What Is The FBI Doing? An Essay in Pictures

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Monday November 06, 2006 · 6:01 AM PST

2006/11/06 · 06:01

The following are based on the FBI New Findings released today by TRAC

Staffing is up...

Particularly intelligence staffing (you know, the people looking for the terrorists)

Below the fold, we'll see what is the FBI doing with all this extra staffing. Read More

NY-25: Syracuse Paper Cans Poll Showing Endorsee Trailing

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Friday November 03, 2006 · 12:01 PM PST

2006/11/03 · 12:01

Even as they suppressed a poll that could have given some indication of how locals feel about Republican incumbent Jim Walsh, the Syracuse Post-Standard today endorsed Walsh.

However, Zogby stands by his poll, and today released the results. And — big surprise — it shows Maffei has taken a lead, albeit still within the margin of error.

Details on the endorsement and the poll results below the fold. Read More

Going Door-to-Door and Meeting The Two Types of Voters

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Saturday October 28, 2006 · 5:19 PM PDT

2006/10/28 · 17:19

Today I was pleased to trudge door-to-door in the rain for Dan Maffei in a politically diverse neighborhood near Syracuse. Besides wanting to help sway any undecideds out there, I was also looking forward to meeting many different kinds of voters. But after five hours, I can say with confidence that there are only two types of registered voters out there:

Voters I enjoyed meeting. And voters I can do without. Read More

NY-25: Zogby goofs

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Wednesday October 25, 2006 · 6:12 AM PDT

2006/10/25 · 06:12

Results of an eagerly awaited poll were withdrawn after members of Democratic challenger Dan Maffei's staff discovered a sampling error that tilted the poll toward Republican incumbent Jim Walsh. This video tells part of the story:

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Monday October 23, 2006 · 7:07 AM PDT

2006/10/23 · 07:07

As you may have heard (or read in this diary), Bush has publicly claimed that he's never said "stay the course." Now it doesn't take long to Google "President Bush" and "stay the course" to find out exactly where and when he said it, and what kind of spin he put on it at the time. Which makes me wonder how he thinks it's possible to get away with claiming "I didn't say that" when it's so easy to fact check. Clearly he hasn't got this WWW thing figured out. So I thought I'd put this in a way he might understand.

Dear Mr. Preznit: There's this thing called the innernets, right? An' it's got these tubes. And sometimes the tubes get kinda clogged with stuff you thought you flushed. An' - an', you flush again an' it kinda starts to overflow an' stink, an' people can smell it, an' they look around to see what's goin' on, an' then there's crap all over the place an' you're looking pretty stupid.
Your lyin' alla time is just like that, except for the smell. You smell like you tried to flush a skunk.

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Saturday October 21, 2006 · 8:42 PM PDT

2006/10/21 · 20:42

The title is a shameless effort to get as many of you as possible to listen to Bring Them Home, a new song by the Burns Sisters. The music video is a slideshow with images of antiwar protests and Katrina's devastation, symbols of the grandest and most painful failures of the Bush administration.

Lyrics and more after the cut...
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NY-25: Walsh Seeking Embryo Vote?

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Wednesday October 18, 2006 · 6:14 AM PDT

2006/10/18 · 06:14

In last night's debate against Democratic challenger Dan Maffei, incumbent Republican Jim Walsh was asked if he's ever thought of changing his mind on his opposition to embryonic stem cell research. My eyebrows were certainly raised by his response:

No, I absolutely believe that there's a life in those embryos and that if we destroy it for whatever reason that's the destruction of a life.

I wonder if Walsh realized what he said. It's not just embryonic stem cell research that should be against the law, but also in vitro fertilization and first trimester abortions, all of which would be murder if a fertilized embryo were to be recognized as a human life. Read More

Why I no longer visit Kos. Daily.

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Monday October 16, 2006 · 1:44 PM PDT

2006/10/16 · 13:44

3 words: Home Security System. It's a blatantly nondemocratic device whose sole purpose is to increase regulation of access to Markos' home.

My explanation is on the flip.
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NY-25: Maffei and the Empire State Strike Back

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Friday October 13, 2006 · 8:45 AM PDT

2006/10/13 · 08:45

Our man Dan Maffei has reached the big time... not only is he quoted extensively in a Washington Post OpEd today, but he provides the title of the piece:

"It's 'The Empire State Strikes Back,' " says Democrat Dan Maffei, a former congressional aide who is running a surprisingly strong race against Rep. Jim Walsh, the Republican incumbent, in a district that stretches from Syracuse to the Rochester area.
Maffei sees the immediate trend toward Democrats powered by frustration with President Bush and the Iraq war. But it is also rooted in long-term factors: the economic troubles of many Upstate communities, the area's "libertarian" leanings on cultural issues and the homelessness felt by many moderate Republicans in the face of a national party increasingly dominated by conservatives.
"Bush Republicanism," Maffei says, "is not for them."

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Wednesday October 04, 2006 · 5:52 AM PDT

2006/10/04 · 05:52

Good news, bad news in NY-25:

The good news: Stealth Republican incumbent Jim Walsh has agreed to a debate with his Democratic opponent Dan Maffei.

Rep. Jim Walsh and challenger Dan Maffei have nailed down the details of at least one television debate following weeks of behind-the-scenes wrangling that could be a preview of the official exchanges expected after the cameras click on.
Walsh, the Republican, and Maffei, the Democrat, will square off at the WCNY public television station in Salina at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The debate will air at 8:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13, on WCNY and public station WXXI in Rochester.

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Tuesday October 03, 2006 · 4:59 AM PDT

2006/10/03 · 04:59

This was almost a GBCW diary. But it's not.

I've enjoyed watching Kossacks express their delight when they finally get TU (trusted user) status. I remember the giddiness I felt when I got it. And how disappointed I was when, after a week of little activity, I lost it again. I remember how a few appearances on the recommended list and a bunch of 4's got me my mojo back, and feeling that I'd make sure to never lose it again.

I was wrong. I got troll-rated.
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Early Poster's Guide to Cheers and Jeers (THIS IS NOT C AND J)

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Friday September 29, 2006 · 5:25 AM PDT

2006/09/29 · 05:25

So you've decided to get up early to get in one of the first comments in Cheers & Jeers. Great! Our great democracy and the Democratic Party need enthusiastic go-getters like you! Here are a few tips to help you get the most out of your early-morning C&J experience:
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What Is The FBI Doing? An Essay in Pictures

NY-25: Syracuse Paper Cans Poll Showing Endorsee Trailing

Going Door-to-Door and Meeting The Two Types of Voters

NY-25: Zogby goofs

Flushing A Skunk

What's Your Favorite Antiwar Music Video?

NY-25: Walsh Seeking Embryo Vote?

Why I no longer visit Kos. Daily.

NY-25: Maffei and the Empire State Strike Back

NY-25: Wimpy Walsh Can't Be Quoted

I Got Troll-Rated. And Lived.

Early Poster's Guide to Cheers and Jeers (THIS IS NOT C AND J)