Gawker on Ted Kennedy:

And his speech was a welcome return to the stirring outward-looking rhetoric of yore, in an age in which most Democrats rely on personal tales of of relatability and hardship. ("I was born of a single mother and met an iron worker once" vs. "we're going to the fucking MOON").

I love them/him.

Looking back, it seems like it should have been obvious to the Clinton campaign that using Bill so heavily was a horrible idea. One of her senior advisers admits in the New York Times that "his presence, aura and legacy caused national fatigue with the Clintons". This country is coming out of 8 years of Bush II; people are interested in ending ( Read more... )

A Trade Transformation, by David Sirota

A September NBC/Wall Street Journal poll found 59 percent of the country believes existing trade policy "has been bad for the U.S. economy." In January, Fortune magazine found 68 percent believes other countries "are benefiting the most from free trade, not the U.S." Exit polls in 2004 showed 70 percent of ( Read more... )

So you might remember Bush & Cheney's "all options on the table" rhetoric, starting in 2005, regarding the possibility of attacking Iran with nuclear weapons.

Reporter: "Sir, when you talk about Iran, and you talk about how you have diplomatic efforts, you also say all options are on the table. Does that include the possibility of a nuclear ( Read more... )