Democrats awaken from torpor A real live unashamed capital-L Liberal from San Francisco will be the next House minority leader. Pelosi to be House Minority Leader Pelosi’s rise reflects a decision by House Democrats to adopt a more confrontational approach…

He Wrote the Book on Stupidity A man who has written two books on stupidity was arrested on suspicion of trying to arrange sex with a 15-year-old girl over the Internet. The girl turned out to be an undercover male…

Drat those accursed Greens “This Green Party phenomenon is not going to go away in California,” said Bill Carrick, a Democratic political consultant. “This is a long-term problem. <And just who might this be a long term problem for?> Particularly…

Voting machines Check the new Voting machines page, with a rather scary article on just who owns all those highly secretive voting machines companies… Also, the Voting Reform pages have a new section on the menu to the left.  

Molly Ivins gets it right Both about the Democrats and about what’s coming next …the Democrats deserved to lose. What a gutless campaign. It’s one thing to point out that the economy is a mess; it’s another to have no…

Not if, but how soon America lays down plans to strike within weeks. Britain poised to finally announce readiness of 20,000 troops. “We believe its going to start in January or February,” he said “The inspection process has to given…

US troops saw Afghan slaughter, claims TV documentary A British documentary claims to have proof that American troops watched the slaughter of thousands of captured Taliban fighters during the Afghan war. The makers of Channel Five’s Afghan Massacre say they…