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  • how did we get it wrong?

    we allowed the bullyboys of the republican army to go to florida and strongarm the electoral process without anything more than a weak shout of ''hey!'' and a rationalization of 'well, so what if bush ends up president wrongly, how much damage can he do, anyway?'' frankly, we're lucky it didn't end up worse. i hate to bring up the cliche, but ...
    Posted to Politics by gzuckier on March 18, 2008

  • No more voter apathy, either!

    Its been years of hearing about how voters don't turn out, don't get involved, and don't vote. And here we find ourselves with great participation, across all ages and demographic groups, and now the group whine is that somehow this will hurt the Democratic candidates. I trust the process, and think this is all for the good. Not to mention the ...
    Posted to History Lesson by newcanaandem on March 6, 2008

  • The partisan Krugman

    I don't think the fully confrontational partisanship will work, even when you're absolutely right, but I have to admire Krugman's vision and courage. Then, Krugman was the one - probably the only one - who held the progressive torch high and spoke the unspeakable all the time during the Bush dark years, while everyone else just hoped for some ...
    Posted to Politics by zhiyi on December 26, 2007

  • Time to Be Bold in a New Way

    I agree with Krugman, but we have to communicate with the public in a new way. In case you missed this on C-Span, you really need to see, hear and read the books of these panelists. George Lakoff, Drew Western, Nicholas Lemann, Deborah Tannen and Frank Luntz. At least part two of this series. If we are ever going to change politics and win ...
    Posted to Politics by Trainer12 on December 26, 2007

  • Villaraigosa - Los Angeles

    I don't think the ''Stevensonian'' approach is doomed to failure. I think Antonio Villaraigosa's successful campaign for Mayor of Los Angeles was a prime example. He came across as the enlightened voice of reason, selling himself as a positive figure, a pragmatist and moderate. This contrasts with his previous campaign, which he lost to James ...
    Posted to History Lesson by araucaniad on November 16, 2007