Category Archives: Democrats

Dear Dems and Center for American Progress, Do You Realize UR DOING IT WRONG?

Posted on May 18, 2012 by

And by “it” I mean basic economics. By way of Digby, we come across this post from the Center for American Progress (CAP), which has been tweeted by President Obama’s team, with the following graphic: Michael Linden, an economist for … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Economics, Fucking Morons, Progressives | 2 Comments

Obama’s Early History: It Would Have Been Useful If It Had Been Covered During the 2008 Campaign

Posted on May 13, 2012 by

As the presidential silly season kicks into high gear, it’s worth remembering that the political press corps, in all likelihood, will fail to shed light on how the candidates will govern. There will be lots of fixation on the wrong … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, News Media, Romney | 1 Comment

More Republican Voter Fraud

Posted on May 7, 2012 by

As I’ve noted before, one of the causes célèbres of the right is the ersatz issue of voter fraud. In 2008, conservatives falsely believed hundreds of thousands of illegally cast votes–on behalf of the Democrats, by those people. Nationally, there … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservatives, Democrats, Voting | Leave a comment

The Politics of Ni Shagu Nazad!

Posted on April 28, 2012 by

No, that’s not an obscure Tolkien reference. It’s Russian and means ‘Not one step back’ (Comrades!!!). It was the slogan invented by Stalin to inspire hope in the Soviet army as the Nazis rolled over them. Which brings us to … Continue reading →

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So How Do We Influence Democrats If We Dutifully Support Them?

Posted on April 21, 2012 by

Maha argues that claiming there’s no difference between Romney and Obama is stupid: there are differences and they do matter (even if Obama is a Rockefeller Republican, that’s better than someone beholden to the batshitloonitarian theocrats). Having grown up and … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats | 9 Comments

If Other Countries Can Make Paying Taxes Easy, Why Can’t We?

Posted on April 17, 2012 by

Well, the answer might have something to do with money and the corruption of politics. Back, during the healthcare kerfuffle, I argued repeatedly that we should simply take a good European healthcare system (e.g., the French system), translate it, slap … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Taxes | 6 Comments

The Failure of ‘Internet Democrats’ and the Mad Biologist’s Pentultimate Political Theorem

Posted on April 16, 2012 by

Which for those of you who don’t know is “People have to like this crap.” Matt Stoller lists several reasons why the progressive internet-based groups like MoveOn have failed so miserably in getting candidates elected (boldface mine): Two, the internet … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Fucking Morons

How Pink Slime Stopped Being Dog Food and Wound Up in Your Burger

Posted on April 10, 2012 by

One of the many weird things about blogging is that you’ll never know what takes off. My pink slime post about beef filler that contains ammonia has been one of my all-time most read posts. But what I didn’t know … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservatives, Democrats, Food, Public Health

How the DCCC Aggressively Opposes Progressive and Liberal Democrats

Posted on April 4, 2012 by

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (‘DCCC’), which raises funds to support Democratic House campaigns, historically has been one of the problems facing rank-and-file Democrats. They have a long history of supporting corporate and Blue Dog Democratic candidates, who, once elected, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bidness, Democrats

This Is an Employment Number I Don’t Like

Posted on March 15, 2012 by

I don’t want to gloomy and doomy–if nothing else, a bad economy is more likely to lead to a Romney election. But, as I’ve written once or twice, people have to like this crap. And this doesn’t seem too likeable: … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Economics | 3 Comments