Chris Matthews performed a public service on his show, taking on one of the all-too-common rightwing bloviators that populate the airwaves. His guest--a particularly obnoxious representative of the genre--was screaming about how right Bush was to call Obama an appeaser. Matthews did what too few reporters and television hosts are willing to do, and the results were delicious.

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Here's the conclusion of the majority decision affirming the right of California gay couples to marry:

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George W. Bush made a speech comparing Barack Obama's willingness to engage in diplomacy to those who appeased the Nazis before WWII.

The timing of this charge is interesting.

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"Brothers and sisters, we must come together as Democrats" (to defeat McCain). "We are here tonight because the Democratic voters have made their choice, and so have I."

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At 10:00 a.m. (Pacific time) Thursday, the California Supreme Court will render its decision in the Golden State's same-sex marriage litigation.

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John McCain's age has been a recurrent theme of the campaign so far, but if you really want to get an idea just how old he is, this site's compilation may surprise you. It surprised me, and hey--I'm older than dirt!

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Well, I have been put in my place. Here I thought we had a complete asshole for president, insensitive to the welfare of the troops he has needlessly put in harm’s way in Iraq. Silly me.

Some of you may have known this, but I just found out that George W. Bush has given up GOLF as a sign of solidarity with the soldiers and their families. He hasn’t played since 2003.

What a guy. What a man. What sacrifice!

You can read all about it here.

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This from NPR this morning:

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Here's what it looks like so far, based on exit polls....

Senator Clinton leads Senator Obama by a 2 to 1 margin.

More when there's more.

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The other day, I posted a story from the New York Times (UPDATE: link to previous story added) about a friend of mine, Dan Pinello, and his long-time partner, who had challenged New York State's refusal to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples by appearing at

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I was one of "those." You know: one of the Dems who believed that the ticket would be some blissful combo of Obama-Clinton-Edwards.

Clearly, I'm back on my meds.

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The May 6 primary energized Indiana in ways no one had seen in years. The Democratic presidential contest was the number one topic of conversation among ordinary Hoosiers, young and old, black and white, rich, poor, and middle class. It filled pages of our local newspapers and hours of local talk radio and TV news airtime for weeks.

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sent me a link to this NYTimes story about him and his partner.

And you thought college professors were dull!

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Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832), German poet and dramatist said: "That which matters most must never be at the mercy of that which matters least." Applied to this election and the Clinton Spin Machine which I think is stuck just before the rinse cycle (OK, so I'm writing this while my floor dries from being christened by my newly busted washer), I think Goethe wo

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but OFFENSIVELY wrong. If a recent press release from (ugh)Jim Bopp's law firm is to be believed, BOTH the Democratic and Republican parties will be represented by the offensive Mr. Bopp in an upcoming case. Per the release:

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