The personal blog of David Sirota
Here is my new article for the Washington Monthly, called Top Billings. It is a piece about my experience working for Brian Schweitzer's campaign for governor, and what his win should teach Democrats and progressives throughout the country.
CLAIM:
"I don't make the decisions" about whether pro-life judges get on the bench.
- Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA), incoming chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee that oversees all judicial nominations, 11/8/04
FACT:
"According to the Constitution, the Senate's advise and consent responsibility gives senators the authority to approve [or reject] the president's nominees to the court system and elsewhere."
- Fox News, 3/28/04
I am a fellow at the Center for American Progress, and a twice-a-week guest on the Al Franken Show. I am currently writing a book for Random House's Crown Publishers. I also write a bi-weekly section for the Nation Magazine called Permanent Minority vs. Towards the Majority about Democrats failures and successes. And I write a regular column for In These Times. For more on what I do, see this Washington Post story about my blog, this Molly Ivins column about my work, or this Newsweek profile about me. Feel free to email me at david@davidsirota.com with any thoughts/criticism. Note: this blog represents my personal views, and not the views of the Center for American Progress.
