2008

Sarah Palin's Inbox Reveals Possible Troopergate Smoking Guns

Erik Ose | Posted 10.20.2008 | Politics


Erik Ose

Why the secrecy? Why try so hard to cover up your e-mail trail? What exactly is Gov. Palin trying to hide?

Electoral Math Checkup -- Obama's Low Point?

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.18.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

The national trend for Obama may have turned around in his favor in just the last couple of days. So even though things look grim here, Obama is already starting to bounce back.

Sarah Palin E-Mails Deleted Under Cover of Hacking Incident

Erik Ose | Posted 10.18.2008 | Politics


Erik Ose

A strange hacking incident earlier today tied up another loose end for Gov. Sarah Palin. Overnight, one of Palin's Yahoo e-mail accounts was compromi...

Friday Talking Points [47] -- Our First Anniversary

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.13.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Surprise! It's our first anniversary column! But before we get to that, I have to pass on this information, in the hopes nobody will get stung by a v...

Pro-McCain Group Dumping 28 Million Terror Scare DVDs in Swing States

Erik Ose | Posted 10.13.2008 | Politics


Erik Ose

Funding is coming from a New York-based group called the Clarion Fund, a supposed 501 c(3) non-profit that this week featured an article supporting John McCain on its website.

Ad Suggestion For Obama -- McCain AWOL On GI Bill

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.11.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

It's time to fight fire with fire -- point out McCain's most embarassing votes, and paint him as an extremist or a party hack while doing so. Also paint him as anti-middle-class.

Mad Over Sarah Palin? Time To Get Busy for Obama.

Erik Ose | Posted 10.10.2008 | Politics


Erik Ose

How can progressives channel our outrage over the prospect of an unqualified, dangerously far-right wing pitbull with lipstick like Sarah Palin a heartbeat away from the presidency?

Maliki's Leverage Over Bush

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.09.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Because the clock is running out on Bush and because his domestic popularity continues to fall, Maliki is using the international media to boost his own popularity with the voters in Iraq.

Friday Talking Points [46] -- Moose Poop!

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.06.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Sarah Palin has already singlehandedly introduced several terms into our political lexicon. "Hockey mom" is probably the most recognizable of these. ...

The View From Wasilla - God Help Us if Sarah Palin is Elected

Erik Ose | Posted 10.06.2008 | Politics


Erik Ose

I got a fascinating e-mail from a Wasilla, Alaska resident who was witness to Sarah Palin's tenure as mayor. Except for a New York Times article this...

"I Just Think I'm Gonna Barf."

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.04.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

"Oh, I just think I'm gonna barf...."-- Marge Gunderson (Francis McDormand), from Fargo   I open today with that Fargo quote for many reasons. T...

Framing Sarah Palin

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Democrats should stay away from the baby stories. They must resist the urge to comment at all on it. Let the media do the muckraking.

Is John McCain Mentally Fit To Be President?

Erik Ose | Posted 09.30.2008 | Politics


Erik Ose

In a breathtakingly puzzling move, John McCain showed terrible judgment by selecting first term Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to be his running mate. ...

Friday Talking Points [45] -- Lessons Democrats Should Learn From Obama's Speech

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

I know that just about the entire blogosphere is talking about John McCain's pick of Sarah Palin (who?) for his running mate, but I, for one, refuse t...

He Came, He Saw, He Conquered!

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 09.28.2008 | Politics


Joseph A. Palermo

Tonight, Barack Obama encapsulated, embodied, and articulated the mood of millions of Americans who clearly see that the last eight years have been a betrayal of America.

John McCain's Dick Move

Greg Saunders | Posted 09.28.2008 | Home


Greg Saunders

I don't know if the John McCain we've been seeing lately is the real McCain or "Candidate McCain," but either way, John McCain is turning out to be a real jerk.

Obama-Biden Trumps McCain-Rove

Erik Ose | Posted 09.28.2008 | Politics


Erik Ose

Biden's acceptance speech proved what the citizens of Delaware have known for a long time: Biden is a regular Joe with all-American family values who also happens to be a Senator.

PUMA -- Endangered Species

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Hillary made the case she needed to make to her supporters who were still sitting on the fence, and she did it perfectly, in a speech for the ages.

Debbie Cook and Larry Kissell: Two Progressive Democrats for Congress

Erik Ose | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics


Erik Ose

These contests will help determine whether the party can hold off Republicans' attempts to seize back control of Congress, or add seats to the Democratic majority they gained in 2006.

A Historical Perspective On Divided Democratic Conventions

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.25.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Don't buy into the media narrative that this is some sort of "divided party" -- because today's Democrats aren't. All true Democrats are pulling hard to defeat the legacy of George W. Bush.

Friday Talking Points [44] -- McCain House Party!

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.22.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

John McCain said something ridiculous to a reporter yesterday. I hasten to point out that the previous sentence should have been a major media headlin...

Electoral Math -- Obama Sure Could Use A Bump

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.20.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Obama has slipped below the magic 270 number for the first time since he became the Democratic presumptive nominee, and McCain has just about caught up with him.

Memo to Netroots: Stop Tearing Down Obama's VP Shortlist

Erik Ose | Posted 09.19.2008 | Politics


Erik Ose

If the left is ever going to get serious about winning elections, we need to stop insisting on 100% ideological purity from our candidates. News flash: politics is about assembling winning coalitions.

A Chinese American at the Olympics (or, an American Chinese?)

Deanna Lee | Posted 09.18.2008 | Media


Deanna Lee

As an ABC-- American-Born-Chinese -- I had to settle for a less personal sort of honor and pride in "returning" to my family's homeland.

Friday Talking Points [43] -- And The Gold Medal For Snarkiness Goes To...

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.15.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

I don't usually comment on sports, so take anything I say with a grain of salt. I'm no professional sports guy, nor do I play one on the web. But I h...