In the American tradition, governments have a purpose – a reason or set of reasons that they exist at all. The Founding Fathers felt compelled to make this clear – first, in the Declaration of Independence: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their […]
Earlier I posted about what I see as the ineptitude of the Democrats and demanded that they stand for something and someone. I think it’s only fair that I spell out what I think that is. First, what they should stand for. It’s simple. Liberals stand for liberty. Liberals, progressives, the left, Democrats, Greens – […]
I’ve been trying hard to restrain myself this morning, but I don’t seem to be able to, so here it comes. The only people to blame for the rout last night are the Democrats. I’m 41 years old, and for my entire life, the Democrats have been on the run. Even during those times when […]
Sometimes you just have to get something off your chest. This is another one of those posts. I’m sympathetic to libertarians. During a meeting of the liberal/progressive social group I organize in Peoria, Ill., the owner of the place where we meet (the quite fine Kelleher’s) introduced a guest of his the other week. This […]
Sometimes you just have to get something off your chest. This is one of those posts. I’ve organized regular get-togethers of the liberal/progressive social group Drinking Liberally in the Peoria area for more than two-and-a-half years. (Online here, at Meetup, and Facebook.) There’s always a healthy debate at our meetings What would you expect from […]
So, a group has begun a 40-day vigil in the Peoria area to end abortion. The Peoria Journal Star has an article on the vigil here. To quote the article: “We’re praying to God to end abortion,” said Karen Guth, the national group’s local director, at East Peoria’s Riverfront Park on Sunday night. “And we’re […]
I don’t mean to give too much weight to the Daily Show, but it is an influential liberal/progressive outlet. So, I want to write a bit more about the view of liberalism Jon Stewart lays out in his announcement of his Rally to Restore Sanity. In his announcement clip, he equally criticizes right- and left-wingers […]
If Beckapalooza wasn’t for you, the Daily Show and the Colbert Report have planned dueling rallies in Washington, D.C., for October 30th – the “Rally to Restore Sanity” (Daily Show) and “Keep Fear Alive” (Colbert). As part of his announcement, Jon Stewart laid out the compelling reasons for scheduling the rally on 10/30: the show […]
I’ve discovered a new podcast called Best of the Left. It’s a digest of many of the major liberal-progressive radio, TV, and podcast programs. I find I’ve heard many of the segments before, but in a recent podcast, he pulled out some “vintage” Bill Moyers from soon after the Citizen’s United case was decided. Moyers […]
So, last night, Tea Party types won big when Christine O’Donnell took the Republican party nomination in the U.S. Senate race in Delaware. That might not work out so well for them, of course, but I’m more interested in something she said during her victory speech: Don’t ever underestimate the power of We the People! […]
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