This is a repost of one that I feel got very short shrift, considering it's based on original reporting of data not routinely compiled by the FEC.Yesterday's ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States opens the floodgates of...
I feel like a piece of warm taffy stretched along a roller-coaster track. I keep getting run over.Probably just like you. So I am disappointed in myself that I've lost a grip on civility in the past few days and...
Today's ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States opens the floodgates of corporate donations into politics. It means that corporate donations will soon soar beyond any levels previously seen. And those donations are primarily used to support pro-business...
When the sunshine patriots are done wringing their hands and committing hari kari, the work of restoring and changing this nation will still remain for those with the strength of heart and hand.I'm not interested in comments from the self-pitying...
Josh,I know you've written before that the Cafe Reader Blogs cost more to maintain than they're worth--or something close to that.But frankly, I don't see how you could expect them to generate much revenue when 10 hours of every day,...
When giant corporations swallow little ones, and especially when smaller corporations borrow money to take over big ones, the new acquisition is often broken up and sold off to pay the debt. These fire sales throw dozens--if not tens of...
Dickday's moving post reminded me of a poem--the only one I ever published in my magazine. Here it is:What Was Rosa ThinkingBy Jerry GervaseShe didn't give up her seat on that crisp December daydeep in the south, deep in our...
Let me say first that I consider myself liberal left-to-moderate. You won't find me rooting for the conservative wing of the Democratic Party.I fought for health care as much as anyone who visits this blog. More than most, probably because...
I'm posting this as a follow-up to my earlier post.This is about 12 minutes long. Nothing much her except that it's clear that OfA is making a major push in Massachusetts, understanding the make-or-break nature of electing Democrat Martha Coakley...
Organizing for America is conducting a national phone conference concerning the Massachusetts race and health care reform as you read this, at 4 p.m. Eastern today (Sunday.)Dial in to (712) 432-0075. The participant code is 404-284 followed by the #...
Congratulations to those on the Left who feel marginalized and abused by Democrats. You and the Tea Party of the Right now have something in common.Anger is easy. Frustration is natural. Government and politics are not all we would have...
Intractable critics of health care reform legislation are overlooking a fact as cold as their hearts and hard as their heads: Killing health care reform will kill Americans.The legislation that Democrats are racing to finalize while they still retain their...
Karl Rove and his wife of 24 years, Darby, were divorced last week, according to a statement released by family spokeswoman and former White House spin butler Dana Perrino.The statement described the divorce as "amicable" and the result of a...
Perhaps the world has moved on too quickly in the three days since Rick Foster, the chief actuary of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, released an audit of the Senate health care bill filled with actuarial projections and...
Suffice it to say that I am tired of news reports about Tiger and his alleged mistresses. Way too much coverage of women crawling out of the Woods-work for fifteen minutes of infamy, a book deal and a handsome interview...
As related in this NPR story, a New Orleans federal district judge has ruled the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers so poorly maintained a shipping channel at the mouth of the Mississippi that it basically caused flooding in New Orleans....
Have you ever seen such furious derrieres!!?!!The night is young and I could be wrong. I'm writing this with only 18% of the vote from New Jersey counted and less from the Virginia governor's race and NY-23.My guess is the...
Can you hear that giant sucking sound? That's the sound of your hopes and dreams going south.List the issues where the Left has engaged and you'll arrive at about the number of issues where the Left has been powerless to...
I haven't blogged much lately, so I'm just checking in to say "Hi," "Thank you" and a few expletives.First: Hi, TPM Cafe dwellers. No, my name is not Paul, and yes, despite my unusual absence here of late, I'm still...
I get tired of working my ass off for zero recognition. I spent a month putting "Health Care in Black & White" together. And for what? No one gives a shit.Yes, the recs pile up around my posts but not...
