When I see that someone has combined 1)the debate forum capability of usenet with 2)the High Broderite idea that we need to "come together" or some such expressed in the underused metaphor of "blue" and "red" states, I frankly don't understand why we haven't solved...
High Broderism
Shorter Wanker Unity 08!: The Republican Party has destroyed America's political reputation, screwed up the budget, and accelerating global warming. The only way to solve these problems is for more.
A good point by Nick Confessore -- when "centrists" call to get "beyond partisanship" and find "real solutions to our problems," they're generally Democrats who know that 1)it's cool to.
Mssrs. Yglesias, Greenwald, Black and Krugman say most of what needs to be said about the Unity 08/Bloomberg/Broder Axis of Vacuous Wankery. To put on my Sanford Levinson hat for a minute, it seems to me one reason why unspecific claims that "something needs to...
To add on to what Markos says about Evan Thomas's silly version of the "American politics went to hell when the pro-apartheid faction left the Democratic Party" narrative, for further.
How about that: new, Chuck Schumer-approved Attorney General Michael Mukasey stonewalls an inquiry into the destruction of CIA torture videos. I reiterate these remarks. This seems like a good time.