Category Archives: National

When was the last time 80% of America agreed?

Thursday, February 18, 2010 – 8:01 am

I can’t remember. I’m guessing it was when The Beatles appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show. Maybe not even then. But Tuesday, The Washington Post reported that 80% of poll respondents disagree with the Supreme Court ruling that allows “unfettered corporate political spending.”
The poll reveals relatively little difference of opinion on the issue among Democrats [...]

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Dear Sarah: Please run

Wednesday, February 17, 2010 – 8:44 am

In an article reprinted in today’s Virginian-Pilot, Leonard Pitts of the Miami Herald urges Sarah Palin to run for president. Pitts wants her to run, not because she’s a weak candidate, but because it would force “a desperately needed moment of truth.”
… you represent the latest iteration of an anti-intellectualism that periodically rises in the [...]

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Coffee Party

Tuesday, February 16, 2010 – 9:01 am

As opposed to the Tea Party

From an email I received:
The Coffee Party Movement gives voice to Americans who want to see cooperation in government. We recognize that the federal government is not the enemy of the people, but the expression of our collective will, and that we must participate [...]

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The struggle toward inclusiveness

Monday, February 15, 2010 – 8:01 am

This op-ed appeared in the Virginian-Pilot on Sunday, February 14, 2010.
I’VE BEEN thinking about the subject of race in an ideal society, a world where we talk about race without making everything about race. It’s something I long for, something I once thought was not only possible but just around the corner. I’m no longer [...]

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Ford, Merrill Lynch broke the law

Friday, February 12, 2010 – 7:12 pm

Call it whatever you like but Harold Ford, Jr. broke the law when he worked in New York and didn’t pay taxes there.  But he couldn’t have pulled this off without some help from Merrill Lynch.

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Another who supports DADT repeal

Friday, February 5, 2010 – 8:15 am

It is my personal belief that allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly would be the right thing to do. – Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Michael Mullen
I had the opportunity Wednesday to spend some time with a retired military officer, one whose background and experience I consider unique to the question of the repeal of [...]

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ICYMI: Colbert Takes on Ford

Tuesday, February 2, 2010 – 10:15 am

I don’t watch Colbert regularly. But I caught Harold Ford, Jr.’s appearance last night. In case you missed it, here it is.

I’m not sure he did himself any favors by showing up.
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Nye signs on as ENDA cosponsor

Tuesday, February 2, 2010 – 9:26 am

I’ll admit it: I’m floored. Congressman Glenn Nye has signed on as a cosponsor of H.R.3017, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act.  He joins Virginia Reps. Bobby Scott (3rd), Jim Moran (8th), and Gerry Connolly (11th)  as one of now 197 Congressmen who are co-sponsoring this bill.
I mentioned this bill to Nye last summer. I never expected [...]

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