The Right to Flee Fire in a Crowded Theater
This month, U.S. District Judge Mary Ann Vial Lemmon decided the last of the constitutional issues in the lawsuit against Gretna police officers who refused to let New Orleans residents and visitors...
View ArticleDerailing America
I grew up in a different America. I watched our country race ahead to plant our flag on the moon. Our leadership in science, technology, and engineering made us proud and gave us hope for the future. I...
View ArticleWhat's After New START?
During the US Senate debate over ratification of the New START Treaty between the United States and the Russian Federation, Republican Senators expressed their concerns about which national security...
View ArticleIowa v. KFC -- Enough to Make a Teabagger's Head Explode
Yesterday, the Iowa Supreme Court decided an issue that really is not of much interest to most of you, but which has made me chuckle when I think of the hard-core Tea Party activists and their...
View ArticleUniversity study proves lower Dem turn out led to GOP sweep in Ohio
A report released by the University of Akron’s Bliss Institute of Applied Politics maps out the Republican sweep of Ohio statewide offices and the open US Senate seat in 2010. The report, which...
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Remember "Demon Pass?" It's back! But IOKIYAR.
Do you remember the "deem and pass" procedure once suggested by House Democrats as a method of winding up work on the health insurance reform act? The one Republicans delighted in insisting was really...
View ArticleProgressive Democrat Newsletter Issue 284
Happy New Year to all my readers out there. Hope you all enjoyed the Dr. Who marathon as much as I have! Time to work on the Liberal resurgence in America. Get ready for a tough year. The right wing...
View ArticleMoron, er, more on House Rules changes
Hey there, Constitution fans! If you thought reading the Constitution out loud in the House of Representatives was all the founding document-y goodness there was contained in the Republican changes to...
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Rules changes and the crying game
There is perhaps no time during any given session of the House of Representatives at which the members are more open to charges of hypocrisy than when a new majority undertakes the adoption of its new...
View ArticleMore Of Nothing To See Here
Fish die, birds drop from sky; nothing to see here is a diary yesterday by Deep Harm that made the rec list and generated more than 500 comments. Mostly from bored, holiday-and-religion weary kossacks...
View ArticleIs a World Without Nuclear Weapons Possible?
What would a world without nuclear weapons look like and is it possible? The answer to these two questions is that it would look about the same as it does today, and it seems unlikely that it is...
View ArticleMaine's Teabagger Governor Can't Serve Up the Red Meat Fast Enough
Paul LePage, Maine's just inaugurated Governor, just couldn't contain his enthusiasm to give his rabid base what they wanted -- a big dish of fresh red meat. We are not a state overwhelmed with...
View ArticleKasich: Public work is too good for thee, not good enough for me
Ohio Gov. John Kasich was last seen justifying his all-out assault on Ohio's public workers by saying: “They’ve got good jobs, they’ve got high pay, they get good benefits, a great retirement." But...
View ArticleSeason 2 Premiere: Transparency Provisions of the New House Rules
cross-posted from Main Street Insider We’re back with the Season 2 Premiere of 90 Second Summaries! This season will have double the suspense, double the hilarity, and it just might move you to tears…...
View ArticleCollege Democrats Washington, D.C. Trip
Hello, all! My name is Dustin White, and I'm the political director for Ohio State's College Democrats. I'm writing today to ask you for donations to help fund our organization's spring trip to...
View ArticleYou Can Do Better, Senator Brown
I learned last week that Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) is floating the idea of stopping EPA’s work to reduce carbon dioxide pollution for at least one year. To say that I am disappointed is an...
View ArticleIs the South Korea-US Free Trade Agreement a Good Thing?
Would the South Korea-US Free Trade Agreement (KORUS-FTA) be good or bad for the United States if ratified? After taking office, President Obama promised the American people that during his...
View ArticleShifting the Focus to Improving Voter Registration Access, Not Inhibiting It
In a democracy that can only boast that 71 percent of its citizens are registered and able to exercise their civic duty in any given election, access to the franchise is crucial. For decades, millions...
View ArticleRep. Renacci gets grilled at town hall meeting -- must-see!
Rep. Jim Renacci (R) is one of the giant batch of new Republican congresspeople that headed to Washington recently. He happens to be my representative. On Monday he held a "town hall" style meeting at...
View ArticleIL: Chicago Heights' mayoral candidate Dave Gonzalez crossing the Shakman line
I got word yesterday that Dave Gonzalez, a current vendor (he has some kind of contract with the city) and candidate for mayor in Chicago Heights, has called a meeting for this Saturday of all...
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