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By Steven - Monday, June 2nd, 2008 at 9:32 AM
It is this emphasis on connection and inclusion, on seeing society as a connected whole, that is, I think, behind Obama's attraction for usually conservative columnists such as David Brooks. Instead of approaching American politics as an exercise in slice-and-dice demographics, with the aim only to satisfy one's client base, Obama has tap more...
By FrankHope - Sunday, June 1st, 2008 at 10:30 AM
AIPAC, for those who don't know, is the American Israel Public Affairs
Committee. Their slogan which appears prominently on the frontpage of
their website is "America's Pro-Israel Lobby".Here is a description of AIPAC from their own webpage"As
America's leading pro-Israel lobby, AIPAC works with both Democratic
and Republican political leaders to e more...
By Steven - Sunday, June 1st, 2008 at 10:06 AM
In an odd way, Revd. Jeremiah Wright, a closer contemporary to Clinton than Obama, is more spiritually akin to the Senator from New York than the one from Illinois. For Wright too sees a society that has not fundamentally changed, and cannot fundamentally change, in which the opportunities for black people, or in Clinton's case wo more...
By jwilkes - Sunday, June 1st, 2008 at 3:36 AM
The Democratic Party Rules and Bylaws Committee met today to once and for all put a decisive end to the debate over the delegates stripped from Florida and Michigan for violation of DNC rules. And to that end, they were successful...well, almost.
Dividing the delegates was a tricky task, especially in Michigan, where the DNC asked ca more...
By WeNeedObama - Saturday, May 31st, 2008 at 3:36 PM
This is exactly the wrong sentiment to be spreading for the national news media to grab onto. Regardless
of your support for either of the Democratic candidates, it is
unhelpful for the Democrats' changes in November to be repeating the
wounded "I'll take my toys and go home" canard that if someone can't
have their candidate nominated, they'll go v more...
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