It has been a while, but today Michael Zak at Grand Old Partisan, posted about the Demcorats filibustering the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Everett Dirksen (R-IL) comdemned the Democrats and finally got it passed after Robert "KKK" Byrd filibustered the...
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNNMoney.com senior writer Barack Obama's emergence as the presumptive Democratic nominee on Tuesday sets the stage for a sharp partisan debate over the issue weighing most heavily on voters: the economy.Over the past several months, as concern grew about the nation's struggling economy, few major differences surfaced between the proposals of Obama and Democratic rival Hillary Cl
Recognizing that his political downfall is all but unavoidable, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is considering accepting a proposal by senior Kadima ministers and MKs that is intended to allow the party to prepare for early elections while he leaves the Prime Minister's Office in a dignified manner, sources close to Olmert said Thursday.
Hizbollah now has a nation to the north. Hamas still controls
Unbelievable. I'm up early this morning and looking through the stories and what do I see. Some partisan hack story, disguised as objective journalism........again. Yep, that's right, Another one. It is over Time Magazine. It just so happens there Mr. Poniewozik, (Sounds like a polish name, great... I'm tearing into a damn pollack... wonderful... ) Keith Olbermann had a very valid point. I tho
Last Action Gamer is happy to announce that LXG will be teaming up with the kind people over at GamePartisan (click the banner to check out their website) to produce apparel for their gaming mag.The Full Effect has apparently used his skillful tactics in Halo 3 (he bullied the head honcho) to convince the two ventures that it would be a good idea to work together.GamePartisan apparel will be ready
Wonder why it seems to be taking so long for Congress to agree on a housing rescue bill that most can live with? Not surprisingly, the fact that it's an election year has made the politics even more complicated. From a CNNMoney.com story:The momentum behind congressional efforts to let the government offer more aid to struggling homeowners has hit stiff resistance...The wild-card: it's an electi
The success of the Transportation Security Administration's Screening Passengers by Observation Technique program, known as SPOT, has prompted a congressional bi-partisan committee to propose the creation of the Federal Bureau of Crime Prevention to curtail criminal activity before it happens.The SPOT program caused a stir among civil libertarians and other cranks a few months ago when it was reve
The other day, I attacked some major flaws I found in a graph which shows that income growth improves for everyone under Dem Presidents while it decreases for all but the rich under Republican Presidents.I noticed today that both the Great Tyler Cowen and Alex Tabarrok have posted further on this phenomenon, which has been well known and fully explained for quite some time in economist circles. Bottom line, according to Cowen and Tabarrok: it all has to do with a combination of economic certainty and with the willingness of the Fed to pursue anti-inflationary measures under Republican Presidents.If this is accurate, by the way, then it is a strong argument in favor of McCain over Obama, as inflation is becoming a major concern in our economy, while unemployment is still at low levels large
Finally recognizing that spending time on political posturing while the housing market continues to tank is not an ideal re-election strategy, key Senators have reportedly agreed on a plan to spur the housing market with compromises on both sides. Compromises? In the Senate? Wow, this must be serious. From the Wall Street Journal:Key senators agreed on a $15 billion bipartisan plan to spur the housing market, a surprisingly fast compromise that shows how political momentum is shifting toward a more aggressive response to the struggling economy...Democrats, for their part, dropped a bankruptcy provision opposed by Republicans, even though it was a major part of their housing agenda. They, too, are under pressure to show accomplishments this year, amid low public-approval ratings f
Here is another installment from Grand Old PartisanRepublicans denounce Ku Klux Klan dominance of the 1924 Democratic National Convention
Throughout the campaign, but on this day most notably, the Republican
Party denounced William Jennings Bryan (D-NE) for supporting the Ku
Klux Klan at the 1924 Democratic National Convention... Grand Old PArtisanAlso take a look at Michael Zak's book, Back to Basics for the Republican Party
Theres nothing in the article below thats really surprising. It says that conservatives are more concerned about illegal immigration than liberals. It says that liberals are more concerned about the war in Iraq than conservatives. It says conservatives are concerned about protecting the homeland and liberals want socialized medicine. It is all split along party lines and thats what the candidates on either side tend to spend more time on. No shocker there. But it is a good explanation of why there are such different topics heard for Democrats versus Republicans for those that are not political junkies like some of the rest of us. ~RJH LA Times article link Illegal immigration -- truly a partisan concern The new Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll of voters in three states crucial to picking the next president underscores what has been evident by listening to the candidates -- the importance of the illegal immigration issue depends very much on one's partisan inclinations.In a nutsh
Here is another installment from the Grand Old Partisan of the great legacy of the Republicans in Civil Rights causes. Today we salute, Galusha Grow (R-PA).Grand Old Partisan
salutes Galusha Grow (R-PA), born this day in 1823. A recovering
Democrat, he switched from the Party of Slavery to the GOP in 1856
during his third term in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was an
ally of fellow Pennsylvania congressmen David Wilmot and Thaddeus
Stevens... Grand Old PArtisanAlso you can get the blook Back to Basics for the Republican Party, at Amazon.com.
Was quite pleased to see this announcement on behalf of the current Minister of International Cooperation come across my inbox today.I had the opportunity to work with the Canadian Foodgrains Bank fairly extensively during my time at CIDA, particularly with respect to changing the Government of Canada's policy on tied food aid. They are a wonderful homegrown NGO (pardon the bad pun!) and a real example of how faith communities can work together and with government to serve the greater good.Congratulations and keep up the great work!
Here is the dumb part: By Scott Wyman South Florida Sun-Sentinel June 13, 2007, 1:19 PM EDT Rush Limbaugh has long been a thorn in the side of liberals, but now, because of him, some Democratic politicians don't even want to join with a local radio station to broadcast hurricane information.Radio station WIOD, AM 610, has been the official channel for emergency information from Broward County government for the past year. The County Commission, all Democrats, balked at renewing the deal Tuesday, unable to stomach the station also being home to Limbaugh's talk show.and here is the funny part: Limbaugh responded to the commissioners Wednesday on his radio show. He said the county's qualms about WIOD are a sign of out-of-control partisanship in the nation.Thank you so much Mr.Obvious. You forgot to add "which I helped create" to that last sentence.
File this one under Moutains out of MolehillsCalling Himself ‘The Whitest Man In America,’ Fox’s Gibson Defends ‘Ooga Booga Fever’Last week, during a discussion of the “TB Man story,” Fox News anchor John Gibson declared that tuberculosis usually affects someone “from the third world” or who contracted “ooga booga fever” in “some godforsaken hellhole.” Noting the criticism of his remarks from Media Matters and ThinkProgress, Gibson responded on the June 1 edition of his radio show. Calling himself “the whitest man in America, who is the black man’s best friend,” Gibson said his comments were not racist because he had just “invented” the term. “Now, I could have called it Machu Picchu fever or Latino jungle fever or something. I’ve gotten sick in those places too.” (Gibson noted, however, that he wouldn’t have called it “Potomac fever,” after Washington, DC.) Later, Gibson contradicted himself, claiming he learned the phrase from reading
Grand Old Partisan is a blog dedicated to showing how the Republicans were instramental in getting Civil Rights into American Politics. Every day he salutes a Republican figure that helped get Civil Rights legislation passed or helped bring about Civil...
Labour look to take a drumming in both local and regional elections, with declining support in Scotland and even Wales as well as discontent across English local councils.With local election campaigns focusing on a curious blend of the parochial and the national, rubbish collection and Iraq, Labour seems set to lose up to 600 seats. In Scotland, Labour remains 4 percentage points behind the SNP (Populus), though it is making up ground and has 30 per cent of the vote. In Wales, the forgotten battleground, Labour commands about 35 per cent of the vote, and should win about 25 seats (alas, second hand ITV/NOP).It is worth remembering the excellent reasons to vote Labour. I will not go into local issues, as to do so would require an overview of all 312 local authorities - a job better left to the local parties and bloggers. Rather, it is worth remembering why Labour is a worthwhile choice for regional government, and has done some good work in the regions.This does, however, need to be di
Bi-Partisan National Political SuccessAs an Independent candidate for Governor of Maine in 2006, I was fortunate to publish 30 Op-Ed articles across Maine’s largest newspapers exploring bi-partisan solutions across policy areas. The same fighting that has been seen at the national level had been intruding in a similar manner in our traditionally more politically civil state of Maine. The prior state budget, for example, had been passed very narrowly and acrimoniously across strict party lines amid recriminations, name-calling and a lot of twists and turns.National Electorate ConcernsNationally, the 2006 mid-term elections sent a message, perhaps somewhat received, of the public’s dire frustration in regard to partisan maneuvering and fighting.This type of dissatisfaction with the political process is nothing new. Nationally, there has been talk or action regarding impeachment of 3 out of our last 7 Presidents (Democrat and Republicans). This is kind of scary when you think about it
Protestors pack the square in front of Seoul City Hall on Saturday, urging the government to halt plans to take over wartime operational control of Korean troops and revise controversial private school laws. (photo and caption taken from the Digital Chosunilbo website).
In 200,000 Protest in Seoul Against Ruling Government GI Korea writes about the recent protest against the Roh Moo-hyun
As a university professor with rather strong progressive political views, I was intrigued by a recent post at Pharyngula. The post concerns the complaints of Minnesota Republicans over a University of Minnesota professor sending e-mails from her campus e-mail account to rally support Al Franken in his possible run for the Senate. Although the professor in question included a disclaimer in her messages that her message was not endorsed by the university and that she was acting as an individual rather than a university representative, that was not enough to stop the complaints.The primary objections to this professor's use of her university e-mail account to promote Franken were political and financial. A state employee should not be allowed to use taxpayer-supported resources to promote political candidates. At least that appears to be the core of the complaint in this case.Pharyngula's PZ Myers disagreed rather strongly (to put it mildly). He seems to think that the complaints are to
Captain Comics of Scripps-Howard News fails to impress with what he has to say about Civil War's long-delayed finale:Marvel's "Civil War" miniseries, which was originally scheduled to end in November, 2006, finally wraps up this month. A lot of people have loathed this "Marvel Event," which involved the publisher's entire line and split their superheroes down the middle in a political dispute over civil liberties vs. security. I've actually enjoyed it, and look forward to the new, politically charged landscape of the Marvel Universe. But I think everyone, including me, has been frustrated by all the delays.More than just the delays, I'm afraid. It's because of how it attacks US government policy and the War on Terror, the opposition to illegal immigration, and even airport security measures, as J. Michael Straczynski's last issue of Fantastic Four could suggest.And I do not look forward at all to if the MCU is going to be more politically charged now. Not that it hasn't ever be
