US Politics

Best Evidence I’ve Seen That College Grades Matter

18 August 2011

From Rick Perry’s College transcript: Yes, that is a D in Principles of Economics. No wonder he’s leading the GOP field. 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 later Tell a friend

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Hypocrisy of Rehbergian Proportions

11 August 2011

In the course of politics, it’s probably inevitable that some level of hypocrisy is to be expected. In the pursuit of votes, every politician probably has to take positions that are less than consistent at times, but there are few who measure up to Montana’s Congressman, Denny Rehberg, in the brazenness of their hypocrisy. Rehberg’s [...]

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The Unhinged Right on Osama bin Laden, Redux

9 August 2011

Montana’s hive of conspiracy theories and offensive commentary, PolyMontana, is featuring a post that suggests the Obama Administration murdered the Special Forces members recently killed in Afghanistan. No, really. Ed Berry, the site’s peculiar owner, posted a piece from “Global Research” offering a conspiracy theory rivaling the worst of those from the 9/11 Truthers. In [...]

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Senator Baucus on the Debt Super Committee?

9 August 2011

The Hill is reporting that Senator Max Baucus is a leading candidate for the new, super-duper, extra-special, deficit-reducing squad created by last week’s debt deal, while the Huffington Post is saying he’s less likely to be chosen: The major contenders to be selected by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.): * Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) [...]

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The Frame of the Budget Debate

20 July 2011

This is a post from a new contributor to the site. If any regular readers are interested in contributing content, please feel to drop me a note. –Don The frame of the budget debate should make it clear to almost anyone that neither side can be trusted to represent the interests or needs of the [...]

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A Sellout’s Manifesto Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Party

14 July 2011

Let me begin by positing a radical thesis: the act of supporting a Democratic candidate, even one who occasionally disappoints, or the act of questioning an element of progressive orthodoxy (a fascinating concept) does not make a person a corporate tool or party shill. In fact, today,choosing to support the Democratic Party is the best [...]

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Liberals Love America, Too: A Message for the Fourth

4 July 2011

I’m never going to enjoy a Toby Keith song about America, nor demand that my neighbors “love or leave” this country. It’s unlikely that I will ever refer to an American media outlet as traitorous, or demand that we build a fenced wall between the United States and Mexico. I don’t believe that, this, or [...]

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Matt Taibbi’s Take on Michelle Bachman

22 June 2011

It’s always refreshing to read Taibbi, because, unlike much of the political press, he’s willing to tell the truth about candidates. His piece about Tea Queen Michelle Bachman is just brilliant. He describes Bachman as well as anyone ever has: Michele Bachmann, when she turns her head toward the cameras and brandishes her pearls and [...]

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The CCC, Grandpa and Me

22 June 2011

I had the opportunity this past weekend to finally visit the Lewis and Clark Caverns in southwest Montana and couldn’t have enjoyed the experience more. The caverns are both a natural wonder and a testament to the energy and drive of a country that was willing to put its young men and women to work [...]

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Representative Rehberg: Fighting for a Tainted Blood, Unsafe Drugs and Youth Smoking

7 June 2011

While I have often excoriated Representative Rehberg for a lack of courage—voting for and against the Patriot Act, for and against REAL ID, for and against defunding Medicare, for and against earmarks—I have to say that I have newfound respect for the man. It takes a special kind of courage to defend that which is [...]

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Non-Religious Reasons to Support Man/Woman Marriage

5 June 2011

Reading Andrew Sullivan this morning, I came across a reference to an organization calling itself the Ruth Institute, which offers a pamphlet offering “77 incontrovertible statements in support of Natural Marriage, all of which defend the premise without delving into ‘religious’ themes.” I guess the entire organization confuses me. The Ruth Institute’s motto is “One [...]

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