Archive for February 17th, 2009
February 17th, 2009
 
Nate Silver, one of the rising young stars of the blogosphere, has a PROVOCATIVE PIECE about the two major wings of progressivism — rational and radical.
One of the more interesting aspects of Silver’s analysis is that he sees radical progressivism, which is rooted in part in Marxism, as the more likely of the two wings to find common ground with the far right on some issues.
UPDATE: Upon further consideration, I think the headline on this post is off-base. Radical progressivism has little in common with liberalism. It is too often illiberal.
February 17th, 2009
Democratic Sen. Roland Burris of Illinois NOW ADMITS that he tried to raise funds for Rod Blagojevich.
The clock would seem to be ticking swiftly toward midnight on the man’s brief career in the U.S. Senate.
UPDATE: The Chicago Tribune CALLS for Burris to resign.
UPDATE II: Sam Stein of HuffPo SAYS Burris could be expelled from the Senate if he doesn’t quit first.
February 17th, 2009
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Fred “The Beetle” Barnes LIKENS the Great Decider to the Great Emancipator.
Why haven’t the rest of us noticed this similarity?
February 17th, 2009
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We need more true patriots like THIS GUY to warn us about how them danged liberals are trying to sap us of our precious bodily fluids.
February 17th, 2009
 
As usual, Roy Edroso is OUR GUIDE.
(Incidentally, some of you regular commenters here at Applesauce might find a few kindred spirits on this tour of the political netherworld. Stop and linger for a while, if you’d like, but y’all come back now, ya hear?)
February 17th, 2009
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Congress, which is never very popular with the general populace, has suddenly gained an APPROVAL RATING that’s only a little short of the average over the past 35 years.
This jump of 12 percentage points in the Gallup poll in just one month seems largely attributable to the economic stimulus bill.
February 17th, 2009
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What was that about Republican unity in the face of Barack Obama’s socialistic schemes?
GOPÂ governors, who have to deal with the tough realities of running their respective states, tend to PART COMPANY with their party’s ideologues in Congress on the matter of the newly-enacted economic stimulus package.
