Filibuster Reform

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Tuesday January 22, 2013 · 2:12 PM PST

2013/01/22 · 14:12

I am so happy to see Harry Reid is addressing filibuster reform.

This really means a lot to me. I want to see the Democrats in the Senate pass legislation reflecting their liberal values and let the House make their choices based on what they receive from the Senate. I am sick of the Republicans saying they don't get legislation from the Senate because Harry Reid doesn't put anything up for a vote. Of course he doesn't! Everything gets filibustered!

I am tired of the gridlock. However, I don't want the Democrats to cave on Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid either.

Dawn

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Saturday January 06, 2007 · 3:01 PM PST

2007/01/06 · 15:01

Last night I joined some former coworkers for drinks. One friend brought her sister-in-law, Dawn, because they had been out shopping together. I thought the night was going to just be laughs about a former evil boss and everyone catching up on each other lives. It turns out Dawn had much more to share.

I had remembered that she had gone to Iraq as a Marine. So I asked about it casually. I hadn't met her before and it was really the only thing I knew about her. I was making conversation. But I guess asking about Iraq is not like asking someone about their trip to Florida.

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Thursday August 24, 2006 · 8:07 PM PDT

2006/08/24 · 20:07

Of course, since all of New Orleans is struggling to recover from Katrina, it is not surprising the schools are struggling as well. Unfortunately, it is also not surprising the Bush administration has failed the schools of New Orleans.

Here is my main question: Why is FEMA in charge of education recovery? Read More

Fact Check: President Bush

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Monday August 21, 2006 · 5:17 PM PDT

2006/08/21 · 17:17

I know politics is all about spinning the story. But I get so tired of the President of the United States lying to the people of this country. He may be in some strange alternate universe of denial but his continual attempt to keep the rest of us there is ridiculous!
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Almost 200,000 abortions could be prevented a year.

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Thursday August 17, 2006 · 5:16 PM PDT

2006/08/17 · 17:16

Single-issue voters get on my nerves. I certainly have some annoying friends who vote Republican only because they are pro-life. While I am firmly prochoice because there is no way I want the government telling me what to do with my body, I also can empathize with the pro-life movement. Babies are precious and vulnerable. Why would I want to support something that could prevent a baby from being born?

What a really want to prevent is the conception of the fetus in the first place. This is why I was thrilled to see this study by the Guttmacher Institute: Read More

Reid's Letter to President Bush

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Saturday August 12, 2006 · 2:26 PM PDT

2006/08/12 · 14:26

Occasionally I check out the Democrats Senate website. As informative as the Daily Kos is, I like to read various Democratic Party websites and see what they have going on.

Reid's letter to President Bush on the administration's security failure struck a nerve with me. I think Reid is right on with this talking point and other Democrats need to jump on the bandwagon. Read More

Where are all the people who sign up for dKos?

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Saturday September 24, 2005 · 8:57 AM PDT

2005/09/24 · 08:57

This is something that may not warrant a diary but people seem to love diaries about the Daily Kos so what the hell? I have been wondering about where are all the people who have signed up for the Daily Kos. There are a lot of regulars and a lot of new people.

But I look at who recommends diaries and even when the diary has been up for a day, the list of recommends is not very long in comparison to the number of people who have signed up for the Daily Kos. Read More

Federal education funding is very inadequate.

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Monday September 19, 2005 · 5:34 PM PDT

2005/09/19 · 17:34

I still wonder how George Bush ran as the Education President back in the 2000 election. it seems so ludicrous to me. Who would believe it?

Someone did. He may have stolen the election when he had to but he also had so genuine votes. I am sure there are people out there who believed he was going to help our schools. I cannot imagine who this is since the Republicans aren't excatly known for their concern with education.

It isn't just George Bush. The Republican leaders in the Senate can go back to their districts and claim to be support an increase in funding for education. It is the lowest increase in over a decade!! But who really cares? Read More

Army withheld info on soldier's death for more than a year.

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Saturday September 10, 2005 · 4:44 PM PDT

2005/09/10 · 16:44

I read this AP article today in the Star Tribune. It is very frustrating to read.

WASHINGTON -- The Army said Saturday it knew for more than a year after 1st Lt. Kenneth Ballard's death in Iraq in May 2004 that he was not killed in action, as it initially reported. The family was not told the truth until Friday.

http://www.startribune.com/stories/484/5607517.html

Why would the Army do this to a family? Seriously. Who would lie about a soldier's death to a family? The corruption of this administration is so pervasive that it seeps into every area of our government. Read More

Cindy Sheehan: anti-American communist?

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Wednesday August 31, 2005 · 6:27 AM PDT

2005/08/31 · 06:27

That was the accusation coming yesterday from the Heritage Foundation, which hosted author John J. Tierney Jr. for a forum titled "The Politics of Peace: What's Behind the Anti-War Movement?"

Tierney researched the movement for a book and came up with some choice descriptions. "I have to say it is communist," he told an audience at the conservative think tank, also describing the groups involved as "revolutionary socialistic" and "cohorts" of North Korea, Saddam Hussein and Fidel Castro's Cuba. "We're really dealing with . . . a comprehensive, exhaustive, socialistic anti-capitalistic political structure," he said.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/30/AR2005083001862.html?sub=new

What? What is Tierney talking about and what year is he living in? Read More

A Democratic Plan for Retirement Security.

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Wednesday August 24, 2005 · 2:25 PM PDT

2005/08/24 · 14:25

The Democrats in Congress get their share of grief for being obstructionists. I know. They are crazy people for wanting to preserve Social Security, Medicare, filibuster, etc. While fighting the Republican attempts to destroy everything the Democratic Party accomplished in 70 years plus years, they actually have come up with some of their own plans. New plans. Yes, they want to preserve the old plans, which are working well. However, they have new plans, too.

AmeriSave is retirement security plan the House Democrats have developed to help the American public. Read More

Unlikely Britain could supply the amount of oil that Washington needs

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Tuesday August 23, 2005 · 5:55 PM PDT

2005/08/23 · 17:55

Occasionally I read news online from different sources throughout the world. I find it fascinating to get different perspectives and to learn about what is occuring around the world. If I rely on American newspapers for world events, the focus is very narrow.

I found an article a few minutes ago that speaks volumes.

The Bush administration is threatening Iran with war; this is great news, as it will allow OPEC and the rest of the oil producing nations to agree on a blockade and put Washington were it belongs.

http://www.vheadline.com/readnews.asp?id=45620 Read More

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