Category Archives: Politics

Steve Hildebrand And Progressive Criticism

Posted on December 7, 2008 by Mash

Steve Hildebrand, the Obama campaign’s steller field general, has a message for me and other like-minded progressives. The message is: "Hush". In a post at the Huffington Post entitled "A Message To Obama’s Progressive Critics", Hildebrand writes: This is not … Continue reading →

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Its Hard Out Here For A Lefty

Posted on December 2, 2008 by Mash

Chris Bowers of Open Left was on Hardball tonight to discuss Barack Obama’s national security team. Bowers is one of only a handful of prominent progressive bloggers who are concerned (and willing to express their concern) by the rightward tilt … Continue reading →

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Barack Obama’s Hawkish National Security Team

Posted on November 29, 2008 by Mash

The Associated Press is reporting that Barack Obama will announce Hillary Clinton as his Secretary of State this Monday. ABC News reports that the entire national security team will be announced Monday. ABC News reports on the makeup of the … Continue reading →

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Goolsbee!!!

Posted on November 26, 2008 by Mash

Barack Obama has named my favorite economist, Austan Goolsbee, as Staff Director and Chief Economist of the newly formed Economic Recovery Advisory Board. Goolsbee has also been appointed one of the three members of the Council of Economic Advisors. I … Continue reading →

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The Hillary Clinton Drama: The “Offer”

Posted on November 25, 2008 by Mash

[Via Politico] Elizabeth Drew in the New York Review of Books writes about the so called "offer" that Hillary Clinton is now ready to accept: Obama’s meetings with Hillary Clinton and John McCain about playing important roles in his presidency … Continue reading →

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