2006 Florida Congressional Challenger Blasts Pro-War HRC

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Tuesday February 20, 2007 · 1:06 PM PST

2007/02/20 · 13:06

Just minutes ago, I received the following e-mail from 2006 Democratic challenger Frank Gonzalez. Frank Gonzalez ran in the Florida 21st in 2006 against the entrenched Bush Republican Lincoln Diaz-Balart. Underfunded and outspent almost 60 to 1, Gonzalez still received over 40% of the vote and will be making another challenge in 2008. This is one of the most ignored districts in Florida, it has had only one previous Democratic challenger back in 2008 and has one of the lowest rates of voter registration and turnout in the state. Please remember Frank Gonzalez in the future as we get closer to 2008.

LoganFerree

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Tuesday February 06, 2007 · 4:47 PM PST

2007/02/06 · 16:47

The election of George W. Bush in 2000 was the first step toward ensuring a Republican bloodbath in 2008. Unless he dropped Dick Cheney in 2004 in favor of a new Vice-President, things were set up for an open primary for the Republicans in 2008. This situation would be true regardless of how Bush performed as a President; going down to defeat in 2004 would make 2008 just as open as winning reelection in a landslide. Bush's first term victory handed the Republicans a solid chance at pushing through their agenda and the events of 9/11 provided an extension as the country rallied around Bush. The combination of being a war president and a relatively strong economy should have ensured Bush's victory in 2004, but instead his own bumbling incompetence in an increasingly unpopular war, along with conservative over-reach on social issues and a betrayal of small government conservatives on the budget, brought him within the realm of possible defeat by the less than appealing John Kerry.

LoganFerree

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Sunday February 04, 2007 · 11:00 AM PST

2007/02/04 · 11:00

Populism is a word that is thrown around a lot to describe a diversity of Democrats. Bernie Quigley at Raising Kaine, for instance, describes Wesley Clark, John Edwards, and Jim Webb as "populists" but attacks John Edwards for having the wrong solutions in contrast to the other two. This seems to introduce the concept that a populist doesn't have to always agree with other populists about the solution to certain problems. This is an interesting concept that could perhaps help resolve disagreements within the Democratic Party and the liberal blogosphere in particular. We can all give along if we realize we have the same goal in mind, even if we disagree as to how we get there.

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A social conservative/economic liberal.

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Someone with populist principles.

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Someone who supports specific policy proposals, like universal college education.

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The Libertarian Vote in 2006

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Friday February 02, 2007 · 5:21 PM PST

2007/02/02 · 17:21

On the same topic as Markos's observation about the spoiler role of Libertarian Party candidates in the 2006 election, the libertarian Cato Institute has updated information about how libertarians voted in the 2006 election. It's worth reading for anyone interested in how the Republican Party is breaking up.

LoganFerree

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Wednesday January 31, 2007 · 4:07 PM PST

2007/01/31 · 16:07

Julian Sanchez, a libertarian writer and a contributing editor for the libertarian-leaning Reason magazine, has some suggestions for liberals and progressives in how best to work with libertarian activists. While it's focused on student campus organizations, the advice can easily be applied to other political situations. As a libertarian Democrat, I think we all could benefit from Sanchez's advice.

LoganFerree

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Wednesday January 17, 2007 · 6:54 AM PST

2007/01/17 · 06:54

I write the following as a libertarian Democrat, one who was using that term long before Markos picked up the l word in reference to himself. I have been blogging with other like minded Democrats and libertarians at the online community Freedom Democrats since its creation in the middle of 2005. I've been mulling about my thoughts on Congressman Ron Paul's run for the Republican nomination, and I've finally put them all together.

LoganFerree

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Tuesday January 16, 2007 · 2:58 PM PST

2007/01/16 · 14:58

Imagine if society had turned to the insurance industry in order to overcome problems of hunger. People would pay into an insurance program to buy coverage in case they become hungry. When you are hungry, you could go to a restaurant or grocery store covered by your insurance. You’d get the food you want, or maybe some plans would first require that you go through a nutritional specialist to assess your hunger needs, and they would be reimbursed by the food insurance company.

LoganFerree

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Thursday January 11, 2007 · 8:43 AM PST

2007/01/11 · 08:43

In today's Washington Times, "libertarian Democrat" Terry Michael released his frustration with many of the Democrats in Congress and their unwillingness to stand up to Bush on the surge. Terry Michael is a long time Democratic activist, serving as press spokesman for Paul Simon while in the House, later as press spokesman for the DNC, and communications director for Paul Simon's 1988 campaign. His op-ed voices the frustration of Democrats with the major talk show guests like Joe Biden.

LoganFerree

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Wednesday January 10, 2007 · 1:57 PM PST

2007/01/10 · 13:57

The Washington Post is reporting on potential hypocrisy by Congressional Democrats in their move to raise the minimum wage. In the wake of the Jack Abramoff scandal, they are moving to raise the minimum wage in the Northern Mariana Islands to meet the same federally mandated minimum wage. But, as the Washington Post reports, they aren't doing this for American Samoa.

LoganFerree

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Thursday January 04, 2007 · 11:19 AM PST

2007/01/04 · 11:19

Today is certainly a historic day. Our country's first female Speaker of the House, who just so happens to also be the first Italian-American Speaker of the House. There has been a lot of talk about health care reform in the new Congress, but what exactly do we want from our health care system? I have some thoughts.

LoganFerree

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Saturday December 30, 2006 · 4:29 PM PST

2006/12/30 · 16:29

File this diary under the category of "The glass is half full." With the recent Ethiopian intervention into Somalia, we should be worried about escalation into a regional war. Sadly, the Islamic nature of the Union of Islamic Courts seems to be encouraging the United States to support Ethiopia and the rump Somali government. All this bad news, is there any good news for Somalia? Perhaps so. A new study by Benjamin Powell suggest that since 1991, Somalia was actually improving despite the lack of a real centralized government.

LoganFerree

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Wednesday December 20, 2006 · 7:23 AM PST

2006/12/20 · 07:23

There are three Republican Congresspersons who represent parts of Miami-Dade: Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Lincoln Diaz-Balart, and Mario Diaz-Balart. Last election, all three were challenged by Democratic candidates, which is a surprising feat. Lincoln Diaz-Balart has gone unchallenged since 1998 and it's good to see that the Democratic Party managed to challenge him. Every Republican ought to face a challenger. Let's look at the results of the three Democratic challengers as we plan for the future.

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