Healthcare Stakes Higher Than You Think.
And Caesar's spirit, raging for revenge, With Ate by his side come hot from hell, Shall in these confines with a monarch's voice Cry "Havoc!" and let slip the dogs of war, That this foul deed shall...
View ArticleYou DON’T have 60 Senators. You Never Did.
I keep reading this."We delivered a supermajority in 2008"..."we elected 60 Democrats in 2008"...Well, the fact is you did not.You have 58 Senators plus 1 Independent
View Article2010 is NOT Going to be 1994 Revisited.
The mid-term elections of 2010 are less than a year away, and it is almost accepted as common wisdom that the GOP stands to make large gains, perhaps even recapturing the House and increasing its seats...
View ArticleObama's Afghan Position 2007-2008: A Reminder
Next Tuesday, President Obama is scheduled to announce his decision on Afghanistan and it is widely expected that he will be increasing troop levels by 30 to 40 thousand.Predictably, there have been a...
View ArticleOn Obama, Failures and the Presidency.
The complaint is now familiar.To parse it down, it goes something like this:
View ArticleYes We Can.
We know the battle ahead will be long, but always remember that no matter what obstacles stand in our way, nothing can withstand the power of millions of voices calling for change.We have been told we...
View ArticleGBCW? Not Really, But Some Predictions for 2010
This is not a GBCW diary but it is a hiatus diary until at least after the Nov. 2010 elections.Jump with me in 3....2....1....
View ArticleSEE!! There IS a Difference....
I’ve come out of a temporary retirement from DKos to make this one observation and to point out this one overwhelmingly obvious fact....To all of those who say there is an "enthusiasim gap" between...
View ArticleAlternative History. Israeli Soldiers Attacked
To those interested in a reality composed of two or more sides of a atory, this may be of interest; to all others, you may want to stop now
View ArticleToday I was Warned - I Appeal. - UPDATE
So today I was "warned"Why? That will be explained below.What is my complaint?I was tried in secret and found guilty absentia.Where is my right of appeal?It is in this diary for as long as it stands
View ArticleCanadian Unemployment 7.9% Why?
You might be reading a bit about the news below shortlyCanada churns out 93,000 new jobsThis isn't a crowing diary at Canada's good fortune versus America's misery, it is to head off the expected right...
View Article65 Years Ago. Today.
August 6, 1945.We are at war.The enemy is not like us.They are strange, almost alien. We know practically nothing about them.They won’t surrender.What to do?
View ArticleAn Open Letter to Non-Voting Progressives from the GOP
Dear Progressive Non-Voter.Yes you. I am talking to you. You know who you are.You are the person who probably voted Democrat the first time in your life in 2008. You were swept along by the hype and...
View Article"Non-Voting Progressives", Help Me Understand.
Okay; so I admit it.I don’t get it.I don’t understand what is going on with the "non-voting progressives" and their determination to sit out the 2010 mid terms.You see, I fully understand the wish that...
View ArticleOther "Ground Zero" Outrages
The argument against allowing some American citizens to worship as they see fit supposedly has nothing to do with "what" they are as opposed to "where" they are. Supposedly, some part of the ground in...
View ArticleI Want to be on the Rec List Too. My Anti-Obama Diary.
I have been a member of DKos long enough to forget when I joined.Never had a Diary up on the Rec list.Couldn’t figure out the secret. But now I know.After seeing diary after diary jumping up on the...
View ArticleBreaking - Rahm Out, Rouse In
Real short diary.This is just being reported now.Rahm has stepped down and Pete Rouse has been made Chief of Staff
View ArticleThe Failure of the Moral Argument
"Israel is guilty of genocide""A Palestinian State would create another home for terrorists""Afghanistan is war for profit""A stable and strong Afghanistan is essential for Western security""Drugs are...
View ArticleGreenwald, Chomsky and Ridiculous Objections to bin Laden’s Death
A few diaries, commentaries and columns have begun to appear recently making a number of charges and comparisons that push the envelope of reasonable thinking. In an attempt to at least relieve some...
View ArticleIs a New Progressive Age Around the Corner?
I was doing a little history crunching a few days ago and came up with an interesting (albeit somewhat flawed) comparison of Presidents since Roosevelt.I found it both interesting and...
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