Red-blooded American males respond, forcefully, when someone accuses them of being un-American. (And hidden within this attack is some subtle racism as well since, you know, Obama's people are dark and from "exotic" dark-skinned places like Hawaii, and some of his ancestors were Muslim, and you know what that means.) It all adds up to someone who won't put their country first. And that kind of person is an un-American traitor.At some point people need to see that Obama can get angry, that he has an inner "asshole." That he can defend himself. That he can be a man. And considering that this is the third time that McCain has basically called Obama un-American, Obama ought to publicly slam McCain and this theme down, hard, now. Full story...
Another proud moment in compassionate conservatism. Bonus money for the failures on Wall Street and food stamp record numbers for the poor.
America's "best and brightest" are not doing very well either on Wall Street or minding their own shop.
Rolling Stone:
From the start, the leaders of the No on Prop 8 campaign and their high-priced consultants failed to realize what they were up against.
Some "real" journalists understand how to blog. That would include Jake Tapper at ABC (and Ben Smith at Politico).
The U.S. is not a theocracy, thank god. Although there are members of Congress who want it to be one.
The entire length of the mall -- from the Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial -- will be used for the crowds at Obama's inauguration.
My sister, Sharon, wanted to make sure I saw the following article. In Maine, the new Speaker of the House, the new President of the Senate, the new Attorney General, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the two U.
Oops. And it just happens to hurt Al Franken's bid for the Senate. No one could have predicated that would happen.
That's kind of like Bush's approval rating, but in reverse. Via MyDD:
President-elect Barack Obama gets soaring marks for his handling of the transition and his choices for the Cabinet, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds, even at a time the public is downbeat over the economy.
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