Well, I guess someone thought it important to talk about the moderate wing of the GOP. I applaud it, even if it was put forward by liberals. Any port in the storm, as they say…
Anyway, Twin Cities Public Television has produced a documentary in conjunction with Growth and Justice a non-partisan think tank [...]

2008 has been amazing for us. Over 2,000,000 visitors this year alone and I bet 2009 will be even better.
Many thanks to everybody who has taken part in the conversations.
Here’s to many more in the new year!

U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald

In asking a court to give him a 90-day extension of time to present an indictment of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and Blago’s now ex-chief of staff, John Harris, U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald revealed some details that may point to a much wider and deeper probe of corruption in Illinois politics.
We learned [...]

The line between punishment and reward can be confusing in any culture. Particularly when it comes to sex. (How naughty HAVE we been, Frau Blucher?)
Sex scandals are so day-before-yesterday. Even the infamous Larry Craig restless leg syndrome restroom at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport is losing its skanky luster as a tourist touchstone destination for [...]

John wrote about this a couple days ago and now NBC picks up the meme.

You know how I said Caroline was nearly a lock for this seat? Well, I think I’m going to have to eat those words. Public sentiment is starting to turn against her and if she doesn’t move quickly, the seat is [...]

If the economy doesn’t pick up in a couple years, the Republicans may have a shot…although I think it’s unlikely at this point.

Crist, Huckabee and Romeny I can buy. Huck and Rom because they’ve already ran and Crist because he’s from Florida and can provide a pragmatic Republican juxtaposition to Obama.
Palin and Jindal I don’t [...]

The end of this year has seemed filled with bad news. So here’s something that went right in 2008: American troop deaths in Iraq were down 66% from 2007. That’s a drop from 906 to 309.
The direct cause for the decrease in fatalities is obvious. Attacks in Iraq have dropped from an average of 180 [...]

Blago with Roland Burris (center) and Rep. Bobby Rush (right)
At today’s presser, the Blagovernor announced his choice of former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris to fill Barack Obama’s Senate seat, and then Rep. Bobby Rush gave Burris a big thumbs up.
The Rush endorsement was, I think, the most important news.  Rush (the guy to whom Obama lost [...]

New Years is usually a time for optimism. But here at Donklephant, we’re committed to discussing both sides of everything. So, for all you pessimists out there, here’s a list for you. It’s Saxo Bank’s outrageous predictions for the coming year. I’ve added my own commentary to spice things up.
1) An Iranian revolution. Because that [...]

Soon-to-be Senator Roland Burris?
Rod “I am the Governor” Blagojevich is calling every one’s bluff.  Blago is set later today to appoint former Illinois Attorney General and Comptroller Roland Burris to fill Barack Obama’s Senate seat.
Back on December 9, I made the obvious point that the only “absolutely certain” way to prevent Blago from making this [...]

Here’s the deal…if Chip Saltsman can honestly spin this whole flap by saying that those who called him out for his racially insensitivity are simply pandering to the national press, well, the GOP has truly become the party of clueless white people.
Politico explores the acute tone deafness:
Four days after news broke that the former Tennessee [...]

If you were a Republican Congressman right now…what would you be thinking? That’s what Silver attempts to deconstruct in a recent post.
And while Nate explains the political thought process in detail, I think one thing’s for certain…Obama better be ready for a fight.
From FiveThirtyEight:

But let’s say that the economy still sucks in 2010 — which, [...]

How was he as a President?
Hardball discusses…

What do you think? How will he be remembered?
Discuss.

Along with Michael Steele, Charlie Crist seems to be attempting to move the Republican party into the 21st Century.
Here’s a statement he recently put out about the Chip Saltsman/”Barack The Magic Negro” stupidity…
As the GOP Chairman in one of our nation’s most ethnically and culturally diverse states, I am especially disappointed by the inappropriate words [...]

(Hat tip: Politico.com)
Dame Caroline of Camelot finally sat down with several major media outlets over the past few days, presumably to counter growing criticism of her running away from questions and saying little or nothing about the issues that will come before the Senate she wants to join.
At her sit-down with The New York Times, [...]

David Alexrod talks about Obama’s economic agenda and Israel’s Tzipi Livini talks about her country’s recent operation in Gaza.
By the way, I think Israel’s move was foolish and will only divide the country further. I’m not sure why people continue to think more violence will end violence, but something is going to have to give [...]

Well, yes and no, but it’s refreshing to see that Krauthammer wants to employ some price controls for gasoline. And that’s the bigger story in all of this…that a hard core fiscal conservative sees the need for a more reliable price for gas so the new generation of hybrids will be desirable in the market [...]

As reported earlier, it’ll be a mix of tax cuts and other short term stimulus, but a fair amount will be focused on long term goals as well.
MSNBC takes a look…

And here’s an editorial published over the weekend by Lawrence Summers where he makes sure everybody knows that a centrist economic agenda is on its [...]

A new study published in Pediatrics has found that those who take virginity pledges are just as likely to have sex as their non-pledging peers and are more likely not to use birth control.
Instead of comparing pledge-takers with the general teenage population, this new study used a refined methodology that controlled for the likelihood that [...]