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There are more than enough reasons to deny George Bush a second term. This however is the most important reason, the repercussions of which will echo and be felt for a very long time. For this reason alone, this is easily the most important election of my lifetime.

The first Kerry campaign speech that made me think he might actually win.

A 527 that begins aring their ads next week. Simple, provoking and hopefully effective

The removal of George W. Bush from the White House. It’s funny because it’s true!

And nine reasons why Kerry won’t be much better

I didn’t see the President’s speech this evening, but by all the accounts I’ve read, it was a complete train wreck. Fortunately, there is A Busy Person’s Guide to the Bush Press Conference to help summise this apparently sad display of rehashed talking points and repetitive gibberish.

Everyone jump on the Paranoia Express: Will the 2004 Election Be Called Off? Why Three Out of Four Experts Predict a Terrorist Attack by November. Which isn’t to say a terrorist attack can’t happen despite our best efforts at prevention. One need only look to the lockdown police-state culture that is Israel to [...]

More than any time in recent history, we are more likely to be living in a place where the majority of our neighbors think and vote the same way we do. According to the Statesman:

[Our] country [is] so out of balance, so politically divided that there is little competition in presidential contests between the parties [...]

A look back at the deliciously subversive slogans created using the Bush/Cheney web-based slogan making tool, which unfortunately, is no longer available.

The right to a private, secret ballot is still fairly secure (so far). The proclivity of our political leanings, however, has achieved full transparency: Fundrace allows you to view how much money your neighbors, or anyone for that matter, donated and to which political candidate.
There is a certain voyeuristic allure to this that I [...]

The paucity of terms we use to describe the wide spectrum of political thought that can only label itself “left” or “right” is the reason the Political Compass was developed. By posing a series of questions, the test scales your belief system according to how it falls not only to the left or right, but [...]

Did I happen to mention that this is an important election?

Ben Cohen, of Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream, explains the deficit, social programs, and how to fix it with Oreos.

Joe Conason’s neologism on David Kay’s unambiguous message concerning Iraq’s perceived (lied about) ability to threaten and attack the United States: weapons of mass disappearance [salon subscription].

YEAAAAARRGGHHH!

Michael Moore is one of the first big names on the left that have publicly endorsed Wesley Clark.

Out of the Mainstream? Hardly. Howard Dean replies to a Washington Post Editorial concerning his foreign policy positions. A nice retort, but it doesn’t change my mind that Howard Dean is still unelectable, regardless of how centrist he really is. The Democrats need someone who knows how to play hardball and Dean is [...]