As I’ve said before, I live in Colorado. Colorado is considered a “red state”, which is a term I don’t care for much. Lots of liberals live and vote in red states. Quite a few conservatives live and vote in blue states. In fact, I think it’s more accurate to say that most of America is different shades of purple, and it would be wiser to realize that while there may be red and blue people in this country, most of us live near some of each. Even the supposedly “solid red” south has large swaths of liberal voters, and … Continue reading →

His column on the election hits all the right notes, IMO. Let’s be honest: We are aghast at the success of a campaign based on vicious personal attacks, the exploitation of strong religious feelings and an effort to create the appearance of strong leadership that would do Hollywood proud. We are alarmed that so many of our fellow citizens could look the other way and not hold Bush accountable for utter incompetence in Iraq and for untruths spoken in defense of the war. We are amazed that a majority was not concerned about heaping a huge debt burden on our … Continue reading →

A lot of people on the left are arguing that Gavin Newsom and other proponents of gay marriage caused the Democrats to lose the election, because of the incentive that gave for a large turnout of evangelical voters. But over in Slate, Paul Freedman doesn’t believe that is true, and he back it up with some pretty convincing election statistics.