August 18, 2005 -
To the chagrin of the Bush Administration - and to the discomfort of Democrats who don't have a clear stand - Cindy Sheehan's encampment in Texas is still drawing huge numbers, getting big media coverage and stirring national controversy about the Iraq war. The Drudge Report is back to blaring, all-caps headlines attacking Sheehan - always a clear sign that the right-wing establishment feels they are in deep crisis mode and losing the war for public opinion.The New York Times filed a revealing piece today about changing public sentiment, and Sheehan's role:
August 18, 2005 -
[David Fellerath of the Independent Weekly serves up his usual dose of occasional Friday Film Blogging -- a day early!]
August 17, 2005 -
Still en route back to the sunny South, after a two-day stay in not-so-sunny (but still beautiful) Seattle for the Progressive Legislative Action Network gathering.
August 17, 2005 -
Survey USA has just released a new 50-state poll on President Bush's approval ratings. Not everyone is a fan of their polling techniques, but it's a useful snapshot, being one of the only polls with a state-by-state breakdown. And the results from the South are very interesting.
August 16, 2005 -
The Institute is represented here in cloudy Seattle at the Progressive Legislative Action Network conference, which is being held amidst the annual gathering of the National Conference of State Legislatures.
August 15, 2005 -
Blogging will be light over the next couple days as I head off to Seattle for the Progressive Legislative Action Network conference. It promises to be a great event, challenging the right-wing dominance of state legislatures and building up a progressive alternative.
August 15, 2005 -
In its latest bid for world domination, Arkansas-based Wal-Mart has announced it plans to open a financial services arm. The bank, headquartered in Utah as an industrial charter bank (ILC), would offer credit and debit cards to help grease sales at Wal-Mart stores -- talk about synergy -- but could expand into mortgages and loans. Wal-Mart Watch offers more background: