Time to Turn the Tables...
In light of what the Republicans are doing as we speak, I suggest we take their cue and, when McCain announces HIS Vice Presidential pick on August 29, we turn the tables.See below the fold for what I...
View ArticleDrill Here and Drill Now: Ignore palin.
Every minute we spend debating palin's misstatements at the RNC and her missteps in Alaska is one minute we don't spend whacking John McCain on his own plethora of misstatements at the RNC and missteps...
View ArticleThe Anatomy of an Electoral Fiasco: 2008 Edition
Has anyone been having deja vu lately?I'm not just referring to the re-emergence of deadly hurricanes with eyes trained on the Gulf. And I don't just mean the recycling of the same old Republican...
View ArticleVirginia: A Bastion of Hope
I haven't tossed around the word "hope" all too often this election season. For a while, it was nothing more to me than a redundant, tired cliche. I was less concerned with what to hope for and more...
View ArticleSen. Clinton--all but certain to be Secretary of State (updated)
The euphoria of this election continues, at least for me, now that Hillary Clinton plans to accept Obama's offer for her to lead the State Department.Hillary Clinton plans to accept the job of...
View ArticleA Plea: Call it a Bailout for Our Climate
The looming collapse of the Big Three automakers is a tragedy, no doubt, but one that presents an unprecedented opportunity for Democrats to do much more than just keep the industry afloat.After all,...
View ArticleThe Biggest Lie of the Last Eight Years...
...is not, in my view, the flawed case for going to war in Iraq. That would be the second biggest lie. It turns out we were duped--and in fact, still are--by an even greater lie: the notion of a war...
View ArticleIt's Iraqi Rule of Law: Send the Shoe-Thrower to Jail (updated)
Given the number of recommended diaries here praising the Iraqi shoe-thrower and demanding his release, mine is certainly an unpopular sentiment on the issue. Yet I believe it needs to be voiced.Let...
View ArticleWhere there is no middle ground...
At times, I couldn't be a more avid supporter of compromise.But I am willing to face a simple truth: Regarding our position on a plethora of policies (but not all), there is no middle ground to be...
View ArticleI.O.U.S.A. is right; Digby is wrong.
It is disheartening to see that so many have gotten the message of I.O.U.S.A. completely wrong. Nowhere does the program state, or imply, that we ought not to take action in the form of a massive...
View ArticleObama Stumbles, According to AP/FOX News (Updated)
If this is a glimpse of the future coverage and reporting of the president, then I suppose we're in for even more chuckles--and bewilderment--at the antics of AP and FOX News in the coming years:Chief...
View ArticleSorry, But the Democrats Have NOT Failed--Not Yet.
I, too, am literally sick to my stomach. And given the diary currently at the top of the rec list, I know this, too, will be unpopular among some here.I really never wanted to believe that we...
View ArticleIs Paul Krugman the new Eric Shinseki?
The parallel isn't perfect--after all, Paul Krugman isn't likely to resign or be fired for writing his columns at the New York Times. General Shinseki, also, was never as vociferous a critic of the...
View Article"Sure, They Were Selling Sh**, But We Were Eating the Sh** Up!"
It's not often that I overhear a statement from an Average Joe outside the Metro, only to immediately realize its immense wisdom. After all, it's easy to place the blame for this economic crisis on...
View ArticleAn Urgent Christmas Message
Greetings Kossacks.In case you were too busy enjoying the holidays--and the generosity, joyfulness, and good cheer that come along with them--we have a special announcement for you. An announcement...
View ArticleOkay, No More.
[This is not about censorship. This is about getting our priorities straight as progressives.]Like so many here, I think President Obama is a great guy. He may even be an "incredible human being"...
View ArticleAttack Alito, Fine. But IMPEACH Alito?
I pray to dear Lord that an "Impeach Alito" movement does not take root among Democrats outside of DailyKos.Some of us may know about this; but you see, with this whole economic 'situation'--You know,...
View ArticleBREAKING: *Alternate* Palin Palm Photo(s) Revealed! (UPDATE)
Folks, this is big.Apparently, Palin writes on her palm nearly every day. An undercover camera miraculously managed to capture the contents of the novel on her left palm just three days BEFORE the...
View ArticleOn Obama's "Not Skipping a Beat" in Afghanistan: Shouldn't we skip a few?
Some choose to view the firing of General McCrystal through the lens of sheer personality conflict. I get it--we are after all, politics buffs of an image-obsessed and media-driven age, and some of us...
View ArticleGhosts of March 2003: REALLY, Dems?
I know the title is inflammatory, but this is important. This is historic...and we're not putting up any kind of a fight. I'm feeling echoes of early 2003, unfortunately, that are presumably not...
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