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When I moved from Boston to Georgia ten years ago they told me about grits and pork rinds, warned me about the bugs, and assured me there would be a lot less snow. They did not tell me that belonging to a church is required by statute and that I would be the only liberal between Atlanta and the Canary Islands. There are, however, Yellow Dogs. These are Southerners who would vote for a Golden Retriever if it were running as a Democrat. That these people would be called Republicans if they lived in New England does not make me one bit less grateful that they exist.

The Crisis In Boston Is Over; Let the Carping, Criticisms, and Conspiracies Begin

It started right on schedule early Saturday morning. The second guessing and the criticism over the choices made by law enforcement Friday morning regarding the pursuit of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. …

Should ANY Of Us Need the State’s OK To Wed?

Shouldn't we be questioning the right of government to mess with marriage at all?…

Are Wal-Mart’s Financials A Light Bulb Moment?

There was a little glimmer of light in the Southern skies last week. It wasn't exactly a light bulb flashing on over Wal-Mart corporate, but it did look as though…

Republicans are Jumping the Shark With Consumer Finance Protection Bureau Attack

Republicans seem intent on jumping the shark. This time they are staking a lot of political capital on a battle to disable the CFPB and its director Richard Cordray.…

Giffords/Kelly PAC a Missed Opportunity for Gun Reform

Ya gotta love Gabby Giffords and her remarkable husband Mark Kelly. But on Tuesday they blew it. …

Harry Reid Wants Input on Filibuster; let’s give it to him

If Senator Reid needs more input on filibuster reform, let's make our voices heard right now.…

Focusing NRA Fight on Sandy Hook Could Lose the Battle for Sensible Gun Policy

Now we have this universal outpouring of grief and revulsion and we also have a problem. The known facts about the event and the killer himself could mitigate against…

The NRA’s Soft Underbelly: 70% of Their Members Favor Gun Restrictions

If one quarter of the 70 percent who feel the NRA is, on some level, making unreasonable demands can be convinced to drop their membership it would be over $24…

Even Mad Men Can’t Rebrand this Bunch of Republicans

Republicans can try once again to rebrand themselves, but at heart they remain exclusionary and selfish and more than anything else, owned and operated by big business. …

Are the Polls Obscuring Pitfalls and Pluses?

Could all of those polls rather than informing us about the election be actually obscuring an undercurrent that could change that election?…

Who Won the Debate? Maybe Some Senate Dems

The money men were beginning to realize the wisdom of the old saw about throwing good money after bad and many pundits were speculating that the debate was Romney's last…

History Provides an Ominous Precedent for War on Women

Since we know it is possible we may soon be told we must give birth, how much of a stretch is it to imagine someone might tell us we can't?…

Is Romney Taking A Dive and Throwing the Election?

As a clear picture of Paul Ryan comes into focus so has a question. Is it possible that bright and early last Saturday morning Mitt Romney threw the 2012 presidential…

Being Married to Power is the Only Requirement for Women For Mitt

Seven of the 16 women on the Women for Mitt advisory board including Ann Romney, its titular head, are prominent almost solely because they are married to a current or…

Minimum Wage Study Torpedoes another Right Wing Talking Point

A study released by the National Employment Law Project (NELP), however, shows that it is big corporations not small businesses that benefit from low-wage workers…

Using the GOP’s Own Argument Against Them to Fight Voter Suppression

We can take a page from the right's playbook and fight voter suppression with the message that voting is a self-interest that everyone can understand.…

Let’s Nudge Republicans Off Their Shaky Healthcare Cliff

Tea Party Republicans are on such shaky ground with their opposition to Obamacare that it would be a sin not to nudge and send them sprawling into the dirt.…

Are Republican Contempt Allegations Payback For Eric Holder’s Defense of Voting Rights?

Only the gullible can't see the link between Eric Holder’s aggressive persecution of voting abuses in Florida and what has happened to the Attorney General in the halls of Congress…

7 Lessons Democrats and Progressives Should Learn From Wisconsin

No matter the outcome on June 5, the Wisconsin uprising is serving up a passel of lessons that Democrats and progressives should heed.…

Arizona Legislates Women Into a State of Perpetual Pregnancy

The Arizona State Legislature with the help of ALEC has done the impossible. Without involving a single sperm, they have legislated women into a state of perpetual pregnancy.…

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