Gov Howard Dean to become Chairman of Progressive Book Club

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Tuesday June 02, 2009 · 7:21 AM PDT

2009/06/02 · 07:21

I was catching up on some of my blog reading, and discovered that on May 29th, Gov. Howard Dean joined Progressive Book Club as board chairman.

He took the position because he feels this is one of the best ways to get progressive ideas out there.

I personally have to agree. I've recently read some books from PBC that were real eye openers for me, such as Krugman's Conscience of a Liberal.

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Wednesday December 10, 2008 · 9:36 AM PST

2008/12/10 · 09:36

Here's a kid's point of view on the current political situation.

I thought that maybe the Kos community could come up with a bunch of ideas to help her with her concerns. She makes some very good points in her letter.

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Thursday November 20, 2008 · 9:06 AM PST

2008/11/20 · 09:06

When I heard about Penny Pritzker as Obama's choice for Secretary of Commerce, I immediately thought about the failure of the Superior Bank of Chicago.

Although Pritzker's done some very good things in her career, there is still that history behind her of a failed bank, which was due to sub-prime loans.

She at one time was at the Chairwoman of the bank. She stepped down in 1994. The bank failed in 2001, but Pritzer was still on the board.

The initial thought that went through my mind, was how could Obama choose someone who has this history?

The next thing that went through my mind, was how failure can be a good thing.

We learn from experience. If everything goes smooth and we are successful all the time, there is rarely a learning experience that comes with it.

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Wednesday November 05, 2008 · 8:24 AM PST

2008/11/05 · 08:24

When I was a teenager, I told myself that when I had kids, I would be sure to interview them, to get their perspective on the election.

I'm now a grown up, with an 8 year old son. I should have video taped him several months ago, but I finally got around to it on Election Day.

Here's a video of us at a restaurant. My husband and I asked him several questions. It's really interesting to see what an 8 year old picks up from what he hears around him.

Enjoy the video:

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Monday November 03, 2008 · 8:39 AM PST

2008/11/03 · 08:39

I'm an entrepreneur and I get pretty jazzed when it comes to business stuff - particularly when it comes to small businesses.

I can tell you from expereience that you have to be able to invest in your own business to make it successful. It takes money to make money.

With that being said, it's easier for the wealthy to make more money. They have capital to work with and can easily invest in people and projects that can show a good return.

But for middle class/poor entrepreneurs it's much more difficult. You either have to have the resources to invest in your own business, or you have to find an investor. But, in order to find an investor, you still have to position your business to be investor friendly, which again takes money.

So it's easy to see why in today's society, the rich get richer, and the divide between the rich and the middle class and even the poor, is growing larger and larger.

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Thursday October 23, 2008 · 1:10 PM PDT

2008/10/23 · 13:10

I haven't seen this posted yet, so I'll go ahead.

I just received my regular email from David Plouff in which he urges everyone to watch the bicyle video. I can't embed the video, but you can watch it here.

What I love about this campaign is that it is so well organized. They don't leave anything to chance. We are up in the polls, and they know that it is human nature for people to go ahead and think that we've already won. This video drives the point home, that you haven't won the race until you've won the race.

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Wednesday October 22, 2008 · 8:02 AM PDT

2008/10/22 · 08:02

I have a sister in law, who is very much like Sarah Palin. She and her husband are both Republicans.

When I first married my husband, I was shocked to find out some of the belief systems they held. She went to a church where they spoke in tongues. She believed that the devil placed bones on earth to confuse people. She used to punish her children with a paddle that had bible verses on it.

They really are nice people. They just have some strange belief systems.

I've been sending them some information periodically, so that they could make an informed decision. Specifically, I had sent them some talking points.

My mother in law called last week from Ohio, and told my husband that everyone had decided to vote for Obama.

SHOCK!!! Let me just say that again. SHOCK!! If THEY could vote for Obama, I think Obama could win Ohio!

So when asked what the turning point was, they said it was watching the movie W.

I haven't seen the movie yet myself, but something they saw must have changed their viewpoint. Thank you Oliver Stone.

Sarah Palin - Fiscal conservative wannabe

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Friday October 17, 2008 · 11:27 AM PDT

2008/10/17 · 11:27

Got to love this article posted at Mudflats.

She's such a joke. It drives me crazy that people think she's qualified by the mere fact that they can relate to her because she's a mom. Not only does she abuse her power, has wacko religious beliefs that drive her decisions, but she's cost the tax payers big bucks.

Take a look:

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Gov Howard Dean to become Chairman of Progressive Book Club

A high school student's insightful perspective

Penny Pritzker - Superior Bank History

8 Year Old Pundit - video

I'm a capitalist - and Obama excites me

Bicycle video - We haven't won yet

My Ohio Relatives

Sarah Palin - Fiscal conservative wannabe