George Clooney on keeping the faith with BHO

By Pablo Fanque, National Affairs Editor

George Clooney's recent statement on keeping the faith with our President; he's not wrong.  Although BHO was not my first choice as President, I tend to be a yellow dog Democrat, as should most of the Democrats who seem to have lost the faith. 

We should not forget just what a re-elected President can pull off in his second term--at least during the the first 2.5 years.  And don't forget that he will likely be able to name one more Supreme if he is re-elected.  Or would you perhaps prefer to see whom Presidents Gingrich or Romney pulls out of their hats as a nominee?

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Adlai Stevenson quote on Republican lies

By Pablo Fanque
National Affairs Editor

Adlai Stevenson wasn't very good at winning Presidential elections, but he was a very wise man.

"I have been thinking that I would make a proposition to my Republican friends... that if they will stop telling lies about the Democrats, we will stop telling the truth about them.”

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Farewell to Senator Ted Kennedy

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Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, the liberal icon of the Senate died tonight, after a battle with brain cancer.

Teddy was elected to the Senate while brother John was president, and brother Robert, Attorney General. He ended up serving longer in the Senate than all but two senators. Ever. (Are the other two the late Strom Thurmond and the not late Robert Byrd?)

Namaste to the youngest brother, and thanks for everything you've done. We talk about Bobby and Jack, and rightfully so, but Teddy had forty more years to stir the pot--and he did. He's had his hand in nearly every piece of important social legislation since 1968. Like his brother Bobby, he wasn't an underdog but he came to be a champion of the underdog, the hurting and forgotten, as well as the middle class. He didn't throw many bones to the wealthy. When Ted Kennedy was on, he could give an amazing speech too. When you talk about civil rights, war and peace, and health care, and social security, his name always pops up. I will miss his avuncular and wise presence, and above all, his conscience.
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