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Sunday December 21, 2008 · 1:32 AM PST

2008/12/21 · 01:32

Since Barack Obama is now a bigot for inviting pastor Rick Warren to take part in his inauguration, I thought that we should have a little purity test here on Daily Kos. After all, we wouldn't want someone who supports someone who espouses anti-progressive ideas to be allowed into our bastion of liberal purity, would we?

So I ask all of you to ask yourself a few questions. The first question: can you support someone whose values conflict with your own? Can someone be considered a true progressive if he or she "compromises" his or her beliefs by associating with someone who holds different values? If you answered no, then read on.

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Have you every supported or voted for someone who doesn't have a perfect progressive record?

60 votes Vote Now!

Have you every supported or voted for someone who doesn't have a perfect progressive record?

Yes, but I accept disagreement and reject political guilt-by-association.

43 votes

Yes, but the rules I apply to Barack Obama don't apply to me.

2 votes

Yes, but I regret it now and have changed my evil ways in order to embrace purity.

2 votes

No, but I may in the future.

0 votes

No, because I'm perfect and I only vote for other perfect people.

8 votes

I refuse to answer this question because it doesn't support my values and beliefs.

5 votes

I AM OMNISCIENT!

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Wednesday December 17, 2008 · 1:57 PM PST

2008/12/17 · 13:57

Hi, I just wanted to let everyone know that I know everything. I have the ability to understand all of the universe's secrets, and I can predict the future. If I were in charge of the Department of Agriculture, or the Presidency, or the United Nations, or better yet, the galaxy, there would be peace, prosperity, equality, and happiness.

Please, don't go. I haven't yet fully made my case to you, and as mere common folk I could never expect you to understand my supernatural ability to observe the world and then judge it with my snarky internet diction.

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Thursday November 06, 2008 · 11:00 PM PST

2008/11/06 · 23:00

Cross-posted at The Liberal Pragmatist.

Since the onset of the acute phase of the economic crisis in September, pundits and debate moderators have been asking Barack Obama if he plans on scaling back his agenda to compensate for the enormous federal deficit. Many voices in the media have argued that attempting a large-scale agenda that includes a national healthcare program, investment in alternative energy, and an increase in educational spending is simply not feasible when the federal government is responsible for so much of Wall Street's debt.

Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman begs to differ. In his most recent Op-Ed piece in The New York Times, Krugman argues that Obama should march forward with his proposed sweeping reforms.

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Wednesday October 01, 2008 · 8:23 PM PDT

2008/10/01 · 20:23

I've heard a lot of complaints from both liberals and conservatives about the proposed $700 billion bailout of troubled financial institutions. Most people are justifiably apprehensive about throwing that much taxpayer money into buying bad assets. Many great progressives have said that we need to bail out "Main Street" through mortgage payment assistance to homeowners. Others have said that we shouldn't reward those who greedily made risky investments.

These are legitimate concerns. But the conclusion some draw from these concerns is problematic. A great many of Kossacks (maybe the majority) oppose the bailout that just passed the Senate as an amendment to a larger bill. These people argue as if refusing a bailout is an appropriate way to discipline those who got us into this mess. They assume that "Wall Street" and "Main Street" are two distinct entities. The truth, however, is that all of us, whether we're rich, middle-income, or poor, are affected by the unhealthy housing market, the failure of financial institutions, and the bleeding of the credit market.

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Friday July 11, 2008 · 11:49 AM PDT

2008/07/11 · 11:49

There has been a growing attitude and message problem around much of Daily Kos lately because of the FISA capitulation. I'll start by saying that I count myself in the group opposing the bill that was recently passed and signed; I've made it clear that I don't support immunity for the telecoms or insufficient court supervision for the FISA program.

But that's not what I'm writing about today. Today I want to address something that is potentially ten times as dangerous and damaging as the FISA capitulation. I'm talking about the perception that by acting as purists when it comes to ideology we can wash our hands of the consequences when it comes to reality.

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Monday June 30, 2008 · 10:50 AM PDT

2008/06/30 · 10:50

Does anyone still doubt that George W. Bush never made capturing Osama bin Laden a priority in this "War on Terror"? If so, you can lay those doubts to rest.

ABC News:

The Pentagon has drafted a secret plan that would send U.S. special forces into the wild tribal regions of Pakistan to capture or kill Osama bin Laden and his top lieutenants, but the White House has balked at giving the mission a green light, The New York Times reported today.
...
Although the special forces attack plan was devised six months ago, infighting among U.S. intelligence agencies and among White House offices have blocked it from being implemented, the Times reported.

Follow me below the fold for more.

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Sunday June 29, 2008 · 9:35 AM PDT

2008/06/29 · 09:35

With the recommended diary detailing President Bush's plan to ramp up covert actions against Iran, I think it is important to take a look at one of the driving forces behind the Bush administration's war-driven foreign policy in the Middle East: Israel. Talking about Israel is taboo in U.S. politics, even on a progressive blog like Daily Kos. However, if we want to understand and address America's tattered public image around the globe we must understand how supporting Israel with arms and tax dollars hurts the United States at home and abroad. Let's take a look at several ways in which U.S.-Israeli relations are hurting this country.

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Sunday June 08, 2008 · 8:24 PM PDT

2008/06/08 · 20:24

Now that the primary season is over and the Democratic Party has its nominee, we have turned our attention to John McCain. We have talked about how a McCain administration would be a continuation of the Bush administration. We have talked about McCain's plans for 100 years of U.S. involvement in Iraq and the importance of prevent him from packing the Supreme Court with regressive (it's the term I prefer to "conservative") judges. Good. That's the sort of thing that we need to be discussing.

However, I have seen a lot of different talk around here recently - the kind that is not so much about policy. Instead of attacking John McCain on his indefensible voting record as a senator and the folly of his platform, people are going after personal issues like his medical record, his marital life, and his teeth.

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Friday May 30, 2008 · 10:02 AM PDT

2008/05/30 · 10:02

Let me warn you, this is a rant diary about a once-legitimate political community, so if you don't care, you might want to move on now.

I've been active on Daily Kos for about four years now and I love the community. There have been some angry, heated debates, many of them involving Kos and other front-pagers. What I love about Daily Kos is that I can disagree with or criticize one of the people with administrator status on this site and not worry about that person silencing me rather than engaging me.

I had lurked at MyDD occasionally before and during much of this primary season, and it has only been within that past few months that I have begun posting regularly on that blog. Many of you post there as well and probably understand the harsh administration policies there. Many of you also know that Jerome Armstrong, the founder of the blog, loves to post anti-Obama material whenever presented with an opportunity.

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Wednesday May 28, 2008 · 10:16 PM PDT

2008/05/28 · 22:16

In light of this recent diary which suggests a strong possibility of Hillary Clinton simply refusing to concede, I think that we need to change the way we're responding to those who claim that Hillary Clinton should or could be the Democratic nominee. I've wasted countless hours trying to explain the numbers, the trends, the conventional wisdom, and the media spin surrounding this nomination to people who just won't hear reason.

It seems as if every time someone presents a fact to a Clinton surrogate, that person just responds with a hypothetical statement. Here are some common examples:

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Sunday July 22, 2007 · 9:20 PM PDT

2007/07/22 · 21:20

Well, I knew that backlash against the White House was certain to hurt Republican turnout in 2008. I thought that our Dems would have a perfect opportunity to go on the offensive. I even considered the possibility that we could compete seriously with the GOP in terms of financial contributions. But I never expected to see this from the Wall Street Journal:

Democrats Lead By $100 Million In Money Race

WASHINGTON -- With more than a year to go before the 2008 elections, Democratic candidates have raised $100 million more in campaign contributions than Republicans, putting them on track to win the money race for the White House and Congress for the first time since the government began detailed accounting of campaign fund raising three decades ago.

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To celebrate our fundraising lead, I will...

76 votes Vote Now!

To celebrate our fundraising lead, I will...

...spike my mouse onto the floor.

1 vote

...let loose a Dean scream.

23 votes

...run shirtless through the park.

3 votes

...bang my Nancy Pelosi collector's gavel in an excited fashion.

4 votes

...write a blank check to the DNC with

1 vote

...drink until the Half Hour News Hour is funny.

13 votes

...all of the above.

11 votes

...refuse to participate in a pointless poll that lends no shred of intelligent discourse to a diary.

20 votes

Barack Obama: Champion of Organized Labor [Updated w/ poll]

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Saturday July 21, 2007 · 7:20 PM PDT

2007/07/21 · 19:20

An important issue for nearly all of us going into the Democratic primary is the strength of organized labor in the United States. As most of you know, strong unions lead to significantly higher wages but, just as importantly, also give workers power and job security. So regardless of who we support in the primary, the vast majority of Kossacks believe in the importance of organized labor.

Follow me past the flip.

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Are you a union member?

26 votes Vote Now!

Are you a union member?

Yes, I am currently in a union.

9 votes

No, but I was in a union previously.

8 votes

No, but I would like to be a union member.

7 votes

No, and I don't want to organize.

2 votes

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