As I write this, the President is delivering the 2006 State of the Union address. No surprises so far, except this one: "So to prevent another attack - based on ... Read More

"I learned that when you are willing to make sacrifices for a great cause, you will never be alone, because you will have divine companionship and the support of good ... Read More

"There's one way to guarantee that the judges who are appointed to the Supreme Court are judges that reflect our values. And that's to win elections," Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) ... Read More

"I just feel that filmmakers are much more proactive since the second Bush administration. I think that everybody is trying to declare their independence and state their case for the ... Read More

"The top climate scientist at NASA says the Bush administration has tried to stop him from speaking out since he gave a lecture last month calling for prompt reductions in ... Read More

The DNC announced this week that Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa will deliver the party's Spanish-language rebuttal to the President's State of the Union address. Los Angeles-born, UCLA-educated Villaraigosa, the ... Read More

The new approval ratings for 2006 US Senate races are enough to make a Democrat's heart sing....and give great hope that the Democratic party will soon claim more than the ... Read More

"An official assessment drawn up by the US foreign aid agency depicts the security situation in Iraq as dire, amounting to a 'social breakdown' in which criminals have 'almost free ... Read More

A new Zogby International poll reports that 52% of Americans now want Congress to consider impeachment for President Bush if he illegally wiretapped American citizens without judicial approval. The Zogby ... Read More

""Karl Rove only has a White House job and a security clearance because President Bush has refused to keep his promise to fire anyone involved in revealing the identity of ... Read More

"“Instead of helping seniors, the new Medicare drug program has made it more difficult for them. One of my constituents actually had to call my office from the pharmacy to ... Read More

About.com Guide to Environmental Issues, Larry West, has a "must-read" article on his site, Global Warning May Kill Billions This Century. Larry writes "If almost anyone other than James Lovelock ... Read More

"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. " --- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ------------------------------ "When President Bush signed the new ... Read More

AP is reporting this morning, "Al-Jazeera on Thursday broadcast portions of an audiotape purportedly from Osama bin Laden, saying al-Qaida is making preparations for attacks in the United States ... Read More

The respected Taegan Goddard's Political Wire reveals today that "Although the White House insists President Bush never met Jack Abramoff --- except maybe at large gatherings --- the Texas Observer ... Read More

The liberal blogosphere can't stop exulting over Al Gore's heroic and articulate speech yesterday, warning of President George Bush's dire threats to the US constitution. In it, Gore stood up ... Read More

Today, Al Gore delivered one of the great speeches in American history, in which, in decrying the dire Constitutional crisis created in the US by President George W. Bush, ... Read More

"It is time for all people of conscience to call upon America to return to her true home of brotherhood and peaceful pursuits. We cannot remain silent as our nation ... Read More

Meet California's newest convert to Democratic thinking, Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Last time we saw Governator Arnold, it was November 2004, and he singlehandedly spent (i.e. wasted...) $300 ... Read More

After listening to Judge Alito answer senatorial questions for three days, I wholeheartedly agree with today's New York Times editorial assessment of Alito's fitness to be a Supreme Court Justice....Judge ... Read More

The San Francisco Chronicle reports today about the California state legislature, "An effort to suspend the death penalty was narrowly approved by a legislative committee Tuesday as proponents argued the ... Read More

" This business of burning human beings with napalm, of filling our nation's homes with orphans and widows, of injecting poisonous drugs of hate in to the veins of peoples ... Read More

Keith Porter, About.com's Guide to Globalization, has written a dynamite new article series on "An Overview of How America Relates to the World - Who Makes US Foreign Policy ?" ... Read More

Last week, Elizabeth Vargas, a respected 20-year broadcast journalist, began as co-anchor of ABC's World News Tonight. Her co-anchor is veteran correspondent Bob Woodruff. A Hispanic in a field with ... Read More

"It is beyond shocking to think that as Prime Minister Sharon fights for his life, Pat Robertson would attack his character and disparage the risks Ariel Sharon took to bring ... Read More

On January 5, 24 House of Representatives members, including Rep. John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) and Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), sent a letter to President Bush requesting information concerning the controversial ... Read More

This afternoon, I received an email from the National Jewish Democratic Council, as follows..... "As the prayers of Americans, Israelis, and world leaders alike are focused on Israeli Prime Minister Ariel ... Read More

Mark March 5, 2006 on your calendar. It was announced this morning that Jon Stewart of Comedy Central's The Daily Show will be the sole host of the 78th ... Read More

Just before Christmas, I received an email from mega-church Pastor Rick Warren, bestselling author of many books, including "The Purpose Driven Life," dubbed by Forbes magazine as "the best book ... Read More

I am pleased to announce the first-released name of a featured speaker at the YearlyKos liberal community convention......Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid (D-NV). If you're unfamiliar with Senator Reid's strong ... Read More

Speaking about Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY).... "She's the greatest fundraiser the Republicans have ever had." --- William Safire, New York Times columnist for over 30 years and Pulitzer Prize winner, ... Read More

The President continues to insist that warrantless spying on Americans may be illegal for everyone else, but it's perfectly OK if you're the President. Bush protestations even persuaded General Colin ... Read More