Letters to the Editor
moira kelly
Published Letters: 305 Editor's Choice: 37
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Bush, the club for growth, et al
[Read the article: Recession medicine]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]don't want to expand Pell Grants, or anything else that might sustain a viable middle class. All of the good points made in these many posts - investing in infrastructure, universal health care, restoring the US manufacturing base - will have to come at the expense of the top 5%. If a rising tide lifted all boats, we wouldn't have had a decline of real wages for the last 30 years.
Make no mistake. The existence of a middle class is a result of policy. All the things we've been writing about and wanting - all policy. Repeat after me: It's the policy, stupid. POLICY! POLICY!POLICY!POLICY! Everything else is commentary.
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On mistakes.
[Read the article: David Shuster, scapegoat?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]The first time is a mistake. The second time is a bad habit. The third time is a way of life. How many "mistakes" have MSNBC made regarding Senator Clinton, and women in general? Methinks it's a way of life.
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@anon 12:31,
[Read the article: David Shuster, scapegoat?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]thank you for the explanation of fluffers. I'm a Luddite, and had no idea of the connotation. Much ink has been spilled regarding who - Clinton or Obama - would be more difficult for the GOP and their handmaidens in the MSM to defeat. I hope this kind of slur - from Joan Walsh!! - will put to rest that either of our fine candidates will get a pass.
Please, we need to defeat the GOP. Let's all get on board - regardless of which of our find candidates get the final nod.
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First, have the
[Read the article: My ex wants our 14-year-old daughter to witness his new wife's childbirth]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]daughter speak the the stepmother. If they agree, allow it. This new child is going to be her sibling. Regardless of your feelings for your ex and his wife, it would be wrong of you to deny or impede the relationship between siblings. They are the next generation. For heaven's sake, let them develop a loving bond.
And I must agree with the LW - you are a bit overwrought. I mean, you're worried about something going wrong, and the worst thing you can imagine is that NO ONE IS FOCUSING ON YOUR DAUGHTER????? Get a grip.
Finally, it might be the best anti-teenage pregnancy prevention program to have your daughter witness the birth. I bet she doesn't last ten minutes, and she exits with a "I'm NEVER going through this!"
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@Xrandadu Hutman,
[Read the article: David Shuster, scapegoat?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I have no idea what you are trying to say. Please be aware that I was not allowed to watch much TV when I was a child (we could only get one channel, so it's not as though we could get much). I've spent most of my adult life without a TV. My knowledge of popular culture is limited.
Your reference - a book? Comic? Video game? TV show? Please translate.
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Mr. Shapiro, you write:
[Read the article: Obama's surge extends down the Potomac]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]"And Virginia -- a once conservative bastion that has elected two Democratic governors and a senator in this decade -- is the kind of emblematic swing state that the party has to carry if it ever is going to graduate from the Electoral College."
Oh, dear. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. Yes, the DNC and the RNC have been running up and down I95, I66, I85 etc trying to scare the hicks in the sticks that Virginia is turning blue, or trying to fleece the hopeful Dems that Virginia is turning blue. Yes, but not at the presidential level. Keep in mind that if it were not for Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads, Virginia would be one of the poorest states in the Union. They are still fighting the War Between the States (and they are still losing it.). It is NOT a swing state at the presidential level.
And speaking of graduating from the Electoral College, only one of two states need switch sides from 2004 for the Dems to win: Ohio and Florida. Both lost to voter intimidation, voter fraud, and voter suppression. (Pretty sad when you can't win the presidency without cheating.) And please look at the map: The Dems have the West Coast, the mid Atlantic; New England; and the industrial Midwest.
Finally, the most "holy shit I didn't see that coming" were two Congressional losses in Maryland. Wayne Gilchrest, a GOPer in the House for almost 20 years, was defeated by a more conservative candidate. (He'll lose in the general election.) And Al Wynn, in the House since 1992, lost to a more liberal Democrat. It is open season on incumbent. Look for a lot more to drop out. I suspect Frank Wolf in Northern Virginia might decide to retire.
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Before I forget,
[Read the article: Obama's surge extends down the Potomac]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]please allow me to remind Salon readers that WE DO NOT HAVE A NATIONAL PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN!!! When our great infotainmedia goes on about whether Clinton or Obama can best defeat McCain, keep in mind: They don't have to defeat McCain in 50 states. Just in four states: Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Michigan.
There are not enough liberals, black people and independents for the Dems to win Texas or Georgia. Not enough conservatives and independents for McCain to win California or New York. Nope. When someone spouts off about polls, ask the question: Are these national polls? State polls? Which states? As it is being presented by the MSM, it is meaningless.
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@Jonathan Versen:
[Read the article: What the Huck?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Well put. We still have primaries left to go. If I were a republican, I'd be mad as hell if he dropped out. It's supposed to be a contest, not a coronation.
Those of us who want a Democrat in the White House next, should hope and pray that Huck stays in. He bleeds McCain of money, energy, and delays the consolidation of the base. McCain is OLD. He is not well. He is not a natural campaigner. I heard Huckabee say last week, and I paraphrasing, that something might happen to McCain - like a macaca moment. Huckabee actually used the term "macaca." And he's right.
Also, Huckabee wants stuff from McCain and from the RNC to drop out: A human life amendment; a promise to get rid of McCain-Feingold; a promise to support more tax cuts on the rich; and the keynote speaker's spot at the convention are a nice start.