April 2006

Interesting Mention of Brian Schweitzer and Single Issue Democrats

April 26, 2006

The Economist has a great take on the difficulties facing the Democratic Party in the US (here and here.) The article mentions the critique offered by Armstrong and Moulitsas of single issue groups in Crashing the Gate: single-issue groups not only hurt the Democratic Party in its search for a common identity, but they help [...]

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Conrad Burns: Consistency in Action

April 26, 2006

It’s got to be convenient to not be bound by reason or logic. It seems the Burns campaign is worked up about John Morrison ‘politicizing a veteran’s rally at the Capitol yesterday. Sarah Pompei criticized Morrison for issuing a press release that outlined his plans to improve health care for veterans: “He used the rally [...]

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The GOP E-Brief and Participatory Democracy

April 26, 2006

Old news, but since most of it is fake, I figure there is no rush to read the E-brief. On April 20th, the brain trust there came up with this keen insight: Senator Baucus had some constituents arrested earlier this week. Why? They were protesting the Senator’s refusal to respond to their questions on how [...]

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Why Do You Need a Lawyer, Conrad?

April 25, 2006

I’m sure there’s no specific reason that Senator Burns has “retained a lawyer who specializes in white collar crime and congressional investigations.” None at all. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for [...]

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That Odd Washington Post Article…

April 25, 2006

just got a little stranger. Listed on the page is this disclaimer: An April 24 article about the U.S. Senate race in Montana misidentified a political scientist at Montana State University in Billings. He is Craig Wilson, not Craig Harris. The article also said that Sen. Conrad Burns (R-Mont.) accepted $150,000 from Jack Abramoff that [...]

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Republicans and Softball Welfare

April 24, 2006

The great thing about Digby is that he not only gets the big stories, he gets the little ones that say a great deal about the nature of people. It turns out that Republican aides in Congress are upset about creeping socialism in their softball league. The league “is all about Softball Welfare — aiding [...]

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The Washington Post On the Montana Senate Race

April 24, 2006

An odd article in the Washington Post this morning suggests that Conrad Burns is bouncing back in the Senate race, despite being lower in the polls than he was six months ago. The author, Blaine Harden, seemed unaware that the Republican primary is just for show, arguing that Burns emerged from Friday’s debate in Billings [...]

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A Fresh Assessment on Iraq

April 23, 2006

Catching up on the Economist this evening, I came across an interesting description of a threat being used by the major opposition party in the Congolese elections. Referring to opposition leader Etienne Tshieskedi’s demand for more transparency in the elections, the people of Kinsasha have taken to the streets. Their cry? Chanting a new battle-cry [...]

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