I am an Obama guy myself, but that doesn't mean that I don't appreciate that we have two history making candidates in this race. In any other year, the choice would be clear, but what to do this time? I think this video will help answer all the questions. Or maybe it won't. I actually am just rambling here because the diary has to be at least 300 characters, even though a picture speaks at least a thousand words. I just wanted you to be able to say that you saw the video here first, so I am typing quickly to get it online, and is that enough text yet, Kos?
Somewhere along the line the pundits forgot that politics doesn't begin and end in Washington, DC. They focus on FOX News appearances and ABC debates and the words of a pastor, but they fail to look at how some of us are making appearances in our communities, finding solutions, and getting beyond words.
With every campaign talking about change this year, let’s look some of the people who are changing the way they campaign. Let’s look at people who aren't just saying how they would act if they were elected, but are showing through their actions the very nature of their commitment and leadership.
Lieberman beat Lamont. Let's start with that. The Democrat's second choice played it to the center, and came out as a Senator. It can happen.
The nomination is winner take all, and The Math says she is a loser. Why keep beating Obama around with boxing gloves filled with mud? Why pile his shoulders with enough dirt to weigh him down if it will never be enough to bury him?
She should have stopped before Texas. She didn't.
She should have stopped after Texas. She didn't.
She should stop after Tuesday. She won't.
She should stop when she loses the nomination.
Was Roommates.com just a bulletin board for ads or were they an advertiser when they provided information about race, family status, and sexual preference that would normally be excluded from advertisements for housing?
The ruling held that the website was not just a passive conveyor of information posted by others, but that the structure of the site made them part of the creation and development of the information, and subject to the antidescrimination rules.
[ed. Note: I will be writing occasional pieces on legislation that I see working its way through the Colorado State Assembly. I am going to start by following the proposed fix to a loophole in our unemployment laws. This first column will give the history of how it landed on Capitol Hill.]
Deep in the moldy corners of the Colorado Politics Hall of Shame you will find the names Marilyn Musgrave and Jim Congrove crudely scratched into the stone walls, but back in 1999 when they were still young State Senators, their Republican held chamber churned out bill after bill to weaken worker protections, injury compensation, and minimum wage rules. Cementing their status as rising disasters was their crowning gift to lovers of unfair business practices; SB 99-155.
For over thirty years in Colorado, if a corporation tried to squeeze concessions out of their workers by shutting them out of their jobs, the employees could at least scrape by on unemployment benefits while forced out of work. This might sound reasonable, but the corporations felt that starving families was exactly the point and they wanted the rules changed.
Reuters has the story of a Harris poll that shows that 44% of Americans now read political blogs, and 22% of them read blogs several times a month or more. So how do they react to that huge and growing percentage of America that is moving away from traditional media outlets like themselves?
Poll: Most Americans don't read political blogs
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A majority of Americans do not read political blogs, the online commentaries that have proliferated in the race for the U.S. presidency, according to a poll released on Monday.
Only 22 percent of people responding to the poll said they read blogs regularly, meaning several times a month or more, according to the survey conducted by Harris Interactive.
* The ball starts on the 50% line (+-4%)
* Scoring is determined by moving the goal posts.
* Anything at all can serve as a political football.
* Certain players are super-players and count on the roster as 17,000 players.
* Each team designates one person as a quarterback (unless the quarterback is the spouse of a former quarterback where a two quarterback scheme is permitted.)
* Michigan and Florida were ejected from the game as a penalty, but as in hockey, they can come back in before their penalty is over if the other team scores first. Also as in hockey, this is called a "power play."
* All decisions of the umpires are final. However, no decisions can be made until there are five umpires on the field, and currently there are only two. The others are not expected to be ratified until the game concludes.
* Recording of parts this event are prohibited without express written consent of the FISA court, but only if rule of law applies in your area.
* It aint over 'til Guam
I just was invited to an event that is happening in three hours. (Here in Denver, CO that is at 2:00)
I will also be seeing him at a much larger function this evening.
I may have an opportunity to ask a question or two.
I will likely also be speaking to Rep. Mark Udall.
I don't plan on being confrontational in the slightest, although I know some of his recent votes have been disappointing. I will be in the company of a candidate on a State level race, and he will be seeking allies.
Given that, is there anything my fellow Kossacks would like me to bring to those discussions?
A Senator in the Colorado State Assembly has taken an important first step forward on making the internet not just a place for political chatter, but as a place where we can lend our expertise to actually shape policy.
A Google group where he is asking people to draw on the collective intelligence of the web to shape a Colorado plan for easing weekend congestion on Interstate 70.
Sen. Romer is breaking some great ground here, and I only wish he had come to the internet first for ideas on how to best navigate the waters of sock-puppets, trolls, recommends and peer review, so that our collective knowledge could have helped him to better seek our comment.
But this is nonetheless a great chance to help prove this pilot concept and perhaps create a new avenue for real experts to be heard above the paid lobbyists. It won't take long for the traditional players to try to come in and astro-turf this project, so lets get the word out and bring in enough valid voices so that they can be heard before the door is closed.
Streets in Nebraska are being shut down because of swarms of Democratic caucus goers. Nebraska!
Law enforcement shut down Highway 370 and the intersection leading into the site — a school cafeteria — because the area was packed with cars.
Why mess with this very good thing? If you are an elected official you want these people to stay in the party. Don't cast your SuperVote in a way that will make them stay home when it is time to get them excited about seeing your mug on C-SPAN for another few years. If you are a party official, don't cast a vote that makes me want to deprive you of yummy Democratic office coffee-machine coffee. I don't have to worry about a Republican taking your spot if I kick you out of office.
The WGA strike may be coming to an end this week. Writers are looking for something to talk about. That publicity is crying out for you. Serve your party! Pledge your support for Steven Colbert! Don't steal a win for a candidate who has not earned it, cast your vote for a loser who has. Be on the losing side for America!
I am amazed that the President could fight for some turf and I would be able to support his decision without snark. I saw the title of a recent executive order and was rolling my eyes, but then I read the text and I thought, "Way to go!"
The title:
Executive Order: Protecting American Taxpayers From Government Spending on Wasteful Earmarks
My initial reaction, "Welcome to the minority party. It isn't your pals so you want to shut off the taps. Nothing new here, move along. Besides, the whole 'earmarks' conversation is misguided. Sometimes it is ok for Congress to be specific about how funding is spent, right?"
My first impressions were wrong. I might be incorrect, but this looks like the first piece of Bush's war to expand Presidential power that I can really get behind.
If you are feeling saturated by negative ads, snarkiness, and primary candidate campaign messages, you might want to take a look at this run down of the accomplishments of the Democratic congressional majority.
Over the jump is part of a comment that Rep. Degette made at the Colorado blog SquareState.net
We need you to caucus for Democrats on Saturday, January 19th . . . and after that we want you to build a meaningful relationship with democracy!
Young people in Iowa and New Hampshire turned out in record numbers for Democrats. Now it's your turn to make history.
To find your caucus location, visit nvdemscaucus.com or call 702-737-8683. After you caucus on Saturday, Democrats Work, Young Voter PAC and the Young Democrats of Nevada are here for you. We’ll keep you involved with Democrats all year long, and we promise to remember your name in the morning.
I was given the option of the day off, but I turned it down. There is a gift I want to give myself, and I can't get that by sleeping in. I had to go out and create it, and for my birthday I want you to help me.
I want the world... but not this world. I want a world for us to share where people are active and involved - where they put their values into action! Not just at caucuses or in November, but all around the calendar from birthday to birthday.
Let me tell you about what I am doing for my 41st, and what I want from you...
Somewhere along the line the pundits forgot that politics doesn't begin and end in Washington, DC. They focus on FOX News appearances and ABC debates and the words of a pastor, but they fail to look at how some of us are making appearances in our communities, finding solutions, and getting beyond words. 
