Democrats on the March

Langevin Takes the Progressive Heat over FISA, will Obama?

By Marc Comtois | June 20, 2008 |

Apparently Congressman Langevin has voted in favor of FISA. Local progressives are apoplectic, throwing around the DINO label (what kind of Democrat is pro-life!). It also seems that the fact that Congressman Langevin is Chair of the Homeland Security Subcommittee (Cybersecurity and Emerging Threats) is not so much indicative of his familiarity with the issue…

Denial on da Banks of Da Pawtuxet

By Carroll Andrew Morse | May 29, 2008 |

Based on David Scharfenberg‘s story in today’s Projo, I have to conclude that Cranston City Councilwoman and possible Mayoral candidate Paula McFarland hasn’t been paying much attention to her party’s Presidential primary…McFarland, who is finishing a fifth term on the council, said it is important for the party to settle on a candidate in the…

Complicating World Views

By Marc Comtois | May 14, 2008 |

Ya know, if the current resident of the Oval Office had talked about visiting all 57 States in America or had momentarily slipped up by complaining that we didn’t have enough Arabic translators in non-Arabic speaking Afghanistan, I do believe the Daily Show and Colbert Report would have been all over it. But when He…

Sheldon Whitehouse, Man of the People

By Marc Comtois | April 29, 2008 |

Is this a sign that today’s tough economic times are affecting even the ultra-rich liberal set? That For Sale sign on the front lawn of Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse’s Elmgrove Avenue house in Providence is not an optical illusion. The senator and his wife, Sandra, are selling the house and consolidating their family at their house…

OK, Stop the “Hate”, But when does Free Speech become “Hate” Speech?

By Marc Comtois | March 20, 2008 |

His appetite for late night weiners temporarily sated, State Sen. Juan Pichardo was one of those unveiling a “stop hate campaign” today: Advocacy groups and legislators today announced a campaign against hate and hate speech in Rhode Island that will call on all Rhode Islanders to participate. The initiative was prompted by a recent incident…

At What Point…

By Justin Katz | February 8, 2008 |

… do they get tired of their own rhetoric? More importantly, at what point does everybody start to catch on? I’m referring to the comments of Anne Nolan, president of Crossroads Rhode Island, with which Charles Bakst ended his column, yesterday: I said Carcieri is well educated and asked Nolan what she thinks his problem…

Do Anything, Say Anything for Political “Victory”

By Marc Comtois | September 10, 2007 |

Just weaving together a couple of threads….first: [T]he Federal Election Commission handed Americans Coming Together the third-largest fine ever levied by the agency. The $775,000 fine against ACT followed an FEC investigation that found the group, which was organized for the 2004 campaign with substantial funding and active encouragement from Soros, spent $70 million of…

Daily Show “Reports” on Cape Wind Opposition

By Marc Comtois | August 9, 2007 |

Yeah, Jon Stewart has honed his knives at the expense of many a conservative…but here he takes a stab at some liberal hypocrites. Via Watthead.

Obama Strikes Out on Softball Question about Hardball

By Marc Comtois | August 8, 2007 |

I heard about this on the radio this morning, and blogger Extreme Mortman (h/t) also caught it: Asked whether, if he were president now, he’d honor Barry Bonds in the White House, Obama said: “First of all he’s still got to hit one more. .. He hasn’t done it yet, so we’ll answer the question…

Hide Your Wallets, D.C. Dems are Coming….

By Marc Comtois | May 18, 2007 |

Republican Senator Mitch McConnell writes: While most of the media were busy covering the latest developments on the Iraq funding bill or the bipartisan immigration proposal, congressional Democrats on Thursday quietly passed a budget creating the framework for the largest tax increases in American history… Everyone takes a hit. Forty-five million working families with two…