Me: Southerner, amateur political junkie, and proud to be a member of the United Steelworkers union.
On February 28th we lost one of the heavyweights in political thought, one whose work largely came to define liberal thought in the mid-20th Century. Born in 1917, Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. was a speechwriter and Presidential assistant for John F. Kennedy, and speechwriter for Presidential candidates from Adlai Stevenson to Robert F. Kennedy and George McGovern. At this time of progressive resurgence it is worth reflecting on what Schlesinger represented and his contributions to liberal theory.
· WI-08: Wingnut plans to run as "conservative independent" (desmoinesdem)
· 50 percent of southerners say Obama better president than Bush (desmoinesdem)
· What Yesterday Says About Young Voters (Mike Connery)
· Max Blumenthal on the dysfunctional movement driving the GOP (Mike Connery)
· IA-Gov: Culver launches second tv ad (desmoinesdem)
· Hilarious Vid On Why We Must Vote No On Issue 2!! (Cliff Schecter)
· NY-23: Scozzafava Drops Out! (lipris)
· NY-23: Pataki Goes Rogue, Endorses Teabagger Darling Doug Hoffman (lipris)
· Dunne Considering Run For VT-Gov (Nathan Empsall)
· McGovern Grandson Looks to Challenge Thune in 2010 (Jonathan Singer)
· IA-03: Two potential challengers for Boswell (desmoinesdem)
· NJ-Gov: Daggett Goes After Christie and Corzine (Jonathan Singer)
