Dana Goldstein

I actually think it makes a lot of sense that I actually think it makes a lot of sense that John Edwards highlighted the differences between Democratic and Republican leadership at the DNC fall meeting today, as Kate reported. Edwards said, “If you want to (go to war with Iran, stay in Iraq, live without […]

The MSM is The MSM is up in arms over CNN allowing individuals with Democratic ties — including some with ties to specific campaigns — to question the Republican candidates at Wednesday night’s debate. I definitely got the sense while I was watching that a few confirmed liberals were among the questioners; the gay general, […]

Justin Elliott‘s interview with Rolling Stone‘s Matt Taibbi over at Campus Progress proves, once again, that although Taibbi is a talented writer, he’s also, um, pathological. I won’t delve into all the crazy things he says (“I was calling Arthur Sulzberger and pretending to be [Thomas] Friedman and demanding a new parking space. I was […]

As reported at the Washington Post‘s The Trail, the group Republican Majority for Choice has spent $100,000 in Iowa and New Hampshire telling voters that Mitt Romney was pro-choice before he was anti-choice, and asking him to “flip-flop just one more time — and stay there!” Who does this benefit? Pro-choice Republicans probably hope Romney […]

1. Note to Barack Obama: These guys fight dirty, and they don’t give even a nod toward compromise. Rising above it will mean letting their attacks stand, so prepare to beat them at their own game with quick, precise, straightforward prose. 2. Republicans are terrified of the words “George W. Bush.” A smart Democrat would […]

I agree with Addie that Mike Huckabee was the winner of last night’s debate. Huck was well-spoken and confident. He threw a few bones to his anti-choice extremist supporters while still managing to sound super-reasonable when it came to religion: Of course parts of the Bible are allegorical, he said, and anyone claiming that their […]

“That flag, frankly, is divisive and shouldn’t be shown.” – Romney “I’m glad people have made the decisions not to display it as a symbolic flag in a state capital. … As a nation, we don’t need to go out of our way to be bringing up things to certain people in our country that’s […]

An elderly military vet, who says he’s gay, asks the candidates why they support preventing homosexuals from serving in the military. Duncan Hunter‘s answer is truly odd. Gays shouldn’t serve, he says, because most young Americans in the military are “conservatives” who aren’t comfortable around LGBTQ people. The questioner, who’s in the audience, stands up […]

Mike Huckabee says he’s the only person on stage who’s ever dealt with this question. “I believe there is a place for a death penalty. Some crimes are so heinous, so horrible…” You can guess the rest. But wait for it! Huckabee then says abortion is worse than the death penalty, because there’s been no […]

What are you going to do about “black on black” crime, an African American father and son from Atlanta ask the Republicans. The teenage son says, “It feels like the Taliban is right outside.” Mitt Romney responds that the young man in the video is lucky because he has a father who “by all appearances […]