Some thoughts for and a plea to Al Gore
We as Americans often hear the old cliché "He was called upon to serve his nation." Like so many sayings in this nation the definition is skewed. That is almost always a reference to some young...
View ArticlePete Stark apologized - DAMMIT [Updated]
From TPM we get the news that again a Democrat has spoken truth to power, and again has had to apologize for it.From the Hill: The House just failed by a 196-173 margin to censure Rep. Pete Stark...
View ArticleKucinich Will Force Impeachment Vote Before Thanksgiving
Last night in a nationwide phone call organized by Progressive Democrats of America, Dennis Kucinich reportedly announced:he will go before the U.S. House of Representatives on a point of personal...
View ArticleThe First Shot in the Second Battle Over SCHIP
Hello Friends at DailyKos,I apologize for not having been around for a while, things have been quite busy in the House lately.This afternoon, I opened the debate in the House as we again considered the...
View ArticleGood Day: Kucinich Wins DFA Poll and Takes Action On Impeachment
On the same day that Dennis Kucinich took a stand for the Constitution and pushed for impeachment, the results of the DFA Presidential Pulse Poll confirmed that Progressives are willing to do the same.
View ArticleI can't support the Democratic party any more
I am happy to support individual Democrats, but the party is for all intents and purposes, as dead to me as the GOP. Those of you anti-Naderites who still nurse a grudge based on the childish notion...
View ArticleVoter Shift On Iraq: Can We Still Win?
Picture This: It's October 2008. Hillary Clinton is leading the President race narrowly against Mike Huckabee. At their final debate in Hempstead, New York, Hillary is asked "Do you think the surge...
View ArticleWhy Democrats MUST Win the Presidency.
We've all been told a lie. In our studies of American History and Government, we were lied to. I'm going to throw a lot of numbers around in this diary, and for those who never did good at math, you...
View ArticleDo Republican relate more to Americans?
DailyKos must love me. This is the third diary I've written about my pessimism about our chances next year. I want to point out that I still think we are favored to sweep next year, despite everything,...
View ArticleEveryone Stop, Take A Deep Breathe and Regain Rationality
About a year ago, shortly after Democrats won Congress, I told a friend of mine that the right wing were the most irrational people on the face on the earth. I said they were the only ones willing to...
View ArticleReid? Pelosi? No, America May Be The Problem.
Perhaps we've gotten off on the wrong foot. Allow me to reintroduce myself, I'm nrafter and I'm an apologist for our leadership. I'm not defending them because I don't think they should be fighting the...
View ArticleThe White People Are Awesome! Act
[Originally published at Corrente]H. Res. 848In the House of Representatives, U. S.,December 14, 2007.Whereas White Power Day, a holiday of great significance to Americans and many other cultures and...
View ArticleI’m working to fix our Party. Who’s with me?
Like many recent happenings, the latest capitulations on the part of certain Democrats in Washington regarding FISA and war funding have caused me and many others here at Daily Kos to be quite unhappy...
View ArticleDoes bringing a safety razor to a knife fight work? (w/ poll)
This year started with great promise for Congressional Democrats and ended with wimper. The past week alone has seen tactical victories for Bush and the republicans on Iraq, SCHIP expansion, energy,...
View ArticleSome thoughts from the past 12 months
2007 started with such promise - there would be "big changes" - or so we were told. And on some levels (mainly personal), it has delivered - I still have my job (and it is better than at the beginning...
View ArticleAt Year's End; A Small Victory For Congress
Happy New Year!At the end of a difficult year for Democrats both here and in Congress, they actually scored a victory in the final moments of 2007 that was left unreported; buried by Times Square and...
View ArticleBeyond the Presidential Race
The issue thus far flying well under the radar and unreported in any large scale concerns the majority status of the next Congress. The Democratic-led 110th Congress has been largely ineffective, has...
View ArticleCongressional Accomplishments
This week marks the beginning of the second session of the 110th Congress. Before we get back though, I wanted to take a moment to review 2007. We had some great victories as well as some tough...
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