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Bennet Kelley is an award winning columnist, political commentator and the former Co-Founder and National Co-Chair of the Democratic National Committee's Saxophone Club (its young professional fund raising and outreach arm during the Clinton years).
He is also host of Cyber Law and Business Report on WebmasterRadio.fm.
Sunday, January 8, 2012 Tragedy in Tucson: A Somber Anniversary's Call to Repudiate Right-Wing Extremism (4 comments)
Republicans are trying to have it both ways when it comes to its extremist fringe, expressing displeasure over their most outrageous conduct but stoking the mania that fuels it. The anniversary of the shooting of Gabby Giffords and the alarming rise of Ron Paul, give the party an opportunity for a "Sister Souljah moment" that would allow it to break free from a fringe that is hurting it politically.
Saturday, November 28, 2009 Rumble in Little Rhody: Patrick Kennedy Takes On The Bishop And The Church's Moral Myopia (2 comments)
What message does it send when the Church will deny communion to a pro-choice official like Patrick Kennedy whose voting record is otherwise consistent with church teaching, but not pro-life officials guided by the gospel of greed or intolerance or even mobsters such as the legendary crime boss Raymond Patriarca who was given a Catholic funeral?
Saturday, January 31, 2009 President Obama and the Dawn of a New Day (5 comments)
While President Obama is certain to disappoint many over the course of his administration, what we must remember is that on a chilly Tuesday the nation came together and beamed with hope and optimism for the future.
Sunday, January 4, 2009 A Tribute to Claiborne Pell: Rhode Island's Gentle Giant
With Claiborne Pell's death, Rhode Islanders have lost their gentle giant and the nation has lost a distinguished public servant who did more to make us a modern Athens than any other man of his era.
Sunday, January 4, 2009 The Bush Presidency in Four Words (10 comments)
A recent Pew Research Center poll found that the one word Americans used most to describe President Bush was "incompetent." While no compliment, the word fails to convey the condemnation warranted by the last eight years.
Monday, September 1, 2008 McCain's Reckless Choice (1 comments)
Coming after his calls for a gas tax holiday and off-shore drilling and shameless invocation of his POW status to deflect any and all criticism, it is evident that Senator McCain views this campaign not as a debate about the greater direction of the country but as a series of stunts designed to distract voters from the real issues.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008 History, Hope & Hillary: A Call for Party Unity
Hillary Clinton historic campaign comes to a close tonight. To Senator Clinton's supporters, I urge you to declare victory. You have not only made history, but you are only 70 days away from making her vision a reality.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008 The Right's New Patriotic PC - From Lapel Pins to Nuclear Waste
For a generation, the right has wailed over "political correctness," which Jonah Goldberg labels as "liberal fascism". It appears that the right now embraces the "F" word as they dictate what patriotic Americans should wear (flag lapel pin mandatory, "jihadist" scarves forbidden) and even believe. Under the right's Patriotic PC, true Americans must love their country, their flag, torture and . . . even nuclear waste.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008 The "Ricing" on the Cake for a Republican Disaster (1 comments)
Just as Democrats have grown increasingly worried about their chances of recapturing the White House, the Republicans have stepped in to reassert their claim to a defeat that is rightfully theirs. Grover Norquist endorsed as McCain's running mate a Bush administration official whose performance has been characterized by fellow Republicans as "disastrous, "inept" and "not up to the job" . . . Condoleezza Rice.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 OBAMA AND GENERATION JONES' MOMENT (1 comments)
Obama is from Generation Jones, born in the shadow of fallen heroes, tempered by Watergate and disciplined by economic uncertainty. . . . Just as Senator Clinton represents the Baby Boom era and Senator McCain the Ice Age, Obama is the archetype of the Jonesers' President.
Saturday, June 2, 2007 Iraq, Democrats and the Art of the Possible (40 comments)
Politics is the art of the possible. Yet, the current torrent of rage over the compromise on Iraq funding ironically blames the Democrats for seizing the possible at the expense of the impossible in a classic example of making the perfect the enemy of the good. In their fury, anti-war critics mistakenly equate a tactical retreat with total capitulation and fail to recognize the substantial progress Democrats have made.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007 Colin Powell, Where Have You Gone? (5 comments)
WHERE HAVE YOU GONE COLIN POWELL? Where is the man who was once considered the most trusted man in America and who a major news magazine declared a "superstar"?
Saturday, February 24, 2007 Eight Rules for '08 (3 comments)
Eight ground rules to ensure that the 2008 campaign is one that we can be proud of and not dread.
Thursday, February 8, 2007 The Kool-Aid Society Strikes Back (7 comments)
The Barack Obama Madrassa hoax and Dinesh D'Souza's latest polemic "The Enemy at Home" are a sign of what is to come from the right wing media's true believers.
Sunday, September 10, 2006 The September 10th President
eptember 10, 2001 was the 213th day of a presidency focused on tax cuts and Iraq. President Bush had yet to even speak of al-Qaida or Osama bin Laden and was "paying no attention" to terrorism, according to former aide Paul Bremmer. Sadly little has changed as we approach the fifth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks.
Saturday, June 10, 2006 Of Mice and Dems (1 comments)
Democrats concerns over the upcoming elections will continue to escalate until they understand who and why they lost in 2004. The answer lies in Generation Jones.
Saturday, June 10, 2006 IT IS TIME FOR TELEVISED DEBATES FOR MIDTERM ELECTIONS
Why do we have nationally televised debates for presidential elections but not for the midterm congressional elections that follow? Is our future any less important in midterm election years? Televised midterm debates would allow voters to make an informed decision on the critical issues of the day and give national and local media a focal point through which it can easily increase its paltry election coverage.
