Blog Entries by James Boyce and Paul Abrams
The Second Best Strategy To End The War In Iraq
We have previously explained that the Democrats have no excuse for not bring the Iraq War to an end, as they were elected to do. Their complaint about not having enough votes to override a Bush veto, or end a Senate filibuster, is not persuasive because they could have told...
An Obama-McCain General Election Agreement: Neutering The 527s
51 Comments | Posted April 15, 2008 | 05:41 PM (EST)
John McCain has promised a "respectful" campaign. He cannot match Barack Obama's fundraising ability and would like both candidates to agree to federal limits.
Without a solution to the inevitable 527 problem, however, Barack Obama should not agree to restrict his general election funds to the federal grant. John...
The Only Question For General Petraeus That Might Actually End The War
30 Comments | Posted April 7, 2008 | 04:27 PM (EST)
Several articles have appeared with superb questions for General Petraeus when he appears before the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees this week, seeking the next $100B dollop of cash for this debacle. These are geared to getting admissions from Petraeus about what is really happening, or what the...
Before the largest crowd of his campaign, Democratic presidential contender Barack...
**UPDATE 7/25** ThinkProgress now reports that the bar...
Major news organizations are drawing...
There is one more John McCain gaffe that...
As we have observed throughout the last several years,...
In a flagrant political act, the State Department has...
John McCain's famously cozy relationship with the press is getting a bit testy. Taking questions in...
** Update below: Nas delivers Fox petition to Stephen...
BARCELONA, Spain — Christian Bale swept into Barcelona on Wednesday night to attend a...
WASHINGTON — Rescue legislation sailed through the House on Wednesday aimed at...
I have a wait problem. I hate to wait. When...
Ashcroft Claims Waterboarding...
3 Comments | Posted June 11, 2008 | 11:42 AM (EST)