No, it is not—as, frankly, I expected--downplaying the phenomenon. But, rather, it has put four commentaries on the Times website on what’s “Behind the New U.S. Terror Cases.” No denial of the reality. No attack on American policy at home and abroad for provoking it. No accusation of excess in pursuing the problem. Just cool suggestions for what to do now that we know Muslim terrorism is here.
If you're the kind of person who reads this blog, you're probably already familiar with the churlish Republican practice of refusing to call the Democratic Party by its true name.
Well, not really. I'm embarking on a family vacation for a few days. I'll be back Wednesday.
In the meantime, several of my colleagues, including Mike Crowley, Michelle Cottle, Noam Scheiber, and John Judis will be chipping in. And Amanda Silverman, the brains behind this operation, will be posting a lot of the sort of material that you all thought I've been coming up with.
See you Wednesday.
In response to Michelle Cottle’s complaint about Barack Obama’s devotion to golf, Paul Krugman quotes H. L. Mencken’s comment about former Democratic presidential candidate Al Smith: “The Al of today is no longer a politician of the first chop. His association with the rich has apparently wobbled and changed him. He has become a golf player…”
The biggest story in health care reform this year has not been the town hall meetings, or President Obama’s big speech on health care. It’s that the Senate Democrats have decided they’re going to pass a bill. You just haven’t heard much about this story because it’s mostly taken place behind closed doors. (Click here to read Michelle Cottle's devastating and definitive take on health care reform scourge Betsy McCaughey.)
There's a front-pager in today's WaPo about the political storm that has erupted in the Virginia governor's race thanks to the paper's Sunday report on Republican candidate Robert McDonnell's 1989 master's thesis from his studies in public policy and la
I admit it: I have no idea WTF MoDowd is trying to get at--or who she's taking a shot at--with today's column.
Horny men? Needy women? Scorned wives? Heartless gigolos? Mercenary madames?
Anyone care to take a stab at interpretation?
--Michelle Cottle
Living in a blue state, it's easy to forget that the issue of reproductive rights is far from settled. Efforts to chip away at a woman's right to control her own body continue apapce--and with impressive creativity--in plenty of red states.
Happily, one such effort just met its demise in Oklahoma.
Paradise Lost: Is California Finished?
Yes, Some of the Republican Opposition to Obama Is Racist.
