by David Safier This arrived in my email box yesterday from Tasha Downum: OMG, I just received a check!! I can't believe it, I am going to the bank in the morning to deposit it!!! I'm waiting to hear from her that the check has cleared — I'll remain suspicious until the end, given the twists … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: It is with sadness that I read of the passing of former Sen. Claiborne Pell (D-RI) (right, 1995). Former Sen. Pell dies Millions of Americans owe him a debt of gratitude and thanks for making it possible for them to attend college. Senator Pell, thank you. Pell was an unabashed liberal who … Read more
by David Safier (TASL) The Governor or South Carolina, Mark Sanford (R), is 100% against all this government spending during an economic crisis. Cut spending. Cut taxes. That's what we need. The Bureau of Labor Statistics says South Carolina has the nation's third highest jobless rate, though Sanford says he doesn't believe the numbers. And … Read more
by David Safier You can quibble with the use of the term "intellectual" in some cases. Andrew Golis might have said bright and knowledgeable and insightful instead. On his Talking Points Memo blog, Golis lists Ten Young Progressive Intellectuals Who Make Me Hopeful. I don't know everyone on the list, but the ones I know … Read more
by David Safier This short description rises above snark to summarize in a few words what frightened me most about Sarah Palin. Michael Tomasky writing for the Guardian (yeah, I know that's in the UK) about his picks for the 19 Worst Americans of 2008 (some Dems made the list, by the way). Palin was … Read more