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A Legacy of Damage to America: The President's Vile Precedents Etcetera A Posting in "DailyKos," "OpEdNews", "Comments From Left Field", and "BarryTalk" (3/14/06)

The Top Ten Reasons to Reject Samuel Alito A Posting in "OpEdNews", "Comments From Left Field", and "Gordontalk" (1/30/06)

Beyond the "Dream": The Wisdom of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Speaking to the Challenges of Our Times A Posting in "OpEdNews", "Comments From Left Field", and "Gordontalk" (1/16/06)

If Bush & Alito Have Their Way, Our Votes May Not Count. A Posting in "OpEdNews", "Comments From Left Field", and "Gordontalk" (1/3/06)

If George W. Bush Had Not Been An Un-American Un-President ... A Posting in "OpEdNews", "Comments From Left Field", and "Gordontalk" (12/29/05)

The Wit & Wisdom of Tom DeLay (A Little Levity & Some Serious Business) A Posting in "OpEdNews", "Comments From Left Field", and "Gordontalk" (12/2/05)

George Plays Dumb as Dick Plays Dirty. Welcome Back, Karl! A Posting in "OpEdNews" and "Comments From Left Field" (11/24/05)

What Could Be More Moderate Than To Be Progressive? A Posting in "GordonTalk", "Comments From Left Field", and "OpEdNews" (11/16/05)

"I Will Swear to Uphold the Honor and Dignity of the Office to Which I Have Been Elected, So Help Me God." A Posting in "GordonTalk", "Comments From Left Field", and "OpEdNews" (11/7/05)

The Truth, The (Less Than) Whole Truth, & (Almost) Nothing But The Truth About Harriet Miers A Posting in "GordonTalk", "Comments From Left Field", and "OpEdNews" (10/6/05)

Meet "Justice Miers": Love-Child of Bush in Bed with Top Dem A Posting in "GordonTalk", "Comments From Left Field", and "OpEdNews" (10/4/05)

"What Didn't Go Right?" An E-Mail to Democratic Activists & a Positing in "GordonTalk" and "Comments From Left Field" (9/8/05)

Leadership or Chickenship? An E-Mail to Democratic Activists & a Positing in "GordonTalk" and "Comments From Left Field" (8/1/05)

"Framing" Freedom An E-Mail to Democratic Activists & a Posting in "GordonTalk" in Response to an Article about "Framing" Issues in General & Another about "Framing" the Abortion Issue in Particular (7/18/05)

The Candidates Most Likely to Succeed? An E-Mail to Democratic Activists & a Posting in "GordonTalk" and "Comments From Left Field" (6/16/05)

We Have No More Ground To Give An E-Mail to Democratic Activists & a Posting in "Comments From Left Field" (5/25/05) with a Follow-Up to Democratic Activists (6/8/05)

Endangered Species (Comity) A Posting in "GordonTalk" (5/19/05)

Give 'em Enough Rope... A Posting in "GordonTalk" (5/14/05)

Take My Prez...Please! A Posting in "GordonTalk" (5/11/05)

Democracy: Audit or Lose It (Examining Voting Machine Companies) A Guest Appearance on "NewsRap with Barry Gordon" (5/5/05)

For Whom the Poll Tolls... A Posting in "GordonTalk" (4/8/05)

Trumping Demagogues An E-Mail to a Democratic Activist in Response to the Article "The Truth About Arnold", by Peter Byrne (2/16/05)

True Family Values An E-Mail to Democratic Activists in Response to a Newsgroup Article (2/5/05)

Vetting Our Candidates Better An E-Mail to a DNC Member (1/29/05)

Is There a Doctor in the House? A Posting in "Comments From Left Field", Adapted from My Essay "The Democratic Revival" (1/25/05)

In a Word, Justice. A Posting in "Comments From Left Field" by "The Scarecrow" in Response to Comments on My Posting "To the Left And the Middle!" (1/23/05) 

To the Left And the Middle! A Posting in "Comments From Left Field" by "The Scarecrow", Adapted as an E-Mail to Democratic Activists (1/22/05)

Take Heart, My Fellow Friends of Liberty A Posting in "Comments From Left Field" on Inauguration Day, by "The Scarecrow", after My E-Mail to Democratic Activists "Hard Lessons for Democrats" (1/20/05)

Hard Lessons for Democrats (condensed) A Proposed Speech to Democratic National Committee Members, After My E-Mail to Democratic Activists, As Revised for a Guest Appearance on "NewsRap with Barry Gordon" (1/15/05)

The Essence of Charisma An E-Mail to a Democratic Activist in Response to the Article "Clintonism, R.I.P.: How Triangulation Became Strangulation", by Chuck Todd, in The Atlantic Monthly (Jan./Feb. 2005) (1/14/05)

King George -- Warts, Bulges, & All A Posting in "Comments From Left Field" by "The Scarecrow" (1/14/05)

Take Action! (The Electoral Count Act) A Posting in "Comments From Left Field" by "The Scarecrow" (12/16/04)

Hard Lessons for Democrats (revised) The Basis for a Guest Appearance on "NewsRap with Barry Gordon", After an E-Mail to Democratic Activists (12/15/04)

King George a Tyrant? A Posting in "Comments From Left Field" by "The Scarecrow" (12/10/04)

Not Quite the Smoking Gun But... A Posting in "Comments From Left Field", Prompted by My Statistical Analysis and That of a University Professor (12/1/04)

Now George Dubya "Does the Math" & Alleges Vote Fraud! An E-Mail to Democratic Activists & a Posting in "Comments From Left Field", Prompted by My Statistical Analysis and That of a University Professor (11/23/04 & 11/25/04)

Exit Polling Irregularities A Guest Appearance on "NewsRap with Barry Gordon" (11/16/04 & 11/17/04)

University of Pennsylvania Professor Also "Does the Math" An E-Mail to Democratic Activists & a Posting in "Comments From Left Field", Prompted by My Previous, Widely Circulated Statistical Analysis (11/14-16/04)

Responding to Feedback About "Do the Math: Something Stinks" A Posting in "Comments From Left Field", Summarizing Several E-Mail Exchanges with Political Activists Prompted by My Previous, Widely Circulated Statistical Analysis (11/15/04)

Do the Math: Something Stinks An E-Mail to Democratic Activists, A Posting to "Comments From Left Field", & the Basis for Several Other E-Mails & Postings and for Two Guest Appearances on "NewsRap with Barry Gordon" (11/12/04)

Not Taking the Latino Vote for Granted An E-Mail Exchange with a Latino DNC Member (11/4/04 & 11/5/04)

Hard Lessons for Democrats An E-Mail to Democratic Activists, the Subject of Two Guest Appearances on "NewsRap with Barry Gordon", & the Basis of a Speech and of a Posting to "Comments From Left Field" (11/3/04)

The Bush League's Last Hurrah E-Mails to Democratic Activists (Election Night, 2004)

The Key to the Presidency An E-Mail to Democratic Activists & a Posting in "Comments From Left Field" (11/1/04)

Explaining Political Polling A Guest Appearance on "NewsRap" with Barry Gordon (10/26/04)

Keeping the Faith An E-Mail Exchange with a Democratic Activist (10/24/04)

Sir Robin of Loxley & the One-Percent Solution An E-Mail to Democratic Activists (10/17/04)

The Democratic Revival A Sample Column for Review, as Adapted for a Posting in "Comments From Left Field" (2/22/04)

"Liberal" Is Not a Dirty Word (revised) A Sample Column for Review, After an E-Mail Delivered to an Influential Democratic Newsgroup (2/18/04)

Making Sense of the California Recall Fiasco An E-Mail to Democratic Activists (9/23/03)

Forging a Consensus on the Changing Presidential Race An E-Mail Delivered to an Influential Democratic Newsgroup (9/21/03)

General Clark as a Draw to Long-Lost Democrats An E-Mail to a Democratic Activist (9/21/03)

General Clark:  Principles & Electability An E-Mail Delivered to an Influential Democratic Newsgroup (9/21/03)

The Electability of General Clark as a Late Entry into the Presidential Race An E-Mail to an Influential California Democrat (9/18/03)

In Praise of General Wesley Clark An E-Mail Delivered to an Influential Democratic Newsgroup (9/17/03)

Whatever Happened to Majority Rule? An Unpublished Letter to Los Angeles Times (8/17/03)

"Liberal" Is Not A Dirty Word An E-Mail Delivered to an Influential Democratic Newsgroup (8/9/03)

Let the World Know We Are Democrats An E-Mail Delivered to an Influential Democratic Newsgroup (8/2/03)

Calling Madam President An Unpublished Letter to Los Angeles Times (5/12/87) 

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