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    http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/02/12/us/entitlement-map.html?hp This map also struck me as significant as well.  As you can see, the rural south, the heart of…
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  • they aren't finding a candidate because its going to be romney vs. obama, and Obama's brand of "populism" that he's…
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  • Our House of Lords for centuries didn't require 60% to do anything.  Bob Dole found it a useful tool for…
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  • I love JB but he's out of his element here.  GOP has gone nuts and their primaries are more about…
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  • I know you're snarking here Boo, but there's probably a dozen or so less controversial ways we could tinker with…
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  • Agree with all of that, but there is a political angle to all this.  It's hard to be a good…
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  • Don't forget about Arbenz in Guatemala.  
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  • I agree with the main thrust of Chait's piece.  And I agree with where you're coming from.  Since 68, we've…
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  • I don't know why the dems on the supercommittee haven't made more of the fact that the only reason we…
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  • I don't think it was inevitable that the party went further to the right after bush.  I think a lot…
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  • "The people who vote on taxes," Penn bluntly insists, "are the people who pay them." As awful as a sentiment…
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  • I think the sweet spot where Obama and OWS meets is institutional reform.  As I've said before, I'm shocked and…
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  •  If Obama loses it will be because the economy is horrible.   The economy is horrible because the GOP is…
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  • I guess what really concerns me is which one has more respect for institutional norms.  If things take a weird…
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  • it's a pick your poison thing for progressives.  if unemployment is north of 8%, but less than 10%, Romney has…
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  • It's incompetence by design, so none of this is surprising.  
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  • I'd add to that, it would be great to somehow be able to download your curated blog posts/articles to a…
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  • Just spit ballin' here: What about a subscription-based newsletter of sorts, delivered quarterly with special insights, interviews, etc.   What…
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  • Great post and deep thinking.  The question is: what's the end game for the GOP's doubling down on obstruction and…
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  • If Perry wins the nomination and the election, the GOP is extinct and the Tea Party becomes one of the…
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