Landrieu must choose: HCR bill or her job

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Saturday November 21, 2009 · 12:38 PM PST

2009/11/21 · 12:38

In the midst of the excitement (woo..) surrounding the Conservadems deciding to bestow upon us all the incredible gift of voting to allow a debate to proceed on the most important health care bill in over 50 years, we get this little nugget from our friend Mary from Lousiana:
"Landrieu To Reid: No Triggers, No Bill--Negotiating Compromise With Schumer"

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Sunday September 21, 2008 · 11:32 AM PDT

2008/09/21 · 11:32

I'm no economist. I, like many, am struggling to grasp the complexities of the house of cards built on top of the simplicities of bad lending decisions and a housing slump. As a believer in demand-side economics, I am inclined to support a plan that devotes the $700 billion being talked about to solutions that bubble-up, rather than trickle down. The hucksters that got us into this mess cannot be trusted to ensure that the hundreds of millions of taxpayers and homeowners that are on the hook for their bad decisions get a return on our "investment". My admittedly amateur solution to this crisis goes something like this:

Screw the securities; Buy the houses; and

Repeal the 2005 Bankruptcy Bill and allow people to keep their homes, but declare bankruptcy.

Follow me over the jump for further details...

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This argument is

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This argument is

Completely bogus..you clearly don't understand a thing about economics

3 votes

The sentiment is right, but the details are wrong

7 votes

This is just crazy enough to work...

15 votes

Chutzpah: Hillaryland's "Generous" MI/FL "Compromise"

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Monday May 26, 2008 · 8:40 PM PDT

2008/05/26 · 20:40

You've seriously got to be kidding me. That was the thought that went through my head after reading Lanny Davis' "compromise" proposal in the Politico regarding MI and FL. A "compromise" proposal that claims to be "generous" to Obama by giving Hillary Clinton 75% of the delegates out of MI.

You read that right. SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT.

The details:

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Compromise?

377 votes Vote Now!

Compromise?

Oh yeah. Hillary should TOTALLY get 75% of the delegates from MI.

2 votes

75%? That is generous. She should get 100%!

21 votes

WTF? Uncommitteds should all go to Obama

42 votes

Uncommitteds should stay uncommitted and vote at convention

15 votes

MI/FL shouldn't even be seated. Rulebreakers.

168 votes

I was done after Lanny Davis. What an asshat!

129 votes

Dear Superdelegates: Declare NOW, then let the voters decide.

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Thursday March 20, 2008 · 12:21 AM PDT

2008/03/20 · 00:21

We've heard it repeated over and over again. It's the only stubborn fact about the delegate math that, in its uncertain state, favors neither candidate. It's generally accepted conventional wisdom by Clinton supporters and Obama supporters alike.

It is the role that superdelegates play in the nomination process, and the fact that neither candidate can clinch the nomination without them.

The media breathlessly and repeatedly ponders whether the superdelegates will confirm the pledged delegate leader (favoring Obama), or overturn the results of the pledged delegates and throw the race in the other direction (favoring Clinton).

I have one thing to say to the remaining undecided superdelegates:

WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU WAITING FOR?

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Superdelegates should:

41 votes Vote Now!

Superdelegates should:

Give voters the final say by deciding and declaring NOW

23 votes

Keep their powder dry and decide based on polls and "electability" in Denver

1 vote

Sell their vote for patronage jobs (Undersecretary of State for Going to Awesome Countries)

1 vote

Vote with their state results

3 votes

Just vote for Obama

10 votes

Just vote for Clinton

0 votes

Just vote for Gore

0 votes

Just vote for Dean (YEEEAAAAAARRRRGGGHHHH!!!!)

2 votes

SYFPH

1 vote

Flashback: Howard Dean made a speech once, too.

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Saturday March 15, 2008 · 5:50 PM PDT

2008/03/15 · 17:50

In 2002, I was one of the "dirty fucking hippies" (as Atrios' likes to refer to us) who couldn't fathom the logic that took our nation to war in Iraq. I marched in the streets of San Francisco, wrote letters to the editor, and got more active in Democratic politics. But for months I couldn't contain the profound disappointment I had in many in my own party for enabling this gross misuse of the unifying legacy of September 11th.

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Do you remember that speech?

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Do you remember that speech?

I was there, man. Don't you recognize me?

5 votes

I watched it on TV.

4 votes

I supported another candidate, but appreciated the sentiment

3 votes

YEEAAAAAARRRRRGGGHHHHH!!!!

26 votes

3.14

2 votes

Obama's Game Changing Superdelegate Endorsement

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Thursday March 06, 2008 · 9:04 PM PST

2008/03/06 · 21:04

As an Obama supporter dismayed at how the last week has shaken out, I've watched with concern as the campaign struggles to regain its footing after HRC's March 4th three state* victories. Then this evening, it occurred to me that we're about to get the biggest superdelegate endorsement of the race so far. No, not Al Gore, ~~John Edwards~~, Bill Richardson, Jimmy Carter, Howard Dean, or Nancy Pelosi. The biggest superdelegate endorsement of this cycle will be none other than our good friend, U.S. Representative in waiting.....Bill Foster.

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Which superdelegate endorsement is the most meaningful?

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Which superdelegate endorsement is the most meaningful?

Bill Foster

17 votes

Al Gore

108 votes

John Edwards

31 votes

Howard Dean

8 votes

Nancy Pelosi

6 votes

3.14

16 votes

Striking Writers to Re-Write Entertainment Business Model

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Sunday December 16, 2007 · 9:34 PM PST

2007/12/16 · 21:34

From the LAT comes news that the striking writers, instead of hoping for the meager scraps that they might get from the studios for the work that underpins a multi-billion dollar industry, have decided that they don't need no stinkin' studios:

Dozens of striking film and TV writers are negotiating with venture capitalists to set up new companies that would bypass the Hollywood studio system and reach consumers directly with video entertainment on the Web.

At least seven groups, all comprising members of the striking Writers Guild of America, are planning to form Internet-based businesses that, if successful, could create an alternative economic model to the one at the heart of the walkout, which is in its seventh week.

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Do you think an Internet-based distribution can take down the big studios?

72 votes Vote Now!

Do you think an Internet-based distribution can take down the big studios?

Absolutely. With the real talent opting for web distribution, who are the studios gonna get?

24 votes

Maybe..I'd have to see it in action

39 votes

No way...I've heard this story before...in the late 90's.

9 votes

But I think the studios are right....

0 votes

AP: Abramoff ready to flip

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Wednesday December 21, 2005 · 8:44 AM PST

2005/12/21 · 08:44

Hidden in small print on the front page of MSNBC is an AP story indicating that our favorite uber-lobbyist-criminal is about to sing like a canary:

WASHINGTON - A Republican lobbyist at the center of a Capitol Hill bribery probe could cooperate with prosecutors if ongoing plea bargaining negotiations proceed smoothly in coming days, says a person involved in the investigation.
Jack Abramoff could end up pleading guilty under an arrangement that would settle a criminal case against him in Florida as well as potential charges in Washington, said the person close to the probe.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of discussions between prosecutors and Abramoff's lawyers.
Asked how many members of Congress Abramoff could implicate, the person said only that "cooperation is cooperation; it's full cooperation."

It sounds to me like certain members of Congress (R) should be enjoying the holidays. This may be the last time they get to celebrate them outside of a jail cell.

CA-50: Cunningham pleads GUILTY. RESIGNS

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Monday November 28, 2005 · 10:44 AM PST

2005/11/28 · 10:44

Looks like the Duke is done. AP is up with the story:

Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy and tax charges involving the sale of his home two years ago to a defense contractor at an inflated price.
Admitting to a judge that he took bribes, Cunningham entered pleas in U.S. District Court to charges of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud and tax evasion for underreporting his income in 2004.

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Friday October 28, 2005 · 10:37 AM PDT

2005/10/28 · 10:37

Merry Fitzmas everyone. Apparently Fitzmas may come twice this year as Rove is still under scrutiny. Couldn't be happening to a nicer group of right wing thugs.

The frontpage of MSNBC today is priceless. The juxtaposition is probably inadvertent, but highlights the corruption in this White House:

What a black spot upon the White House and on our country. Treason doesn't do their actions justice.

Worse than we Thought: 78-22 Vote Confirms Roberts

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Thursday September 29, 2005 · 9:51 AM PDT

2005/09/29 · 09:51

I have heard all the arguments about "keeping our powder dry" and how this vote is not about this nominee, but about the next nominee.

Spare me.

A 78-22 vote, with more than HALF (!!!) the Dem caucus voting yea, shows that we can mount no credible opposition to an administration and a Republican party that has no interest in honest deliberation and careful consideration for a lifetime appointment to the highest judicial office in the nation. I'm not suggesting we should have filibustered, but a quiet, party-line vote would have sent a message that we oppose Roberts, but not to the level of a filibuster. Read More

CA Legislature passes Marriage Equality!!!

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Tuesday September 06, 2005 · 7:54 PM PDT

2005/09/06 · 19:54

By a vote of 41-35, the California Assembly concurred in the Senate amendments to AB 849, Assemblyman Mark Leno's (D-San Francisco) marriage equality bill.

The bill now goes to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. We finally get to see whether Arnold stands with all the "people" or with the bigoted Republican Party that got him elected. Update:The Chronicle has the story. Quotes below the fold... Read More

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Landrieu must choose: HCR bill or her job

Repeal the Bankruptcy Bill/Buy the Houses

Chutzpah: Hillaryland's "Generous" MI/FL "Compromise"

Dear Superdelegates: Declare NOW, then let the voters decide.

Flashback: Howard Dean made a speech once, too.

Obama's Game Changing Superdelegate Endorsement

Striking Writers to Re-Write Entertainment Business Model

AP: Abramoff ready to flip

CA-50: Cunningham pleads GUILTY. RESIGNS

MSNBC: Business as Usual for Bush

Worse than we Thought: 78-22 Vote Confirms Roberts

CA Legislature passes Marriage Equality!!!