Just to clarify a few things here, I am absolutely not interested in perpetuating any democratic/liberal orthodoxy. As I read my site, I noticed a rail against the Ann Coulter article, and a filibuster snippet cut from dailykos. Both are worthy of note, and things that I think are important, but one might get the impression from that small sample that I am a 100% leftist demagogue, which is not the case.
Here are a few things I'm not against:
John Bolton - He may be an ass, but he's the president's ass. I'll take the Russ Feingold view here.
Two-Sided Ethics Investigations - I think that there is plenty to dig into with the Delay/Abramoff travel, but I also suspect that such practices are rampant on both sides of the aisle. If there are similar tales about Reid & Pelosi as I've heard suggested, then I want to hear them and see them on the front page.
Lawrence Summers - Those who wanted this guy out would seek to destroy academic freedom and inquiry. Can you really be a bad guy for asking a question?
Iraq Optimism - I may have been against the war, but we still need to do everything we can to make this work. There is a decent opportunity to genuinely remake this part of the world, and if it is successful it will be a huge victory, and a vast legacy for George W. Bush.
I will continue to post about government for and by the rich power interests, other abuses of power, religion influencing politics, rejection of rational analysis and science, and other topics. Undoubtedly many of these positions will be against the republican power structure, but that's how things are when one party has dominant control. I'll be more than happy to criticize democrats anytime that they are in a position to say and do things that I think hurts the country.
-dave
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