Democratic oak tree: messages for my party

The great & fine Adlai Stevenson (1952)

I was wrong!! (1976)

Deserves unstinting credit (1980)

Guff with reason or mercy (1980)

Failed another test (1984)

Much more Catholic attitude toward society (1986)

If the Republicans keep control of the Senate (1986)

Interesting for depressing reasons (1990)

Registered? (1991)

How important discredit really is (1992)

Tactful allusions to our politics (1994)

Balanced budget amendment (1997)

Covert tax motives (1997)

Definition of "sexual intercourse" (1998)

State of the Union (1999)

Why your political party is important (1999)

Their self-righteousness (1999)

Clinton deserves sympathy and support (1999)

Rousing speech on "single-payer" health plans (1999)

Clinton and Albright (1999)

Gore is going to surprise (1999)

It's the party that makes the difference (1999)

Remember what happened to McGovern (2000)

Clinton remains the benign giant (2000)

Republicans trumpet their faith (2000)

Helms (2000)

As president you have to deal with everything (2000)

It's parties that get things done (2000)

The base of my politics (2000)

"A necessary evil" (2000)

Step-by-step compromises (2000)

Importance of any politician's party affiliation (2000)

If unions are prohibited (2000)

Ingrained (quasi-legal) corruption (2000)

My most personally beloved politician (2000)

Who needs political parties? (2000)

Nader may make the difference (2000)

Psychological insight on the part of voters (2000)

Electoral weight (2000)

Election will make a great negative difference (2000)

The folly of his Naderism (2000)

Loyalty to Clinton-Gore (2001)

Ashcroft is worse (2001)

Post-bellum sweet-talk with stiletto up the sleeve (2001)

The south is rising in DC (2001)

Larger immoralities of money and power (2001)

The plutocratic party (2001)

Looking for new Democratic hero (2001)

Spiritual selfishness (2001)

New and old Democrats (2001)

Big play for the Catholic vote (2001)

Gore deserves sympathy instead of scorn (2001)

FDR and Clinton always understood

Number one political task (2002)

In greater political danger (2002)

Only bulwark against Bush (2002)

I fear Trent Lott (2002)

City charter commission (2002)

Deceived by hope (2002)

Residual prejudice against women in power (2002)

The big lie (2002)

Taking advantage of Dixiecrat emotions (2002)

Al Gore has just dropped out of 2004 (2002)

General philosophy for the common good (2002)

War only if and when necessary (2003)

Emphasize Gore's proven reputation (2003)

Pounding away at Bush's economic folly and injustice (2003)

Wartime macho-sentimentality (2003)

Degradation of the Democratic dogma (2003)

Why sign up as a Democrat? : thoughts for recruiting (2003)

Party that has obstructed justice (2003)

Some abstract thought (2003)

Partisan voting (2003)

What if Maggie were still in charge? (2003)

Gore and Clark (2003)

Mistaking Bush as an honorable gentlemen (2003)

As unassailable as a liberal can get (2003)

Tax cuts for rich people have a dual purpose (2003)

Gore's speech (2003)

Gore and Clark (2003)

1000% superior to George II's (2003)

Tree-root politics (2003)

A new American patriotism (2003)

Achievement in diplomacy (2003)

Losing substantial confidence in Blair (2003)

Moral courage as a keenly responsible leader (2003)

Coming election is our one hope (2003)

A few pins and stickers (2003)

Debt and deception (2003)

Concern for the international environment (2003)

Clark's strength as a leader (2004)

Toward true philosophical patriotism (2004)

Our only hope (2004)

A candidate who can win over a majority (2004)

The real issue about the war (2004)

It's the Salesman's duplicity (2004)

Would make a world-respected team (2004)

Must keep singing WKC's praises (2004)

If we are to save civilization and Mother Earth (2004)

Temperamentally a Meliorist (2004)

Convention served its purpose (2004)

Practical politics is party politics (2004)

Their grand plan for an "ownership society" (2004)

Apotheosis of selfishness (2004)

Crocodile tears about integrity in journalism (2004)

Define the common good (2004)

Kerry has guts (2004)

Economic social justice (2004)

Don't blame Kerry (2004)

Individual vs. society (2005)

Our political philosophy (2005)

Bush is pure salesman (2005)

Kick from an old donkey (2005)

Crucial need for political philosophy (2005)

Second kick from an old donkey (2005)

A political philosophy that will win elections (2005)

The one great idea (2005)

The widening economic gap (2005)

The makings of a political philosophy (2006)

Worried (for 2008) about McCain (2006)

Centralized voting (2007)

We have Hillary (2008)

Chronology