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• Matheson, Not Marshall

  In the interest of 100 percent accuracy, I want to correct the record from a column two weeks ago. In my piece about the Blue Dog Coalition trying to stop a solid piece of consumer protection legislation, I said that...

  Posted by David Sirota on December 10, 2007 11:01 AM
  Tags: politics

• Setting New Standards For Political Stupidity

  First the Montana Republican Party attacked Gov. Brian Schweitzer (D) for cutting taxes. Now they are attacking him for trying to raise money from Republican donors in Montana, thus allowing him to flaunt his bipartisan credentials. Honest question: How stupid...

  Posted by David Sirota on November 26, 2007 11:29 AM
  Tags: Great American West politics

• Yup, I Was Right

  Per my last post, I just wanted to let readers know that, in fact, I was completely correct: The Elite Pundits' attack on John Edwards declaration that he will take away lawmakers health care benefits is, in fact, a sham....

  Posted by David Sirota on November 15, 2007 8:18 AM
  Tags: health care politics

• Yes, That Newt Gingrich

  The Democrats are so drunk off power, so insulated in Washington and therefore so out of touch with reality, that they are actually gushing to reporters about how wonderful and bipartisan Newt Gingrich is - yes, that Newt Gingrich: "Newt...

  Posted by David Sirota on November 8, 2007 6:58 AM
  Tags: politics

• Taking Back the Great American West

  Regular readers know that Matt Singer of Left In the West and Forward Montana fills in for me on this blog from time to time. Matt is a good friend, and a great political organizer who is doing terrific...

  Posted by David Sirota on October 25, 2007 2:56 PM
  Tags: Great American West politics success stories

• You Will Obey

  Time magazine has written a decent profile of my old boss Rep. Dave Obey (D-WI) and his central role in the fight to end the war and change America's budget priorities. Check it out....

  Posted by David Sirota on October 25, 2007 1:42 PM
  Tags: Dave Obey politics

• Is Joe Lieberman a Slumlord?

  That's what a local Connecticut paper is asking....

  Posted by David Sirota on October 24, 2007 2:59 PM
  Tags: politics

• Pretending Ross Perot Never Happened

  Working in Democratic political circles out west, one of the most irritating and annoying memes that tends to pop up is the myth of Bill Clinton's supposed resounding victories out here in 1992. This is most recently being regurgitated by...

  Posted by David Sirota on October 23, 2007 1:57 PM
  Tags: Great American West politics

• Some Thoughts After Friday Fly Fishing...

  Note: Sorry for the light posting today - In my efforts to recover from making my book deadline, I decided to take the day and go fly fishing on the Colorado River with my brother. I caught two brook...

  Posted by David Sirota on October 19, 2007 5:57 PM
  Tags: free trade politics

• Dems Fume About the Tyranny of the Tiny Minority

  The Hill Newspaper has an interesting story today about how House Democrats, led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, are fuming over the U.S. Senate's tyranny of the tiny minority - the situation which I mathematically detailed a few weeks ago whereby...

  Posted by David Sirota on October 17, 2007 12:14 PM
  Tags: politics

• Gore

  Why does the mainstream media continue to pick on Al Gore, one of history's greatest environmental leaders? It's really kind of pathetic. Look, I get that Gore is not perfect. He helped pass NAFTA, for instance (though he also heartily...

  Posted by David Sirota on October 13, 2007 12:23 PM
  Tags: environment politics

• Now, Officially, I've Seen It All

  Ok, now I really have seen it all. Here is Grand Junction Sentinel political reporter Mike Saccone saying that condemning attacks on American troops will alienate conservative voters. He goes on to say that the best way for a Democrat...

  Posted by David Sirota on October 4, 2007 4:40 PM
  Tags: iraq Media Bias/Idiocy politics

• Debate Impressions

  I'm not usually into touchy-feely, fact-free, Roger Simon-ish analysis of politicians' and their political "skills," but since I'm exhausted from writing my book, I'll just take this moment to offer up my impressions of the Democrats from the debate last...

  Posted by David Sirota on September 27, 2007 6:39 AM
  Tags: politics

• Putting the Hurt Down

  Ezra Klein rightfully puts the hurt down on union-busting Hillary Clinton aide Mark Penn. Check it out here....

  Posted by David Sirota on September 14, 2007 3:33 PM
  Tags: politics

• Quick Memo to Self-Important Capitol Hill Staffers

  Memo to self-important Capitol Hill staff and political operatives who think they are the story, not their bosses: Landing a story in the Washington Post about how you convinced your boss to make a decision on a Supreme Court chief...

  Posted by David Sirota on August 27, 2007 6:54 AM
  Tags: out of touch elitists politics

• More On the '08 Economic Debate

  Been on a plane most of the day. My brother is getting married, so I'm gonna be out of pocket for the weekend. In the meantime, check out the full Edwards speech that I excerpted earlier this morning. Also, The...

  Posted by David Sirota on August 23, 2007 4:20 PM
  Tags: politics war on the middle class

• What Is Hypocrisy & What Kind of "Hypocrisy" Should We Worry About?

  What is "hypocrisy" and what kind of "hypocrisy" should we worry about in politics? Forgive me for the length of this post, but these are not easy questions to answer, because we live in both a globalizing world and a...

  Posted by David Sirota on August 18, 2007 2:30 PM
  Tags: politics

• Newsflash - Sirota Rules Out Secretary of Defense Post

  Really - I love this. No one is offering self-important and utterly irrelevant Delaware Sen. Joe Biden (D) the Secretary of State post, and yet he is rather pathetically trying to break news by declaring he is ruling out such...

  Posted by David Sirota on August 10, 2007 10:02 PM
  Tags: politics

• Embracing the Seinfeld Campaign

  I read this in the Chicago Tribune today: "PORTSMOUTH, N.H. -- Stealing a page from Oprah Winfrey -- his close friend and fellow Chicago celebrity -- Sen. Barack Obama launched book clubs in a dozen New Hampshire towns and online...

  Posted by David Sirota on July 12, 2007 8:02 AM
  Tags: politics

• Robert Greenwald's "Impeach"

  Check out the YouTube from my buddy Robert Greenwald that everyone's talking about:...

  Posted by David Sirota on July 9, 2007 8:51 PM
  Tags: impeach politics

• Dog-Haters of the World Unite to Fight Crisis of Having to Drink Lattes Near Fido

  I realize I just moved to Denver from Montana - a place where I got used to the "rugged individualism" meme being pretty intense, so I may be a bit sensitive. Still, I can't help but wondering over at SquareState...

  Posted by David Sirota on July 4, 2007 8:58 AM
  Tags: politics

• New Poll Confirms Western Dems' Fear of Clinton As Cinder Block Tied to Ankle

  The troubling details are over here at Square State or ColoradoPols....

  Posted by David Sirota on July 2, 2007 9:46 AM
  Tags: Great American West politics

• Good On You, Barack…Now What Does It Mean for the Future?

  It's pretty damn exciting that Barack Obama has gotten more than 250,000 people to contribute to his campaign. As I've written before, his efforts to raise small dollar donations is looked upon by those in the Beltway as some sort...

  Posted by David Sirota on July 2, 2007 7:30 AM
  Tags: politics

• A Telling Journey Through the Political Time Machine

  A telling exercise that cuts through the absurd Beltway hyperventilating over a presidential election that's still 16 months away. Take a look at this quote and guess who said it? "Every year Congress and the president sign laws that make...

  Posted by David Sirota on June 28, 2007 6:24 AM
  Tags: politics war on the middle class

• More Signs Edwards Is Doing Something Right

  Bob Novak resorts to using his entire column to attack John Edwards for having the nerve to alienate the Washington Democratic Establishment by - gasp! - being a "populist": "Mark Siegel, a 35-year party insider, told me: 'He came to...

  Posted by David Sirota on June 7, 2007 9:43 AM
  Tags: culture of corruption out of touch elitists politics

• Taibbi: Giuliani Worse Than Bush

  Rolling Stone's Matt Taibbi tells us why Rudy Giuliani would be a worse president than George W. Bush. In the process, Taibbi shows us once again why he's one of the best journalists working today....

  Posted by David Sirota on June 6, 2007 5:09 AM
  Tags: politics

• GOP Debate Quick Takes

  Here are my thoughts from the Denver Post's website on a few snippets of tonight's Republican debate: - Giuliani and Thompson lead off with two duds - Notice what's not talked about on immigration - Romney doth protest too much...

  Posted by David Sirota on June 5, 2007 8:01 PM
  Tags: politics

• Liveblogging the GOP Debate Now

  I'll be here at the Denver Post right now liveblogging the GOP presidential debate....

  Posted by David Sirota on June 5, 2007 4:01 PM
  Tags: politics

• Why I'm Predisposed to Liking John Edwards

  This about sums it up - anyone who is hated by the Beltway elites is probably doing something right: "When I did my profile of the guy, Chuck Todd, who's got a pretty good sense for these sorts of things,...

  Posted by David Sirota on May 25, 2007 9:48 AM
  Tags: politics

• Dems Driving Triangulation "Over the Dead Bodies" of the Progressive Movement

  The term "triangulation" in politics means a set of leaders trying joining with their opponents to pass measures that run counter to those leaders' own supporters. Typically, triangulation is practiced by presidents against their own parties in Congress, with the...

  Posted by David Sirota on May 20, 2007 9:20 AM
  Tags: politics war on the middle class

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