http://www.takingbackpolitics.com "something for the masses" Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:20:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By MATT KENNARD, Columnist[caption id="attachment_883" align="alignright" width="275" caption="Photo by flickr's aturkus"][/caption] During the Cold War the political left split in spectacular and rancorous fashion and like Humpty Dumpty they've never really put themselves back together again. Back then, one side consisted of those who stayed blind to the crimes of Lenin and ... http://www.takingbackpolitics.com/2008/11/leftists-embroiled-in-never-ending-war By MATT KENNARD, Columnist[caption id="attachment_880" align="alignright" width="275" caption="Photo by flickr's Image Editor"][/caption] Aside from Republicans, you might expect the American community most piqued by the election of Barack Obama would be white supremacists. There is surely no harsher blow to a single-issue political program of racism than the ascension of a ... http://www.takingbackpolitics.com/2008/11/obama%e2%80%99s-election-brings-joy-to%e2%80%a6white-supremacists By JASON WALKER, Columnist[caption id="attachment_877" align="alignright" width="275" caption="Photo by flickr's LWY"][/caption] Now that the election is finally over and history has been made, blah, blah, blah, let’s get the voting process fixed up. Why should we have to leave home or work early, drive out of our way and fight traffic ... http://www.takingbackpolitics.com/2008/11/why-aren%e2%80%99t-we-voting-online-yet By TOMÁS DINGES, Correspondent[caption id="attachment_874" align="alignright" width="275" caption="Photo by flickr’s ~MVI~"][/caption] All Tuesday Nov. 4, the television shots of the U.S. capitol were poor. Mist and drizzle obscured the ideal backdrop for what was seen by many as a defining presidential election in American history. But at a little past 11 p.m. ... http://www.takingbackpolitics.com/2008/11/the-white-house-on-election-night By MATT KENNARD, Columnist[caption id="attachment_871" align="alignright" width="275" caption="Photo courtesy of Barack Obama's flickr photostream"][/caption] A black president – it happened. Anyone who didn't feel a twinge of emotion as Barack and his beautiful family came out to greet the crowds in that Chicago park officially has a heart of stone. In ... http://www.takingbackpolitics.com/2008/11/it%e2%80%99ll-still-be-politics-as-usual-under-obama By MATT KENNARD, Columnist[caption id="attachment_862" align="alignright" width="275" caption="Photo by flickr's Aaron_M"][/caption] It's hard to think of a more nauseating spectacle than George W. Bush – draft dodging, chicken hawk extraordinaire – turning on his lachrymal glands for U.S. veterans. But as the country drew together on Nov. 11 for the annual ... http://www.takingbackpolitics.com/2008/11/veterans%e2%80%99-health-care-under-bush-a-disgrace By SARAH N. LYNCH, Correspondent [caption id="attachment_855" align="alignright" width="275" caption="Photo by flickr’s bobster1985"][/caption] Senator John McCain can take solace in one thing when he thinks back on his recent electoral defeat: Senator Barack Obama’s win does not really say that much about John McCain. Instead, Obama’s resounding victory was a referendum on ... http://www.takingbackpolitics.com/2008/11/blame-it-on-the-lame-duck By EUGENE MULERO, Correspondent [caption id="attachment_852" align="alignright" width="275" caption="Photo by flickr’s Tony the Misfit"][/caption] Most political scientists agree senior citizens are the kingmakers in national elections. And, for much of the campaign, those 65 and older eluded Barack Obama’s steady sweep across the country, especially in the swing states of Florida and ... http://www.takingbackpolitics.com/2008/11/elizabeth-edwards-on-healthcare By EUGENE MULERO, Correspondent[caption id="attachment_845" align="alignright" width="275" caption="Photo by Discover NYC Campaign's flickr photostream"][/caption] When piranhas run out of food, they start to devour themselves. That’s how the McCain and Palin staffs are acting lately. Their attacks on each other over which team F’ed the campaign have become vicious. The latest ... http://www.takingbackpolitics.com/2008/11/palin-didn%e2%80%99t-know-africa-was-a-continent By AMANDA KOCH, Assistant Managing Editor [caption id="attachment_840" align="alignright" width="275" caption="Photo courtesy of Barack Obama"][/caption] I am a registered independent. I voted for Obama, and this is why (in no particular order): 1. I want my president to be smarter than me. I don't want Joe Six-pack to be anywhere near the presidency. ... http://www.takingbackpolitics.com/2008/11/why-i-voted-for-obama