Bang the Drum

rants and ramblings of a political junkie

War With Iran? No, We Can’t. Call your Representatives.

By Karoli June 21, 2008 Bush Administration, Foreign Policy, Iran No Comments

Someone really needs to tell Congress to get a grip. That someone needs to be us. This is absolutely NOT the time to be saber-rattling in a serious way with…

FISA, Fox and Obama

By Karoli June 21, 2008 Barack Obama, Domestic Policy, Election 2008 No Comments

“In our country, I have found that this cooperation happens not because we agree on everything, but because behind all the labels and false divisions and categories that define us;…

FISA: Democrats Capitulate to the GOP – Where’s Obama?

By Karoli June 20, 2008 Bush Administration, Domestic Policy, Election 2008 No Comments

Silent, that’s where. On a day where he announces (wisely) that he will decline public funding, the Democrats in Congress bow backwards to the GOP and say ‘put it right…

ExxonMobil, Shell, Chevron et al Claim Victors’ Spoils

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

The horsemen of the apocalypse are on the hunt. Here’s the latest news on the pale horses of death: ExxonMobil, Total, Chevron, Shell, et al who have been given preferential…

It’s the Constitution, Stupid!

By Karoli June 18, 2008 Domestic Policy, Foreign Policy No Comments

I caught a few minutes of Dan Abrams’ broadcast on MSNBC where the heads were flapping about the differences in attitude between Barack Obama and John McCain on the recent…

Organizing for Obama: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Resolve

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

Four years ago I was sure there wasn’t another Democrat living in this city. It wasn’t an unreasonable thing to believe, given that our representative is a 5-term Republican who…