Roosevelt considered it. Truman tried it--and failed. Kennedy was blocked, Johnson succeeded in part, Nixon nearly did it, Clinton was nearly destroyed in trying to do it. Now President Barack Obama wants to undertake the most radical act of his presidency, and bring us universal health care. If he succeeds, it will reinvigorate our society, ending a fundamental injustice in one of the wealthiest nations in the world. If he fails, it will spell the end of the yet short lived Democratic dominance of Washington.
If a candidate for President kicks off the general election by copying his opponent's slogan and his website, what does that mean?
Hillary Clinton said throughout her Presidential campaign that she opposed NAFTA in the Clinton White House--albeit secretly---but recently released White House records show this to be untrue. There is only one way for Hillary to resolve this!
Mitt Romney knows he's in danger of collapsing against John McCain today, so he has reinvented himself for the umpteenth time, this time as a populist leading a "citizen-revolution". But it's a bizarre kind of populism the likes of which the world as never seen--and will probably never see again.
The first results for Super Tuesday are already in and --so far-- it's a rout with Barack Obama leading Hillary Clinton three to one.
The Clinton campaign appears to be playing defense heading into Super Tuesday.
Obama appears to have the big MO on his side at this point, with dramatic leaps in all state polls. The latest is Georgia.
Former President Jimmy Carter isn't going to make a formal endorsment in this election, but it's clear where his heart lies.
· WI-08: Wingnut plans to run as "conservative independent" (desmoinesdem)
· 50 percent of southerners say Obama better president than Bush (desmoinesdem)
· What Yesterday Says About Young Voters (Mike Connery)
· Max Blumenthal on the dysfunctional movement driving the GOP (Mike Connery)
· IA-Gov: Culver launches second tv ad (desmoinesdem)
· Hilarious Vid On Why We Must Vote No On Issue 2!! (Cliff Schecter)
· NY-23: Scozzafava Drops Out! (lipris)
· NY-23: Pataki Goes Rogue, Endorses Teabagger Darling Doug Hoffman (lipris)
· Dunne Considering Run For VT-Gov (Nathan Empsall)
· McGovern Grandson Looks to Challenge Thune in 2010 (Jonathan Singer)
· IA-03: Two potential challengers for Boswell (desmoinesdem)
· NJ-Gov: Daggett Goes After Christie and Corzine (Jonathan Singer)