Arianna Huffington, the conservative turned liberal who came fifth in the California 2003 gubernatorial race, is starting a new web-based publishing venture, reported to be called The Huffington Report. The venture will host blogs and media news from a collection of high profile commentators and celebrities but with a more tightly political slant than other similar operations such as Slate and Salon.
I can’t wait. From her last column:
Before the cards had even been dealt, Senate Democrats decided that the Republicans already held all the aces. So instead of calling Dr. Frist’s bluff, they folded, sat out the hand, and headed into the kitchen to see what kind of sandwiches Felix was whipping up. Not a single Democratic senator formally objected to the pro forma voice vote that sent the Schiavo bill to the House, where, with a few notable exceptions — especially Rep. Barney Frank and rising star Rep. Debbie Wasserman Shultz of Florida — Democrats were nearly as compliant.
Instead of allowing themselves to be cowed by the fear of looking like they’re coming down on the immoral side of the moral values debate, Democrats should snap out of it and demand that the president interrupt his next vacation and that Bill Frist hold another midnight session of Congress to address the moral disgrace of 45 million people with no health insurance and 36 million people living in poverty. This is the only way to reclaim the moral high ground.
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