originally posted to Post-Partisan Politics, my political blog ( Read more... )

We've all heard the news. We have a new President. So, what now? We have four years with one party having a clear mandate. What will the Dems do with it? Will people go back to not caring about politics and just let Washington do its own thing, or will they actually fulfill their responsibilities as citizens and nurture (and question) this incoming ( Read more... )

Who'da thunk it? Obama's related to both Bush and Cheney (also Robert E Lee) while Hillary's got Madonna and Angelina Jolie, plus Jack Kerouac thrown in for a literary connection. I think I'd choose Hillary's family tree over Obama's anyday.

So Obama and Huckabee won Iowa, and the nation's attention now turns to New Hampshire. ( What does this all mean? )

Ok, now this campaign just got really dirty. Obama's gained some sympathy points in my book. First of all, at least he was honest and didn't lie about it. I respect honesty, especially in the realm of politics where it's so rare to find. Second, the fact that such a high ranking person in the Hillary camp would say something so digging and ( Read more... )

Interesting blog entry from Robert Reich