U.S. Liberal Politics

NY Post's Abby Schachter: 'The Left' Is Unpatriotic for Complaining About Racism

Did you know that complaining about racism makes you unpatriotic and means that you have a (bad) attitude toward America? Well, it doesn't, but that's what the New York Post's Abby Schachter suggests. "Bill Maher pretty much summed up the left's attitude toward the United States when he declared ... More >>

Rightbloggers Denounce Rick Santorum's War on Porn -- As a Liberal Conspiracy

Obama's coming up for reelection, and gas prices and unemployment are high. So why do rightbloggers concentrate instead on cultural issues like abortion, contraception and Rush Limbaugh's opinion of Sandra Fluke? Some think it's because they're bunch of misogynists*. We think it's because they h ... More >>

Rush Limbaugh: Saved by Sandra Fluke?

When Rush Limbaugh called Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke a "slut" and a "prostitute" on his radio show Feb. 29, it sure seemed like the end of an era might be upon us. Public outcry prompted sponsors to pull support from the show, leaving many to wonder whether the conservative stalwart would ... More >>

Rightbloggers Double Down on the Second Coming of Herman Cain

Months ago, rightbloggers were celebrating the rise of Herman Cain. Then they grew restless, and moved on to Michele Bachman, Rick Perry, and Chris Christie, each of whom disappointed. Now Cain is back, hilariously leading in some GOP Presidential polls and winning some straw polls, too. Cain is pr ... More >>

On 9/11, Rightbloggers Denounce America's Mortal Enemies: Democrats and Paul Krugman

On the 10th anniversary weekend of the September 11 attacks, every single living American blogger wrote a 9/11 memorial post. (Those who did not have been drummed out of the union.) Rightbloggers' 9/11 posts are always interesting, so we figured they'd be extra-good for 9/11 X. We were not disappo ... More >>

Nancy Pelosi, Other Top Democrats Call For Anthony Weiner's Resignation (Update)

​Though she's heretofore stopped short of calling for Anthony Weiner to resign, Democratic minority leader Nancy Pelosi is changing her tune in light of allegations that Weiner corresponded with a teenage girl online. She and other top Democrats -- Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debb ... More >>

Democratic Rebels Stage New State Senate Breakaway

​ The new Albany legislative session opens this morning with yet another rebellion in the ranks. This one comes from a quartet of Democratic state senators who announced this morning, with plenty of tough words, that they're moving away from their party's minority to form an "independent caucu ... More >>

Rightbloggers, Delighted to Find Black Guy Scared of Muslims, Defend Juan Williams

Celebrity journalist Juan Williams had a good week, on balance. First, he was fired by National Public Radio for remarks he made on Fox -- his other major employer -- about his fear of Muslims on airplanes. That might seem at first a minus, but Williams was immediately rewarded by Fox with a new $ ... More >>

Stephen Colbert Gets Truthy with Congress; Rightbloggers Scream Like Stuck Eagles (And So Do MSM Reporters)

Long, bitter experience -- and long, bitter comments at this blog -- have taught us that if there's anything conservatives hate more than Big Gummint and homosexuals, it's someone making fun of them. The outrage that Boss Tweed expressed over "them damned pictures" of himself drawn by Thomas Nast is ... More >>

Glenn Beck and Martin Luther King -- Together at Last at the Restoring Honor Rally!

Glenn Beck's "Restoring Honor" rally on Saturday was part religious revival, part group therapy session. "Pray on your knees," Beck roared like a TV evangelist, and he warned that the country was "at a crossroads... we must advance or perish. I choose advance!" Sarah Palin generously extended her ... More >>

Rightbloggers Look Back in Anger at The Anti-American World Cup

"It's hard work, politicizing your whole life," read the subhed of Matt Labash's article in the rightwing Weekly Standard. At last, we thought when we saw this, they're going to own up to it! We can stop writing this accursed column -- and, freed of their delusions, conservatives can begin to live ... More >>

New York's House Democrats Do Teachers' Union Bidding, Face Obama Veto

Every one of New York's 26 Democrats in the House voted for a budget amendment last week that President Obama had already threatened to veto. A New York Times editorial this morning blasted the amendment, which passed by a 239 to 182 vote, without even fingering the special interests that produced ... More >>

Rightbloggers Denounce Goddamn Liberal Law & Order, Celebrate Tea-Party Robin Hood, and Other Culture War Gibberish

After 20 years on NBC, Law & Order has been cancelled (though it may get picked up by TNT). The show had an extraordinary run -- one season shy of a TV drama-series record. So it would seem reasonable to blame its demise on old age and a superfluity of L&O spin-offs, right? Not in rightblogger wor ... More >>

Scozzafava Tells WashPost She Cried, Was Called "Lesbian" Before Rolling to Dems

​Last week's NY-23 race, hilarious while in progress, gets a pretty funny sidebar in the Washington Post's follow-up with Dede Scozzafava, who was hounded out of the race by national conservatives and whose endorsement of Democrat Bill Owens probably won him the election. The Post says durin ... More >>

The Official Village Voice Election-Season Guide to the Right-Wing Blogosphere

A confederacy of dunces

Hillary's Infidelity

Obama's strategy makes her spurn Bill's Cuban advances and embrace Bush and the GOP's anti-Castro right.

Use Your Illusion

Stephen Duncombe explains why the left should indulge Americans' fantasies

What's the Deal With John Murtha?

The veteran congressman who wants troops out of Iraq

Dialing Hillary

Hurting at home, Freddy Ferrer turns to national stars for help

Democrats Go Nuclear on Values

Republicans May Spend Political Capital to Blow Up the Senate Filibuster, But Dems Will Implode for Free

John Ashcroft's Achievements

The fearsome attorney general is leaving, but his legacy, and the resistance, remain

Say What?

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Senator Hillary becomes a 9-11 hero, centrist chameleon, and Iraq hawk

Kerry Picks Edwards and Business as Usual

At least Ralph Nader will be happy

Deals on Wheels

Bronx Democratic hacks learn to love frozen food for their frail senior citizens

Running From Race

Democrats Are Ignoring Black Issues in Their Push for the White House. The Surprise Is Who Couldn't Care Less.

Left-Handed Compliments

Can Progressives Love a Military Man?

Minority Retort

Alterman and Gans Skewer Media Shibboleths

Neohawks

Leftists Who Love the War Too Much

Dead Man Running

Ray Harding's Strategy for Liberal Party Survival

Senate for Sale

GOP Uses Public Pots of Gold to Entice Converts

Daschle-Gephardt-Clinton Waltz

What Does the Democratic Party Stand For?

What’s Next for the Left?

Politics Beyond Rhetoric

The Real Andrew Sullivan Scandal

His Private Life Is None of Our Business. His Public Life Certainly Is.

Dark Victory

To Grow the Greens, Nader Must Move the party to the right

A Green Light for Nader

The Presidency

Ralph Nader—Not a Wasted Vote

Bipartisan Dismal Choices

Surfing Up Democracy

Blue Dog Dems—and Their Corporate Sponsors—Hear It From the Beach

A Bronx Tale

The Incumbent Protection Society Musters Its Forces

Wake Up, Suckers

The Disintegrating Democrats

This Is Not Populism

Al Gore, Corporate Pawn

Left Behind

The Radical Right Got Wired Fast. When Will Progressives Catch Up?

'Dollar Bill' Bucks the Odds

The Great Liberal Hope from Wall Street

Just Our Bill?

The Left Reconsiders Its Relationship to Clinton and Comes Out Swinging— Especially at Christopher Hitchens

Enter Stage Left

Paul Wellstone Struts His Presidential Stuff on New York's Stage and Receives Mixed Reviews

The Last Reformer?

Mark Green's Senate Campaign Ignores the Isms (as in Leftism)