Earlier this year TIME had the privilege of hosting an intern who was also a veteran of the war in Iraq. After graduating from Princeton, Jonathan “Nate” Rawlings became a captain in the Army and served two tours in Iraq, often commanding a gun truck through some of Iraq’s most dangerous regions. After that, he [...]
The DSCC responds to Christine O’Donnell’s amazing new ad. (Just kidding. Still priceless.):
A damning video from ThinkProgress featuring the words of Republicans who want to cut the budget…. in theory:
She’s you. Although I suspect you believe in evolution.
Over the weekend, the U.S. State department warned Americans living in or traveling to Europe that “al Qaeda and affiliated organizations continue to plan terrorist attacks” there. This is not news: scarcely a day has passed in nine years without someone from the White House, Homeland Security or the State department telling Americans that al [...]
“That is clearly up to the states.” -Joe Miller, Republican Senate nominee in Alaska, arguing the federal minimum wage should be abolished. During an interview with ABC News and Politico published on Monday, Miller also invoked the 10th Amendment to explain his opposition to federal unemployment insurance. “If you like big government,” Miller said, “move [...]
If you missed it yesterday, this New York Times article provides a wonderful (and entertaining) service to people trying to understand the political advertising on their televisions this campaign season. Them for some larger context, see the Washington Post‘s latest offering on the outside-group game, where the dollar figures are skyrocketing–and Republicans are swamping Democrats. [...]
Who says the Internet is transforming politics? Just take a look at Rahm’s new campaign video. There it is on the desk, a paper reference book, Roget’s II, just like the one your grandfather used to use. And I think that’s a Merriam Webster dictionary. [Insert searching-for-the-right-profanity joke here.] And then there is Rahm, who [...]
