Gerald Ford: One of the Best Presidents Ever

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Friday August 19, 2011 · 11:53 AM PDT

2011/08/19 · 11:53

It think it's safe to say that with the benefit of hindsight, Gerald Ford was one of the best presidents of all time. For proof, let's jump!

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Wednesday December 17, 2008 · 8:26 PM PST

2008/12/17 · 20:26

Obama barn
The above picture was taken by me a few weeks ago on a back road in rural Maine. How rural? I was with a friend a few houses down working near the road for about an hour and I don't think a car drove by. So whoever did this did it more out of pride and commitment than the hope of widespread notice. When you go to the trouble of spelling out someone's name like they did--the letters were 4-5 feet high--it's not just about pride, as with the flag, it's about something else, too, I think. "Obama" means promise, really does mean hope.

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Thursday August 21, 2008 · 12:41 AM PDT

2008/08/21 · 00:41

Sorry for another VP diary, and a short one at that, but this might be big news:

In what will be his fifth visit to Montana as a presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama will make a campaign stop Tuesday in Billings.

Obama and his campaign will then spend the night in Billings before moving on toward the Democratic Nation-al Convention in Denver. Obama's campaign has not yet announced the visit, but the trip was confirmed by several sources with knowledge of the candidate's plans.

Obama will accept the Democratic nomination for president Thursday night at Invesco Field in Denver. He plans to announce his running mate in the next few days and campaign with him or her beginning Saturday in Illinois.

The party announced Wednesday night that Art Noonan, executive director of the Montana Democratic Party, will hold a press conference today to make a "major announcement on the presidential campaign here in Montana." The press conference is at 10:30 a.m. at 316 Eighth St. in Helena.

Obama returning to Billings

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Wednesday April 13, 2005 · 7:05 AM PDT

2005/04/13 · 07:05

Yesterday was the 44th anniversary of Soviet Yury Gagarin's trip to space, becoming the first person ever to do so, beating the Americans in that stage of the space race. In response, of course, America landed a person on the moon.

As I was mulling this over, I realized how the space race was driven by Cold War ideological competition, and how many new technologies this competition ultimately gave the world. Hardly a day goes by that "Designed by NASA" is not seen in some advertisement somewhere. From rocket engineering to Velcro to bedding, our competition with the "Russkies" (as Slim Pickens would say) paid us dividends. How many scientists today were led into their field by Sputnik? We sank a ton of money into science and education as a result of the Soviet threat.

Which led me to thinking... Read More

A Moment of Clarity: Thank you, George.

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Sunday November 07, 2004 · 7:02 AM PST

2004/11/07 · 07:02

Thank you George W., you dangerous and comically arrogant clown. Because you have succeeded in dividing the country among slave states and free states, and stopping at nothing less than starting a war in order to get re-elected, you have given me a moment of clarity. To you, Karl, and your minions, I say: Salut! Read More

Break-in at Republican office a scam?

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Saturday October 02, 2004 · 2:57 AM PDT

2004/10/02 · 02:57

Hmm. A break-in story. What a coincidence. Let's take a closer look (more in extended section below):

Burglars broke into state Bush-Cheney '04 headquarters in Bellevue early yesterday and stole three laptop computers containing campaign plans. State Republican Chairman Chris Vance quickly issued a statement declaring that it "looks like one of several deliberate attempts to disrupt the re-election campaign."

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/193493_burglary02.html Read More

My Kerry (or Edwards) speech

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Monday September 13, 2004 · 8:15 PM PDT

2004/09/13 · 20:15

I recently went to a John Edwards rally. I enjoyed it. Big crowd. Some good lines from Edwards, who showed energy and intelligence. But I also felt some of it was too scripted, that the audience, including me, felt unsatisfied by some of the fuzzy rhetoric. I was overall happy, but not as much as I should, or could, have been. We seemed to all be dying for Edwards to rip into those paper tigers, Bush and Cheney, but instead got a lot of the same stock phrases. I realize that many speeches must be given and one cannot come up with new stuff every single day, I suppose.

But considering the number and magnitude of the Bush-Cheney errors, how hard could it be? Excuse the pun, but shouldn't it be relatively easy to hit home runs against Bush league? I for one want to feel mobilized by my candidate. Not hear platitudes or slogans. I want heart, specifics, and a take-it-to-them attitude. I want to win. And if my captain wants to win, too, then he has to do more than make his team feel happy about themselves, he has to get them to sacrifice, which takes more than catch phrases and stump speeches. Doesn't it take inspiration? Churchill was pretty good at this, yes? And didn't he say "Short words are best and old words are best of all"?

I've been hearing a lot about Kerry's lack of punch in his speeches lately (see Josh Marshall the last couple days). So, that being said, here's a speech I'd like to hear--of short if not necessarily old words. What's yours? Read More

Berger story is total BS

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Wednesday July 21, 2004 · 8:01 AM PDT

2004/07/21 · 08:01

The Berger story is total BS, and the Democratic leadership response--Daschle, that is--is feckless. Read More

Pictures from Wal-Mart, One Year Ago

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Friday July 02, 2004 · 10:21 AM PDT

2004/07/02 · 10:21

Last year, a couple of days before the 4th, my girlfriend and I went to do some shopping at the local Wal-Mart. Being both progressives, we held our noses going to the store, but we easily rationalized it since it was the only store for fifteen miles. But on this particular day what we saw outraged both of us and we immediately put back our basket of stuff and haven't been back since. Actually, I did go back once--a few mintues later to take pictures of what I saw. Below are the photos I took. It was smack dab in the middle of the store.

I won't shop at any store that has such a social and political agenda. This water-carrying for the Republicans is, as they once said, an intolerable act. Now my girlfriend and I always make the long drive to K-Mart, and see it as our civic duty. Read More

Another new documentary to see

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Wednesday June 16, 2004 · 2:07 PM PDT

2004/06/16 · 14:07

Along with Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 911," another documentary is opening. "The Hunting of the President," based on the work of Joe Conason, covers the wingnut cabal that impeached Clinton. See the links below, one to the official website and the other to a good interview with Conason at the American Prosect Online. Read More

Joseph Wilson on Charlie Rose

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Tuesday May 04, 2004 · 10:40 PM PDT

2004/05/04 · 22:40

Did anyone else catch former ambassador Joseph Wilson on Charlie Rose? An intersting interview, for many reasons. What most caught my attention was at the end when Wilson spoke about the ramifications of the Iraq War. He called it our biggest foreign policy mistake perhaps ever, one that has fundamentally altered how we're perceived in the world, with potentially dire consequences. Read More

David Gergen on Woodward

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Monday April 19, 2004 · 1:32 PM PDT

2004/04/19 · 13:32

Today's "All Things Considered" on NPR led with an interview with David Gergen on Bob Woodward. Read More

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Gerald Ford: One of the Best Presidents Ever

The Obama Barn -- Or, Where's My Bone?

"Major" Announcement from Montana-VP choice?

NeoCons need competition from the Democrats

A Moment of Clarity: Thank you, George.

Break-in at Republican office a scam?

My Kerry (or Edwards) speech

Berger story is total BS

Pictures from Wal-Mart, One Year Ago

Another new documentary to see

Joseph Wilson on Charlie Rose

David Gergen on Woodward