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Wednesday November 07, 2012 · 10:03 AM PST

2012/11/07 · 10:03

Last night was a resounding victory for the Democrats: retention of the Presidency and the expansion of our majority in the Senate. But beyond that, it was a victory for the Progressive cause: we not only elected Democrats, but Progressive Democrats. The American people made it clear that they care about progressive causes: marriage equality, improving health care, fair taxation. The banner issues of this election have been wins in support of the vision we have for the country.

So what does this change?

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Tuesday April 17, 2012 · 9:31 AM PDT

2012/04/17 · 09:31

So, here's an interesting one. Tennessee's state Senate unanimously passed a bill last month that would call upon the state Department of Education to develop a standard 'parental involvement' contract for use by school districts that would hold parents responsible for being directly involved in their child's education.

This is one of a couple proposed measures on the topic being tossed around in the legislature. You can see a story concerning the bills being considered on the Daily News Journal website.

And this sounds good, right? I mean, I am definitely a proponent of parents caring about their child's education, and being involved and aware of their child's success in the classroom.

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Thursday March 29, 2012 · 11:22 PM PDT

2012/03/29 · 23:22

We all know that the darling of the lunatic right, former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum, has about a snowball's chance in hell of actually making it through the nomination process. Toss that out for just a moment. This post isn't about delegate counts, or electoral processes, or so on. It's about the character of a party, and what point you've reached when your candidate says something like this during a speech:

(See below the fold for the YouTube video...)

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Tuesday March 06, 2012 · 6:40 AM PST

2012/03/06 · 06:40

So, I need some convincing here.

As far as I can see, there is absolutely no one for the Democrats primarying in TN-06 to run against Diane Black. No one. Not a soul.

I am sorely tempted to write myself in on the ballot, if this is doable here. I am sorely tempted to suggest to everyone I know living here to also write me in.

Someone please tell me this is a very dumb idea for a penniless leftist to do. Or, at the very least, that this would realistically not actually have an impact on anything.

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Thursday July 28, 2011 · 7:34 PM PDT

2011/07/28 · 19:34

Breaking from TPM: "House Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) just announced there will be no vote tonight on the Boehner debt bill."

Well, color me not surprised.

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Monday November 03, 2008 · 7:45 AM PST

2008/11/03 · 07:45

I didn't think someone here would do it. So much for my faith in this little suburban neighborhood.

Let me explain a little, first. My father and I-- I still live with my family, as I'm unemployed at the moment and unable to save for a place of my own-- have a standing agreement. He's a devoted Reagan conservative, and I'm... well, I've been pretty out to the left since about 8th grade. So we have an understanding that we'll never agree on politics, and agree to leave matters at that.

So, after talking about what candidates we supported, I asked to put up a sign on the lawn, under the condition that I go and get him a McCain sign. We'd up them on opposite sides of the driveway, so that passers by would see one, then the other. Many marveled at the amusing split in the household.

This worked out nicely for about a week, when I discovered, after picking my fiancee up from work, that my Obama sign had gone missing.

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