Archive | October, 2006
Why Democrats Lose Elections, Part 1,432,112
Democrats lose elections because each of the constituent groups in our big tent sometimes lose sight of the fact that, while a Democratic candidate may not be perfect, he or she is certainly better than the Republican option on a broad array of issues. A recent editor to the Helena IR illustrates this problem: I was [...]
Continue reading...An Open Letter to Charles Johnson
21. October 2006
Dear Chuck: Look, I feel badly for Senator Burns, too. No matter how despicable his politics have been and how shamefully he’s conducted himself, both as a Senator and a candidate, he’s probably actually a decent guy, who thinks he’s doing right. It’s got to be hard, watching your political career end before you are willing [...]
Continue reading...A Powerful Ad
20. October 2006
Maybe it’s my age, and growing up in the 1980s, but this is one powerful ad. When people tell you that it doesn’t matter which party you support, remember that only one party has been so co-opted by the extreme religious right that it is willing to support legislation that limits efforts to cure debilitating diseases [...]
Continue reading...Debate Fact Check
20. October 2006
Andy has a great fact check up of the Great Falls debate. Definitely worth a look.
Continue reading...Tester-Burns Debate in Great Falls, Part 1
20. October 2006
Wow. This is amateur hour in Great Falls. I bet the kids at C-Span are impressed with this show. Perhaps finding someone who knows how to use a microphone might have been a good strategy for the moderator. The panelists look terrified as well, which is fun. Burns Opening: Conrad pointedly doesn’t thank Tester in his [...]
Continue reading...Debate, Round 7 Coverage
20. October 2006
We’ll be watching and analyzing the last Senate tonight, and making video available if it’s not taken care of elsewhere. Pre-debate odds: Burns finally brings a crowd (Bused, at the campaign’s expense, but there) 3:1 Burns reveals that the secret plan is to send President Bush to Iraq in one of those…uh…helichoppers…to kill Osama bin Laden 4:1 Burns [...]
Continue reading...Conrad’s Officially Losing It: A Secret Plan To Win the War!
17. October 2006
Senator Burns may finally have crossed the line from a lovable idiot to a full-blown conspiracy theorist. Pressed to reconcile his belief that the war in Iraq is going well and his new position that we need to make changes to win the war, Burns offered this defense: “He says our president don’t have a [...]
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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 (18)
- 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)
- 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
- Some Questions I’d Like to See Someone Ask Steve Daines
- Our Endorsements for the Democratic Primary: Bullock, Juneau, and Hunt
21. October 2006
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