Does this mean Buckley is going join us on the Dark side?

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Tuesday October 14, 2008 · 11:25 AM PDT

2008/10/14 · 11:25

What next? Will Christopher be writing articles for dkos? And would a front pager of the Huffingtonpost be canned if they went in the tank for a republican? Oh, no, that's right. They allow OTHER POVs from their writers.

And yes, this probably isn't going to be long enough for a real diary but still, it's pretty interesting to see that The National Review kicked Christopher Buckley to the curb. after he wrote a column endorsing Obama (that endorsement appeared in Daily Beast, not NRO)

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Sunday September 07, 2008 · 6:24 AM PDT

2008/09/07 · 06:24

It's a throw away line in an article about how Palin uses her family as a political prop. Of course that's the impression I got, that the woman uses them as props first and foremost. That wasn't what article apparently aimed for. Heck, the article labels her Maverick. (God, how I hate that word) Here're the lines that made me say WTF:

Palin held her baby in her arms as the warden drove a short distance around the facility, said corrections director Joe Schmidt, who sat next to Palin. A few days later, the governor got a warning from her public safety commissioner that someone had complained that she did not strap Trig into a car seat for the ride.

Palin dismissed the complaint as petty, and the commissioner, whom she appointed, took no formal action.

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Monday September 01, 2008 · 7:08 AM PDT

2008/09/01 · 07:08

I haven't read all of Scott McClellen's book, but I know that one of the main points he believes is wrong with the Bush is that the president runs his administration in constant campaign mode. It's not doing the job right that's important, it's making sure he jam his agenda through and his minions stay on message. Message, mission and manipulate if necessary. Facts are secondary.

More of the campaign same is going for the Republicans now and people will catch onto it eventually--he's not thinking ahead. Mccain is so trapped in campaign mode, he's not choosing the VP that'll eventually do the best job but that will get him elected. The choice has Win this Election written all over it.

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Wednesday April 16, 2008 · 10:56 AM PDT

2008/04/16 · 10:56

I keep waiting for someone to point this out--it's so obvious. Have I missed it? Has anyone else, like maybe a real journalist--mentioned this niggly little point?

I've always thought of Matthews as a hack and on his appearance on Colbert, he came right out and explained why I'm right. He talked about his job and his future plan to maybe run for the senate. That's when he'll be working for the people.

And what's the obvious conclusion from that last slip about eventually serving the peeps-->> At the moment that's not his focus. Later on he'll be serving the public good. Ahhhhh. So here's what he comes right out and sez: his current career is about Chris Matthews and not much else.

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Tuesday April 08, 2008 · 2:10 PM PDT

2008/04/08 · 14:10

Way back in the dawn of time when I was 22, hanging with my husband-to-be, we got into an argument. I walked away from him into another room, but it was to stop myself, not show him I could leave him any old time. I left to calm down. It was the first time I'd done that with anyone and it was the right thing to do or I would have said something unforgivable. It became a pattern that works for us. Eventually we'll have a discussion but the immediate insult is swallowed.

I'd rather walk away for ten minutes, an hour -- some amount of time -- than let loose with an insult that might cause harm. Hey, sometimes when we fight we've shouted shut up or fuck you. Over twenty-something years, that's pretty good. Nothing horribly hurtful or directed at trying to destroy the other person. Even in heat, we tend to keep in mind that there is going to be life beyond this fight. No scorched earth policy.

(cross-posted at my own blog)

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Thursday February 28, 2008 · 6:44 AM PST

2008/02/28 · 06:44

Does any country deal well with mental illness crises?

Any good systems in place, anywhere? Because it's sure as hell not happening here--at least not for some people I know who are suffering.

I've heard stories, mostly from my friend the child psychologist about the lack of services, the bad pay and horrendous paperwork for doctors willing to take the poorest of patients on state aid. Last week I got pitched into the void and discovered for myself there isn't even a safe place to land for adults with insurance.

I've got panic disorder (doesn't everyone have something?) and was trying out some standard SSRI med--the kind handed out like candy. A couple of days into this new medication and I was sent over an edge I'd never witnessed before hadn't even dreamed of. I ended up lying on the floor, giving myself half hour increments as in "If it's worse in a half hour, I'll call 911"

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Saturday December 08, 2007 · 9:27 AM PST

2007/12/08 · 09:27

The good thing is that I found this article headlined on the fairly right-wing Breitbart service and the tone is a subdued WTF? (it's an AP article)

Huckabee wanted to isolate AIDS patients.

The bad news is that he displayed this streak of lunacy in 1992, so he can claim he's learned since then. The future not the past, nosirree.

katier

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Tuesday October 23, 2007 · 6:18 PM PDT

2007/10/23 · 18:18

I avoid the MSM. THe last time I paid close attention was during Katrina. So I tuned in today to find out about the latest natural disaster And after a day of watching, at last. Someone's asking. This is the FIRST time I've seen any traditional media ask the questions. MSNBC's Abram's said hey, look, maybe we don't have the people or equipment. Is the war in Iraq is straining our ability to fight natural disasters at home? That's what Boxer says and that's what the Governor of Kansas said after tornadoes ripped around her state.

Oh, it's a BIG STRETCH, says Congressman Hunter, one of the Republicans he's interviewing. We have all these marines at Pendleton after all, but we're not using them. We don't stop the wall of flames with bodies. It's a natural disaster! A BIG one.

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Saturday October 06, 2007 · 5:34 AM PDT

2007/10/06 · 05:34

This is one of those personal diaries that might get deleted because it's not political. On the other hand, I can make it political without a lot of effort. I'm going to go to the bedside of an old lady who needs help and part of why she needs help could be due to Joseph McCarthy. He and his committee didn't ruin her life, but they sure enough tried, and they made her a lot less secure financially.

She worked in the American Embassy in Russia during WWII and knew Russian (gasp!). That's where my parents met her--they worked there, too. When she returned to the US, she was in D.C. and well on her way to a good career, especially for a woman back then.

Then McCarthy hit and because they associated with people who knew Russian and a few who were actual Russians** (gasp!) she and my mother were pushed out of their career paths. By then my father worked for the private sector, so he was okay. Both women were called upon to testify before Congress. My mother got out of it because she was busy giving birth to my oldest sister. But my family's friend lost her D.C. job and never worked for the government again (My mother managed to get her job and eventually her career back. I think her GS wasn't as high? I never did the story completely straight and I wish I had because now it might be too late.)

katier

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Sunday September 23, 2007 · 8:17 AM PDT

2007/09/23 · 08:17

4 am I discovered someone left the tv on (no energy concerns here, eh?) and for a couple of minutes I watched. It was NASCAR, followed by a commercial for Hummer and then a news update of a local soldier killed. Gas guzzling followed by the toll it takes.

I turned the television off but couldn't turn off the rest. Once again I was reminded of the fact that if I wanted to, I could pretend the war didn't exist. Gas prices are slightly higher, but otherwise, it's easy enough to ignore because no one is making demands of us. No higher taxes, no true energy-saving campaigns. Just more expensive ammunition for the police and maybe some social services cut. Nothing I use so nothing I'd notice.

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51 votes Show Results

what'll finally tip most of the country into activism?

51 votes Vote Now!

what'll finally tip most of the country into activism?

draft

23 votes

higher taxes

1 vote

much higher gas prices

10 votes

even fewer services for poor Americans

1 vote

another Katrina-like disaster

9 votes

no more Indie 500 or NASCAR (naw, impossible)

7 votes

Lieberman Writes Letters

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Thursday August 30, 2007 · 6:39 PM PDT

2007/08/30 · 18:39

Every few months I write to my senator asking him to do what he can to end the unwinnable war in Iraq. He always answers promptly and courteously.

This time I wrote to him pointing out that the surge is not working and that the cost to this country and our future is too high (I don't bother mentioning the cost to the Iraqis because they're not constiuents). My usual points. My new point: Please don't give Bush that fifty billion dollars. Please, Senator?

Other times I've written to him, I think I gotten a variation of the letter below, but it was via snail mail. This one I can lift and paste. So tell me, Kossacks, why do I bother? Should I bother?

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36 votes Show Results

Your senator is never going to change his mind and agree with your position. Do you

36 votes Vote Now!

Your senator is never going to change his mind and agree with your position. Do you

send him hate mail

4 votes

send him letters of any sort

2 votes

send him pictures of your kitties and say, "change your mind or the kitties get it"

2 votes

send him flowers

2 votes

answer his responses with a Hallmark card saying "Oh you're so RIGHT! I never thought of it like that"

1 vote

spend any time at all trying to come up with reasoned responses to his responses

4 votes

bother with any of it, ever

2 votes

dream of Ned Lamont

19 votes

quotes on war

katier

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Sunday August 26, 2007 · 10:03 AM PDT

2007/08/26 · 10:03

I hate with a murderous hatred those men who, having lived their youth, would send into war other youth, not lived, unfulfilled, to fight and die for them; the pride and cowardice of those old men, making their wars that boys must die.
--Mary Roberts Rinehart (1876–1958), U.S. novelist

every now and then I come across quotes that hit home and make me recall why I'm supposed to keep on giving a damn.

Indifference, to me, is the epitome of evil.. . The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference
--Elie Wiesel

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