Eliot Spitzer Takes On New York’s Nomenklatura
The topic below was originally posted on my blog, the Intrepid Liberal Journal.Is New York’s Eliot Spitzer for real? Is it possible my home state elected a governor who knows what he means and means what he says? Politicians promising reform and boasting about their prowess as culture breakers is nothing new. Spitzer’s predecessor, George read more.. Yawn: Hillary’s Running The topic below was originally posted on my blog, the Intrepid Liberal Journal.
Hillary Clinton made it official today and joined the fray. Click here to listen to Clinton’s official announcement from her website and here to read the actual text.
Frankly, reading and listening to Hillary’s announcement is like drinking soda without carbonation. It’s focus read more.. Where’s the Beef The topic below was originally posted in my blog, the Intrepid Liberal Journal.
It was 1984 and a youthful looking Colorado Senator named Gary Hart was getting traction as the candidate of “new ideas.” Presumptive front-runner, former Vice President Walter Mondale appeared to be a dinosaur as Hart scored an upset in New Hampshire.
The two read more.. Remembering Barbara Jordan The topic below was originally posted on my blog, the Intrepid Liberal Journal.
Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday this week had me thinking about other pioneers with grace, wisdom and decency. One figure worth remembering is Barbara Jordan. It happens January 17th was the 11th anniversary of her death at the age of 59. Jordan read more.. Intrepid Liberal Journal Two › Create New Post — WordPress The topic below was originally posted in my blog the Intrepid Liberal Journal.
With Democrats eager to use their new majority for oversight can the Bush Administration safeguard the criminal enterprise known as the Republican Party? Well it turns out a little known provision in the USA Patriot Act reauthorization last year empowers Attorney General read more.. Eliot Spitzer and Embryonic Stem Cell Research The topic below was originally posted in my blog the Intrepid Liberal Journal.
George Pataki’s era of inertia and stagnation has been jettisoned. As the New York Times reports, state lawmakers are laying the groundwork for the “most ambitious government-financed stem cell project on the East Coast.”
When President Bush severely limited funding for embryonic stem read more.. Martin Luther King, Jr.: An American Hero The topic below was originally posted in my blog the Intrepid Liberal Journal.
Martin Luther King Jr. was a unique soul who pursued justice absent of vengeance. As we honor his birthday let’s reflect and absorb the wisdom of his poignant words:
Strength to Love, 1963
“Nothing in all the world is more dangerous read more.. The Fool On the Hill The topic below was originally posted on my blog the Intrepid Liberal Journal.
Paul McCartney is hardly my favorite Beatle (John Lennon is) and Magical Mystery Tour is not my favorite Beatle album (Revolver is). Yet the lyrics to McCartney’s “Fool On the Hill” have played inside my head since President Bush’s nationally televised “surge” read more.. Brick By Brick: A Civil Rights Story The topic below was originally posted in my blog the Intrepid Liberal Journal.
In 1985, the US vs. Yonkers ruling challenged the institutionalized housing and educational discrimination of an entire city. It was the first time housing discrimination was linked to a segregated school system and this ruling codified a remedy for both.
The fallout from read more.. Make Your Voices Heard The topic below was originally posted in my blog the Intrepid Liberal Journal.
It’s not possible to be a little bit pregnant. Yet the Bush Administration prosecuted the Iraq War as if they were awaiting the results of a pregnancy test. Under Donald Rumsfeld the Pentagon tried to win on the cheap. Without boots on read more..
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