AlterNet Blogs: Politics

5 Out of 5 Gasbag News Commentators Agree: Obama's a Failure, Not Republican Enough

Digby — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:45:01 PST

In case you were wondering, the consensus on all the Sunday gasbag shows is that Obama is an abject failure because of his radical leftist ideology.

Bruce Wilson — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 08:56:01 PST

Tied to Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill, "Transformation" movement fields Newark volunteer army

Joshua Holland — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 07:32:01 PST

Whatever we do, let's make sure it all fits neatly into a simplistic Cold War analogy.

Steve Benen — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:04:01 PST

Gloom is not the best strategy.

Steve M. — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:19:01 PST

Is this even irony?

Brad Reed — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:32:01 PST

No, voters aren't moved by "bipartisanship."

Oliver Willis — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:23:01 PST

This is fun.

Joshua Holland — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:00:01 PST

This is why I find generalized griping about "the Democrats" far less useful than targeting the worst of them by name.

Staff — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:32:01 PST

But apparently it's impolite to correct the old man.

Booman — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:12:01 PST

There's no upside to killing the effort off at this stage.

John Stauber — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:03:01 PST

Congressional Democrats are now looking over their right shoulders, fearing a similar populist attack as the 2010 electoral season heats up.

Katrina Vanden Heuvel — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 07:39:01 PST

Obama's biggest mistake was to let his base stagnate after being elected.

Joshua Holland — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:00:01 PST

As would have Coakley's.

Staff — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:35:01 PST

It's all over.

BarbinMD — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:50:01 PST

The pedicure-lovin', helicopter ridin' Democratic challenger for Kristen Gillibrand's Senate seat couldn't get any more ridiculous.