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Only Cowards Resign First, Speak Out Secondnew
Health and Human Services chief Tommy Thompson leaves the Bush White House having overseen the most kooky, dangerous sex education the government has ever promoted.
New York Press |
Michelangelo Signorile |
12-09-2004 |
Commentary
The South Has Risen Againnew
The solidly red states of the Old Confederacy have found approbation and solidarity outside of the South, with wily Republicans using the ballot box to unzip a conservative evangelical voice even they may not be able to control.
Jackson Free Press |
Ruth Campbell Williams |
12-02-2004 |
Commentary
Democratic Leaders Join Michael Moore Witch-Huntnew
Why are all of these Democratic Party leaders distancing themselves from Moore and calling him "anti-American" when Fahrenheit 9/11 clearly outperformed the Dems and John Kerry this year?
New York Press |
Matt Taibbi |
12-01-2004 |
Commentary
Moral Dilemmanew
Don't believe that 'morality' gave Bush re-election--it was just the opposite.
Tucson Weekly |
Randy Serraglio |
11-24-2004 |
Commentary
My Plan to Break Partisan Judicial Stalematesnew
Sen. Trent Lott justifies his plan for eliminating the Senate requirement of a 60-vote majority for judicial nominations. He also vouches for appointment of Sen. Arlen Specter as Judiciary chairman, calling him "a man of his word."
Jackson Free Press |
Sen. Trent Lott |
11-19-2004 |
Commentary
Next Time We Have a Moral Values Debate, Can We Include Everything?new
In the recently concluded depressing fiasco otherwise known as the presidential election, a large number of voters listed "moral values" as their main concern in deciding whom to vote for. For some reason, only Christian conservatives (and Karl Rove) get to define what's included in the category "moral values."
The Athens NEWS |
Terry Smith |
11-18-2004 |
Commentary
George's Justicesnew
Bush appointees to the Supreme Court are likely to be radical righties. But how many? And how far would they go?
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Paul Reidinger |
11-18-2004 |
Commentary
GOP Is Winning the War of Wordsnew
Have you suddenly noticed conservatives referring to the Democratic Party as the "Democrat Party"? It's all part of the ongoing effort by the Right to transform American political thought with the calculated use of language.
Baltimore City Paper |
Brian Morton |
11-17-2004 |
Commentary
An Election Day Tour in the Sunshine Statenew
A sign on Julie Beck's front yard, reading "Save America: Flush the John's" [sic], was stapled to a vintage Nixon/Agnew placard. Brilliant irony? Um, no.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Edmund Newton |
11-15-2004 |
Commentary
No More "Kumbaya" Candidatesnew
Democrats have been extremely slow learners. They must take a cue from the balls-out Karl Rove before the midterm elections in 2006 -- or the religious right will be ruling our lives in the Theocratic States of America.
Phoenix New Times |
John Dougherty |
11-15-2004 |
Commentary
Schwarzenomics: California Governor Is No Moderatenew
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's main economic advisers are the same right-wing academics who promoted the ineffective "free market" theories used by President Ronald Reagan to cut taxes while running up record deficits and trade imbalances.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
11-12-2004 |
Commentary
Tags: Reaganomics, balanced budget
The Urban Archipelago -- A New Democratic Realitynew
It's time for the Democrats to face reality: They are the party of urban America. If the cities elected our president, if urban voters determined the outcome, John F. Kerry would have won by a landslide. Urban voters are the Democratic base.
The Stranger |
The Stranger Editorial Staff |
11-12-2004 |
Commentary
Tags: election, postmortem
Why George Bush Won
An examination of the election data shows that the primary reason red states voted for the president was simply this — of the two candidates, they felt that Bush could be counted on to protect them.
Dayton City Paper |
David H. Landon |
11-12-2004 |
Commentary
Tags: election postmortem, Ohio vote
Moral Politics: Democrats Can Play, Too
The 2004 election map of red and blue states eerily mirrors the pre-Civil War map of “free” and “slave” states and territories. Only now we can refer to the red states, the former slave states, as “anti-gay” states.
Dayton City Paper |
Gabrielle Williamson |
11-12-2004 |
Commentary
Tags: election postmortem, Ohio vote
Electoral Hangover
It’s going to be fascinating to see whether the Democratic Party becomes a Zell Miller Democratic Party (basically a Republican Party clone) or the Howard Dean Party that clearly differentiates itself.
Dayton City Paper |
Nick Wilkinson |
11-12-2004 |
Commentary
Tags: election, postmortem
