The Sunshine Empire

Yesterday I wrote on the manufactured outrage from the right about the supposed bow from President Obama to Saudi King Abdullah. One day prior the good people over at Wonkette did a much better job of pointing out George W. Bush’s much more servile behavior in the past.

“Here is a lesson in creative writing. First rule: Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing. All they do is show you’ve been to college.” -Kurt Vonnegut

One thing that was of particular concern during the Bush Administration was the blatant and gross violations of the law that occurred with regard to warrentless wiretapping. One of the things that candidate Obama insisted was that we did not have to abandon our values to fight terrorism. The implicit message was that the rule [...]

Let’s be completely honest about President Obama’s trip to Europe. The conservative narrative has been that when the President discussed the “arrogance” of American foreign policy over the last 8 years he was not “running down America” or apologizing for America. He was apologizing for the Bush Administration plain and simple. When you spend your [...]

“A typical vice of American politics is the avoidance of saying anything real on real issues.” -Theodore Roosevelt (Former United States President)