Don't Get Angry at Conservatives, Convince Them or Their Followers
This morning, on the way to work, I had some interesting thoughts that I want to share. It basically runs along the line of: Don't hate or get mad at people who are espousing the conservative line,...
View ArticleAnecdotal Evidence of a Landslide
Keep working it out there.... My wife received this email from a solid, committed for life republican this week after inviting him to a party:> >Y'know. I'll flatly deny this in mixed company,...
View ArticleAfghan President Assasination Attempt
ABC is reporting that a missile was fired at the helicopter of the Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, but missed.http://abcnews.go.com/wire/World/ap20040916_444.html Just another example of Bush's...
View ArticleSacrifice for our Country (Give to DNC!)
You Party Needs You! Buy Democracy Bonds NOW! You have finally been asked to sacrifice something for this country, and all that I have seen are 2 late night diaries that quickly faded into oblivion....
View ArticleThe Green Party and its members are not the enemy (Only Politically!)
I wrote a response to something on a diary that I would like to see more discussion about: I am so very tired of people spitting on the people who are / were Green, or supported Nader. They most likely...
View ArticleWhy can it not be legally argued that recess appointments should end at the...
In the constitution, it says that: "The President shall have Power to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate, by granting Commissions which shall expire at the End of...
View ArticlePrimary Away - Walking and Chewing Gum W/POLL
I am very tired of hearing that we need to devote our time and our money to ONLY removing Republicans in November. Lets face it, for MOST people during the primaries, we hardly have any competitive...
View ArticleFilibuster Alito - Moderate Republicans have already taken Nuclear Option off...
The moderate Republicans already signed a contract that they wouldn't support the "Nuclear Option". From the original document: Future Nominations Part B: Rules Changes. In light of the spirit and...
View ArticleTruth in Politics: Not enough proof that Lieberman said he would run as an...
Please don't play by Republican Rules. Be truthful in how you fight your opponents, especially from your own party. I can't stand Lieberman, and will do anything I can to help Lamont in a primary,...
View ArticleUrgent: Freep this Osama Poll - Updated Poll Deleted
There is a poll slipping into diary oblivion that will provide HUGE ammunition for any group trying to accuse this site of being out of touch with reality.Osama Poll The people who saw the poll...
View ArticleThe way news corrections SHOULD be handled - And why EVERY ACTION counts
I was reading the BBC news about the Alito hearings when I noticed this little gem: At one stage his wife was reduced to tears and left the committee room as her husband endured Democratic senators'...
View ArticleBrian Schweitzer disses Sheehan - Updated
Update 2 - Poll question text was incorrect. Poll removed. Sorry for that. Update 3 - Title changed to be less inflammatory. Just trying to discuss, not enrage Update 4 - Transcript found on Air...
View ArticleImpeachment Resolution Fails to Pass at Texas State Democratic Convention
I just got back home from being a delegate to the Texas Democratic Party State Convention, and the impeachment resolution failed to pass. Details below the fold.
View ArticlePresident 2008 - Bad News for Gore, Clinton, and Kerry W/Poll
CNN is reporting today that a poll for the 2008 Presidential Race was done (+/- 3 MoE) and that Gore, Clinton, and Kerry all have very high negatives. Almost half of the population definitely would not...
View Articlewww.100actions.com - DNC Site - Time to Get Moving!
The DNC has a brand spanking new ACTION web site up that was made possible by the Democracy Bond holders in our nation. www.100actions.com I received information in an email from Chairman Dean today...
View ArticleSenators - Withdraw Unanimous Consent
A filibuster, while it would be great, is not needed. All ONE senator (Feingold?) needs to do is to withdraw unanimous consent from everything, and the senate will be forced to a crawl to follow the...
View ArticleGingrich 2008: Stealing our Ideas
Time has a new article about Gingrich's 2008 run entitled:Gingrich '08: The stealth candidateIf can be found at this Time Article.Highlight from it: Gingrich revealed to Fortune that he plans to create...
View Article$17,000 per month or the Cash Incentive for War, Sickness, and Incarceration
$17,000 per month - That is what a military contractor says he is making in Iraq at the following article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/... in the "In Iraq for the Money" section currently at the bottom of...
View ArticleBush throws another anvil at the middle class
I have not seen this mentioned enough about the State of The Union Address.A huge theme of Senator Webb's response was that the middle class is being very hurt by the current economy, and steadily...
View ArticleBan staffers / volunteers who do not disclose ties to campaigns? (Poll)
Do we need a new bannable offense?Being a staffer or official campaign volunteer or blogger without disclosure?There seems to be a LOT of people on the site suddenly who come in with positive comment...
View ArticleA Civil Immigration Debate?
Is it possible to have an immigration debate without having a flame war, troll rating war, pie war, or any kind of war? Without calling people racists and bigots? Let's try!Lou Dobbs had an article on...
View ArticleScavenger Hunt Leads to Draconian Felony Charges
What is the matter with Texas? And with our society's Draconian Law and order mentality. I s this what "Zero Tolerance" leads to? (I say this as a resident of Texas.) According to CNN - LINK - 40...
View ArticleAnd the swiftboating of Edwards begins.
8 CNN stories on the Virginia Tech shooting, yet they still, bless them (snark), have have room on the front page of CNN for:Edwards campaign picks up the tab for pricey haircutsThe shooting coverage...
View ArticleStay and Fight!
This diary is a combination of a couple of comments that I have made while discussing the "collapse" of the war funding resistance.Here is the deal:You give up and go away, they win. That is what they...
View ArticleIn defense of Lou Dobbs (In his own words)
There was an diary yesterday on Daily Kos highlighting a hit piece on Lou Dobbs. I had done research that really debunked the article by David Leonhardt, and was preparing my own diary in defense of...
View ArticleFortune Magazine: Edwards Real Change - Obama, Clinton Business As Usual
Not that they are advocating for Edwards, mind you. Far from it. My translation of what they are telling all the business folks is "fight for Obama or Clinton if you want to keep your unseemly...
View ArticleTop Ten Reasons NOT to vote Hillary Clinton
I am very disheartened that Hillary Clinton in one of the two remaining choices for the Democratic nomination.So, without further ado, 10 SERIOUS reasons why Hillary Clinton should not be chosen as the...
View ArticleTax Rebates will NOT have to be paid back
Confirmation that tax rebate will not have to be paid back.There was a discussion earlier today about the rebate checks and having to pay them back or pay taxes on them in 2008 returns.The latest from...
View ArticleI was polled by a Bloomberg outfit in TX tonight
It was a long poll. It started out with questions on how I felt about the country, right track wrong track. They then went on asking about favorable, unfavorable opinions about Huckabee, McCain,...
View ArticleTexas Caucus Results NONBINDING!
From the Texas Democratic Party Precinct Convention Results "acknowldgement to view results" page:I understand these results are unofficial, and official results will not be available until they are...
View ArticleFair Popular Vote Math
In order to truly calculate a fair popular vote total, you need to adjust upwards proportionally the number of caucus votes by the average ratio of caucus goers to primary voters.I am going to try and...
View ArticleReid to Lieberman: I got your back...
Anyone hoping for a change of heart from Harry Reid in the next Democratic Congress is in for a Rude Awakening.I just read an article on CNN with a statement from Reid:"All my close votes, he's always...
View ArticleDallas Area Healthcare "Field Hearing" by Republican Congressmen
I just received a broadcast from our local party that there will be a multiple congressperson field hearing (town hall I suppose) in the Dallas area (Richardson, TX) TOMORROW.Anyone wanting to have...
View ArticleSo - How's that "lets get more Democrats first" approach working?
It isn't. We have a huge example of the problem that this approach generates here on the health care issue. We have lots of people that SAY they are Democrats, but are fighting against a key...
View ArticleWarren Buffet: We are still in a recession.
In CNBC interview:http://www.cnbc.com/...Money Quote:... But I will tell you that to any, on any common sense definition, the average American is below where he was before, or his family, in terms of...
View ArticleSay Hello to the National Police!
TSA has now migrated from the airports to the highways!http://www.newschannel5.com/...To summarize the article, TSA is now setting up shop at Truck Inspection stations and bus stops in Tennesee...Does...
View ArticleBreaking: Corbyn wins UK Labour Party Leadership Vote
From http://www.bbc.com/...Change has come to Labour party in UK, Tony Blair / New Labour soundly rejected.On first ballot:Jeremy Corbyn won with 59.5% of the vote in the first round.The other...
View ArticleMove along, nothing to see here, no agendas, hidden or otherwise, I am sure...
Picture worth 1,000,000 words?On ABC News this morning….
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