Let Me Get This Straight...The Senate Can Pass Things?

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Sunday December 19, 2010 · 6:17 PM PST

2010/12/19 · 18:17

Absolutely nothing happened in the US Senate this entire year.

N O T H I N G

Now, because these corporate shills are afraid to miss their vacation, they're able to pass DADT, the Food Safety bill, Community Radio bill, in the span of 24 hours?

This is beyond pathetic. Can, we get, you know, the Senate and House, to ummmmmm, work this hard, all the time?

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Monday December 06, 2010 · 7:22 PM PST

2010/12/06 · 19:22

To all of you diarists who like to point out the "accomplishments" of the Obama administration, this movie quote is for you..."I'm drowning here and you're describing the water."

I'm glad for you. You keep defending him because he certainly doesn't have the intestinal fortitude to defend himself.

It wasn't until I watched the person I campaigned for, the person that I saw speak twice in South Florida, the person I gave money to, the 10 senior citizens I drove to the voting booth on election day, including my 88 year old grandmother....capitulate...for the last time.....that I finally understood why under no circumstances, could I vote for Barack Obama in 2012.

Hell, after today, I even understand the anger from the other side. Not the celebration of ignorance the Tea Party represents, but the unfettered anger they have makes total sense to me tonight.

Congrats Nader voters.....I understand you now!!! It took 10 years, but I finally understand your 2000 vote tonight.

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Wednesday September 30, 2009 · 11:38 AM PDT

2009/09/30 · 11:38

So this is what 66,882,230 votes, 60 Senate Seats, 257 House Seats, the overwhelming goodwill of the nation and the world gets us???

When I voted for 'change I could believe in,' what exactly did that mean to the Democratic Party and the Obama administration?

No one likes to say it, but someone has to say it...

I couldn't be more disappointed with the Presidency of Barack Obama. I couldn't be more disappointed in the invisible Joe Biden. I couldn't be more disappointed in Rahm Emanuel. I couldn't be more disappointed in a Senate full of corporate puppets. I couldn't be more disappointed at the Democratic Leadership. I couldn't be more disappointed in the coward Harry Reid.

So far, this has been nothing short of a disastrous agenda from the White House.

And....I voted for the guy...volunteered for the guy...donated to the guy!!!

Now, if I'm thinking that way, I can only imagine what non-political people that voted for President Obama think of him and his policies.

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Tuesday February 24, 2009 · 9:15 PM PST

2009/02/24 · 21:15

I'm not sure about this one, but when Governor Jindal started speaking, a few thoughts came to mind.

Kenneth from 30 Rock, a campus guide at Ole Miss, and the tour guide from Pee Wee's Big Adventure when he's at the Alamo.

It wasn't the accent. My brother-in-law is from New Orleans. It was the delivery. I kept waiting and waiting for the canned applause noises coming from the mockery out of Baton Rouge....

If this is what the Republican Party has to offer in 2012...holy smokes.... Can anyone say Whigs?

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Thursday November 06, 2008 · 8:13 AM PST

2008/11/06 · 08:13

This is going to be a shorter than usual diary, but I thought it was pretty amazing to see the front page of every major international newspaper the morning after VICTORY!!!

I know we're two days removed, but I still can't sleep!!! This feels so amazing, doesn't it???

I'm still trying to come to terms with the news anchors referring to President Obama... The Obama Administration...Its so unbelievable. This really happened.

AND we shouldn't forget Vice President Joe Biden!!! Yeah, I said it...Vice President Joe Biden.

I'm going to highlight some international front pages that I thought were pretty cool below the fold. Here's the first one to get things going. I have no idea what it says, but I think "Una Nova Era" translates to "64,000,000+ Real Americans Went to the Polls and Voted for Change and We Kicked Major Ass and Changed the World." Or it could mean "A New Era." I'm not sure.

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At any rate, some more thoughts...and the link for all 714 front pages that celebrate President Obama's victory...below the fold...

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Wednesday November 05, 2008 · 3:34 PM PST

2008/11/05 · 15:34

I know. There's much work to be done. On January 20, 2009, the real work of rebuilding this country begins. However, after the last 8 years, I think a little (or a lot) of soul-cleansing screaming and cursing is in order.

The cast of characters that the Republican Party trotted out to try to tear Barack down..to try to belittle our ideas...to try to scare us...

Well, guess what...You can go f**k yourself!!!

I'll get things started with a little example:

Go f**k yourself Sara Palin.
You disgust me. You find some kind of sick, perverted pleasure by preying on people's darkest fears. Your brand of politics is an embarrassment to this country. Fortunately, your brand of politics has been given a resounding defeat, or as I like to call it, a f**king ass kicking. Go back to Alaska and in a few years, I look forward to hearing about your own Ted Stevens-style corruption trials. P.S. Your husband's a maladroit secessionist.

I'll give you a couple more, but I REALLY WANT your names and your rants for who needs to have their face rubbed in it a little bit and a whole bunch.

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Wednesday October 29, 2008 · 7:33 PM PDT

2008/10/29 · 19:33

This is the second Barack rally I've been to in a week!!! Last week it was 50,000 in downtown Miami. Tonight it was 22,000 inside and at least another 10,000 outside who didn't make it in!!!

It was a rock concert rally. Excellent. I wish people could've seen Joe Biden's speech before Barack came on. He was Fightin' Joe Biden. Barack was excellent. I haven't seen the 30 minute ad since I was at the rally, but I can tell you what it was like inside the arena. Pictures and my day below the fold!!
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Tuesday October 28, 2008 · 6:48 PM PDT

2008/10/28 · 18:48

With 168 hours (give or take) left in one of the most important elections in the last 100 years in this country, can someone please tell me exactly what the hell are the last few undecided voters waiting for to make up their minds?

Do I live in some alternate universe where Barack Obama and John McCain haven’t been campaigning daily for the last few months?

Was I missing something when I watched 3 presidential debates and 1 vice presidential debate?

My question to my fellow Kossacks is: What does Barack have to do to gain the vote of these bizarre people?

Does anyone have any idea what to do about these last 1-2% of the population that have not watched TV or read a newspaper in the last 5 months?

I think the McCain campaign has reverted back to their tried and true "scare the old white people" routine to secure their base and damn the undecideds. Shouldn't Barack sure up his base of new voters, African Americans, Latinos, women, and rational people like you and me?

Does anyone know of the strategies Team Obama has for getting out the youth vote especially?

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Sunday October 26, 2008 · 4:25 PM PDT

2008/10/26 · 16:25

As reported on Talking Points Memo, the Obama campaign has released a memo to the media outlining what the speech will say. The speech will be given tomorrow starting in Canton, OH.

In his speech, Senator Obama will tell voters that after twenty-one months and three debates, Senator McCain still has not been able to tell the American people a single major thing he'd do differently from George Bush when it comes to the economy. Obama will ask Americans to help him change this country, and say that in just one week, they can choose an economy that rewards work and creates new jobs and fuels prosperity from the bottom-up, they can choose to invest in health care for our families and education for our kids and renewable energy for our future, and they can choose hope over fear, unity over division and the promise of change over the power of the status quo.

Also, Obama's NEW national TV ad plus thoughts AND your opinions below the fold.

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Thursday October 23, 2008 · 7:55 AM PDT

2008/10/23 · 07:55

I'm so sick of hearing about the specter of a McCain "October Surprise." Are they going to be even more disgusting and vile over the last 300+/- hours until November 4th? Its hard to go much lower, but, of course they will. They have nothing. They're gunning for the lowest of the low information voters. Their ploy is to turn Barack Obama into Linda Blair.

However, I think this panic of some kind of October surprise from McCain is crazy. Does anyone remember that as of 10/21/08, Team Obama had $133,000,000 in the bank? Do you think they're going to coast into the final 13 days?

I'm sure Team Obama has their own "October Surprise(s)" for the final stretch.

I want everyone's opinion of what Barack should do in the stretch run and my own opinions below the fold...

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Wednesday October 22, 2008 · 5:02 PM PDT

2008/10/22 · 17:02

Greetings and salutations. Yesterday I shared my excellent and exhausting day of attending Barack's rally in downtown Miami with me and about 40,000 of my closest friends. Here's my diary of yesterday's rally: http://www.dailykos.com/...

Today was vote day for myself, my immediate family, and my friends (5 of which I got registered to vote here in Florida).

The lines here in Fort Lauderdale were long, overflowing parking lots, etc. I also conducted an extremely poor poll of the people in front of me and in back of me to see who they were voting for. I'll give you a hint. His name starts with Barack Obama.

Pictures (like this from Barack's rally yesterday in downtown Miami) and more below the fold.

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Tuesday October 21, 2008 · 7:29 PM PDT

2008/10/21 · 19:29

First off...I'm amazed at the selection of people that turned out for today's rally in downtown Miami. Every kind of person from every kind of background. Especially young married couples bringing their young kids to see Barack and Michelle. It was truly inspiring.

Second. I'd say there were 20,000-25,000 in the main area, another 5,000 in the secondary area where no one could see the stage at all, and another 5,000 people at least who didn't even make it in for Barack and Michelle's speeches.

Third...I felt like I was at a rock concert. I wasn't expecting to feel moved, but I was. It was awesome. Pictures and how the day went below the fold.

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