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Progressive Politics from Memphis

  • Thank You Hillary

    Senator Clinton, I know I’ve been hard on you. I know I said some things that, perhaps cross the margins of polite discussion. Still, despite it all, we are Democrats, and I thank you for your unequivocal support for the Democratic nominee. I think this contest has been great for the party, as a whole,…

  • Primary Challenges: More and Better Democrats

    Ed Note: Just so there’s no confusion, if you can’t see the button to the right of this post, let me express my unequivocal support for Steve Cohen’s campaign. The discussion that follows expresses my opinions on primary contests in general and is targeted at no specific candidate. Many moons ago, the folks over at…

  • Bill Nelson vs. Electoral College

    I swear, I’m liking Bill Nelson (D-FL) more and more every day. This afternoon he introduced a constitutional amendment that would abolish the electoral college. Thank you Bill! The reality is that there is little hope that such an amendment would pass since the Electoral College gives the 30 odd states with 9 or less…

  • Don’t Poke the Bear

    That’s the party line Harry Reid is spouting after coming to the rescue of IDINO Joe Lieberman. Basically, Reid is saying, don’t poke the bear. Lieberman caucuses with the Democrats in the Senate, despite his man crush on John McCain. With a 51-49 majority, Lieberman is important even though everyone knows he’s a tool. Leave…

  • It's Official, THEY LIED

    TPM is reporting that the Senate Intelligence committee has released their Phase II report on pre-war intelligence. The report confirms what has long been suspected by the “unpatriotic” liberal blogoshpere, that many of the assertions of the administration were not consistent with intelligence data. Here’s a sample from the Senator Jay Rockefeller’s press release: –Statements…

  • Fixing the Presidential Primary System – Part 2

    In my last post I talked about some of the bills that have been introduced that attempt to address the mess that our Presidential nominating contests have become. All of these pieces of legislation would seek to federalize the system in one way or another standardizing the process. There is some question as to legality…