McCarthyism with Lipstick
Sarah Palin is discovering now her abilities to engage in the type of character assaults that one associates with Joe McCarthy -- guilt by association.
Draft
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John McCain's Universal Draft
Adrienne Williams | Posted 08.20.2008 | Home
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If McCain is in fact keen on enacting the draft, in the year of Hillary Clinton, will he propose to restrict it to men alone?
Theater: Hair In Central Park
Michael Giltz | Posted 08.08.2008 | Entertainment
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Central Park is the perfect setting for a revival of that instant time capsule of a musical, Hair. Central Park was the setting for a Be-In and it doe...
Iraq: The 2 Key Differences Between Obama and McCain that Must be Emphasized
Paul Abrams | Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics
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The minimal non-negotiable distinction must be that Obama will tell the Iraqis we are leaving, that our commitment is not open-ended. McCain will not.
Journey to the Past
Jamie Malanowski | Posted 05.13.2008 | Politics
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Electing McCain would give us a return to those ugly, contentious, rancorous days of the late sixties and early seventies, when the draft and abortion split the nation.
McCain Does The View, Faces Behar Railing Against Bush
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.10.2008 | Politics
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***UPDATED 9/12/08*** WATCH: John McCain Is Grilled During Today's Appearance On "The View": Sarah Palin, His Abortion Stance, His Obama Attack Ads, ...
Why Progressives Should Support the Draft and Why Aren't People Protesting McCain's Lack of Patriotism?
Frank Schaeffer | Posted 04.09.2008 | Politics
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If you want to know why McCain is called a patriot, it's because in the all-volunteer military era he can claim special exemption from common sense in the name of past service.
AttenTION: A McCain Presidency Guarantees a Military Draft
Paul Abrams | Posted 03.01.2008 | Politics
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McCain wants to continue the Iraq War. What devalued currency is McCain going to use to pay for all of this?
The Anything But Homosexuals Agenda
August J. Pollak | Posted 02.25.2008 | Politics
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America's War?
John Bruhns | Posted 01.06.2008 | Politics
If Iraq is, in fact America's War, does that mean that we will finally ask the American people as whole to share the sacrifice?
The Surge: No Excuse for Bush or Congress
John Bruhns | Posted 12.01.2007 | Politics
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Democrats have vowed not to give Bush any more money this year. It sounds good in theory, but the year is over in one month.
Empty Threats
Bob Franken | Posted 11.01.2007 | Politics
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Don't let all this chest thumping fool you. It certainly doesn't fool Iran's leaders. Every time US officials growl they remind one and all that the US is now that "Paper Tiger" the Chinese used to call us.
Bring Back the Draft
Tom Gregory | Posted 10.26.2007 | Politics
The voice of Across the Universe is the music of The Beatles, but the film reminds us that the adrenaline that invigorated the rebellious call for peace in Vietnam was the draft.
Rove Reversal
Bill Maher | Posted 10.25.2007 | Politics
In the 2004 presidential race Karl Rove mobilized Republican voters by getting initiatives banning gay marriage on the ballots in 11 states.
Giuliani and the Generals
Rob Polner | Posted 09.13.2007 | Politics
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How interesting to hear Rudy Giuliani decrying "these terrible attacks" on David Petraeus, considering the former mayor's history of lashing out against another decorated general, Barry McCaffrey.
What Democrats Need To Say Before Bush's Speech
Chris Weigant | Posted 09.12.2007 | Politics
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Democrats in Congress have to quickly decide what to do about this state of affairs. If they aren't careful, Republicans could wind up owning the "withdrawal" as a political issue.
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