I read in the New York Times today that a variety of American corporations, figuring out that the Democratic Party will become the majority in the House and quite possibly the Senate, are pouring loads of campaign cash into Democratic coffers. Soon after the election, expect a Democratic agenda to be articulated which will be [...]

The Military Commissions Act establishes Hell on Earth. Perhaps it is no coincidence, then, that this video fireside chat of President Bush in his secret undisclosed location has surfaced

Terry Anderson. Do you remember Terry Anderson? Back in the 1980s, he was working as a reporter for the Associated Press in Lebanon. Hezbollah kidnapped him and held him for more than a year in captivity, trying to use his capture in order to negotiate for advantage. It didn’t work, and a few years after [...]

Democratic bloggers stop writing in favor of Michael Arcuri after Arcuri joins forces with George W. Bush to support the Military Commissions Act.

It’s not enough to just vote on the Democratic Party line. You need to do some homework first, to see what kind of Democrat is running for Congress in your district. If you’ve got a right wing Democrat like Michael Arcuri or Bill Nelson, you might want to consider a third party alternative

Melissa Bean voted for the Military Commissions Act. Melissa Bean voted to rescind habeas corpus rights. Melissa Bean voted to legalize torture. Melissa Bean voted to give President Bush the power to lock anyone up that he wants. Melissa Bean voted to give amnesty to war criminals. Melissa Bean voted to end enforcement of the Geneva Conventions. Melissa Bean voted to replace justice with kangaroo courts.

What do Leonard Boswell, Michael Arcuri and Sherrod Brown hold in common? Well, yes, all of them either voted for H.R. 6166 or (in the case of Mike Arcuri) declared that they would have voted for H.R. 6166 if they’d already been elected to the House of Representatives. The bill, which George W. Bush is [...]

Michael Arcuri promises to vote for laws promoted by George W. Bush without even bothering to read them. And he dares to call himself a Democrat?

If you ever wondered why the Republicans’ foreign policy is such a mess, look no farther than Republican Senator Trent Lott, who opened his mouth to utter the following policy insight: Why do Sunnis kill Shiites? How do they tell the difference? They all look the same to me. This is a Senator speaking, a [...]