Reid sucks. GOP sucks much harder. Please do not forget this.

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Friday January 25, 2013 · 8:54 PM PST

2013/01/25 · 20:54

I just wanted to remind everybody here, one reason we lost in 2010 was the deep disappointment in our Democratic leaders for the same type of capitulation to the extremists on the other side that was done again yesterday when "filibuster reform" (bahaha I can't even write that with a straight face) was passed. Especially after Harry Reid apologized to Udall and Merkeley for being so right and that the next time, doggone it, we will not allow this to happen again! This deal and the pathetic spin they tried to use later was just embarrassing.

It was depressing to realize moments after that it will be business as usual the next four years. Meaning nothing is happening of substance after the glimmer of hope we all shared after listening to Obama's inauguration speech...

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Wednesday May 26, 2010 · 10:45 PM PDT

2010/05/26 · 22:45

So I come across an article on the Hill where Darell Issa is calling the Sestak scandal Obama's "Watergate." He says, "This may be the way business is done in Chicago, but it’s not the way things are done in our nation’s capitol [sic] and I am intent on getting to the bottom of this..."

Add that to the 7 GOPers on the Senate Judiciary Committee asking AG Holder to appoint a special prosecutor to look into the matter, and it's enough to scare our lot and give us all flashbacks of the Clinton presidency mired in gridlock because of trifling political attacks like this, especially when the GOP controlled congress... You know this is where they are going with this.

And to this, we all need to regroup and remember who the enemy here really is. They just reminded us again.

And this time, we must not let the 90s happen all over again.

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Analyzing Obama's "Betrayal" in Arkansas

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Wednesday May 05, 2010 · 2:33 PM PDT

2010/05/05 · 14:33

So a couple of diaries this morning are making the rounds on the rec list, questioning Obama's radio ad that he cut for Blanche Lincoln. Understandably, emotions are high since Halter is a favorite here, and having the leader of your party come out in support of Halter's opponent can feel like being stabbed in the back.

I understand it and after being here for the last year, I'm not surprised that so many here are ready with the pitchforks saying Obama's crossed the line and he hates progressives...

But before we find a candidate to primary Obama with, can we step back and think about this "betrayal" for a second?

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CBS "outs" Elena Kagan... White House Upset

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Friday April 16, 2010 · 7:28 AM PDT

2010/04/16 · 07:28

I'm not one of those folks who is against appointing Kagan to the bench to replace Justice Stevens. I subscribe to Lawrence O' Donnell's theory that many of these people have to "hide" their liberalness just so they don't hurt their chances of getting onto the bench given how crazed the GOP gets over this type of thing.

In fact, Kagan is on top of my wishlist due to her age. If only Goodwin Liu was on the shortlist.... but that's another story.

That said, I have to wonder if this potential outing of Elena Kagan by CBS News hurts her chances of getting nominated.

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Keeping the Hispanic Vote

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Sunday April 11, 2010 · 9:16 AM PDT

2010/04/11 · 09:16

The one image leftover from the health care vote weekend that is still unresolved in my mind is the massive immigration reform rally that was held the Saturday prior to the vote... I remember thinking, "wow, I hope the Democrats remember to keep this on their to-do list after the bill because this seems like a good way to keep the base active."

And immigration reform is one of the big issues I thought of that would get pushed to the back burner yet again with the Justice Stevens retirement (the other was the DADT repeal, but that's not the point of this diary).

And so I came across this Washingon Post report on the skepticism Hispanics are viewing Obama's administration with lately last night and was reminded of how important it will be to tackle this issue as soon as possible.

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I'm done arguing over Coakley. I'm just pleading now. Please GOTV and show your support.

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Wednesday January 13, 2010 · 6:38 AM PST

2010/01/13 · 06:38

Forgive the short diary. I have to go to work in a bit but had to get this off my chest.

I know the debate here about Coakley is a huge one. Those who have participated in them have read all the sides. I started off writing this diary rehashing all the sides but halfway through decided that it's not the point of this diary.

I'm done with that now.

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Sunday November 22, 2009 · 6:04 PM PST

2009/11/22 · 18:04

I've been trying to stay in the friendly confines of dailykos and other like-minded blogs that I frequent in order to keep my blood pressure low, especially during these times - where getting high blood pressure would probably result in me getting dropped from my health care insurance for becoming a risk.... but today I got into a discussion with a Republican friend which definitely got my blood boiling, and I just needed to vent somewhere.

I apologize in advance for the rambling.

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Sunday September 06, 2009 · 8:09 AM PDT

2009/09/06 · 08:09

Once we all heard the news of Van Jones resigning, most of us here reflexively shook our heads at how weak the left looked. Again.

As some of us have pointed out, the GOP does things differently when faced with pressure. Remember when Larry Craig was all set to resign, but then the conservative wingnuts led by Limbaugh circled the wagons, and he ended up staying and fighting? Nowadays, people don't even think about Larry Craig.

What did they learn from that? Now all their senators and governors can have affairs and they'll still be defended and they'll stay and fight. They just wear you down and they do whatever it takes until things are forgotten. They'll deflect. They've learned how to stop the slippery slope.

So how do we stop it from here??

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Monday August 17, 2009 · 12:49 PM PDT

2009/08/17 · 12:49

I was watching Real Time with Bill Maher last Friday, and Dana Gould had a nice little segment about the two different camps.

The first showed the wingnuts who are pissed. Absolutely pissed, ranting and raving, comparing Obama to Hitler, etc. Because the government was thinking about fixing healthcare.

The second showed the people who needed healthcare but didn't have any so they all patiently waited for their turn at some free health care service being offered. They showed them just waiting their turn and hoping they get seen because they really needed the care.

Dana ended by saying something like - "I don't understand why the people who have stuff are enraged, while the people who have nothing are warm and hopeful. This is Dana Gould saying.... what the f!@%?"

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Wednesday April 22, 2009 · 9:36 PM PDT

2009/04/22 · 21:36

Talk about completely missing the point and going off the deep end. Again.

The GOP has now decided that the DHS's focus on right-wing extremist hate groups are targeted at them. It speaks volumes that instead of helping stop hate groups, they are deciding to actually defend them and turn this into an attack on veterans; so as to cause more fake outrage at FOX and pray that they can win some more cheap political points.

So today, GOP House representatives are calling on their leaders to ask president Obama for Napolitano's resignation.

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Wednesday April 15, 2009 · 7:53 PM PDT

2009/04/15 · 19:53

As the good Dr. Maddow would say, please talk me down here.

I feel like I'm as paranoid as the teabagging nutjobs (pun intended) who were out protesting their democratically elected president that they didn't vote for today. I'm one of those who no longer sees the humor in nutcases like Glenn Beck pushing Texas toward secession or Michele Bachmann ordering up militias to get armed.

This is not funny anymore.

Today I came across this piece on TIME and it sent shivers up my spine...

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Review and grade Ed Schultz's first week on MSNBC

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Saturday April 11, 2009 · 2:03 PM PDT

2009/04/11 · 14:03

This week saw the debut of The Ed Show on MSNBC, taking David Shuster's old 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue time slot at 6 p.m. After his first full week on air, I'm interested to see what people here think so far.

First off, my thoughts. Personally I like the guy and appreciate that we have another progressive voice on television. His style definitely differs from any of the anchors MSNBC has on in their evening lineup right now and I think it's got a great chance of drawing new viewers (especially since he's got a national radio show he can plug the T.V. show on as well). As a commenter on one of the first live blogs mentioned, while Keith is for the witty folk and Rachel is for the wonky folk, Ed is for the working folk. I think he definitely can speak to them much easier than the others...

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