Speaking of Terri Schiavo…

2 comments January 6th, 2009

 

I mentioned Terri Schiavo HERE the other day, and now, by coincidence, comes NEWS that certain conservative forces are bent on revisiting the Schiavo case for political purposes. 

Back in the day, Franken did a great Jagger

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Happy Birthday, Applesauce!

7 comments January 6th, 2009

 

One year ago today, this humble little blog set sail on its maiden voyage on the turbulent seas of American politics, proudly bearing the flag of liberalism and fearlessly ready for battle against reactionary forces wherever they might rear their ugly heads.

It’s been a great year from several standpoints. Our side prevailed in the November elections, and Applesauce has racked up more than 111,000 page views, by far the most among all the blogs here at rrstar.com.

This post is our 1,773rd, and the next comment from a reader will be the 8,353rd.

I am sincerely grateful to our many Applesauce visitors and especially to those brave enough to register comments at the risk of snarky rejoinders from me and other commenters.

Keep ‘em coming.

Senate should seat Burris and move on

8 comments January 6th, 2009

 

After long consideration, I’ve reluctantly concluded that the U.S. Senate should bow to certain legal and political realities and give Roland Burris the seat to which Rod Blagojevich has appointed him.

Yeah, Blago’s a crook, but he’s still the governor of Illinois and still has the authority to make the Senate appointment.

Yeah, Burris is an idiot for accepting the appointment under the circumstances, but idiocy has never been a disqualification for the Senate.

Attorney Miles Mogulescu makes what I consider a GOOD CASE for the Senate ending this ridiculous sideshow by seating Burris and getting on with the people’s business.

Afghanistan is “Barack Obama’s war”

4 comments January 6th, 2009

HERE’s a bunch of stuff about Afghanistan you probably didn’t know.

January 2001 compared with January 2009

16 comments January 6th, 2009

 

Eight years ago this month, when Bill Clinton was packing up his stuff at the White House after serving two terms as president, 61 percent of Americans said they approved of the job he had done (the sex scandal and impeachment notwithstanding).

Today, as George W. Bush prepares to leave after his two terms as president, only 24 percent of Americans approve of the job he’s done (despite his not having been impeached or embroiled in a sex scandal).

More such fascinating numbers are available HERE.