Well, not really. But over and over again, President Obama does something that rises above — way higher than — ordinary political discourse. Just as Bill Clinton in the 90s was without doubt the best retail politician I’ve seen in my lifetime, Obama does an epic job of being president. He’s the Ted Williams of …
Yes We Did
Dean 2004, Obama 2008, Sanders 2016 and white liberals
Just a few quick notes on the current campaign through the eyes of a white liberal who has never felt the Bern. On fundraising through February 2016: Sen. Bernard Sanders may have lost a majority of states on Super Tuesday, but he continues to pull ahead of Democratic presidential primary rival Hillary Clinton in the …
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Local Elections Matter
I have been waiting for these election results all day. And since somehow the link I have is borking the site, I’ll paraphrase here: Jefferson County, Colorado has voted to recall all three board members that were voted in when a lot of out of state money poured in for their campaigns. You may or …
Breaking: Iran Nuke Deal Secured
Via the NYT, Senator Barbara Mikulski supports the president’s Iran deal, making her the 34th Democrat on board with the agreement. Have y’all seen PAC-funded TV commercials trashing the deal? We’ve seen a ton of them down here. All for naught, thank dog. Open thread too.
Jobapalooza
Good news, bad news, and great news on today’s jobs numbers. First the good: U.S. job growth rebounded last month and the unemployment rate dropped to a near seven-year low of 5.4 percent, signs of a pick-up in economic momentum that could keep the Federal Reserve on track to hike interest rates this year. Nonfarm …
The Great Satan And Islamofascist Central Agree!
Nuclear talks with Iran produce a preliminary agreement. Statement glossed here. Obama to speak on the accord at 2:15 In the meantime, here’s the debate prompt: Worst deal since Munich or worst deal ever? Discuss. Image: Jan Fyt, Mushrooms, first half of the 17th century.
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Left, Go Right At The Right Over Rights
We’ve talked about Indiana’s “religious freedom” bill allowing people to not face penalties for discrimination against LGBTQ folks based solely on belief, so when similar legislation came up in front of the Georgia House of Representatives this week, one Republican bravely stood up and killed it with truth. As in Indiana, proponents of Georgia’s bill …