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The Devil In Ms. Dole

Sen. Elizabeth Dole is paying the ultimate homage to the leader of her party, Sen. John McCain. She has apparently decided to walk hand in hand with McCain, by wholeheartedly embracing his guttersnipe campaign tactics. That way McCain won’t be the only Republican to lose the election as well as every last shred of reputation. [...]

Is Dodd Immovable Or Is Reid Irresistible?

(1) That lovable cuddly senior Democrat, Senator Harry Reid, is still determined to give President Bush exactly what he wants in terms of telecom immunity. That is to say, our Harry thinks it is a wonderfully excellent idea for Congress to decree that the telecom companies which broke the law by agreeing to violate the [...]

Necessary For National Security

The U.S. military, for some strange reason, has just released a Guantanamo detainee: A German native who was imprisoned by the U.S. military at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, was released Thursday, more than 18 months after a federal judge in Washington ruled there was insufficient evidence to detain him. Murat Kurnaz, 24, a Turkish citizen who [...]

Yellow Ribbons and Black Cats

The Matrix (1999): Neo looks at a cat as it walks past the doorway. He turns around again, and an identical looking cat. Neo: Woah, deja vu. Trinity: What did you just say? Neo: Nothing, uh, just had a little..deja vu. Trinity: What did you see? Cypher: What happened? Neo: A black cat went past [...]

Why We Keep Losing

One of the subjects I keep coming back to here is the baffling inability of Democratic leaders to adapt to (indeed even to recognize) the new rules of the game. Whether it is coming up with a winning electoral strategy, stopping the nominations of Karen Hughes, Alberto Gonzales, and Condoleezza Rice or managing an effective [...]

The Hip Hop Playlist: Top 10 Edition

As a follow up to my top 10 MCs piece, I offer up the proof. Right click, save as, act like you know. Files removed due to space constraints. Bahamadia – Spontaneity At present I speak the new beginning when every other trend fell short so who’ll be the shareholder of my kinda thoughts besides [...]

The Green Perspective

1115.org is looking for someone to represent the Green perspective in an upcoming featured debate to run in this space. The topic will be “How to Get There from Here”. Requirements: 1. You must be able to write well. 2. You don’t have to be a registered Green, but you must have voted for a [...]