Quotes from Kevin Drum

Ben Carson says his flat tax will be around 15 percent. And by God, if he ever shows you the details, you'll see how awesome and deficit-killing it is.

Democrats are awfully sensitive to losing power for a few years. I report, you decide.

Of course the system can be changed. Why would I bother spending 14 years of my life blogging if I didn't believe that?

In any case, to the extent that the media is dedicated to exposing lies and reporting the truth, it is indeed the opposition party to people like Bannon.

You're more likely to vote Democratic if you hate Republicans than if you love Democrats, and vice versa.

I can't fault [Donald] Trump for firing [Craig] Deare. Then again, I also can't fault Deare for going berserk. Sometimes a marriage just doesn't work.

I'd like to see college debt levels drop by a lot, but I'm not quite sure what the best way to do that is.

If you don't want your followers to give up in disgust, your inspiration needs to be in the service of goals that are at least attainable.