Home, At Last…

In about a half-hour, anyway. My flight to Colorado Springs is delayed. I’ll rest up tonight, then it’s back to work here in Colorado.
If you’re looking for something to do tomorrow night, Bill Winter is taking a chocolate fountain shower tomorrow night with former VA Governor (and likely ‘08 Presidential candidate) Mark Warner. Check it [...]

Bill Winter Apologizes

In one of those random screw-ups, Bill Winter's campaign robocalled 43 thousand Democratic voters between midnight and 2 AM last night. Bill's doing the stand-up thing and taking responsibility for the screw-up. Here's what he wants all of you to know:
 I want to formally and sincerely apologize to anyone who received a robo-call from my [...]

Another Anti-War March…yawn…

So, apparently, there's another anti-war march today in NYC. I'm growing more and more disenchanted with the movement, since marching is the only thing most folks seem to want to do.
Back in 2004, playwright Tony Kushner, of Angels in America fame, said this in an interview. It's stuck with me, since it was such a [...]

The Folly of Impeachment

Several of the mailing lists that I’m publicize the prospect of impeaching the President (and as often as not, the Vice President, too) for “high crimes and misdemeanors”. I’ve gotten into some pretty sharply-worded debates over the subject, because I happen to think that impeachment is the wrong solution, at least now, for two reasons: [...]

Gore Reborn

My friend Ezra Klein, who’s well on his way to becoming as omnipresent a media titan as Matt Yglesias, has written the definitive article on former Vice President Gore’s possible comeback. Check it out. 
For what it’s worth, if he does get in the race, the race will boil down to a titanic battle between him and [...]

Three Years Too Long; Our Voices Too Silent

It was this date, three years ago, that our war against Iraq entered a new and deadly phase. By launching missiles at a smattering of targets, we hoped to bring the war to an end, even as it began.
Of course, that gambit failed. Saddam mocked us from a hidden bunker, deep within the bowels of [...]

Can You Feel the Surge?

Rasmussen Reports, a GOP-leaning polling outfit, and one with a rather strong record of accuracy in these things, has released its February numbers for the Governor’s race here.
The surprise isn’t so much that Bill Ritter, who’s essentially a mortal lock to win the nomination for the Democrats, is leading both “Both Ways” Bob Beauprez and [...]

Another thought on Hackett withdrawing…

Actually, two thoughts, both of which will be vastly overshadowed by the news of the man leaving the race.
First, not that his staff’s well-being should be topmost in his mind, but his apparently sudden decision to cast it all aside really doesn’t reflect well upon him. For example, Karl Frisch (whom many of you knew [...]

Hack’s Out

Yes, that’s right: Paul Hackett, the man who got the whole veteran/Democratic candidate movement going, has decided to drop out of the Ohio U.S. Senate race. Not only that, but he’s decided to withdraw from politics altogether.
Frankly, I’m genuinely conflicted about this. Hackett was one of those guys that I was really excited about. I [...]

A Real Response

Why isn’t anyone on our side saying this:
These guys are corrupt and incompetent. They have screwed up the Iraq war, turned FEMA into a joke and landed the next generation with a mountain of debt. We’re for making the homeland safer, winning back our allies, and taking on the Iranian dictatorship. We’re for energy [...]