The Left CoasterAn outside-the-Beltway perspective on current events, politics, media, and the arts. We are proud to be part of the Reality-Based Community.Sunday Quick Hits- June 15, 2008 Tomorrow same-sex couples can seek marriage licenses in California starting at 5pm. However, getting married wasn't aways a goal of the gay community. From the San Francisco Chronicle comes a piece that charts the path taken by the gay community to a seeking the right to marry. First lady is a hard job these days, and Michelle Obama has become a target of the virulent lies and smears of the angry conservatives. Wicked smears seem to be the fate of smart, independent and strong women...http://www.theleftcoaster.com/archives/012705.php Knives and Guns and Fights, Oh My- June 15, 2008 Ive been amused in the last 24 hours to the latest manufactured uproar in the corporate and right-wing blogs to the tough-guy beat em up rhetoric of Senator Barack Obama, who said if they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun at a fundraiser Friday. Wry smiles result not from the classic corporate and Republican bleating from the confrontation, but from the Obama supporters who proclaim a Democrat who fights is actually a new modern phenomena, coupled with a semi-snooty huffiness that...http://www.theleftcoaster.com/archives/012704.php Open Thread- June 15, 2008 We know that it hard to find Republicans willing to stay in the Congress. Well, it turns out that for those who are who are still running, it is very difficult to get financial backing. It seems the GOP is stuck between the proverbial rock and hard place. Your turn now.http://www.theleftcoaster.com/archives/012703.php Hatred of America Ratcheted Up- June 14, 2008 Its inexplicable to me how such alleged stewards of the crown jewels of Democracyhabeas corpus, the 4th Amendmentcould harbor such hatred for America, but the Iraqi people hate us because we lied to war on them and exploit their resources, that much is crystal clear, the worst President of all time trying to jam permanent bases down their throats without even seeking approval of his own Congress. Of course the Iraqi people despise us for that, and naturally this has led to a ladder of...http://www.theleftcoaster.com/archives/012702.php Open Thread- June 14, 2008 Friends of the well-connected. Remember, the way Countrywide got rich was by charging extra to the less fortunate. It is truly the second Gilded age. Your turn.http://www.theleftcoaster.com/archives/012701.php |