Great take on Brooks.

It's almost a soft bigotry, but with a rather more sinister undermining quality, like something in a Le Carre character, but less civilized.

In other words, a dirty, rotten rodent-like person with a lucrative and influential writing gig.

Posted at August 26, 2008 5:29 PM in response to The Neo-Con on Your Shoulder

Sorry, should be "McAmbien"

Posted at August 26, 2008 5:17 PM in response to Age Matters

McAbien:

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Politics/story?id=4919842

Posted at August 26, 2008 5:17 PM in response to Age Matters

I liked the Barack America "gaffe". It fits with Obama's well-placed patriotism.

I want me a "Barack America '08" sticker!

Posted at August 24, 2008 5:41 PM in response to Biden Offers Testament To Obama's Character And Toughness

It's a good point you make that speaks to all of the concern trolling about Biden (insider) negating Barack's message of Change.

A President needs an insider as Vice President. The Vice President presides over the Congress. Many of LBJ huge successes in social legislation (with him as VP and POTUS) are due to his prowess as an insider. (shame about the warmonger thing, though)

Being "inside" is seen as a bad thing, and usually it is used for personal gain or to further a personal or specialized agenda. So it can be used in a very bad way.

But it can also be used to further great common causes. It depends who's doing the inside jobs.

Posted at August 24, 2008 5:26 PM in response to What Barack Did Today and What it Shows Us

Biden: The Straight Talk Bullet Train

Posted at August 24, 2008 5:13 PM in response to What Barack Did Today and What it Shows Us

Ms. Montagnes,

I share your well-expressed feeling of long-needed tectonic shifts in our politics, or at least the promise of them.

Here's hoping for some great eventualities...

Posted at October 4, 2007 5:39 AM in response to Good News from the Frontlines

This entire discussion has been very uplifting to read this morning. Since the 2006 elections, I have been feeling a growing hope for a brighter future. We're definitely not there yet.

Our nation is struggling, and we endure bitter disappointments under our current leadership (that's from the top and on down), but it seems we, as a nation, are finally determined change. If the force of coming events will allow it, our endeavors will guide America in a better direction, maybe the best yet.

I don't have much else to add, except thanks for this blog...

Posted at October 4, 2007 5:30 AM in response to Liberal Principles