Archive | March, 2006
Yes, George. We Get It. Conrad’s Stupid
So, President Bush is impressed with Conrad, too: “I kind of like being on the same platform as Senator Burns because he makes me sound like Shakespeare,” Bush said, to laughter. “I like a plain-talkin’ fellow. “There’s a lot of eloquent folks in this town, but it’s sometimes short of doers and people who can accomplish some [...]
Continue reading...Isn’t March a Little Early For an Incumbent To Go Negative?
27. March 2006
I can’t find the text yet, but I had the priviledge of hearing the latest advertising nonsense from Senator Burns today. The ad starts by ominously asking the listener to imagine a Senate filled with Hilary Clintons and Ted Kennedys, a Senate filled with people who don’t want to defend America, A Senate filled with [...]
Continue reading...Intelligent Discontent’s First Annual Klindtest
27. March 2006
Intelligent Discontent is happy to announce our first (and last, we presume) annual Klindtest. How Do I Win? How does one win the Klindtest? It couldn’t be easier. Demonstrate your finely honed rhetorical skills by manufacturing an absurd, tangentially related quotation about a genuine news event. Here’s an example, when Mr. Klindt was ‘discussing’ the failure [...]
Continue reading...Poverty: A Downer
26. March 2006
Every time I mention John Edwards, I feel the need to preface my remarks by saying that he’s probably not the candidate I would suppport for the Democratic nomination. That said, I think his intention to make poverty prevention a central focus of his work is an important one. It’s also telling how people responded [...]
Continue reading...Moments When I Truly Feel Afraid
24. March 2006
I am afraid for the future of my country, given the right-wing theocratic cabal that rules it now, but I have faith that a future administration will roll back some of these draconian, kleptocratic policies. I fear that future generations will be saddled with enormous debt, ill will from much of the world, and a [...]
Continue reading...Principles are Better Politics; Feingold and Censure
24. March 2006
John Nichols of the Nation has a great take on the failure of the Democratic Party to support Russ Feingold’s censure proposal. His thesis? That the Democrats are following the same overly cautious approach that cost them the elections in both 2002 and 2004: The opposition party that too rarely opposes appears to stand for nothing. [...]
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- Tester-Burns Debate
- A Somewhat Cynical Observation about Mansfield-Metcalf
- Montana's Max: Nutcakes!
- Dennis Rehberg: Master of the Oblivious
- Off to See Hillary and Obama
- Idaho Anti Wolf Coalition Falls Short (21)
- Blogs and the Media: Kemmick and Crisp (17)
- Tester-Burns Debate (14)
- The conscience of a liberal: why I am considering abstaining in the Iraqi War Referendum vote... (14)
- The Religious Right's Trump Card Exposed (13)
- Why Does Jake Eaton Want to Disenfranchise My Students?
- The Sorry State of Politics Practiced by the Montana GOP and Its Surrogates: A Soccer Story
- Questions and One Thought After the GOP’s Last Day
- Fixing Failing by Predetermining Passing
- Rehberg’s 14 Minutes and the Media’s Response: Which Was Worse?
- Some More Thoughts About Denny’s Stunt in Washington
- DHS now officially seizing and searching laptops
- NorthWestern Energy makes me sick
- I just lost my appetite
- McCain confuses Somalia and the Sudan
28. March 2006
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