Liberal Talk Radio

Should we abolish the electoral college? Maybe. But I’m not convinced it’s in the Democrats’ best interest to do so. Abolishing the EC would mean more campaigning in the cities. Though that might increase turnout, it might also make the big cities more purple. Which would be much easier than [...]

Drudge headline this morning: “DEMS DEPRESSED.”
Not me. I wasn’t sure why for a while, but I’m just not that upset. I’m excited to be a true opposition party for a while. Hunker down and come up with some new ideas outside of the spotlight. Let the GOP take the heat.
I’ll tell [...]

The post-election conventional wisdom has been pretty fluid so far, and I’m glad it’s shifting away from the “moral values” idea, and towards something bigger. I notice today’s NYTimes op-ed today pits Kristof against Brooks in an all-out battle for the CW. Kristof, following the old CW, argues that the Democratic “party’s image [...]

First off, thanks to everyone who came out last night to Bruno & the Prof’s election-night extravaganza. Much thanks to the folks at Static Factory for hooking up the A/V system, and a super-special shout-out to Brad, our infallable engineer, who stayed late with us even though he had a 6:30am gig this morning.
There’s [...]

I hate to jinx Kerry by talking about cabinet appointments on election eve, but this article is worth a read, if only because it puts Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels on the short list for Transportation Secretary.
That’s right.
All you Seattlites, please hold your laughter. Non-Seattlites, know that this is a man who has [...]

It’s not every morning that you wake up knowing that the world will be a different place when you go to bed. Most times, these things are surprises, known only to a few. Maybe tonight we can know a little of what it felt to be Yamamoto or the 20 Underemployed and Sexually [...]

I don’t really understand why Tony Blair is worried about what a Kerry victory might mean for his own political future. Seems to me that more European support for the war would really help Blair out, and that’s exactly what Kerry is promising. Me thinks this is some kind of political theater, with [...]