Deborah's US Liberal Politics Blog

"Yes, I know we have made tactical errors, thousands of them." ------ Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on March 31, 2006, when answering questions of teenage students at ... Read More

"...the Senate has voted for a halfhearted package of reforms that would come nowhere near curing the easy money, quid pro quo culture that now bedevils the Capitol," editorializes the ... Read More

Just in case you still held the delusion that the Bush Administration planned to withdraw from Iraq or was seeking peace for the world.....Agence France-Presse (AFP) reports today: "The ... Read More

Demonstrations over US immigration policies have quieted today in the greater Los Angeles area. Two days ago, on Monday, while running an errand in Santa Ana, I got caught on ... Read More

Numerous odd and fascinating political stories are making the media rounds this morning. Thought you might enjoy reading tidbits from a few of the funnier scary-but-true tales.... From NewsAdvance: Sen John ... Read More

While 500,000 people marched in the streets of downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, I was 20 miles south of them, at a community forum with Congressman Ed Royce ... Read More

"Q: What's your assessment of the war in Iraq? A: Utter debacle. But it had to be from the very first. The reasons were wrong. The reasons of this administration for ... Read More

A sure sign that George Bush is sagging badly in public approval ratings is that wife Laura profers one of her infrequent interviews, especially to CNN's soft-question maestro, Larry King. ... Read More

"Never before has our party been more organized in advance of an election," exulted Democratic Party Chair Howard Dean today in an email sent to Democratic insiders. "With new ... Read More

In today's New York Times, Cardinal Roger Mahony, Archbishop of Los Angeles, the nation's largest Catholic diocese, defends his opposition and call for civil disobedience to HR 4437, the immigration ... Read More

"I'm a liberal. I'm confused when that became a bad word...." George Clooney told CNN's Larry King on February 16,2006. Clooney continued, "....the liberal movement morally, you know, has stood ... Read More

On March 16, 2003, three days before the US attacked Iraq without provocation, President George Bush said in a speech.... "The dictator of Iraq and his weapons of mass destruction are ... Read More

"Any objective analysis of our country's fiscal history would have to conclude this administration and this rubberstamping Republican Congress are the most fiscally irresponsible in the history of our country. ... Read More

There's a new kid on the political block in Connecticut, and he's challenging three-term senator Joe Lieberman for the Democratic senatorial nomination in 2006. His name is Ned Lamont, a ... Read More

Speaking in Florida on Monday, Bill Richardson, Governor of New Mexico and darkhorse Democratic candidate for the 2008 presidential race, weighed in on illegal immigration policies. Richardson, whose mother was ... Read More

"It’s a form of hypocrisy that’s becoming emblematic of the Bush era. Four years ago, President Bush held a big photo-op to showcase after-school programs at a Delaware Boys and ... Read More

Political party mavericks have fared poorly over the past few days. Last weekend, independent-minded Republican Senator John McCain (R-AZ) came in a distant, disappointing fourth in the first Republican Party ... Read More

On NBC's Meet the Press today, Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) eloquently expressed Democratic frustration with the Bush Administration on US port security and on national security priorities: "MR. RUSSERT: ... Read More

"In cities and towns all across America, people pay for their own lunches and their own dinners. People who make far less than we do. People who can't afford their ... Read More

Calls for the impeachment of President George W. Bush and cohort Vice-President Dick Cheney grow louder and stronger with each passing week. This past week, members of the mainstream ... Read More

The Republican culture of corruption is unexpectedly about to explode, just as support for the Bush administration implodes to Nixon-esque lows...and just as bipartisan House leadership voted 62 - 2 ... Read More

"Upon the subject of education, I can only say that I view it as the most important subject which we as a people may be engaged in." ----- Abraham ... Read More

Why is this not viewed as grotesque hate speech, something to be abhorred by all Americans rather than winkingly overlooked by many? Why is this reported by the press as ... Read More

As I sit here clearing emails and catching up on reading, I'm watching the Academy Awards red carpet arrivals. Some commentators are bemoaning the political tone of this year's Best ... Read More

March is Womens' History Month, and there's little I admire more than women who use their gifts and passions to pursue noble professions, create works of beauty, and fight ... Read More

At Ash Wednesday services this week, Catholic Cardinal Roger Mahony, head of the Los Angeles Archdiocese, paid special homage to the plight of illegal immigrants and entoned to all Catholics.... ... Read More

Last night, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed a resolution, by a vote of 7 - 3, asking their Democratic representatives in Congress to pursue the impeachment of President ... Read More

''I thought it was going to help. I thought it would help remind people that if bin Laden doesn't want Bush to be the president, something must be right with ... Read More