No Senate Losses for Democrats

Ben Cardin has fended off Republican Michael Steele in Maryland, all but ensuring that Democrats will not lose a single Senate seat in 2006. Republicans had also made noise about knocking off Democratic incumbents in New Jersey and Michigan, but their candidates in those states have come up far short. One other Senate Democrat, Read More

A Vote for Gore (Vidal) Is a Vote for Nostalgia

Gore Vidal-or Moses as he’s known among the prophets-is back in town to lead us from the wilderness once more, and we are glad. If I ungraciously whisper that I’d sooner not hear another name-dropping mention from his purring good self about his close friendship with “Jack” and his distant relative “Jackie”-not to mention his Read More