Who said: Can anyone look at the record of this administration and say, `Well...
Who said: Can anyone look at the record of this administration and say, `Well done?' Can anyone look at our reduced standing in the world today and say, `Let's have four more years of this?' That was...
View ArticleFolks, impeachment does NOT mean removal from office
Impeachment is the “bringing of charges”.It’s a point which is so obvious, I wonder why the “don’t impeach” people don’t get it.OK, that isn’t breaking news. But considering how knowledgeable the...
View ArticleIf Bush appointed Leiberman to UN, Republicans get Senate back (w/poll)
Very interesting opinion article in Salon today, in the wake of the Sen. Tim Johnson scare, regarding another ace that Bush/Rove have up their sleeves. Read the whole piece at:The Lieberman maneuver....
View ArticleFred Barnes implying cover-up of Sen Johnson’s health?? (w/poll)
Apparently Fred Barnes must have felt his conservative wingnut credentials needed polishing.I saw this tidbit buried at Political Insider today (an offshoot of the great PoliticalWire). Political...
View ArticleWow. Bush has lost Utah [update]
As I believe Kos once commented something like:Wow. Just wow.Utahns break from Bush on Iraq. Reddest state no longer behind war's handling, split on 'surge'Utahns break from Bush on Iraq Reddest state...
View ArticleBillmon?? any updates to the mystery??
Does anyone know what happened to Billmon? Has there ever been an update written somewhere?The Billmon link on the Dailykos front page blogroll is still there but doesn't work.On Wikipedia someone...
View ArticleGlenn Beck becomes ABC contributor
Glenn Beck becomes ABC contributorTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK -- CNN Headline News and radio talk-show host Glenn Beck will join ABC's "Good Morning America" as a regular commentator, ABC News said...
View ArticleKos! teach your FPer's how to use: 'There's more...'
Kos! Help! I beg you! My mouse’s scroll-wheel is wearing out! My poor scrolling-wheel finger is getting cramps and becoming sore and numb! And all because of a disturbing new trend at DKos (though it...
View ArticleSen. Tim Johnson can now speak
AP report: Sen. Tim Johnson Out of Intensive CareSen. Tim Johnson has been transferred out of intensive care and has said some words, his doctor said Thursday, nearly a month after the South Dakota...
View ArticleBarney Frank- unleashed AND with a gavel
Barney Frank - my hero THIS sort of fun is gonna be the best part of the next two (and hopefully many more) years in Congress. THIS IS THE REWARD FOR GETTING THE MAJORITY:BARNEY FRANK WITH A GAVEL.With...
View ArticleKristol's 1st Time column contradicted by Time's own reporting
From the absolutely valuable MediaMatters.org:Kristol's first Time column contradicted by Time's own reportingfirst paragraph: Several points in Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol's column for the...
View ArticleWhy Won't Media Just Say That Pelosi Plane Story is False?
Greg Sargent asked a $64000 question: WHY WON'T MEDIA JUST SAY THAT PELOSI PLANE STORY IS FALSE?Why is the media so reluctant to use the "F" word -- that is, the word "false"? The Pelosi plane story is...
View ArticleI endorse Hillary! (So when do MY debts get paid off?)
I'm not exactly sure how long this window of opportunity will last. But it worked for Tom Vilsack just a couple days ago, so I'm hoping that the offer is still valid!Get this: Apparently, if you...
View ArticleStory trimmed- Chopped off his own trigger finger
The NY Times has a long and interesting story about the increasing number of army deserters and prosecutions. Army Is Cracking Down on Deserters. This is the opening:Army prosecutions of desertion and...
View ArticleBush Postpones Thinking about Iraq Until 2009
Bush Postpones Thinking about Iraq Until 2009.Says Thinking Would Send ‘Wrong Message’ to Enemy"Thinking about the war in Iraq is exactly what the insurgents want us to do," Mr. Bush told reporters....
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The Final Four; vote for 2008 DSCC Slogan (w/poll)
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has been doing a slogan contest for 2008.It's down to the Final Four choices. You can vote for your favorite "bumper sticker" at this link:...
View ArticleSORRY W, I'M THE DECIDER, DEMS IN '08 (winner)
My Aug 30 diary was about a bumper sticker slogan contest the DSCC was doing with a link to the contest site. It had a poll to see how Dailykos would pick from the final 4 choices. And to compare with...
View ArticleDon Siegelman can't appeal his conviction. Catch-22
This is America?? Don Siegelman can't appeal his conviction!Not only was he railroaded, but he can't appeal his conviction!From Donsiegelman.org : It has been 20 months since Siegelman’s trial ended...
View ArticleDershowitz- don't believe the Spitzer cover story in the NYT
This is interesting. Alan Dershowitz was on MSNBC yesterday I transcribed part of his interview starting about 2 minutes into the clip. Clip link: http://www.redlasso.com/...He responds to the...
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Drudge abandons Hillary. Another sign it's over.
Another BIG sign the race is over.The rightwing is abandoning their faux support of Hillary, and reverting to their normal mode.--------------------------------------------------It's DrudgeReport...
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"Win Virginia and it's game, set, match"
Obama's campaign manager is David Plouffe. Here's a recent quote from him: Laying out the strategy recently, Plouffe pointed to Virginia -- which hasn't gone Democratic in a presidential election since...
View ArticleNY-23 Is Hoffman's Wikipedia page being cleansed?
A couple of hours ago I was looking at the Wikipedia page covering the red hot special election in NY-23. New York's 23rd congressional district special election, 2009The R2K poll earlier today shows...
View ArticleHapless former WSJ owners could yet sting Murdoch
This is a couple days old, but I'm just catching up on this.Hapless former WSJ owners could yet sting MurdochBasically, Murdoch bought Dow Jones and the Wall Street Journal from the Bancroft family....
View ArticleUpdate: Only 92% of Newt Gingrich’s Twitter Followers Are Fake
So yesterday's front page had this diary: Most of Newt Gingrich’s Twitter followers are fake with a hilarious sockpuppet picture.Now today is this:Update: Only 92% of Newt Gingrich’s Twitter Followers...
View ArticleCA starts all vote-by-mail experiment
with a pilot program in one county (Yolo). http://blogs.sacbee.com/...Seems that the CA Republicans opposed it. (Another blow to the theory that moderate R's still exist).In any case, California is...
View ArticleGoodwin Liu sworn in by Jerry Brown to California Supreme Court
Goodness, this was fast.Recall that Goodwin Liu's appointment to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals was stopped by the Republicans by blocking a floor vote in the U.S. Senate. He withdrew his name...
View ArticleReince Priebus: "Everything is on course"
Just remember: if you remove all the vowels from REINCE PRIEBUS you get: RNC PR BSFrom Reince Priebus, chairman of the RNC:“Everything is on course,” Priebus said. “I want you to understand that.”So...
View ArticlePelosi: If Election Were Today, ‘We Could Win It All’
How does Nancy Pelosi taking back the Speaker’s gavel next Jan. 3rd, 2017 sound?Nancy Pelosi was fundraising for our Minnesota candidates today, Angie Craig and Terri Bonoff, and offered these words:“I...
View ArticleCalifornians, registration ends tonight at midnight
There’s still time.Californians, registration ends tonight at midnight! I assume anyone reading a political blog like this is registered, but perhaps a friend/family member/neighbor you know isn’t...
View ArticleAR SoS, the Democratic candidate's name left off the early voting touchscreen...
Garland County, AR left the Democratic candidate for Sec of State off the early voting touchscreen ballots(which started Monday). When people started to complain, the polls were closed and Susan...
View ArticleScott Walker's own anti-recount law has done him in!
Scott Walker's own anti-recount law has done him in :)Walker & his cronies in a fit of pique against Jill Stein (who received a recount in 2016) changed WI’s law & raised the recount threshold...
View ArticlePressure Builds on Beto O’Rourke to Run for President
“Rep. Beto O’Rourke’s closer-than-expected loss Tuesday has fueled optimism among his friends and allies — as well as Democratic admirers across the country — that he will run for the 2020 Democratic...
View ArticleThe Latest: AP retracts its call in NC-09 race
Amazing news:The Latest: AP retracts call in North Carolina Congress raceThe AP had called the race for Republican Mark Harris on Nov. 9, after Democrat Dan McCready conceded the election and said he...
View ArticleLockdown, 16 million quarantined in Northern Italy until April. COVID-19
COVID-19 PANDEMIC. Massive Quarantine. The situation in Italy is just hard to even comprehend.That is one quarter of the country.---Italian PM signs lockdown decree affecting millionsThe new measures...
View ArticleL.A. County gives up on containing coronavirus
Shortage of testing capability. We will now never know the true extent of the COVID-19 pandemic infections here in the US.L.A. County gives up on containing coronavirus, tells doctors to skip testing...
View ArticleBob Dylan releases his 1st original song in 8 years. About JFK Assassination
Here’s something to distract from coronavirus for a little bit, in case you’re sheltering Safe-At-Home.At midnight, Bob Dylan decided to drop his first original song in 8 years.The song is titled...
View ArticleStephen King to Susan Collins: Retire.
Author Stephen King has a way with words. Or in this case, with just one word.“I just got a spam from Susan Collins, asking me for what's the most important thing she can do for me this year. That's...
View ArticleNevada voting. Over 3.5 hours after polls closed PEOPLE ARE STILL IN LINE
I feel just awful for these folks in Las Vegas lines waiting. This is totally ridiculous. And this is the primary election tonight. What will happen this November general election?x#UPDATE: More than...
View ArticleBiden Plans Massive Electric Car Push
If anything like this goes through, it could be the tipping point for electric vehicles in the US. Apparently it will be building on a plan Sen. Schumer proposed last year.From an article yesterday in...
View ArticleKoko the Gorilla and Trump's Cognitive Tests
In case you haven’t seen this tweet...xKoko the gorilla passed the same cognitive tests TrumpâÂÂs been bragging about, except using sign language. pic.twitter.com/bQ52GUh5lKâ Hoodlum...
View ArticleHow to Debate Someone Who Habitually Lies
How to debate a habitual liar? What should Biden’s strategy be?This professor of clinical psychiatry wrote that Joe Biden shouldn’t bother trying to counter all the falsehoods. Rather Biden should...
View Article3 White House reporters tested COVID positive on Friday
Obviously a developing story of all the COVID spreading Trump has done the past couple of days.3 WH reporters, 2 GOP Senators, his wife. More to come for sure.>Update: That was quick. Kellyanne...
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Over 8.7 million voters have already cast their ballots (and it's only Oct....
Mail Ballots Returned or In-Person Early VotingUS Elections Project ( electproject.org ) is tracking this and tabulating as much information as is available from election officials.Voters have cast a...
View ArticleCA Senate is 29 Dem & 11 GOP. We might be flipping FOUR of those red seats!
California, The Golden State, a land of riches for the Democratic party (including, fingers crossed, our next VP). Also consider this.26 Dem. — 14 Rep. was how the California State Senate stood at the...
View ArticleExpand the Court. One tweet sums it up
This tweet sums up the situation succinctly.And any Democrat that uses the conservative meme “pack the court”, instead of saying “expand the court” needs to be talked to.xDemocrats' two likeliest paths...
View ArticleATTENTION GEORGIA VOTERS! If you voted absentee check your ballot's status...
ATTENTION GEORGIA VOTERS! If you voted absentee check the status of your ballot NOW!If it was REJECTED...you have until FRIDAY 11/6 to fix it.Help get this message to any and all Georgia voters you...
View ArticleGEORGIA VOTERS! If you voted absentee check the ballot's status! Deadline to...
Help spread this message to any and all Georgia voters you might know. (Repost from last night)x??ATTENTION GEORGIA VOTERS! If you voted absentee check the status of your ballot NOW! If it was...
View ArticleTrump’s ‘Fraud’ Hotline Flooded with Prank Calls
As noted below, don’t call the Trump voter fraud hotline. Unless you can report a legit (or not) instance of fraud so Trump can overturn the election (evidence not required).These...
View ArticleTrump Went 'Ballistic' after Twitter ban
Trump went 'ballistic' after being tossed off TwitterNote to media: please don't use the words "Trump" and “Ballistic” together in the same sentence for the next 12 days if possible. Things are just...
View ArticleGov. Newsom picks 1st Latina to be the CA Supreme Court Chief Justice
Gov. Gavin Newsom picks Patricia Guerrero as 1st Latina state Supreme Court chief justiceNote that the California legislature does not confirm CA Supreme Court nominees. Only a Commission on Judicial...
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