Moderate Islam’s Real Litmus Test? Israel (tags)
The San Bernardino shooter’s father teaches us a painful lesson about unchecked bigotry
Obama Heads for Full-Scale War on Syria (tags)
Syria
San Diego Queer Democrats Reject Progressive, Endorse Moderate for Congress (tags)
The San Diego Democrats for Equality, a predominantly Queer Democratic party club, decisively rejected the Congressional candidacy of progressive former Assemblymember Lori Saldaña at its regular meeting January 26. Instead they endorsed moderate Scott Peters on the ground that he'd be a better "fit" for the district, could raise more money and would have a better shot at unseating Republican incumbent Brian Bilbray.
US military action on Pakistan advocated (tags)
* Analysts say likely dangers include collapse of Pakistan govt * Propose Special Forces operation to prevent nukes from falling into wrong hands * Suggest supporting army
The Vile and Self-Defeating Betrayal That is Bipartisanship (tags)
The Democrats finally had a plan to put a wrench in the Republican juggernaut—a shutdown of the Senate. And what did they do? Let a bunch of sell-out DLC-types blow it with a bi-partisan compromise that will just put more right-wing judges on the appellate bench. ----------------
An American "moderate muslim" (tags)
“I remember telling my wife; maybe I will be our Henry Kissinger, the first Muslim to become the Secretary of State. Then came Bin Laden and his bloody men and along with the World Trade Center, American Muslim dreams and aspirations came crashing down.”
''They want to ram their agenda down America's collective throat'' (tags)
With an extremist, dominating Republican party in control, we have lost our system of checks and balances, and ANY functional national forum for the meaningful public debate.
Moderate Group Surfaces To Take On Conservative Opposition (tags)
Mr. Woods challenged the Club fog Growth to disclose who its donors are; "Don't come into Arizona in secret. Tell us exactly where your donations are coming from or stay out of Arizona."
Southwest showdown: Republican vs Republican (tags)
Grant Woods says that "mainstream" Arizonans support increased spending for key issues like education, health care and Child Protective Services -- that's why he's fight the Washington, D.C.-based "Club for Growth" who will spend $1 million in Arizona to oust moderate Republicans in the 2004 elections.
FBI Tried to Destroy Moderate UC Professor (tags)
FOIA docs released show that the FBI tried to destroy the career of Clark Kerr, a moderate economics professor at UC Berkeley in the 1960s.
TREND: Urban Jews becoming moderate Republicans (tags)
The "Coleman Republicans," most of whom are running in heavily Jewish districts -- and several of whom are Orthodox or observant -- are not shy about leveraging issues of Jewish concern to further their candidacies, like Israel.
Will Democrats choose a candidate who is an "electable moderate" or a "fighter for principles"? Both sides have a political case to make.
Bush's Big Tent is torn on the Right (tags)
Young white men--the conservative Republican base since Nixon--are embracing Schwarzenegger's moderate politics in California. This can only strain the GOP coallition of the Christian Right, Libertarian Economics, Free Trade, and Conservative Main Street greed.
Ireland: On Socialism and Nationalism (tags)
James Connolly was a great revolutionary, an Irish hero and comrade of all workers. Commandant of the Irish Citizen Army, 1914 and Commandant General of Dublin Division of the Army of the Republic. In 1916, Connolly was captured and executed following the 1916 Uprising. His life was dedicated to socialism and national liberation in Ireland against British imperialism; the international class struggle against imperialism new and old continues... "Our demands most moderate are...We only want the earth!" - James Connolly: “Be Moderate”
Ireland: On Socialism and Nationalism (tags)
James Connolly was a great revolutionary, an Irish hero and comrade of all workers. Commandant of the Irish Citizen Army, 1914 and Commandant General of Dublin Division of the Army of the Republic. In 1916, Connolly was captured and executed following the 1916 Uprising. His life was dedicated to socialism and national liberation in Ireland against British imperialism; the international class struggle against imperialism new and old continues... "Our demands most moderate are...We only want the earth!" - James Connolly: “Be Moderate”
DLC URGES DEMOCRATS TO REPEAT FAILED "MODERATE SWING VOTER" STRATEGY. (tags)
Following the DLC game plan, Gore ran away from key Democratic issues in an attempt to woo "moderate swing voters" with meaningless platitudes about "fighting for America's families" and "continuing our historic prosperity," while his poll numbers continued to sag. It was only when the Gore campaign finally started hitting progressive notes in the final weeks of the campaign that he finally recovered in the polls. The lesson: Democrats still do better running as Democrats than as pseudo-Republicans.