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Willing to Prevent the Downfall of Civilization, So Long As They Don’t Have to Leave the House

June 21st, 2010 · No Comments · AR, Law and Justice, Politics, Supreme Court

Over the weekend, Dahlia Lithwick posted an article on Slate about the lack of courage in today’s political debate.  Specifically, she discussed the successful efforts of gay marriage opponents to keep cameras out of the courtroom in the trial over California’s Prop 8 and a recent Supreme Court case regarding whether the state of Washington [...]

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The State of the Union. . . Depends on Mitch McConnell Growing a Conscience

January 28th, 2010 · 1 Comment · AR, Politics

My expectation going into last night’s State of the Union address was that the President would be bold and combative in tone, but timid and capitulatory in substance.  In other words, that he would renew his call  for victory on major issues like climate change and health care, but dramatically redefine what victory means in [...]

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Difficult Compromises We Can Believe In!

October 12th, 2009 · 3 Comments · AR, Politics

NBC’s John Harwood has quoted an anonymous White House adviser dismissing criticism of the president from progressives, particularly on the issue of gay rights, as coming from the “internet fringe left” and saying “those bloggers need to take off their pajamas, get dressed and realize that governing a closely divided country is complicated and difficult.” [...]

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Taking the Fun Out of Bruno

July 13th, 2009 · 1 Comment · AR, Arts and Entertainment, Politics

First, I want to be clear that I laughed often and loudly at Bruno, and highly recommend seeing it. I am, however, troubled by the broader implications and share Emily’s fear that the movie “may push certain audiences to continue to believe that homophobic beliefs and behavior are acceptable.” As I’ve read assorted commentary on [...]

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The Problem With Bipartisanship

June 30th, 2009 · No Comments · AR, Politics

Frank Rich had a fantastic column in the NY Times over the weekend about President Obama’s inaction on gay rights (hat tip to Emily Posts). It reminded me of Bill Maher’s recent exhortation to Obama to be more like Bush in terms of plowing ahead with his agenda and not caring what anyone thinks of [...]

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