John McCain has a history of referring to the reporters that cover him on the campaign trail as his “base.” But that doesn’t follow with the general sentiment of the rest of the Republican party, which loves to make up a fictional “left-wing media bias” to fire up it’s base. Never mind that in coverage [...]

I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a “community organizer,” except that you have actual responsibilities. I might add that in small towns, we don’t quite know what to make of a candidate who lavishes praise on working people when they are listening, and then talks about how bitterly they cling to their [...]

Apparently, Minnesotans are rioting outside of the Republican National Convention. A concert on the capital lawn yesterday turned into a protest march led by Rage Against the Machine’s Zach De La Rocha and Tom Morello. Later on, the crowd was teargassed by riot police. Earlier this week, possible protestors’ houses were searched by local police, [...]