Quote of the Day

"I need to speak to Hillary Clinton, something's got to change. Ordinary people need help" with their insurance.

--CNN quoting Leeland Eisenberg, Hostage-holder at Clinton Headquarters

via HuffPost

Making History

Historians endorse Obama, here's why.

(via Sullivan)

The Slow Burn of the Progressive (In)Activist

People sometimes complain to me that I need to write more of my own thoughts on a blog, rather than just link to others'. To make my own point (and continue to prove theirs) I offer this articulate and accurate rant from one of my favorite playwrights.

Tarnish on the Icon

The NYT is hosting quite the exchange about the racism of the Reagan Campaign.

John Travolta Finally Comes Out...

...with Kirk Douglas?

(Not really.)

(via Towleroad)

Kerfuffle Watch

Those unpatriotic bridge players fail to tow the party line. O the humanity.

The Angry Atheist

A venting.

Bar Graph of the Day

A campaign's staff tells us a lot, doesn't it?

via The Slog

Compassionate Conservatism Check

Hell of a way to support the troops.

Gore Makes the Case for Kucinich

Vidal, that is. And a good case it is. More of his wisdom here.

Quote of the Day

"As I get older, I don't get more optimistic about where we're going andwhere we'll end up in another 40 years. We make progress but we don'tmake enough progress. We take itty bitty steps then we take 10 giantsteps back. Considering how many of us there are and how much money wehave, we don't have power. We are, in essence, a very passivepopulation....What rights do we have? You tell me. I can't leave mymoney to my lover? I can't leave my house to my lover? That isappalling.That's what pushes my buttons. Why do we put up with it? Thereare so many of us."

-- Larry Kramer

(via Pridelets)

Compassionate Conservatism Check

Memo to Bush Administration Officials: you might consider some sensitivity training before the next Halloween party. "Originality" indeed.

Goodnight and Good Luck

Ladies & Gentlemen, we may have our generation's Edward R. Murrow.