Waxman Defeats Dingell, Blue Dogs Get Spanked
This week the Senate voted to remain an exclusive club of self-protection and entitlement by letting Bush enabler Joe Lieberman keep his gavel, but the House has voted for progress.
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Arianna Huffington: Obama's Call to Service Meets the Economic Meltdown
On Monday afternoon I got a blast email from the Obama campaign. I immediately wondered what I was going to be asked to do: Donate to the Franken campaign? Make calls for Jim Martin down in Georgia? It turned out to be neither. The campaign was letting me know that barackobama.com was directing visitors to volunteer for relief efforts to aid the victims of the Southern California fires. Obama's high-tech outreach has been instrumental in getting people to donate millions of dollars and contribute millions of hours working on the campaign. Now, with Americans facing economic challenges unlike any in our lifetime -- with metaphorical fires burning all across the country -- will it become a hub for civic action?
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Obama: Don't Hire Hillary
As a professor of global affairs and an international security advisor to both the U.S. military and President of Afghanistan, I say if Obama wants to mend scars he should send her flowers.
Obama Wins -- For Black and White Americans... What's Next?
For white Americans, the election of Obama does not mean the conversation on race is over, that we are past race as an issue, and that we can now forget about affirmative action.
An Open Letter To Joe Lieberman
I submit to you, Sen. Lieberman, that you were punished yesterday more than you realize. Stick with me on this. I'll explain: it never fully occurred to me how Obama would use his strengths in a position of leadership. Until this week.
Obanomics
Obama fundamentally trusts markets, but believes that they make grievous errors (I'll say!), and that those errors must at times be aggressively corrected. Is that a new idea? If so, then no wonder we're screwed.
Obama's Big Congressional Victory
Rep. Dingell, as the chair of the House energy and commerce committee, was nothing more than a shill for the auto industry, working overtime to suppress any attempts at controlling pollution or raising mileage limits.
Obama's Post-Election Good Outweighs the Bad Remnants of the Past
The positive and uplifting spirit of the African American community and all others of goodwill will not be broken by the these latest random acts of madness -- the threats made against Obama.
Detroit Bailout -- Let ExxonMobil Foot the Bill
Listening to the auto execs this week, you'd think it would have offered a humble moment for them to come clean on their mistakes. But no, they continue to deny any responsibility for the mess they are in.
Rahm Emanuel's Political Pirouettes
If Emanuel's legendary aggressiveness were put to work in the service of "good government," he might, indeed, do wonderful things. But I somehow doubt that's what Obama has in mind for his friend.
So You Want A Big Electric Car?
As people discover the many advantages of electric vehicles, their momentum will build. Not only are these cars green and responsible, they also enhance National Security.
Obamas Expected to Have Sex in White House, Insiders Say
Although it was common for American presidents to have marital sex in the White House throughout the 19th Century, the practice has become increasingly rare in modern times.
How Obama Can Win the World's Trust
America has no need to act as if it has nothing to teach the rest of the world. The best way to do so is to revive America's finest traditions.
Prince Charles Rings the Death-Knell for the British Monarchy
Charles Windsor has just announced that he is seizing the role of president for himself, without an election. This news finally offers a vision of how the rusty British monarchy will fall.
Dingell to the Junk Yard: Henry Waxman Deposes John Dingell on House Energy Committee
Bye bye MIchigan, hello California: The House Democrats have finally cleared some old spare parts out of the way in anticipation of President Obama's agenda.
Shut it down! Now!
Wall Street and its associated analysts, brokers, traders and investors are simply too stupid to operate at this point. So let's not let them.
Retire Admiral Mullen
Officers like Mullen must be reminded of a basic lesson of democracy -- the military is there to carry out the civilian authority's orders, not to publicly pressure the president to follow the Pentagon line.
Will Henry Paulson Sink Detroit?
Mr. Paulson now stands to gain lasting notoriety as the person who destroyed the domestic U.S. auto industry, and the economies of the Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana along with them.
Obama's One-Time Opportunity: to Restructure the American Economy
Restoring economic growth alone will not restore our fortunes. In fact, too rapid growth -- in house construction, in stock prices and in energy consumption -- has caused the present problem.
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