Lane Hudson

Bloggers Back Obama's Agenda, Not His Strategy (From Netroots Nation)

Ari Melber | Posted 09.17.2009 | Media


Ari Melber

Netroots Nation also drew a rather unlikely guest: Arlen Specter, the resilient, 79-year-old pol who has now managed to seriously rile the base of both political parties.

The White House, the Gays, and Lessons to Learn

Lane Hudson | Posted 07.23.2009 | Politics


Lane Hudson

Optics matter, they need to match the rhetoric and the reality. Part of the anger surrounding this announcement is that the White House was trying to claim credit for more than they were doing.

Gays To Obama: "If Not Now, When?"

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

The political reality is that -- especially for contentious issues -- there is a very small window for presidents to get things done.