Gemma is one of my most trenchant and honest friends, which is why I mix it up with her in detail… I’m posting here a comment in response to Gemma’s post Palin(g) in Comparison. Here’s what I think:
… Read the restHm. Well, I was evidently off in the last comment that I posted, and I agree with you that we are presented with an opportunity to “appreciate” Palin.
EVENT: Palin is a footnote; Clinton is a chapter. Read More »
I’m hosting company this week and Urbantasm research (in the form of the Chicago Jazz Festival) will be intruding into watching live coverage of the Democratic National Convention. Which is a shame, because I’d really like to see it as it happens.
… Read the restEvent: Who I’m looking for in the Democratic National Convention. Read More »
The first batch of comments are better than the actual article. But you’ll have to read the article to make sense of the comments. This was nice.
… Read the restEvent: Oh, Caucus. Read More »
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… Read the restTo Rome said Nero: “If to smoke you turn
I shall not cease to fiddle while you burn.”
To Nero Rome replied: “Pray do your worst,
‘Tis my excuse that you were fiddling first.”– Orm Pludge
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Wow. They finally admitted it.
… Read the restTHE PRESIDENT: You know, I’ve heard this theory about everything was just fine until we arrived, and kind of “we’re going to stir up the hornet’s nest” theory. It just doesn’t hold water, as far as I’m concerned.
One of my perennial complaints against the Democratic Party at large is that they play a defensive game. Not in terms of their foreign policy, but in terms of their political strategy. They are too caught up in number crunching and trying to out-tough the Republicans to actually hold their ground against the Republicans in issues in which progressives have the advantage.
… Read the restEvent: The Emphasis? Emphatic. Read More »