Bush Demotes Tony Snow

Having called Bush an embarassment, Tony Snow was demoted today from his cushy, high-paying job in the Republican machine as an “Anchorman” at Fox “News.” He has been assigned to the lowly job of White House Press Secretary. Of course, Snow knows exactly what he must do to get back...

Covering Up for the New Saddams

Is it a lie when you promise to inspect all of the more than one thousand Iraqi detention facilities and almost 6 months later you’ve only inspected 6? Didn’t we all understand that we were executing an 80 year plan? In case you were wondering, as I was, the Washington Post updates us on the...

"How the GOP Lost Its Way"

Today’s Washington Post published an article titled, “How the GOP Lost Its Way“. Although its author is not kind to Democrats, the article spells out in detail what is wrong with the attitude of the Republican leadership toward ordinary people. Most of us who read this blog are Democrat...

Good Tunes Friday

Okay, it’s late Friday night on week that was slow on the political news. So I’m going to try something different. Since there has long been a strong connection between liberalism and music, I’ve got some short takes on some great new discs you should check out: Ben Harper – Both...

Why are the Dems being Dumb on Iran??

I am going to be extremely cynical in the following analysis of the Democratic non-position concerning Iran: Via Billmon, Raw Story is reporting the following: Most aides refused to speculate whether Democrats might support a military operation in Iran. Several aides acknowledged, however, that some...