Wes Clark Could Make 2008 a Watershed Election Year
The 2008 presidential election will be the most critical election in quite some time. I understand that we've heard this before, and often with trite or flippant reasoning applied. But seriously...
View ArticleFeingold said what? Then who speaks for the People?
The day before yesterday our "Go To Guy" in the Senate, Russ Feingold posted a diary on Daily Kos which said this: "...with so many important issues facing this country and so much work to be...
View ArticleRegarding Bill Kristol's lies about Obama: Do the Right Thing, Mr. Sultzberger!
This isn't so much a diary, but a letter written to the publisher of the N.Y. Times to complain about shoddy "journalism," i.e. a lying pos OpEd (hit) piece by one Bill Kristol, who is himself a lying...
View ArticleObama moving Center? If so, is it wise? (w/poll)
I am a huge Obama supporter, I see him as the best presidential candidate with a real chance of winning I've ever had the chance to vote for. What's more, he's turned up at a time this Nation most...
View ArticleIn DEFENSE of Sarah Palin with (fair and balanced) poll
I've seen oh so many diaries on this site about the Honorable Sarah Palin, Governor of Alaska, and the GOP nominee for Vice-President. Just about all of these have been negative, though to be fair,...
View ArticleBreaking: Police chasing car in Florida! (Trumps Obama Rally)
You may be wondering why would this be a "breaking" story, why this is a story worthy of any note whatsoever. I mean, we've seen about a billion or so car chases over the years, so why is this at all...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to Barack Obama re:"Torturegate and Health Care Reform."
Hello fellow Kossacks! I did not intend for this to be a diary. I was just posting comments when it struck me that a diary might be the best way to share what I'm feeling, what perhaps many of us are...
View ArticleBREAKING: Senate HELP Committee passes health care reform bill!
This will not be much of a Diary, but this great news needs to get out right away, and I see no other diaries reporting it. The HELP Committee sends their health care reform bill on to the full...
View ArticlePASS THE BILL, AND get the Public Option too! How to have our cake and eat it...
I have long held to the theory that for every problem, there is a solution. This Health Care Reform process we've been suffering through has seemed to defy my theory though. But you know, that's often...
View ArticleRespectfully, diarist who must not be named,This MUST require an explanation!
I'm responding to thereisnospoon's diary, currently on the rec list. It's a fine enough diary, I'm not putting it down. In fact, I agree with the basic proposition that Congress must pass health care...
View ArticleRespectfully, I must agree with Christine O'Donnell! An argument against (you...
I posted this as a comment, but decided to make it into a diary because I believe it's important enough: I agree with the diarist. (Not to say WTF "every 10 seconds") I'm not saying the President is...
View ArticleB.O. cave on tax cuts means time to Primary president
Like so many others here, I supported Barack Obama enthusiastically in 2008, and the day he was elected was a magical one for me. I continued to support the president strongly when others began to...
View ArticleObama (2008) READ MY LIPS, NO MORETAX BREAKS FOR CEOs!
This diary is actually "piggybacking" off TomP's excellent earlier diary, now on the Rec list entitled- Obama: Bush Tax Cuts "Offend My Conscience" (In 2008). PLease take a look at it, and watch the...
View ArticleSaving Medicare(for real)or how to win in 2012: An alternative to the Ryan Plan
I wrote this as a comment in Icebergslim's excellent diary: Democrats, dont shoot yourselves in the foot. And then I thought about it for a moment. With Medicare shaping up to be a huge issue in next...
View ArticleI Call on the President to protect basic Human Rights in the USA - Stop the...
I call on President Obama to stand up for basic human rights in the U.S.A. as he has done for the rights of citizens of other nations. I call on President Obama to honor the oath of Office he swore...
View ArticleMy Letter of "Support" to the RGA Wisconsin PAC
I got an advertisement (here on DKos) asking me to contribute to the effort to support Scott (Walker), ostensibly for all he's done for (to) Wisconsin. I felt it would be best to contact these fine...
View ArticleGet off it Kos, Operation Hilarity is neither funny nor smart.
I wouldn't have thought a diary like this one would be needed today. The idea of Progressives getting down and dirty by waging "Operation Hilarity," got such a thorough smack-down here yesterday that...
View ArticleSantorum's spokeswoman cites the President's "Radical Islamist Ideology."
Oddly, Andrea Mitchell's show has become a lightning rod in attracting outrageous and unbelievable statements from conservative ideologues. Alice Stewart, a spokeswoman for Santorum's campaign was...
View ArticleRush Limbaugh hits a new low, wants online videos of women having "free sex."...
Yesterday, Rush Limbaugh referred to a very bright, very brave young woman speaking out on the medical need for birth control a slut. According to Limbaugh, "What does it say about a woman who is paid...
View ArticleOperation Get Limbaugh Off the Air: Time to take it up a notch?
As predicted, Rush Limbaugh is not backing down from his diatribes against "Feminazis" and the entire female gender. In particular, he continues to taunt Sandra Fluke, a 23 y.o. Law student, who as it...
View ArticleRush Limbaugh's disgusting comments are a symptom, his control of the GOP is...
The boycott of Rush Limbaugh's sponsors is going very well. In a word, it's amazing what the power of the People can accomplish. But ultimately this is about more than Limbaugh's commercial...
View ArticleBig Breaking News: Kraft Foods to drop ALEC!!!
Not too many details yet as this story has just hit the wires (Reuters): Late on Thursday, Kraft Foods stated (without much promise) that they belong to many external groups, (including ALEC) that...
View ArticleThe DNC ignores Wisconsin, ignores, lies to, hangs up on rank-and-file. WTF?
Update - As per middleagedhousewife's request, here's a link to contribute to the Barrett campaign: www.barrettforwisconsin.com Update #2 - From Steve Singiser's Nightly Polling Wrap (for those who...
View ArticleI hope you all realize that we WON in Wisconsin last night!
This is why: State Senate - District 21 - Special General 60 of 60 Precincts Reporting - 100% Name Party Votes Vote % Lehman, John Dem 36,255 51% Wanggaard, Van (i) GOP 35,476...
View ArticleThe Fast and Furious "Scandal" is pure BS. Issa has stepped into a huge mess.
Update: I've been told my original link did not work well, so let's try 'er again: http://features.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/... It's surprising that this has yet to be diaried here because if these facts...
View ArticleRomney releases his birth certificate, despite no-one asking for it!...
This is the remark Mitt Romney made today which reduces his level of seriousness as a presidential candidate down to that of Donald Trump:Now, I love being home in this place where Ann and I were...
View ArticlePresidential campaign remains an epic horse race! Seriously!
Yes, this year's campaign truly is a horse race, and a very specific horse race at that: The 1973 Belmont Stakes. http://www.youtube.com/...http://www.youtube.com/... Follow the link to watch the...
View ArticleLesson from DNC & Debates: When we act like Democrats (and fight), we win!
Let me start by saying this is not a doom and gloom diary. So long as we keep working at it, President Obama will be re-elected come Nov. 6th. But neither is this a message delivered through...
View ArticleObama/Clinton can be public/private partners to advance Obama agenda.
In June of 2012, President Clinton hosted the second convening of CGI America, an annual event focused on finding solutions that promote economic recovery in the United States. This working meeting...
View ArticleMore "Mourdockgate"," Ex-NJ (R) Gov Whitman tells Romney to denounce...
For those of you who may not have heard, Indiana Senatorial Candidate Richard Mourdock said this during last night's debate: "....I struggled with it myself for a long time, but I came to realize...
View ArticleTar Sands Raise Levels of Cancer-Causing Compounds in N. Alberta Waters
Full-scale extraction and transport of the Canadian Tar sands would lead to a massive increase in the production of the nastiest, filthiest oil to be used as a energy source. The amount of CO2 put...
View ArticleIt's the Filibuster Stupid!
Here on Inauguration Day it's a good time to reflect on the tremendous hope we felt four years ago. Not only was Barack Obama inaugurated as our 44th president, but we also had nice, solid...
View ArticleIs Harry Reid REALLY about to cave on filibuster reform?
The answer is we don't know , or as anastasia p commented in the diary currently on the rec list: What "cave"? (2+ / 0-) Where's the new news?This appears to be more of the typical deciding something...
View ArticleBreaking: Senate blocks Hagel nomination. UPDATE: Harry Reid should now resign!
The U.S. Senate has taken the unprecedented step of filibustering a president's appointment to the position of Secretary of Defense. And so in less than 3 weeks Harry Reid's failure to reform the...
View ArticleSocial Security is Not Part of the Deficit!
This past Wednesday Laurence Lewis posted this diary here: http://www.dailykos.com/..., the main point being that SOCIAL SECURITY IS NOT PART OF THE DEFICIT! And there it is. Those eight words are...
View ArticleKrystal Ball: Elizabeth Warren is the person who captures what the Country...
Why do I love Krystal Ball so much? Because she's intelligent, beautiful, solidly progressive, an obviously loving mom, etc. etc.? All of those things, to be sure, but she recently won my heart with...
View ArticleMust See Video: Elizabeth Warren & Thomas Piketty on Economic Inequality,...
On Monday night Senator Elizabeth Warren and Dr. Thomas Piketty sat down for a discussion presented live on The Huffington Post. The interviewer was a surprisingly knowledgeable Ryan Grim, and was...
View ArticleA more precise poll - your actual preference for the presidential nomination.
I fully understand that as of this day, June 16, 2014, there are no declared candidates for the Democratic nomination to run for president in 2016. There's a good reason for that, it's far too early....
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A Polite Letter to Donald Trump to Help Him Compare Himself to Barack Obama
A few days ago a diary was published here titled: “Dear F*cking Lunatic: An Open Letter To Donald Trump. Owing to the nature of this community, it was fairly well received, but you know I can’t help...
View ArticleMcCabe Lawyers Up
This diary will be short and sweet. Apparently, Andrew McCabe, just fired by the Trump Administration just 26 hours before his retirement is not going to go gently into that good night. His attorney,...
View ArticleDow Jones up 30% while nation's economy in the crapper. What gives?
To those who believe there is a profound disconnect between Wall Street and Main Street in America, that there is something rotten afoot in our financial markets, just take a look at what’s happening...
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