Catching Up on Syria – Open Thread

Catching Up on Syria – Open Thread

UPDATED 9/10 The President speaks to the American people tonight about Syria. We have a feeling he’s been busy revising his speech after a couple of fast moving developments. Viewers of any one of SIX different television news programs got a sneak peek of his...
#MOW50: Talking About the March on Washington

#MOW50: Talking About the March on Washington

Fifty years ago, Martin Luther King had a dream — a vision that was celebrated today, once again, at the Lincoln Memorial. Sadly, while our society has made progress in the half century since civil rights leaders demanded jobs and equality, we are not there yet....
SCOTUS Guts the Voting Rights Act

SCOTUS Guts the Voting Rights Act

Whoever said that news slows down in the summer did not anticipate a week like this one. Let’s begin with the Supreme Court, which issued a decision this morning that gutted the landmark Voting Rights Act. Those of you who remember your history lessons already...
Jeb Bush Can Lead Himself Back to Retirement

Jeb Bush Can Lead Himself Back to Retirement

Jeb Bush has published a new book on Immigration. If you’ve heard about it at all, it’s probably from stories that say he flip-flopped on his position, or speculation that the book indicates he’s running for President in 2016. (Another President...
DNC – Day 2: Clinton and Warren SCORE

DNC – Day 2: Clinton and Warren SCORE

The opening night of the Democratic National Convention got higher ratings than last week’s gathering of the Republicans in Tampa. Last night, the Democrats doubled down on their smackdown of the GOP-Romney-Ryan Path to Economic Destruction. Obama campaign aide...