Forty Years Ago At the Democratic Convention: Democrats, War and Intervention
Democrats have been more rhetorically anti-war than actually so
Elections
Kamala Harris Has Usefully Poor Memory of How Mortgage Settlement Was Spent
It's just as well. How California is spending its portion of the money is slightly better than what Harris wanted.
Romney Likes to Fire People, But Will He Fire Teachers?
A look at the education planks in the two party platforms
Poor People Need Goodies, Too, Says Clinton
The former president reaches beyond the much-cultivated middle class
Unions Dominant at DNC, But Losing Clout Elsewhere
Percentage of cars purchased that were built by unionized crews dropping
Obama's Theme for Tonight: "Promises Kept"
Guessing medical marijuana won't be included in that video package
Palestinians Criticize DNC Platform Change on Jerusalem
The language is at odds with U.S. policy calling for the status of Jerusalem to be resolved through negotiations
Democrats Lose Their Grip on Reality
Apparently, America was an awful place before Obama showed up.
Villaraigosa Defends Decision on Controversial God, Jerusalem DNC Vote
Did two-thirds actually approve platform change?
The Party of Corporate Welfare vs. the Other Party of Corporate Welfare
Elizabeth Warren picks the wrong evening to make a point.
Nickelodeon Apologizes for Jason Biggs' Vulgar RNC Tweets
The channel linked to the actor's Twitter account to a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle feed because the actor is voicing Leonardo
Clinton Stretched His Time and the Truth at DNC
Clinton's speech started in primetime but ended after it, he officially entered Barack Obama's name for the Democratic nomination
Gas Prices and Political Mythology
If there is any issue you can be sure will come up during a presidential election campaign, it's gasoline prices.
Virginia GOP Challenging Virgil Goode's Status on Ballot
Allege petition fraud, want the former Republican Congressman and Constitution Party presidential nominee off the ballot
Obama's Claimed 4.5 Million Jobs Don't Exist
Overall, fewer people are employed now than when the president took office
Kal Penn's Obama Love Targeted by Drug-Reform Spoof Ad
Harold and Kumar wouldn't do well under administration policies
Obama Ordered Platform Revision
The high-profile additions of the words "God" and "Jerusalem" reportedly came straight from the White House
Gary Johnson Poses a Headache for Romney
All that tie talk is based on two-candidate polls; when Johnson is included ... whoops!
Calls for Expanded Federal Power at the DNC
Not that the other leading brand has much of a power-reducing track record
Journalists Roughed Up at DNC
Undercover agents took violent exception to being photographed
"Legitimate Rape" Comment Lives On at DNC
Todd Akin is the gift that keeps on giving to Democrats
MSNBC Wins Cable News Ratings Battle for First Time
DNC a hit on left-leaning news network to the surprise of nobody
