In the wee overnight hours tonight, the earth’s shadow will pass across the moon. Below is a chart that will help people in any the Mountain time zone know when to step outside (or set the alarm) and take in the spectacle.

Why is the Democratic Congress so terribly unpopular with voters? Congressional approval ratings are at a historical low of 18%. I don’t believe that it is because the Democratic Congress is working to improve wages, protecting workers’ right to unionize, improving children’s access to health care, fostering alternative energy and energy independence, enacting the 9/11 … Read more

This is the strongest ad running in Iowa today in my estimation. I don’t think that it is enough to overcome Biden’s mis-steps and launch him into the first tier, but it is the sort of resonant, serious, and moving messaging on Iraq that Democrats should be doing. Hopefully, it may help focus Democrats on … Read more

Link: The DNC voted unimously to strip Florida of it’s delegates to the nominating convention if it keeps Jan. 29th primary. It’s good to see that the DNC still believes in enforcing the rules and not letting a big state like Florida throw it’s weight around and wreck up the Democratic primary schedule any more … Read more