NY Times Not So Bullish on GOP Anymore [w/Poll]
Either the NY Times finally understands that the rest of the country is sick and tired of the GOP's culture of corruption, dishonesty and incompetence and that Republicans are rapidly losing their hold...
View ArticleArlen Specter Makes Loud Noises Once Again [w/Poll]
Once again, in the wake of recent revelations in USA Today that the NSA has been illegally compiling a database of Americans' phone records, we're witnessing our healthy democracy in action, with...
View ArticleBush Breaks Through the 30% Barrier! [w/Poll]
I just came across the following Wall Street Journal article via Raw Story, that cites a Harris Poll that just came out that now has Bush at a 29% approval rating! He is now officially in Nixon...
View ArticleThe DailyKos Swiftboating Continues
Earlier today, mikepridmore posted a diary, Attempted Swiftboating of Markos Moulitsas and Eric Massa, on how it looks like there's a movement underway to "Swiftboat" (i.e. discredit) Markos and the...
View ArticleWash Post Op-Ed Promotes AMT as Stealth Flat Income Tax [poll]
Today the Washington Post published an op-ed that claimed that the AMT (Alternative Minimum Tax) is a good thing and should not be scrapped (even though, since it's not adjusted for inflation, it's...
View ArticleGOP: When All Else Fails, Lie, Smear and Instill Fear
Funny, just two paragraphs into a story in today's NY Times about Monday's Camp David "strategy" meeting on Iraq, it gets to the real purpose of this meeting, namely political strategy, i.e. how best...
View Article1776
Several months ago, during the height of the controversy over the Feingold censure resolution, I posted a diary comparing the conditions that led to our declaration of independance from a tyrannical...
View ArticleSon of Israeli Peace Activist Killed in Lebanon
I have some sad news for those of you who have been following the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. The 20 year old son of well-known Israeli novelist and peace activist David...
View ArticleSorry MSOC, It's Not Irrevocable AT ALL (w/Poll)
In response to Maryscott OConnor's heartfelt, passionate and undeniably warranted diary today, Walking on Broken Glass, in which she asserts that last week's march towards the dissolution of the Bill...
View ArticleCheney Predicts MASSIVE Democratic Gains in November! (w/Poll)
At least, that's how I interpret Cheneyspeak in a recent interview he gave regarding the Foley scandal and its likely effect on the upcoming elections:Cheney: GOP `will retain control' Bill Sammon, The...
View ArticleEffect of Foleygate on Evangelicals Unclear, Says NYT (w/Poll)
An article in Monday's NY Times offers a mixed analysis of the likely effect of the Foley scandal on the right-wing Christian evangelical vote so far. It starts out with indications that it might not...
View ArticleWhy Are Bush and Rove Smiling? [w/Poll]
An article in today's Wash Post describes an odd sense of confidence and even cheerfulness between Bush and Rove on the upcoming election, that absolutely gives me the creeps. Could someone please...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Democrat or Democratic: Which One Is It? [w/Poll]
As many people have noticed, there has been an increased tendency by politicians, pundits and the media to misuse the word "Democrat" and confuse it with the word "Democratic". E.g. "Democrat Party" or...
View ArticleFascism on the March in Sudeten Dakota? [w/Poll]
Balkinization, a legal blog that I rarely read but which is highly regarded in legal circles (well, legitimate and non-Bushite ones at least, and cited in other legal blogs such as Glenn Greenwald's...
View ArticleThe Day After the Day After [w/Poll]
Yesterday McJoan wrote a front-page diary, The Day After, about how we should all enjoy this well-deserved moment of celebration and joy after a hard-won victory. I agree. It's taken us years to...
View ArticleBREAKING: Dems elect Hoyer as Majority Leader 149-86. [w/Poll]
It's official. The Democratic caucus has just elected Nancy Pelosi as the next Speaker of the House and Steny Hoyer 149-86 as the next Majority Leader. MSNBC just reported it. No online stories on it...
View ArticleTurning Up the Heat on Minimum Wage Increase [w/Poll]
A friend of mine forwarded me an encouraging article just published on the Huffington Post by an academic colleague of his, Annette Bernhardt, Ph.D., on some major recent advances in increasing the...
View ArticleAnother Laptop Stolen With Private Employee Data [w/Poll]
Ok, I'm starting to get suspicious, as this has been happening with alarming frequency the past few years. This time from a Boeing employee:Friday, December 15, 2006 Boeing worker fired over lost...
View ArticleChuck Hagel Tore Dick Cheney a New One Today! [w/Poll]
Wow! I mean WOW!First John McCain yesterday, and now Chuck Hagel is on a tear against Vice Neocon Dick Cheney.Tonight on the PBS News Hour, decorated Vietnam War veteran, Republican senator and...
View ArticleAK Rep Don Young Just Called for Dems' Execution! [w/poll]
I'm not making this up! Alaska Representative Don Young (of Bridge to Nowhere and Don Young's Way fame) just effectively called for the execution of any representative who votes for the Iraq War...
View Article
