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  • McCain's Blindness on Equal Pay


    I want to say amen to your excellent post about McCain and equal pay, Emily. The only thing I'd add is this: I found McCain's comments about the bill particularly dismaying because he invoked an old canard—that women are less qualified than their male Read More...
  • Mmmmmm, Moderately Crazy??


    OK, Anne , I’ll go there with you. But only because you called me an old-timer. I don’t dispute for a moment that John McCain is a true maverick. But—and I can’t say it better than Matt Taibbi did—McCain’s “arrogant refusal to be a craven imbecile” is Read More...
  • Depends on How "Moderate" Your Definition of "Moderate" Is


    Greetings to all newcomers (including the ones I failed to greet months ago!) ... but I'd like to pick a tiny bone with an old-timer. I dunno, Dahlia , maybe if you are located somewhere out beyond Dennis Kucinich then John McCain doesn't look like a Read More...
  • The Audacity of Hopelessness, Part 2


    Dahlia , your post about McCain's powerful message of hopelessness cracked me up and reminded me of this great spoof of Obama's "Yes We Can" video: You might call it McCain's "No, We Can't." Check out the actors' expressions toward the end. That said, Read More...
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