Jonathan Chait Puts Bag Over Head, HuffPo Lights It On Fire

Jonathan Chait is not normally given to hyperbole. But it is telling that his New York Magazine essay a few weeks ago on the sources of liberal discontent with Obama didn’t make the masthead at Huffington Post, while “How Obama Tried to Sell Out Liberalism in 2011” did on Monday. As I keep saying, the […]

Jane Hamsher Wants to Segregate Goats From Sheep

When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 He will put the sheep […]

Our Gang Goes Political – 2011 Version

By Emilia1956 Remember the old film shorts from the 1930s “Our Gang?” Ever wonder who the Our Gang crew would grow up to be if they went into politics? Well … Let’s pretend a reality television show was produced entitled OUR (POLITICAL) GANG 2011 … Starring … Michael Moore as Spanky

The Smiley-West Bitchfest Solves Nothing

Funny how Obama-bashing lefties will say their Puritanical criticisms of the president have no effect on the progressive agenda, then turn around and hammer any critique of the Wall Street uprising as pointless, counterproductive bitching. Over at The American Prospect, an article on Cornel West and Tavis Smiley’s “poverty tour” captures my objection to firebaggery in […]

Populism and Presidents

I recently described why the antiwar position is a loser in a primary or general election against Obama. Another argument that won’t work against him is the populist one, and to illustrate that the firebagging David O. Atkins writes fondly of Elizabeth Warren’s emergence in the Massachusetts Senate race: Changing the system won’t come from dropping out […]