The (Social) Democratic Party

Hillary Clinton is a "centrist democrat", "a pragmatist on the economy." So says Alan Dershowitz, writing in The New Republic today.

Huh. Well, accepting the legitimacy of that description, then relentless advocacy of universal healthcare now qualifies as a middle-of-the-road phenomenon. How depressing.

Hacktivists?

The New Republic website is currently down -- without explanation. It has been out of order for at least a day now, perhaps longer.

This comes on the heels of editor Jamie Kirchick exposing almost certainly harmful info on the independent-minded congressman from Texas.

I don't mean to cast aspersions, but Paulists are known to be extraordinarily net-savvy, not to mention zealous and strongly opposed to establishment media organs. Certainly, the Paul campaign sanctioned no extra-legal 'direct action', but could some pugnacious "hacktivists" have taken it upon themselves to settle the score, so to speak?