George Will has bestowed upon himself the duty to name America’s “worst politician”, and declares Alan Grayson the winner: There are hundreds of plausible nominees for the title of America’s Second-Smarmiest Politician, but surely the top spot is un-contested. Americans of all political persuasions can come together in affirming one proposition: Public life would be […]
In an op-ed today, John Kerry takes on the useless embargo we have against Cuba: For nearly 20 years after the fall of Saigon, the Vietnam War took a less bloody but equally hostile form. The United States and Vietnam had no diplomatic relations. Vietnamese assets were frozen. Trade was embargoed. But in 1995 the […]
The UN report on climate change has come out and says global warming is now “unstoppable”. So who do we thank for getting to this point? Here is a starter: Scientists and economists have been offered $10,000 each by a lobby group funded by one of the world’s largest oil companies to undermine a major […]
The New York Times has a great write up about YearlyKos today: If any more proof were needed of the rising influence of bloggers — at least for the Democratic Party — it could be found here on Friday on the Las Vegas Strip, where the old and new worlds of American politics engaged in […]
Since the U.S. has dropped the ball on NOLA, Ray Nagin is now seeking aide from other countries to help rebuild his city: NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Shortcomings in aid from the U.S. government are making New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin look to other nations for help in rebuilding his hurricane-damaged city. Nagin, who has […]