Bang the Drum

rants and ramblings of a political junkie

Dubya’s Legacy

By Karoli March 20, 2008 Bush Administration, Foreign Policy, Iraq No Comments

We loved this sign. Tonight’s vigil really raised my hopes for people in this nation. Even in our little enclave of conservatism, many came out to make their statement about…

Letters Home

By Karoli March 19, 2008 Bush Administration, Foreign Policy, Iraq No Comments

Too many lives have been lost. Too many lies have been told. It’s time for the Bush administration to figure out that there is a time for us to end…

What Year Was This?

By Karoli March 19, 2008 Uncategorized No Comments

A little quote quiz – Who said it and what year? “If someone could appeal to the generous spirit of Americans to heal the race question, this is what the…

Obama Turns the Mirror on Us

By Karoli March 18, 2008 Barack Obama, Election 2008 No Comments

I’m still digesting Barack Obama’s amazing speech and also digesting the reactions to it, so my comments here are the off-the-cuff reactions that come from reading the expected “buts” from…

Irish for Obama 2008

By Karoli March 18, 2008 Election 2008 No Comments

Andrew Sullivan: I don’t renounce the church or that priest

By Karoli March 18, 2008 Election 2008 No Comments

Andrew Sullivan writes of a heart-wrenching encounter with his church: I was grappling with the terror of my own HIV infection, and as the day drew to a close, went…