I love naps. I don't get to take many, but when I do they're glorious. Whether it's 30 minutes or two hours, a good nap has the ability to magically revive the mind, body and spirit.
I'm sure you were napping when this diary hit the buh-log today:
Moulitsas, Armstrong, Sirota and Johnson to Speak at YearlyKos.
I was napping, too. But the second I saw it I clicked the RECOMMEND button. Because, whether you go to the YearlyKos convention or not, you will still be the beneficiary of the seminars that take place June 8 through 11 in Las Vegas. On a scale of one to ten, this one's an 11. In fact, from what I've seen, all the panels are an 11.
Yearly Kos is all about taking this country back from the right-wing shits who are running our Republic into the ground. So if you would be so kind, please recommend this diary so folks will know about this panel. I've posted an excerpt in the extended section.
P.S. Full disclosure before the Washington Post reveals it: I sleep with a blue baby blanket. It has dancing pandas polar bears on it. Some of them are wearing ski caps. Some are wearing tutus. Anyone who tries to steal it from me will lose a limb. Have a blessed day.
YearlyKos Panel to Discuss the Status of the New Progressive Infrastructure
From the Blogosphere: The progressive infrastructure - is it ready to take on the well-oiled and well-funded message machine of the right? The panel, which includes Jerome Armstrong, Dave Johnson, Markos Moulitsas, and David Sirota will discuss our goals, accomplishments and what still needs to be done to develop a cohesive progressive infrastructure.
"Poll after poll shows that the American people are with the Democrats on almost every issue, yet they lose election after election," said Moulitsas. "That's because we are not playing on an even political battleground. They have huge infrastructure advantages. And until they are neutralized, it'll be difficult for progressives to win a true battle of ideas."
Using our innate advantages, such as respect for civil liberties, concern for people and a much more diverse demographic base, we can meet the challenges to our democracy created by years of slow but continuous subduction by the right.
Jerome Armstrong says that "Through multi-issue groups, the blogosphere, 527's, and resurgent labor organizing, the progressive movement is emerging as a political force."
What exactly are the progressives up against? Rebuilding from scratch after their 1964 landslide defeat, the far right built a machine that eventually took over all branches of the government. The far right's relentless co-opting of control has resulted in massive debt, a war with no end in sight, outsourced jobs, eroded civil liberties, environmental destruction and a rampant culture of corruption.
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