[BREAKING!] District Court Rules Corps of Engineers At Fault in Katrina!

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Wednesday November 18, 2009 · 6:07 PM PST

2009/11/18 · 18:07

This is a short diary with breaking news. My apologies for not having more information. Minutes ago Judge Stanwood Duval ruled that the Army Corps of Engineers was at fault in the events surrounding Hurricane Katrina and their failure led to massive flooding following the hurricane.

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Tuesday November 03, 2009 · 5:23 PM PST

2009/11/03 · 17:23

As some of you may already know, I live in Philadelphia. (BTW, I was ballot number one in my division today. How exciting is that?) I work in Center City and commute using the Regional Rail system run by SEPTA, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. Today was the first day of the TWU strike here in Philadelphia which stopped service on everything but the Regional Rail, whose workers are covered by a separate contract. All through the day I heard what people were saying about the strike. Some of the statements, and my thoughts on them, below the fold.

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Are you in a union?

104 votes Vote Now!

Are you in a union?

Yes

33 votes

No, but I want to be

37 votes

No, and I don't want to be

22 votes

No, I'm self-employed

12 votes

NY-23 Analysis: Do We Win By Losing?

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Saturday October 31, 2009 · 2:17 PM PDT

2009/10/31 · 14:17

I realize it's a strange title, and an even stranger theory, but bear with me a minute. If I'm completely wrong, please let me know. I'm more than willing to accept it if everyone thinks I'm all wet. I would like to let everyone reading this know beforehand that there won't be any links or anything like that. This is strictly my own pondering on the subject. Follow me below the fold for more.

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Is my theory crazy?

135 votes Vote Now!

Is my theory crazy?

Yes

34 votes

88 votes

Pie

13 votes

The Actual Republican Plan for Health Care

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Friday October 02, 2009 · 12:22 PM PDT

2009/10/02 · 12:22

Well, it finally happened. The GOP put out a "plan". I put it in quotes because when the most in-depth discussion of the GOP "plan" for health care takes up half a page (not the full page mentioned on the front page, half of the page is a graphic), it's not really a plan. Nonetheless, since it's important to have the information available so that it can be properly debunked, I wanted to make it available to everyone here so that we can rip it to shreds. The text is down below.

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Tuesday September 22, 2009 · 7:56 AM PDT

2009/09/22 · 07:56

Now that he has announced that he is running for Governor of Pennsylvania, it seems like a good time to reintroduce Joe Hoeffel to the progressive community. For those of us who live in southeastern Pennsylvania, Joe Hoeffel is very well known as a good solid progressive who is willing to take on the fights that need fighting. But for everyone else out there, this seems like a good time to tell you a little bit about Pennsylvania's next Governor: Joe Hoeffel.

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Who do you support for the Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Democratic nomination?

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Who do you support for the Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Democratic nomination?

Chris Doherty - Mayor of Scranton

0 votes

Joe Hoeffel - Montgomery County Commissioner

23 votes

Tom Knox - Philadelphia Businessman

1 vote

Dan Onorato - Chief Executive of Allegheny County

3 votes

Jack Wagner - Pennsylvania Auditor General

52 votes

John McCain proves he's no moderate on The Tonight Show! (Update x2)

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Wednesday September 02, 2009 · 9:25 PM PDT

2009/09/02 · 21:25

We here at Daily Kos (and elsewhere in the reality based community) have known for quite some time that John McCain is not a moderate, but frankly a right wing conservative who's slightly better at smiling and being friendly than the rest of the crowd. But even Senator McCain is apparently scared of the rabid right-wing base rising up and giving him a strong primary challenge as well given his appearance on The Tonight Show. Follow me below the fold for the information.

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Thursday August 20, 2009 · 8:55 PM PDT

2009/08/20 · 20:55

I am sitting here watching Jon Stewart interview Betsy McCaughey. I have never seen anyone lie so much in my life. As she told everyone to do, she told them to read the bill, especially the section that she was talking about. In fact, Jon Stewart read that section aloud to his audience. And I took the time to read it myself online. More below the fold.

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Betsy McCaughey is

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Betsy McCaughey is

right

108 votes

wrong

350 votes

hurtful

228 votes

disgusting

2887 votes

pie

316 votes

Still amazed by the right wing.

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Tuesday August 11, 2009 · 8:18 PM PDT

2009/08/11 · 20:18

I know I shouldn't be at this point, but I feel like I have to point this out. For as long as this debate over health care has been going on, the refrain from those who are against this reform seems to always be that "this is destroying the America we know." And you know what? They're absolutely right. If we can successfully do this, then it really won't be the America that they knew anymore.

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Will we win on health care?

93 votes Vote Now!

Will we win on health care?

Yes

45 votes

15 votes

Maybe

15 votes

Sort of

18 votes

Upcoming Health Care Townhall w/ Joe Sestak!

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Sunday August 09, 2009 · 5:08 PM PDT

2009/08/09 · 17:08

This is going to be a brief diary as it is more of an announcement than anything else. Rep. Sestak is going to be holding a health care townhall meeting on Wednesday, August 12th. Given the importance of the Senate race he is involved in, as well as how crucial this health care battle is to everyone, I can't emphasize enough how important it is for progressives to show up, make our voices heard, and ensure that the wingnuts don't take over this meeting. More info below the fold.

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Friday July 24, 2009 · 10:05 PM PDT

2009/07/24 · 22:05

One of the benefits of being unemployed (trust me, there are very few) is that I can stay up and watch Jimmy Fallon on Late Night. I've been very pleasantly surprised by how well I think he's done in the time slot. But now I have a new reason to love the show beyond Slow Jamming the News. Apparently he is also backing H.R. 3200. Follow me below the fold for more.

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Will you buy the H.R. 3200?

36 votes Vote Now!

Will you buy the H.R. 3200?

Yes!

22 votes

No!

9 votes

You're crazy! (Seriously, I'm not crazy.)

5 votes

Kent Conrad still pushing the co-op.

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Sunday July 12, 2009 · 9:26 AM PDT

2009/07/12 · 09:26

I'm watching State of the Union on CNN with a discussion of health care reform with Senators Debbie Stabenow, Kent Conrad, LAMAR! Alexander, and Judd Gregg. Senator Conrad is, once again, pushing his co-op idea. Follow me below the fold for a little more detail.

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Wednesday July 08, 2009 · 2:40 PM PDT

2009/07/08 · 14:40

Well, technically speaking I got laid off last night. It was about ten o'clock at night and I got a call from the contract agency through which I work. The project I was an attorney on was cutting back and they got rid of thirty people. My services would no longer be needed so I shouldn't even bother coming in the next day. They would box up my things and I could pick them up after Thursday. Unfortunately, my story is so painfully ordinary these days, it probably doesn't even warrant a diary.

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The Actual Republican Plan for Health Care

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John McCain proves he's no moderate on The Tonight Show! (Update x2)

I have never been more angered by a Daily Show guest!

Still amazed by the right wing.

Upcoming Health Care Townhall w/ Joe Sestak!

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon backs the Public Option!

Kent Conrad still pushing the co-op.

I got laid off today.