Ahhh. Lincoln was Republican. There are many former Republicans who have been repulsed and left the party for, among other things, its lack of fiscal responsibility now, which wasn't the case previously.

Lincoln is who Obama connects to, ultimately. When asked by Bill Moyers which book he would bring to the White House, he offered Doris Kearns Goodwin's book "Team of Rivals"... those of you who have read Chomsky will delight in the narrative of this book.

Posted at September 5, 2008 9:35 PM in response to Roman Hruska for President

Thank you for your erudition.

I was raised by Republicans in a Democratic state; I learned that THE word for Republicans (then) was "responsibility". Then, as now, THE word for Democrats is "inclusion".

That word - that identity - is, for the Republicans, no more. In her speech, Meg Whitman seemed only glancingly to refer to it.

However messy the Democratic party is, that messiness is associated with healthy inclusion.

I keep asking for people to vote; find your chance to ask, please.

Posted at September 3, 2008 9:12 PM in response to The Unbearable Whiteness of the RNC

Ooof - my comments keep getting "hip-checked" by the server! (No, I'm not a hockey mom.)

Republicans are scaling back the convention for Monday, making it impossible to compare it to the success of the Democratic convention. Very lucky.

Posted at August 31, 2008 5:05 PM in response to The Backlash Cometh: MSM Op-Eds Make The Anti-Palin Argument For Obama

Ooof - my comments keep getting "hip-checked" by the server! (No, I'm not a hockey mom.)

Republicans are scaling back the convention for Monday, making it impossible to compare it to the success of the Democratic convention. Very lucky.

Posted at August 31, 2008 5:03 PM in response to The Backlash Cometh: MSM Op-Eds Make The Anti-Palin Argument For Obama

They're scaling back Monday's convention activities already, per the NYTimes... A built-in excuse that makes the two conventions impossible to compare.

Posted at August 31, 2008 5:00 PM in response to The Backlash Cometh: MSM Op-Eds Make The Anti-Palin Argument For Obama

The timing of the hurricane is rather perfect for the convention; no one will notice empty seats, and there cannot be the inevitable comparisons with the Democratic convention. Why? Because they'll cancel the Republican convention.

Posted at August 31, 2008 4:53 PM in response to The Backlash Cometh: MSM Op-Eds Make The Anti-Palin Argument For Obama

Quayle was, indeed, an inspired choice: at the time, there were increasing indications that Bush was quite involved in Iran-Contra. Putting a lightweight in play effectively put Q between Bush and the threat of impeachment. It worked, and it only took twenty minutes for me to realize it.

Posted at August 31, 2008 4:46 PM in response to The Backlash Cometh: MSM Op-Eds Make The Anti-Palin Argument For Obama

He WAS an inspired choice, because at the time, more and more information was coming out about G.H.W.B.'s ties to Iran-Contra. Choosing a doofus, in effect, put said lightweight between himself and prospective impeachment. It worked, and it took only twenty minutes for me to realize it.

Posted at August 31, 2008 4:41 PM in response to The Backlash Cometh: MSM Op-Eds Make The Anti-Palin Argument For Obama

"Movers and shapers" is the phrase... while popularity favors "shakers", I think it's important to stress the "shaping" of policy, and civilization.

Caligula could "shake" but, fortunately, didn't shape our moral view of what is appropriate.

Apart from that cavil:

I'm hoping readers will bring to our attention more journalism that is in the mainstream media that is as high a caliber of insight and eloquent expression as is Obama's. Pour encourager les autres.

Posted at August 18, 2008 10:03 PM in response to Blogging The Future

Site Admin: we've been reporting posting problems rather continually, yet my post, which was marked in reply to another, did not appear as such. Out of context, my response to the delight in the new-to-them term "Faux News" made no sense.

It's a real disservice to commenters, and it may be the deciding factor for participation in the future.

Just sayin'...

Posted at July 30, 2008 10:22 AM in response to Memo From A 'Troop': Don't Place Too Much Credence in the Opinion of a 'Troop'