Posts Tagged “Politics”
Regrettably, a post on campaign finance reform
by Pete on October 1, 2011
Matt Yglesias, on the need for a different approach to campaign finance: What you need to cut down on the time politicians spend fundraising isn’t less money in politics. It’s easy money. Generous public financing of the campaign of any (…)
What happens when you force a stupid bigot to think on his feet
by Pete on September 26, 2011
This: (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) QUESTION: In 2010, when I was deployed to Iraq, I had to lie about who I was, because I’m a gay soldier, and I didn’t want to lose my job. My question is, under one of (…)
DUDE, it’s just like Burning Man!
by Pete on September 25, 2011
The crew over at Digby’s place is upset that the “Occupy Wall Street” protest isn’t being treated seriously by the media. According to David Atkins, One of the challenges of the protest movement on the left is resistance to the (…)
I have deciphered Rick Perry’s subtle code
by Pete on September 25, 2011
Rick Perry, spinning his crummy debate performance: “No other candidate on that stage has the record that I have,” Perry said. “Yep, there may be slicker candidates and there may be smoother debaters, but I know what I believe in. (…)
It’s not you that they need to convince
by Pete on September 18, 2011
Steve Benen has a post up today about the Obama administration’s apparent change of approach to GOP obstructionism: Everything we’ve seen from Obama this month suggests this White House has chosen a new posture when dealing with the GOP. The (…)
I see what you did there
by Pete on November 11, 2010
Jon Chait and Kevin Drum both have posts up pointing out the contradictory expectations held by the “centrist” Washington establishment for the President. In Drum’s words: This is something that Obama doesn’t get enough credit for. As Jon says, the (…)
That’s an interesting definition you have there
by Pete on August 31, 2010
With Glenn Beck’s Festival of White Resentment going on this past weekend,”black robed regiment” was all over my Twitter feed and Google Reader list like a rash. This meme was new to me, but it had the sound of one (…)
Maybe the Tea Party needs a community organizer
by Pete on June 4, 2010
The University of Washington has a new poll of Tea Party members that breaks response data from core, highly dedicated adherents out from the responses from the more general category of sympathizers. It’s hardly surprising that the two groups are (…)