Pragmatic Liberal

I just watched a segment on the Rachel Maddow show. "Self-deportation" comes from a satirical campaign by a group calling themselv...

President Obama is showing real strength right now. He is making the case for helping the forgotten middle class.

The day after the Florida primary we can see that massively negative advertizing works. It’s true that Newt is a fatally flawed candidate, ...

October 27, 2011 Fun and games at Perry’s expense I just watched Jim Hightower on the Rachel Maddow Show. The guy is hilarious. I’d laugh ha...

A new year. More opportunities for the Republican Party to show us why they are morally bankrupt and care not one bit about actual Americans...

Today was interesting. Yes, he hit the high notes re: the economy and how to get us out of our recession. What really touched me was the emo...

No news yet. Both the president and the press are pussy-footing around. Let's hope we make some news tonight OK, some news. Well, not ex...

Tomorrow is going to be a great day. First of all our 8 year long Bush nightmare is finally coming to an end. I would not have believed 8 ye...

What is it lately with Democratic presidential candidates Obama and Edwards resorting to the use of trash talk right out of the Republican p...

This is more than just an idle question. I will say up front that I am a Hillary supporter. But that doesn't mean that I have blinders o...

I have been looking at the pollster.com site, which by the way, is packed with good information and I've noticed some trends in the Obam...

Well, it's all over the news. Barack Obama raised more money the Hillary Clinton in the second quarter. There's lots of crowing too ...

If you look at the early voting/caucusing states, one thing is clear. Hillary is the clear leader in most of them. When it comes to Iowa, th...

When we talk about Iraq’s civil war I think it’s important to put it into perspective. Do the Iraqi’s really even want a united Iraq? If you...

Edwards seems to be losing ground in the money race. That is, if his campaign is telling the truth. I know it's tacky that it takes mone...

I saw the speeches of Barak Obama, John Edwards, and Hillary Clinton. I think they all were quite persuasive and had lots to say. I want to ...

Here's the link to the article: Is Tesax turning blue? This gist of the story is this: Texas hasn't gone Democratic in a presidentia...