He talks with the folks at Morning Joe.

I liked how he didn’t overreact to the Geithner plan. Refreshing to say the least.
Thoughts?

Following up on the previous post…here’s the video of Powell questioning Palin’s wisdom when she talked about “small town values.”

I always thought that the whole “Real America” talk was remarkably dumb because it alienated more voters than it drew in…and I’m glad to see that Powell shares that view.
What’s more, the GOP often romanticizes [...]

“I’m comfortable that the government has to step in when the free market gets off rail. The nice thing about our government, compared with France — everyone says we’re going to be France. We’re not going to be France. We go in and go out.”
- Jack Welch on ABC’s This Week this morning
And why is [...]

“Those who press this Ayers line of attack are whipping Republicans and conservatives into a fury that is going to be very hard to calm after November. Is it really wise to send conservatives into opposition in a mood of disdain and fury for the next president, incidentally the first African-American president? Anger is a [...]

In the event my title is a bit too obscure, pictured above is Mr. Andrew Sullivan lighting his petard, shortly before he is about to be hoisted by same.
This definition may help:
pe·tard n.
1. A small bell-shaped bomb used to breach a gate or wall.
Word History: The French used pétard, “a loud [...]

Justin touched on this story. Let me expound…
“I did not know about these remarks, but I take responsibility for them. I repudiate them. My entire campaign I have treated Senator Obama and Senator Clinton with respect. I will continue to do that throughout this campaign.”
That was John McCain yesterday, apologizing for remarks made by talk [...]

When it comes to fair and open standards that benefit all, Lessig has to be one of the more brilliant minds you’ll ever read or listen to on the subject. Now he’s thinking about running for Congress, but he doesn’t want to just serve…he wants to change congress.
He has 3 things he’s basing that change [...]

This podcast looks at (1) results of the South Carolina Democratic Primary; (2) a brief discussion about the media coverage of identity politics and (3) a look ahead to the Florida and February 5th primaries…
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This podcast covers the results of the Iowa Caucuses. We discuss the significance of Huckabee’s victory, the state of the Republican race after Iowa and we also dissect Obama’s victory and analyze the rest of the Democratic race.
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This podcast covers (1) problems with Bill Richardson’s campaign, (2) the reality of Mike Huckabee’s recent momentum, (3) Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama argue over a Novak Column, (4) the significance of experience in the 2008 election, (5) Fred Thompson’s troubles and (6) more…
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This podcast covers the MSNBC Democratic debate in Pennsylvania. Specifically, we discuss (1) Hillary Clinton and immigration, (2) the styles of Obama and John Edwards, (3) how the campaign has progressed since the debate, (4) Biden and his quips and more…
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My blogmate Pete Abel over at Central Sanity, came up with an idea of a letter to GOP Leaders urging them to pay attention to the moderates within the Party. The letter is catching on and I wanted to share what he has written with you.
Yeah, I know some will think this is a [...]

A good point by one of our soldiers in Afghanistan:
An Army sergeant complained in a rare opinion article that the U.S. flag flew at half-staff last week at the largest U.S. base in Afghanistan for those killed at Virginia Tech but the same honor is not given to fallen U.S. troops here and in Iraq.
In [...]

The recent spat between California Governor Arnold Scharzenegger and talk show host Rush Limbaugh shows two examples of modern conservatism.

More here.

It’s become fashionable to put down Barack Obama, just to compensate for the embarrassing fervor of his fans. But that too can go too far, and today I read something that reminded me what it is about him that genuinely appealed to me before he was a superstar. From an excellent Seattle Times [...]

The National Review contributor sums it up best…
John Kerry is awful, and anything we can do further to degrade his political prospects is worth doing. But really, I saw a clip of him making the much-deplored remark, and it was obvious that the dimwit in Iraq that he referred to was George W. Bush, not [...]

If you’ve never visited “The Best Page In The Universe,” what can I say…you’re missing out on so much.
As always, the author Maddox tears apart 9/11 conspiracy films like Loose Change with the greatest of ease.
One note, his site isn’t safe for work, but really…who cares.

Mr. President,
On behalf of millions of gay and lesbian Americans, I write to denounce your decision to divide the American family by promoting an amendment that would insert discrimination into the United States Constitution. Your decision to use the grounds of the White Houseâ€â€?America’s Houseâ€â€?to advance discrimination is an insult to millions of fair [...]

Senator Pat Roberts: “I am a strong supporter of civil liberties. But you have no civil liberties if you are dead.”
What the Senator is saying is that saving lives trumps all else. And I cannot disagree more.
Saving lives trumps much. And how much it trumps is a valid area for discussion and disagreement. But there [...]

I ran accross a great column by George Will, that busts the myth of the so-called “values voter.” Actually, it’s not that he busts the myth, it’s that he believes we all vote our values. Here are some choice quotes:
An aggressively annoying new phrase in America’s political lexicon is “values voters.” It is [...]