Category: National

Rich on Rove: “He got out while the getting was good”

Franck Rich has a great op-ed piece on Karl Rove. Too bad it is only available to Times Select subscribers right now. However, I did find the entire piece reproduced on a blog here. Some highlights: What the Rove critics on the right recognize is that it may be even more difficult for their political … Continue reading Rich on Rove: “He got out while the getting was good” →

NFL perspective on Vick

Watching NFL preseason football last night, I heard the interview with Commissioner Roger Goodell (video available here). The interesting thing was a point made by one of the announcers on ESPN: that the NFL is more concerned about Michael Vick's gambling on dogfights than they are about the dogfights themselves. This story seems to back … Continue reading NFL perspective on Vick →

Waldo’s Iraq confession – and mine

I don't talk about Iraq much on this blog. I think the issue is far more complex than many people make it out to be. Waldo has a post up that expresses far better than I could my own views on the subject. Head on over and read it.

Your News IQ score

Take this test and report your results. Thank you for taking our News IQ quiz. You correctly answered 9 of the 9 possible questions along with approximately 4% of the public. You did better than 96% of the general public. h/t Now At The Podium

Logo Democratic forum

Perhaps I missed it, but I was caught off-guard by the format of tonight's forum. The candidates each appeared separately to answer questions for 15 minutes posed to them by a four-member panel. The candidates appeared in the order in which they responded to the request for them to participate. First up was Barack Obama. … Continue reading Logo Democratic forum →

Logo Democratic Debate tonight

According to the Logo blog, some 4,000 questions have been submitted for tonight's debate, which airs at 9pm. (Note: if Logo is not on your local service, you can watch the debate online.) According to this article in the LA Times, a San Franciso-based organization did a study of voting among gays and found: ... … Continue reading Logo Democratic Debate tonight →

DD: Ann Coulter live blog followup

In case you missed it, the crazy gals at Ditzy Dems did a "live blog" with Ann Coulter last night. Of course, it wasn't a real live blog. Eryn and Genevieve are legendary for their mock interviews.  But sometimes, they get a little serious. Take today's post on the followup. Most people give back to … Continue reading DD: Ann Coulter live blog followup →

Review: "If They Only Listened to Us"

In 2004, women in the United States voted at a higher rate than men and in larger numbers. Yet many of the voices we hear in politics, from the Sunday morning political shows to the op-ed columns in newspapers across the country, are male. There is a tremendous effort to attract the female vote and … Continue reading Review: "If They Only Listened to Us" →