Carnival of the Liberals #31

Greetings
Welcome, fearless readers! Welcome to the 31st installment of the Carnival of the Liberals. Behold a sampling of the best the liberal blogosphere has to offer. Bloggers piled in the submissions this time around; darn near 50 met my gaze. As host, I dutifully read each and every one, and the 10 that follow represent my favorites. I only wish I could have picked more!
-Blue Steel

Enigma
What better way to begin Carnival of the Liberals #31 here at bipartisan Pollyticks than to start with a mystery? Everything in moderation, I always say, especially politics. Of course, I rarely practice what I preach. As a fan of bipartisanship and moderate political arguments, I found myself drawn to Chris Dolley's entry, not because it's particularly liberal, but because it's particularly good. See for yourself. Check out The Enigma Machine - A Startling Discovery.

Rapture
Hallelujah! Praise Muppets! There's always room for seconds, just like there's always room for satire ... unless you're not in the mood for it, in which case you'd be well advised to just skip Ion Zwitter's hilarious Surprise Rapture Disrupts Bush's 2007 State of the Union Address. Avant News is a veritable treasure trove of satirical genius-ery. Bon appetit!

Rise!
Standing up for your beliefs is honorable, but do it without being a rude scumbag. That's where it gets tricky, unless you're D.A.N. over at The Fifth Column Magazine. In Standing Up for What you Believe: What it Entails and What it Doesn't, he reminds us that speaking our mind doesn't have to mean losing our morals.

Intentions
We all know that actions speak louder than words, which is why my friend and yours, President George W. Bush, has very little remaining credibility. Barry Leiba at Staring at Empty Pages examines the president's latest State of the Union Address -- his many promises and newfound bipartisan bent -- in George, Dick, and Joshua. In it, Barry is clear, concise, objective and reasonable. Just like George Bush! Ha!

Fisticuffs
Let's get ready to rumble! Divided we stand, united we fall -- so says MW at -- you guessed it -- Divided We Stand, United We Fall. In President vs. Congress - Round Two & Three, MW continues his irreverent look at the division of power in Washington D.C. through a boxer's eyes. It's a technical knockout.

Free-ish
How free am I? Am I free to disagree with you? Am I free to vote Republican? Can I shout, "I love George Bush!" without being called an idiot (It burns! It burns!)? In Liberals To Black Beneficiaries of Affirmative Action: We Own You, Jamila Akil asks tough questions of the left. It's a thought provoking piece by a talented writer. Enjoy.

Homeless
What if you're not quite right or left? Where does that leave you? Jon Swift might know. He calls himself a "reasonable conservative" who likes to write about politics and culture. Since the media is biased, he gets all his news from Fox News, Rush Limbaugh and Jay Leno monologues. But seriously, check out Jon's amusing look at future American President (couldn't resist, Jon) Barack Obama in What Loaded Questions Should We Ask About Barack Obama? Jon is not quite right, not quite left, but certainly not all wrong. Take a deep breath, count to 10 and click here.

Korematsu
Uh... what? That's what I said until I read Framed's well-written, historical refresher on Korematsu v. United States, the Supreme Court decision upholding the government's power to place U.S. citizens of Japanese ancestry in internment camps during World War II. It's a lesson too many of us have forgotten. In Charles Stimson Hates Korematsu, Jim Trumm takes us back more than 60 years, by looking into the actions of current Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Detainee Affairs Charles Stimson.

Diamonds
In The Greatest Story Ever Sold is a Fantasy Covered in Blood, Amy Lin makes millions of men incredibly frustrated. No, not like that. It's a wakeup call for anyone expecting to shop for an engagement ring -- one of those wakeup calls that doesn't necessarily save you from plunking down your money on a shiny bauble, but a wakeup call nonetheless.

Gorbachev
"Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" proclaimed former President Ronald Reagan on June 12, 1987 in West Berlin. It's doubtful whether Gorbachev heard the president's momentous words from the Kremlin, more than 2,000 miles away, but I digress. As the last leader of the USSR, Mikhail Gorbachev, to put it mildly, has game. Hear what the former Soviet leader has to say about current events and the state of the world since 1990 in Making a Change of Course Impossible.

And that's a wrap!
Wasn't that fun? Come on, you had fun, right? Go on, admit it. Hey, stop that. Stop spitting at me. Knock it off! Put me down! Damnit!

This marks the end of our little trip through the liberal blogosphere, ladies and gentlemen. I bid you adieu. Hope you had as much fun as I did. The Carnival of the Liberals will next plant roots at The Greenbelt on Wednesday, February 14th, 2007. Stay tuned, fearless readers!
-Blue Steel

And ... because this is STILL Pollyticks, after all, a daily cartoon:

• January 31, 2007

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