporate legal type who may (or may not) save Roe, but will do all in his or her power to protect corporate America from any kind of accountability. Larry Thompson (General Counsel of Pepsi), anyone?
Just as tellingly, the Democrats are missing a golden oportunity. There are seriously misguided swing voters, who by and large don't pay a lot of attention to politics, who have bought the "no actavist judges" BS hook, line, and sinker. Now is our change to further alientate these voters from the Republicans. The truth is out in the open, if only we'd get on message -- they don't want a fair shake, they don't want a neutral or fair judge. They are only interested in someone who has sold his vote and prejudged the big cases. Call me nieve, but I don't think that's what most people want, at least those who don't eat, drink, and breath politics. (Me, of course, I'd prefer a judge with the appearance of fairness.) But we ought to be sticking all their "litmus test" rhetoric where proctologist will take weeks to find it.
Finally, help comes from unexpected quarters and provides convincing proof that politics makes strange bedfellows. John Danforth, finally getting his craw full of the sanctimonious American taliban that Borked Harriet Miers, has finally come forward and spoken the truth. He's dared to say that the wingnuts have a hammer lock on the Republican party and that's not good for America, nor is it good for the Republican party. I see the stars allined for great things in 2006.
Not only does the BBQ smell good, it is good. At least for airport food. My second favorite airport meal behind Mo Better Chicken in Atlanta.
Of course they are going to pardon him. Seems to be no doubt of any kind. However, I doubt that they will do what you are suggesting and pardon him before the trial. My suspicion is that the trial will be put off for as long as possible, that appeals will be taken, etc. so that Bush can pardon Libby just before he leaves office.
There is only on realistic posibility to prevent the further slide of the Court toward the right. The Democratic party must elect a President. And to do that, they are going to have to run somebody who is 1) a competent campaigner, and 2) someone not from the left wing of the party. John Edwards comes to mind.
As much as I would like to see Hillary Clinton become President, I just don't see that happening. It would be a repeat of the John Kerry race with the extreme right more motivated. Yes, some Democrats would be more motivated, but some would be less motivated. We must figure out some way to elect a President if we're to have any chance of sucess.
I affraid that ya'll don't get it. Hillary is taking these positions because there is no other way to get elected (if she can be elected at all, more on that later). It's called triangulation, running to the center, etc. It's is extrodinarily frustrating that a substantial portion of the left wing of the Democratic party just doesn't get it -- for good or for ill, most of America is not as liberal as we are. I consider myself a bomb-throwing, liberal Democrat. Hell, some of my friends say I'm to the left of Fidel Castro. But most of America, especially that segment of swing voters that decide elections, is way more conservative than I am. And especially on social issues. To win elections, we must run to the center. And that brings us to the million dollar question: Can Hillary win.
Personally, I think the answer in no, she can't. I think we should nominate a more conservative, middle of the road Democrat who has the potential to win at least a hand full of States in the South (e.g. John Edwards, Mark Warner, maybe Evan Bayh, etc.). Would I rather Hillary be President than these guys? With the exception of John Edwards, sure. Hell, I'd like Charlie Rangle, Llody Doggett, Nancy Pelosi, John Lewis, Jim Hightower, Tom Harkin, or Barbara Boxer to be president, too, but that's not going to happen.
Could you please post a link with a picture of Annalee Newitz so we can form our own opinion on the matter at hand?
Sorry, I couldn't resist.
Well, as a graduate of the University of Texas School of Law from the mid 1980's, I'm appalled at the notion of lists of hot girls being passed around at a law school of all places. When I was in school, at least we had the dignity and good manners to confine the debate to a barstoon on a Friday afternoon.
I would be careful about all the chortling and gloating. Cohen has a point. Too much anger, especially without presenting a coherent alternative is a formula for electoral failure. And I am a firm believer that the left wing of the Democratic party attacking the centerist in the Democratic party is a sure fire way to run off the swing voter support that we need to win a Presidential election.
Much of the initial coverage about Fort Hood turned out to be wrong. Is there anything wrong with that?
The accountability imposed by another country for the CIA's kidnapping and torture reveals much about our own.
Fox News' morning show plays to type, talking about whether Muslims in the Army should face "special debriefings"
The survivor and author is upset about comparisons some on the right are making to genocide
Once seen as a lunatic fringe, reactionary anti-women groups are courting respectability
Salon headlines in your mailbox
