El Duderino

Green Party candidate John Gray is running against the two corporate-owned candidates in the general election. I can think of worse things for progressives to do than support and promote his candidacy.

Helen Thomas criticizes Israel too sharply, and she’s forced into retirement. If she’s to be drummed out of reporting for alleged bigotry, then let’s get rid of Charles Krauthammer, Bill O’Reilly, Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck, and other REAL bigots.

After reading a recent post asking for an explanation, I thought it relevant to touch upon David Sirota’s explanations of the difference between liberals and true progressives.

The iconic fantasy and sci-fi illustrator has died at the age of 82.

Ted Strickland’s bid for re-election may be in trouble.

At least one Arizona sheriff refuses to enforce the state’s new anti-immigrant law, pointing out that it is racist.

Continuing on the train of independent political party ruminations that has been going on here for a while, I want to share some information with readers.

Republican Rob Portman has no primary opponent, and Democrats Lee Fisher and Jennifer Brunner are vying for their party’s nomination. But lost amid the political “reporting” are the unaffiliated Senate candidates.

Whitewater led to nothing with which to impeach Bill Clinton, hence Monicagate. But Barack Obama does have corruption written all over him and it could spell his political doom.

Dismissals of independent candidates’ “viability” in Ohio just got harder.