I'm a thirty-something year old Dutch C/C++ programmer whose love for SF has resulted in an interest in US politics. Somewhere in between work, reading, and politics I also enjoy Japanese manga and anime.
During the most recent presidential election campaign, I happened to ask what was so wrong about Clinton's lying about his affair with Monica L. Except for Bill, Hillary and Monica, that all was surely was no one else's business, right? The exceedingly vehement response to that was that Clinton had committed a horrible crime by encouraging someone else to actually lie to Congress! Now, only a year and a bit later, we've all found out about Bush's illegal spying on Americans which he chose to do in spite of Congress's explicit refusal to give him that power. So, where have all those 'Congress hallowing' Republicans gone? Why aren't they being just as loudly incensed about Bush's contempt for Congress as they were during Clinton's presidency? Who are the hypocrites now?
· WI-08: Wingnut plans to run as "conservative independent" (desmoinesdem)
· 50 percent of southerners say Obama better president than Bush (desmoinesdem)
· What Yesterday Says About Young Voters (Mike Connery)
· Max Blumenthal on the dysfunctional movement driving the GOP (Mike Connery)
· IA-Gov: Culver launches second tv ad (desmoinesdem)
· Hilarious Vid On Why We Must Vote No On Issue 2!! (Cliff Schecter)
· NY-23: Scozzafava Drops Out! (lipris)
· NY-23: Pataki Goes Rogue, Endorses Teabagger Darling Doug Hoffman (lipris)
· Dunne Considering Run For VT-Gov (Nathan Empsall)
· McGovern Grandson Looks to Challenge Thune in 2010 (Jonathan Singer)
· IA-03: Two potential challengers for Boswell (desmoinesdem)
· NJ-Gov: Daggett Goes After Christie and Corzine (Jonathan Singer)