We have here a new moment in time, a strange road marker on the journey that is our country's history. For the first time in our history, Protestants will be completely absent from the Court. Even stranger, they've been replaced by members of the two religious groups that have the longest and most bitter history of discrimination in our nation. ( Read more... )

It is a sad day indeed for the poor and disenfranchisedThe only reason the Republicans wanted to bring down ACORN was because they helped poor and minority citizens to exercise their rights and the Republicans didn't want them to do that. ACORN wasn't engaging in voter fraud, they were mailing in incorrect voter forms because the government ( Read more... )

Why do Republicans keep thinking that we care what they think?I like to think that Americans aren't stupid enough to run back to the Republicans only a year after they ruined our economy. I think that Scott Brown won in Massachusetts because his Democratic opponent phoned in her campaign, and that Chris Christie is Governor of New Jersey because ( Read more... )

Yet more proof of the Republican Party's fall from a somewhat respectable political party to a sinister criminal enterpriseI'd say this is surprising, but it really isn't. The Republicans have been engaging in Watergate-style political intrigue since they engaged in Watergate, possibly even longer than that, and their losses in 2006 and 2008 have ( Read more... )

This is yet another sad day for America, with the inauguration of the Cheney-clone Chris Christie as governor of New Jersey and the election of an apparent Teabagger to the seat held by the late great Ted Kennedy. I have to conclude that Americans have the long-term memory of an amnesiac fruit fly, it's only been a year since we got ourselves out ( Read more... )

The Republican Party: Once again proving that they have no grasp of the truthIf Senators had to resign after making racist comments or insinuating bigoted beliefs, there would be a lot fewer Republicans in Washington. The Trent Lott comparison is a misdirection, Lott said that he wished that Strom Thurmond had been President and therefore that ( Read more... )

Everybody please get out tomorrow and vote, especially if you live in New Jersey or Virginia. I don't want to tell you how to vote, but we should all remember the horrible things that the Republicans did to our economy back when they were in power. Chris Christie is best friends with Karl Rove and takes orders directly from him and Dick Cheney, do ( Read more... )

The Republicans seem intent upon decreasing their appeal and sinking further into irrelevanceSeriously, how is this a good idea? The district may be a safe Republican seat but if the most recent office holder is any indication it is not a conservative district and probably won't warm to a Cheney/Rove-style ultra-conservative especially when he's ( Read more... )

You mean there was actually a time when Obama was on "honeymoon" with SNL?Overlooking the larger idea that Obama is and has always been the favorite of the media, which I think is questionable for all but the most liberal media (there were plenty of stories on the major networks during the campaign about Obama's "questionable" citizenship and " ( Read more... )

I'm always amused by the people who are picked by CNN.com to do their commentary articles. I understand the desire to have commentary by someone who knows how Washington works, but do you really need to get partisan lackeys and K Street lobbyists who have an obvious agenda? The most recent one here is a great example. Do the people at CNN think ( Read more... )