I drew a pretty negative reaction when I wrote: I have yet to meet an academic over 50 who doesn’t think that Bobo Brooks is a thoughtful, reasonable conservative with lots of sensible ideas. When I said “meet”, I meant in everyday life, not at Netroots nation or on the internet, so none of you …
Archives for February 2010
No Mas
It is snowing again, and I think we all pretty much feel like this: Just make it stop.
That’s Pretty Much the Conservative Credo
Michael Gerson, so close but yet so far: Such is the zeal in portions of the tea party right that it is not enough to sweep out living members of the establishment such as John McCain. A brisk, ideological scrubbing must be applied to history as well. So Glenn Beck, speaking recently at the Conservative …
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A Muslim Socialist Fascist Atheist
Get ready for the usual suspects to get a serious case of the vapors: President Barack Obama has burnished his Christian credentials, courted Jewish support and preached outreach toward Muslims. On Friday, his administration will host a group that fits none of the above: America’s nonbelievers. The president isn’t expected to make an appearance at …
I hope this “Coffee Party Movement” catches on…
The Washington Post had a story up today about a sane response to the TeaBagger movement: The Coffee Party Movement. As I pour yet another cup this morning I found myself nodding in agreement to this post on the Coffee Party blog: Our focus is on the democratic process. We want to encourage everyone–no matter …
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Early Morning Open Thread
One last HCR snark… I wonder if we could put 45,000 protestors in zombie masks on the Washington Mall? And if we did, would any of the Media Village Idiots bother to cover it?
The children’s table
This (from Drudgico) belongs in a time capsule too: But in this case, the tie goes to Republicans, according to operatives on both sides of the aisle — because the stakes were so much higher for Democrats trying to build their case for ramming reform through using a 51-vote reconciliation tactic. “I think it was …