July 25, 2005 -
Left I on the News points us to this surprising quote from a Texan well-liked around the world:
July 25, 2005 -
One predictable consequence of Tennessee Gov.
July 25, 2005 -
Here at Facing South, we haven't commented much on the massive upheavals in the AFL-CIO, which are now playing out in the labor federation's convention in Chicago, starting today.
July 22, 2005 -
[This week's silver screen coverage from our friend David Fellerath, film critic at the Independent Weekly]
July 22, 2005 -
What does and doesn't make a political scandal is always fascinating to watch. For the last two generations, the benchmark for public office misdeeds has been Watergate, as evidenced by the fact that "-gate" is attached to every act of malfeasance that comes down the pike.
July 21, 2005 -
I agree with Max Sawicky and others that Roberts isn't a defeatable nominee for the Supreme Court. Rolling out a laundry list of somewhat conservative positions he took in various cases isn't going to amount to a killer bill of particulars that will convince the public that he's unfit for the bench.
July 21, 2005 -
I have to agree with writers Alexander Cockburn and Jeffrey St. Clair: the nomination of John Roberts for the Supreme Court has the feeling of an anti-climax.