Okay, now that the dust has settled a bit, one man’s thoughts turn to the proposed series of pre-convention debates between Obama and McCain.

Well sort of. Problem is McCain's spin on it is not only disingenuous but  negative and pejorative as well, and once again the silence from the Obama camp is, so far at least, deafening...

Watching the PBS series "Carrier" was a revelation, but not always a pleasant one...

Just thinkin' out loud...
Is anyone else out there fed up with this "elite" nonsense? Yeah I know the far-right wingnuts have latched onto it like a junkyard dog on an alley cat, but surely we can begin to neutralize it as an issue by beginning to point out that there’s plenty of elitism to go around, especially over on the dark side.

As much as I admire Jim Webb and Chuck Hagel for their efforts to reform the military, I respectfully submit that the bill they're proposing doesn't go far enough...

I'm one of those folks whom Keith Olbermann has characterized as voting for a tin can with a D after it come crunch time. That said, I've pretty much gotten behind Barak for both practical and ideological reasons.

As a charter member of the baby boom generation (July, '46), my political passion all but died off when Bobby Kennedy was killed, and it has yet to return. But while Barak's no Bobby, and I expect no one ever will be, he's got something that's connecting with the kids, and that's enough for me.

And for this beat-down old progressive, it's pretty obvious that Hillary has pretty much bottomed out and it's time to move on.

So as a public service, Bughouse Square offers up to the Clinton campaign my idea of a neat concession speech, to be delivered as soon after the Pennsylvania primary as possible:

There are times when ordinary citizens need to step up and serve notice on our government that the very cornerstone of our national existence depends upon neutralizing the religious extremists currently holding sway on many of our institutions, particularly the military. What follows is an attempt to help get this message out...