Michael Tomasky

Blogs
February 10, 2013
Obama's Drones Turn Rightbloggers Into Civil Libertarians, If Only Temporarily
NBC recently brought to light the Obama Administration's policy of conducting drone attacks on civilians "even if there is no intelligence indicating they are engaged in an active plot to attack the U.S." so long as "an informed, high-level" official thinks they're warranted. This is apparently ap ... More >>
Blogs
August 12, 2012
Rightbloggers Rejoice as Ryan Revives Romney, Reaganesquely
The ideologically fluid Mitt Romney surprised a lot of people this weekend by choosing as his Vice-Presidential running mate Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, a hardcore conservative best known for frightening off independent voters. Democrats portrayed the choice as a gift. So did rightbloggers, often for ... More >>
Blogs
August 11, 2012
BREAKING: Mitt Romney Chooses Rep. Paul Ryan as His VP
Whelp, it looks like the unbelievably hyped media might have gotten it right this time.At a campaign stop in Norfolk, Virginia this morning, Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney announced to whoever was listening that the Representative from Wisconsin, Mr. Paul Ryan, would run alongside him in this race ... More >>
Blogs
April 26, 2011
U.S. Media Favoring Scary Side of Guantanamo Detainees Instead of American Screw-Ups
Front and center in today's edition of the New York Times is an article entitled "In Dossier, Portrait of Push for Post-9/11 Attacks," a piece that uses this week's WikiLeaks document dump about detainees held by the United States at Guantanamo Bay to tell of terrorist plans never carried out ... More >>
News
September 12, 2000
Looking For Lefty
Progressives Could Choose the Next President—For Better or Worse
News
March 16, 1999
Just Our Bill?
The Left Reconsiders Its Relationship to Clinton and Comes Out Swinging— Especially at Christopher Hitchens
News
January 5, 1999
What's Happening to the Left?
Bill Clinton Has Consistently Violated the Bill of Rights