Democrats and the Culture of Corruption
I'll give you an alternative to Murtha and Hoyer: my congressman Chris Van Hollen. Why? He's a terrific legislator - proved in the Maryland state legislature as a guy who can get things done, round...
View ArticlePelosi the Day After: How to Counter the Punditry and the Spin
Remember that no one will recall the Hoyer/Murtha "fight" tomorrow. It was good for one or two news cycles at most. Game over - case closed -- what's next? The challenge is how to counter the corporate...
View ArticlePriorities for 2008: What is the Most Imporant Policy Reform Needed?
What should be our priorities for 2008 and beyond?Clearly two things stand out right away: 1)a comprehensive foreign policy for America in the 21st century; and 2) reform of our entitlements to once...
View ArticleWhat People Can Do
We can only move forward to debate and decide responsible policy on the plethora of issues we all know need serious work when we disconnect K Street from the process of government.We need to get our...
View ArticleWhy the US Invaded Iraq
George W Bush, Dick Cheney, Rumsfeld and the others who are responsible for the USA adventure in Iraq cannot be shamed.They don't see what they've done as a mistake.That is because "victory" or a...
View ArticleThe Rescue on Mt. Hood
Does anyone find it odd that all these resources are expended in this way? To be sure, we want to respond to save lives when we know people are in harm's way. That said, where are our priorities? How...
View ArticleObama: Charisma is Not Leadership
Here is the problem with Obama: charisma (sometimes incorrectly defined as "leadership") is no substitute for fundamental, strategic political goals and principles or the established political...
View ArticleLet Us Discuss What Credible Candidates Say They are About
There are some interesting things being said by candidates. Perhaps there are some common themes that ought to find their way into an agenda for '08, no matter who carries the flag.I've devoted this...
View ArticleWhere do Agricultural Inspection Functions Belong?
Here is an issue of some immediate import - and I'm not referring to pet food.Looking for some thoughtful comment here.Sec of Homeland Security Chertoff is writing to Sen. Feinstein regarding S. 887...
View ArticleYou Can Fool All the People All the Time
I made this comment in a long thread and a reply to it requested I expand it and post it as a diary, so here goes.I responded to a comment disagreeing that this blog is NOT "a hotbed of knee-jerk,...
View ArticleIs Team Obama a Match for Team Hillary?
Here is a short diary meant to provoke some discussion. Let's ignore the source of these quotes to the extent we can. It would be boring to simply rant and rage about Power Line -- been there, done...
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