BRAZENLY LIBERAL — a fact-based initiative

That’s the subject line in an email from David Axelrod.  “Something worth forwarding.”  Jesus!  Talk about a subject line guaranteed to see it’s deleted from many inboxes without reading because it looks like spam!
Axelrod is an alright sort.  It’s just that this White House, so beautifully eloquent in long form communications like speeches, really sucks [...]

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Cake Party Laugh Smile Presents Hoopla—– Okay, that’s it. Get back to work!

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I’ve never been able to muster much good feeling for the slimy, hateful puppy-beating, possibly pedophilic reprobate, but if he’s going to encourage his addlepated followers not to vote for John McCain and, in fact, not to vote at all for either candidate for President in November, that’s a James Dobson that works for me.
Here [...]

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Be alert, be watchful, be aware of any improprieties.  Volunteer to drive people to the polls, to make some calls, to some last minute door-to-door.  Don’t be disenfranchised.  Don’t let your vote be stolen.
But also don’t forget you stand on the brink of history.  This is no time to dip your toes.  Cannonball, baby!  This [...]

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Oh yeah, baby! Finally! A Democratic candidate who doesn’t roll over and tremble at the appearance of the swiftboat assholes.
From Rolling Stone, via the New York Times:
It was not all about pop culture. When Mr. Wenner asked how Mr. Obama might respond to harsh attacks from Republicans, suggesting that Democrats have “cowered” in [...]

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Al Gore

The millions of us who hoped Al Gore would run this year have gradually winnowed down. Some of us believed it the first time he said, “No.” Others needed a second, third or fourth denial. A large wave went to Edwards and then on to Obama. But there are a few holdouts (yes, I [...]

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