Liberal Talk Radio

There are a lot of polls out there showing a huge lead for Democrats on the question of a “generic congressional ballot.” That is, people are asked which party they want to see control congress. In some of the latest ones, Dems have a 15 point lead over the GOP on this question.
But [...]

Frank McCourt’s brother Malachy is planning to run for governor of New York:
Malachy McCourt, a writer, actor and brother of the author of “Angela’s Ashes,” says he plans to seek the Green Party nomination for governor of New York to end nuclear energy and revoke the death penalty.
“It is quite clear in the Bible [...]

While I agree with Dan Savage that Tony Soprano’s invocation of Sen. Rick “Sanitorium” was hilarious, I find it a little disturbing that the Senator from Pennsylvania has a whopping $9 million in the bank, making him second only to Hillary in the Senate.
Hillary’s obviously prepping for an 08 presidential run, but Santorum’s [...]

White House press secretary Scott McClellan has resigned, once again showing how the White House is committed to keeping its terrible line of products but swapping out the sales team.
Next to go will be Treasury Secretary John Snow, who didn’t do a good enough job of selling the amazing Bush Economy.
Of course, the [...]

This marks post number 1,000 on the old blog. To all of you who’ve read even half of them, many, many thanks. I hope you’ve found it somewhat interesting, enlightening, and occasionally frustrating.
The blog went live in May 2004, and we’ve been posting pretty regularly since then, though there have been [...]

Most people in this situation say something along the lines of “I read the papers . . .” Not Bush:
“I hear the voices, and I read the front page, and I know the speculation. But I’m the decider, and I decide what is best. And what’s best is for Don Rumsfeld to remain as the [...]

Less than a week ago I wrote this:
I’ve often thought we could improve our transit system and ridership in Seattle just by identifying a few core routes, running busses frequently, and painting them distinctive colors (red line, orange line, etc.), like the Silver Line in Boston or the Orange Line in LA.
Just three simple steps: [...]

After the peaceful technocrats in the Hamas government made it clear where they stood, “militants” from other groups demand that President Abbas apologize:
The Palestinian Authority president, Mahmoud Abbas, condemned the bombing, as he has done with past attacks. But today, Palestinian militants from several groups, including some linked to Mr. Abbas’s Fatah movement, demanded that [...]

I know that something about the political landscape has shifted when liberals are delighted at the idea of insubordinate generals–more so than the generals themselves–while simultaneously celebrating the success of a new country album.

What fool idiot has been advising Lionel Richie? The performer who made us laugh and cry with such timeless hits as “Dancing on the Ceiling” is playing in Lybia to commemorate the 1986 bombing of Qaddafi’s compound:
The Motown legend sang to more than 1,000 senior Libyan officials and diplomats gathered in front of a shell-cratered [...]