Rick Santorum has been crying “Islamofascist” since well before his humiliating and much deserved defeat for Senate a couple years ago. The guy is basically a one-trick pony. He whines when Christianity is supposedly persecuted, but Rick is all about distorting the Muslim faith. Today...

It appears that WikiLeaks is the source for this story, and it comes from a Washington Regional Threat and Analysis Center document. The story is covered in the Bangor Daily News today. Here’s a bit of that report: James G. Cummings, who police say was shot to death by his wife two months ago,...

Michael Novak is an ex-Reaganite, a campaigner for Catholic causes, and a staunch conservative, at least at this point in his life. He also writes blogs for the National Review Online, though if Bill Buckley were alive he would long for the grave reading Michael Novak’s drivel. Today’s c...

It is not astuteness, wisdom or party loyalty the Republicans seek. It is not regional representation or an attempt to sway demographics. The Republicans are not looking for political power or someone with a history of success either, which would be difficult given the last two election cycles. It s...

It isn’t just the Republican leadership that’s stupid. It isn’t just Sarah Palin and John McCain and Mitch McConnell and James Dobson who carry the stupidity torch for the Republican Party. It’s average folk, too. And columnists. Man, the stupidity out there is stunning. Firs...

The following is the third in a short series articles on the FISA bill approval on 7/9/08. FISA: Why I Can No Longer Vote for Barack Obama FISA: The Mourning After, Part 1 FISA: The Mourning After, Part 2 Russ Feingold, D-Wi: I sit on the Intelligence and Judiciary Committees, and I am one of the fe...

The following is the second in a short series articles on the FISA bill approval on 7/9/08. FISA: Why I Can No Longer Vote for Barack Obama FISA: The Mourning After, Part 1 FISA: The Mourning After, Part 3 Arlen Specter, R-Pa: “There’s an old expression: buying a pig in a poke. It means ...

This is one of those days when I feel like I’ve stepped into an alternate reality. While the focus of my ire yesterday was aimed at presumptive Democratic Party presidential nominee Barack Obama, there is plenty more reserved for the other Senators, both Dem and GOP, who voted yesterday to gut...

As a true, progressive Democrat, this is incredibly hard for me to write. Since the start of the presidential election season, I’ve been quite clear that Barack Obama was not my first - or even second - choice as the presidential nominee for the Democratic Party. But I’ve been consistent...

This is almost unbelievable. We’re all quite used to George Bush’s cloistered public appearances, which have, in recent years, been mostly limited to military bases. When he’s actually at a public function, it’s all GOP sycophants & supporters. On the campaign trail in 2...