1. Drug-War Assassinations
(Newsletter)

...ve different platforms, use different rhetoric, call each other bad names, and (in the case of the elephants) filibuster bills and impeach and prosecute abuses and crimes by the other side. One team w...

2. The Lesson from Obama\'s Cowardly Flip-Flop
(Newsletter)

...inest political tradition, Obama voted in favor of President Bush’s wiretap/immunity bill, after promising to filibuster it before he secured the Democratic Party nomination. CONTINUE... US cond...

3. Kid Activist vs the Beltway Octopus
(Opinions/Humor)

...ger Surface- to- Air Missile, land some clean shots and not get trapped on the ropes by the bum’s rush of the filibuster. And speaking of bums, his team needs to keep an eye on that cut man, the punch...

4. Leading Political, Legal Blogger Glenn Greenwald
(Opinions/Interview)

...t programs, but now has announced he not only will not support a public option, he would join in a Republican filibuster against it. He comes from the insurance state, from Connecticut. Talk about Lie...

5. Which Side Are You On?
(Opinions/Politic)

...ve different platforms, use different rhetoric, call each other bad names, and (in the case of the elephants) filibuster bills and impeach and prosecute abuses and crimes by the other side. One team w...

6. Twelve Twisted Truths
(Editor/Daily)

...Sarah Palin was right 9. No bill is needed to end wars, and no Senate 10. There is nothing romantic about the filibuster 11. Most Americans are sane, smart, and powerful 12. Astroturf is not green Her...

7. John Pilger on Honduras, Iran, the Media and Obama's Wars
(Opinions/Daily)

...ion certification of Al Franken to be the 60th Democrat in the Senate, the Democrats have a super majority, a filibuster-proof majority. They can pass anything they want. The question is from foreign ...

8. The Purloined Constitution
(Opinions/Politic)

...es of Congress and possession of the White House. If Democrats did not want Republican senators to be able to filibuster any bills, they would take one or more of the following steps: change the numbe...

9. Blue Virginia
(Opinions/Bulletin)

...emocrats, come January, will hold the White House and sizable majorities in the House and Senate, including a filibuster-proof 60 seats or very close to it in the Senate. (And Republican senators from...

10. GOP's New McCarthyism
(Opinions/Daily)

...u, if they’re going to vote with you on the issues, as a president, you can move a great deal of legislation. Filibusters are the key. Don’t worry about the veto; worry about the filibuster. The threa...