How to One-Up New Hampshire

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Thursday January 25, 2007 · 10:58 AM PST

2007/01/25 · 10:58

Let's face it - they'll keep going earlier as long as they have to, and refusing their delegates at the DNC convention is risky - we could lose their electoral votes in the general. Ask Al Gore if that matters.

And ask Al Gore to stick it to 'em. What we have to do is show them that it is possible to be TOO early and thus become irrelevant. How? We need a big name to get into the race AFTER the NH primary. Al Gore is the perfect candidate. And, you know, he owes them a poke in the eye!

Ignatius Hearts Hagel

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Wednesday November 29, 2006 · 6:47 AM PST

2006/11/29 · 06:47

This paragraph in David Ignatius' column about Chuck Hagel really made my blood boil. Because, of course, he would describe Howard Dean, Wes Clark and Al Gore and their views on the war the same way.

What would make a Hagel candidacy interesting is that he can claim to have been right about Iraq and other key issues earlier than almost any national politician, Republican or Democratic. Though a Vietnam veteran and a hawk on many national security issues, he had prescient misgivings about the Iraq war -- and, more important, the political courage to express these doubts clearly, at a time when many politicians were running for cover.

Read the whole column and really wallow in how it would feel to have the press describe one of ours this way!

Am I supposed to believe this man is not a Kennedy?

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Friday November 17, 2006 · 8:03 AM PST

2006/11/17 · 08:03

I may get into trouble for such a single-issue diary, but I have to ask.

I was watching the Pelosi/Hoyer/Murtha news conference yesterday, and I'm asking myself "What is Senator Ted Kennedy doing in the background?" Then I realize he's far too young to be Ted Kennedy, and I wondered which Kennedy he was. I looked him up. He was no Kennedy at all, but is identified as John B. Larson D-CT. His web page makes no mention of being part of the Kennedy clan.

Am I really supposed to believe that this man is not a Kennedy?

Thoughts? Anyone? I mean... we know the rep. of the men in that family...

Cowards at RedState

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Wednesday October 04, 2006 · 11:33 AM PDT

2006/10/04 · 11:33

Someone in a diary earlier mentioned the RedState web page and said that they found honest debate there. So I went to check it out. I registered and posted some comments. I was straight up about being a Democrat, a sometimes Kos poster and an absolute Bush-hater. I in no way claimed to be a life-long Republican or any other such garbage. And they banned me.

So, I borrowed my husband's e-mail address to go back and complain about censorship, and they completely blocked my computer from going to their site.

I know I have seen plenty of opposing viewpoints here, and I don't believe people get banned for it as long as they don't try to pass themselves off as Dems who've lost the faith. RedState's a bunch of cowards!!!

Radical Group Protests Al Gore's Movie... Hillary Supporters!

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Friday June 23, 2006 · 12:16 PM PDT

2006/06/23 · 12:16

In one of the most ludicrous political events of the year, supporters from HillaryNow.com, the organization that supports Hillary Clinton for President in 2008, "protested" Al Gore's book signing in Nashville on the day of the film's red carpet premiere.

Why?

From The Tennessean:

"Ellie Stevenson of Hendersonville, a member of the group, said protesters will gather peacefully because they feel Gore is the only person who could block Clinton's nomination in the 2008 election."

Stevenson also said many protestors are upset because of the war in Iraq.

"If (Gore) had stood his ground in 2002, America would not be in the mess we're in now," Stevenson said.
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Typical result Republicans couldn't see coming

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Friday May 26, 2006 · 7:22 AM PDT

2006/05/26 · 07:22

You try to tell them that the methods they approve of in pursuing their political enemies will next be turned on them. But Congressional republicans have blindly and stupidly applauded as the White House claimed more and more Constitutionally suspect executive powers and priviliges. Now they begin to see the consequences.

Dennis Hastert and other Republicans see the leak to ABC that Hastert is being investigated as retaliation for his opposition to the FBI raid on Congressman Jefferson's office.

I say to them - You live by the sword, you die by the sword. You should have seen it coming. Now step up and hold this administration accountable for its crimes.

This is what Democracy looks like

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Thursday January 26, 2006 · 7:22 AM PST

2006/01/26 · 07:22

This is a brief diary - just a note. The Bush administration claims that democratic elections will solve the problems of the world. The Hamas victory in Palestinian elections suggests otherwise. As the Republican party well knows from its own practices, people can be whipped into a frenzy that pushes them to vote emotionally, against their own best interests. Free and fair elections are a good thing, but they are not a cure-all. People must feel that they and their nations are being treated fairly by the world before we can achieve peace and stability. THAT should be a main foreign policy goal of any administration.

Legislative Arrests in Tennessee

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Thursday May 26, 2005 · 9:54 AM PDT

2005/05/26 · 09:54

Three Democratic State Senators and one Republican State House Rep. arrested in a bribery sting.

http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050526/NEWS02/50526002

The FBI and TBI were working together. Our Democratic Governor has ben pushing for investigations, so, even thought most were Dems, I think we also get some of the credit for busting them.

One of those arrested was State Sen. John Ford, uncle of US Rep and 2006 Senate hopeful Harold Ford, Jr. John Ford has been a corrupt thorn in the nephew's side for some time, and it is probably best that this was dispensed with now rather than next year.

End the Two-Earner Tax Penalty!

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Monday May 23, 2005 · 8:27 AM PDT

2005/05/23 · 08:27

It's clear that no one wans to privatize Social Security, but polling has shown that the Republicans have managed to convince people that Social Security has some long-term financial problems.

On Sunday's Meet the Press, when Gov. Dean suggested to Tim Russert that removing the cap on income subject to Social Security taxation was one path to long-term solvency, Russert called it a tax increase.

We should take a page from the Republican play book. Read More

Another Self-Loathing Republican Gay Man

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Tuesday May 10, 2005 · 1:33 PM PDT

2005/05/10 · 13:33

CNN is reporting that the homophobic Republican mayor of Spokane, WA has had his computers seized to see if he used them improperly to visit gay chat rooms.

He admits to having offered what he thought was an 18-year-old gay man some sports swag and a City Hall internship in a chat room. He admits to having had sexual relations with men.

He denies accusations that he sexually abused boys while a Boy Scout leader and/or while in the Sheriff's office.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/05/09/spokane.mayor.ap/index.html

Low Income Workers and Social Security

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Tuesday April 19, 2005 · 7:12 AM PDT

2005/04/19 · 07:12

This WaPo story tells about how a sample of low-income working families feel about changing Social Security. The upshot: They like the guaranteed check; they get ripped off in so many other ways, but they've seen that Social Security never gets taken away or denied; they don't have the time or inclination to manage a private account. The story says they no more want to manage their own retirement accounts than you want to repair your own car.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1802&ncid=716&e=19&u=/washpost/20050 418/ts_washpost/a61356_2005apr17 Read More

Kos for America

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Thursday February 03, 2005 · 9:45 AM PST

2005/02/03 · 09:45

Here's a thought my husband had. There's been much discussion in DFA groups of what will become of the organization if Dean becomes DNC chair. Dean has said he wants DFA to continue, but it remains to be seen how many members will continue to show up if he is no longer leading the organization.

DFA has chapters in every state, and many states have several local groups as well. It has been growing rapidly and is full of activists who want change. But it will need a major figure as a leader if it is to continue on this path.

I nominate Kos. He is recognized as the activist left's best-read blogger; he would generate enough excitement in the DFA organization to keep the members involved; and his philosophy of politics is very similar to Dean's. It would also be good for Kos, who is currently quite influential among activists, but whose organization is completely e-driven. He would inherit half a million ground troops automatically.

So that was my husband's, I think, very bright idea. What do you think? Read More

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