cassandra_m
"You don't make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas." -Shirley Chisholm
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The Media Fiction of Obama’s White Voters Problem
But Hillary Clinton’s African American voter problem is pretty stark. The take away from this article is this stunning graph: The must read deconstruction of this data is done by the incomparable Al Giordano who blogs over at The Field.
Book Review — Free Lunch, How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (and Stick You with the Bill)
Free Lunch, How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (and Stick You with the Bill) by David Cay Johnston documents many of the ways that politicians and business owners collude to transfer massive amounts of tax revenues into the pockets of these business owners. Johnston is a reporter at the NYT and his […]
You’re Doin’ A Heck of A Job There, Mr. Bush!
On the eve of the DE Republican Convention, we should note that it turns out that 7 years of the Worst.President.Ever. has the amazing side benefit of creating new, young Democratic voters. A new poll from Pew shows that the previous CW about Dems having a slight advantage among younger voters (18-29 year olds) may […]
The Same River Twice
Friday night’s interview by Bill Moyers of the Reverend Jeremiah Wright was another of those signature conversations that Moyers is rightfully so famous for. While Moyers is a skilled and erudite interviewer across a wide range of topics, he really seems at his best when discussing religion and theology. (If you haven’t seen Moyers interviewing […]
Governor’s Debate — Wilmington Neighborhood Issues
The latest Democratic Governor’s debate was held this morning at the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Wilmington. It was hosted by the Interfaith Coalition Building Blocks for Wilmington. The ICCBW is an ambitious group of ministers and other stakeholders who are looking to develop and implement strategies to work with at-risk kids and get them on […]
Supporting the Troops — IOKIYAR Edition
Nobody ever could have predicted that the upper limit of hypocrisy could continue to find new heights: The wingnut brigade is very slow to signup to theWebb/Hagel GI Bill revision (Warner is also a co-sponsor) But they are lining up to make sure that soldiers cannot buy Playboys at the PX. No words.
The NYT Calls Out Obama, Hillary and McCain
On taxes, no less. On the editorial page. One of the toughest questions that will face the next president is what to do about taxes. There can be no real progress on health care, rebuilding the military or any other major issue without dealing with rising budget deficits and mounting debt from nearly eight years […]
PA Primary Predictions Winner!
Congratulations to Von Cracker for being closest to the final spread without going over. And congratulations to him for being on vacation in St. Martins, no less, leaving the rest of us to prop up the horrible BushCo economy. The Management ™ takes no responsibility for Donviti breaking into your basement, however. PA Sec of […]
Primary Prediction Thread — Philly Cheesesteak Edition
Yes, I know there is a poll over there, but to get everyone fired up for tonite’s liveblogging of the results use this thread to publicly go out on a limb and predict: 1. Finish Order 2. Final percentage 3. Media spin on the final outcome There is a prize for the individual who comes […]
Book Review — Where Does The Money Go?
Some weeks back, I heard the authors of Where Does the Money Go? — Scott Bittle and Jean Johnson — give an interview on Fresh Air that I really wish I could have finished listening to (work gets in the way sometimes). They were riveting, engaging and remarkably clear in discussing and answering questions re: […]
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