The Reverend Wright  —  Oy.  —  And furthermore, I've been to dozens and dozens of African-American church services over the years, including the investiture of one of my friends as an AME minister two years ago, and I have very rarely, if ever, heard the kind of rants that are part of Reverend Wright's canon.

Gallup Daily: Race Still Close with Obama 47%, Clinton 46%  —  Preferences nearly tied in each of the last three days  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Gallup Poll Daily tracking conducted April 25-27 shows Democrats closely divided in their nomination preferences, with 47% favoring Barack Obama and 46% backing Hillary Clinton.

Hillary Gets No Respect  —  I normally don't claim to speak for other members of the vast right-wing conspiracy.  After all, we're each nefarious in our own, individual way.  Indeed, we often disagree with one another.  —  But I do think I can speak for most of my fellow right-wingers when I say this …

With Bingaman Endorsement, Obama Takes Senate Support Lead  —  Sen. Barack Obama officially pulled ahead today in the scramble for endorsements from colleagues in the U.S. Senate, thanks to Sen. Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico.  —  Never one of the Senate's most high-profile members …

Supreme Court says states can demand photo ID for voting  —  WASHINGTON - States can require voters to produce photo identification, the Supreme Court ruled Monday, upholding a Republican-inspired law that Democrats say will keep some poor, older and minority voters from casting ballots.

Party of the Damned  —  As the Bush presidency staggers to an end, it's hard to say who has less to brag about: the president or the journalists who cover him.  So it's fitting that the last White House Correspondents' Association dinner of the Bush era — the ultimate celebration …

What The Clintons Did For Feminism  —  Could Obama do for race relations?  It is a situation, with a history, steeped in irony.  —  Younger people might not be aware, but there was a time, back in the early nineties, when feminist principles like opposition to sexual harassment in the workplace …

Is The US Now A Non-Geneva State?  —  The manner in which free societies lose their moral compass is always incremental.  Step by step by step, certain core values are whittled away.  There is rarely a moment at which a government stands up, and asks its people if they wish to abandon such …

Decisions, Decisions...  The fallout continues for Team Franken.  Friday and Saturday saw stories in the Star Tribune on the Franken tax issues.  Both stories have a common theme....that it is the fault of those nasty Republicans that Franken is having these troubles....