The Republicans have perfected the art of creating buzzwords and catchphrases. “Compassionate Conservatism.” “Flip-flop!” “Cut and run.” “The Long War.” “Terror Alert Level: Orange.” “You’re Doing A Heckuva Job.”
The current Republican buzzword, according to the media which helps perpetuate it, is “Fascism.”
Our Todd Beeton highlighted the heinous [...]

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Or, How I See The Stark Differences Between Phil Angelides And Arnold Schwarzenegger.

I met Phil Angelides today. He came to Santa Barbara and held a town hall meeting in the backyard of a volunteer’s home. There were about 50 or 60 people there, and they all had a chance to ask questions and [...]

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After keeping it warm in the nest for a few months, CBS is about to hatch a brilliant advertising scheme. They’re using lasers to etch the CBS eye onto eggshells on sale at the grocery store.
Yes, you read that right. Take a look at a few examples. Slogans etched next to the CBS [...]

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August 24, 2004. That’s the day the world changed. For the better.
On that fateful summer’s day, the greatest creation to hit computer screens since Al Gore invented the internet premiered. This very blog was read for the first time by… well, someone as insignificant as you. But it’s not you that’s [...]

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I admit to being a bit surprised, back at the United Auto Workers (UAW) convention in June, when I met a delegate from a UAW Local who represents staff from a Service Employees International Union (SEIU) local.  Yes, the UAW represents some of the staff that works at SEIU.  As the delegate explained to me, [...]

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