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Kevin Drum (born October 19, 1958) is an American political blogger and columnist. He was born in Long Beach, California and now lives in Irvine, California. In 1991 he wed the newly named Marian Drum.

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My Last Post

MY LAST POST....This is it: my final post for the . Starting tomorrow I'll be blogging at Mother Jones. Here's the URL to bookmark: Also starting tomorrow, this blog will be taken over by Steve Benen of the Carpetbagger Report and Hilzoy of Obsidian ...

From KEVIN DRUM, Political Animal,  21 Aug 2008

Flat Earth Economics

There have now been two presidents in the last 30 years — Bush and Reagan — who cut taxes and promised that deficits would not follow. But the deficits did come, and they went away only after two other presidents — George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton — ...

From KEVIN DRUM, Political Animal,  21 Aug 2008

Houses

HOUSES....I have to say that the McCain campaign's response to the "how many houses does he have?" dustup really has been hilarious. Roundup here. Most bizarre response here: "This is a guy who lived in one house for five and a half years — in prison." ...

From KEVIN DRUM, Political Animal,  21 Aug 2008

Calorie Counting

In a 2007 survey of California voters, 84 percent said they thought the government should force restaurant chains to display calorie numbers on their menus and menu boards. That may happen soon: The state Assembly is considering a bill, already ...

From KEVIN DRUM, Political Animal,  21 Aug 2008

John McCain's Homes

JOHN McCAIN'S HOMES....This is just straight-up DNC propaganda, but it's still pretty funny. As a friend remarks, "This is heaven sent for the Dem Convention. Couldn't you just see Ann Richards (RIP) running with this line?" Kevin, if it's true, how is ...

From KEVIN DRUM, Political Animal,  21 Aug 2008

Obama's Economics

OBAMA'S ECONOMICS....In a New York Times Magazine piece running this weekend, David Leonhardt does a good job of describing Barack Obama's economic worldview, which is dominated by a mindful friendliness toward market solutions for economic problems ...

From KEVIN DRUM, Political Animal,  21 Aug 2008

Wingnut Welfare

WINGNUT WELFARE....TPM reports that the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights has hired Hans von Spakovsky as a "special assistant." How heartwarming. This means that the guy reponsible for the infamous purging of the voter rolls in Florida before the 2000 ...

From KEVIN DRUM, Political Animal,  21 Aug 2008

Terrorist Profiling

The sophisticated analysis, based on hundreds of case studies by the security service, says there is no single pathway to violent extremism. ....They are mostly British nationals, not illegal immigrants and, far from being Islamist fundamentalists, ...

From KEVIN DRUM, Political Animal,  21 Aug 2008

Tax Plans

True to party doctrine, the GOP candidate's economic proposals would ease the burden on the rich, while the Democratic candidate's would increase it. That's admirably direct. And it's even accompanied by a nice little chart showing McCain's $32,000 tax ...

From KEVIN DRUM, Political Animal,  21 Aug 2008

McCain's Homes

But look: it's easy to get confused about this stuff. I'm not even sure how many homes I own. You'd think the answer would be one, but a while back we inherited another home. Does that count? Actually, we only inherited half of the home. And we're ...

From KEVIN DRUM, Political Animal,  21 Aug 2008

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