Regardless of which party benefits from the theft, vote thieves like von Spakovsky and those who defend them are, quite simply, un-American weasels.

Posted at December 19, 2007 2:49 PM in response to Von Spakovsky Should Not Be Confirmed

Why is TPM giving space to this amoral, crooked reprobate to spread more of his baloney? This charlatan needs a swift kick to the groin, not recognition.

Posted at September 21, 2007 7:21 AM in response to The Case of Colorado

Norm Ornstein is, as far as I can tell, the only intellectually honest and worthwhile person at AEI. The rest are a bunch of frauds, charlatans, and shills for the rich that are responsible for thousands of deaths and the loss of billions of dollars from the treasury. The longer Ornstein stays at AEI, the more it hurts his reputation.

For that matter, I don't see any reason for my tax dollars to continue funding (through their tax-exempt status) think tanks of any idealogical stripe. You want to influence federal policy, do it on your own dime, thank you very much.

Posted at September 5, 2007 3:33 PM in response to My Life Among the Neo-Cons

Cummins's firing is I think easier to understand: Rove wanted to get Tim Griffin, his ace oppo researcher, in place in Little Rock to dig up and spread dirt on Hillary Clinton.

Posted at March 23, 2007 12:29 PM in response to What was the U.S. Attorney Purge Meant to Achieve?

I believe it was Digby who summarized this best as "an irrational fear of hippies." And clearly, David Brooks is one of its most afflicted victims.

Posted at November 10, 2006 11:29 AM in response to David Brooks and The Ghost of Left-Liberalism Past

"Cash on hand" is not the same as "amount raised." Yes, the DNC has far less cash on hand than the RNC. But that's because the DNC has spent more building infrastructure in the past few months, rather than waiting until the last moment and dumping funds into competitive races. By putting that infrastructure in place early, it's helped to make far more races competitive.

Republicans have historically raised more than Democrats. I'm not sure it's good for the Democrats to do what it takes to raise at parity with the GOP, because it means selling favors to moneyed interests. But the Democrats don't need to raise an equal amount of money to be competitive; we have a more grassroots-aligned party to begin with.

Posted at October 18, 2006 3:43 PM in response to For Democrats, Time To Seize The Moment