A Plea for Hillary

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Thursday February 04, 2016 · 8:07 AM PST

2016/02/04 · 08:07

I was watching the Town Hall last night. After reading so many posts here at DKos with all the too and fro, and as an admitted Bernie bro (if you must), I wanted to give Hillary a chance. I did my very best to clear out my baggage and listen.

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Tuesday October 14, 2014 · 8:55 AM PDT

2014/10/14 · 08:55

In listening to today's NPR show, "On Point" with Tom Ashbrook, part of the discussion centered around capitalists complaining. The US employee pool does not have enough qualified applicants for new plants scheduled to come on line. This comment makes me want to puke.

Blueslide

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Saturday December 24, 2011 · 9:29 AM PST

2011/12/24 · 09:29

I am a believer in government. It is important to have safe streets, a justice system and a democratically elected institution to insure the health and welfare of the population. These functions add value to our way of life and create an environment for many citizens to pursue loftier endeavors such as education, commerce and the arts.

My ideals are not everyone's obviously, this is America after all. And in the red states of our country, government is disrespected and even attacked, in spite of its undeniable requirement for civilization. So when I see teabaggers trashing government via government action, it pisses me off.

Blueslide

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Tuesday November 08, 2011 · 11:35 AM PST

2011/11/08 · 11:35

While eating my lunch today, I once again tuned to CNBC because it charges me with energy for my afternoon. There was a very interesting bit on a presentation at an oil industry symposium. One of the presenters recommended downloading the Army and Marine Corps counterinsurgency manual. Apparently, he feels that environmentally conscious Americans are counter insurgents.

If you can stomach it, I do recommend the CNBC piece on their website.

Link is here http://www.cnbc.com/...
Sorry I cannot make the link function work.

Blueslide

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Monday October 10, 2011 · 2:47 PM PDT

2011/10/10 · 14:47

This afternoon while eating lunch, I tuned into CNBC. At the risk of indigestion, it is still important to keep up with the top 1% and what is on their minds.

I was shocked to learn how good we have things here in America.

Blueslide

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Wednesday July 13, 2011 · 4:08 PM PDT

2011/07/13 · 16:08

Legend has it, there once was a time when people were glad to do business in the USA. Coming up with an innovative idea or product, starting up a company, and selling your wares was good for your neighbors, your country, your ego and your wallet. It was win-win all around.

Those days, if they ever existed, are completely gone.

Blueslide

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Sunday June 05, 2011 · 8:08 AM PDT

2011/06/05 · 08:08

Some of you may have read the front page post referencing the Pew Research poll on Republican dissatisfaction with their pool of candidates, see "Who thinks there's a weak Republican field? Republicans do." Republican weakness provides what I believe is a huge opportunity for progressives to insist on representation from the Obama administration.

Allow me to explain...

Poll

15 votes Show Results

What should progressives do to get representation?

15 votes Vote Now!

What should progressives do to get representation?

Get back on board the Hope train and shut up

2 votes

Primary challenge

3 votes

Third Party candidate

2 votes

Progressive caucus action (parlaimentary procedures etc)

4 votes

Move to Sweden

2 votes

Eat more pie

2 votes

Martin Luther King knew the value of moderates

Blueslide

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Tuesday January 18, 2011 · 5:16 PM PST

2011/01/18 · 17:16

As a progressive, something I have heard repeatedly during the Obama Presidency, is "Be practical". Don't expect too much from someone facing such significant political challenges. Alternately, from progressives, I have heard that Barack Obama is a moderate not a progressive. You are wrong to expect drastic change from a man that never professed to be a Progressive.

If these statements are true let's put all this in perspective then, more below.

Blueslide

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Wednesday December 01, 2010 · 3:07 PM PST

2010/12/01 · 15:07

An article in the WSJ online announced that the Fed has posted a list of the banks that took the 2 trillion in loans from the benevolent Bernanke and company.

Blueslide

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Friday October 29, 2010 · 2:53 PM PDT

2010/10/29 · 14:53

..and no one, not even apparently the blog-o-sphere, has reported on it.

Blueslide

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Monday May 31, 2010 · 8:50 AM PDT

2010/05/31 · 08:50

Yesterday I was at the gym and was using a cardio-machine in the "Newsroom" (so called because there are magazine racks and most importantly, a flat screen forever tuned to a news channel). There was a talking head program with some of the usual suspects discussing the Gulf disaster. I was struck by how mundane and muddled their comments were. I was reminded why I stopped watching those shows but more importantly, why the national dialog in this country is predominantly idiotic.

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25 votes Show Results

What Caused the BP Spill?

25 votes Vote Now!

What Caused the BP Spill?

Government Regulation

4 votes

Bill Clinton

2 votes

The Oil Gods were angry

1 vote

Time

0 votes

Greed

9 votes

Public Policy

2 votes

Previous Three

6 votes

Pie

1 vote

Republicans Want to Raise the Healthcare Tax

Blueslide

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Wednesday September 16, 2009 · 2:55 PM PDT

2009/09/16 · 14:55

These days, political rhetoric is all about how you frame your argument. It has never been more true than in the healthcare...ummm discourse? So that's how I came up with the title of this diary. Can there be any doubt that the GOP is just fine with the status quo...a 15% + increase in healthcare costs each year?

Let's face it, healthcare coverage is a tax. It really is not optional if you have any wealth that needs to be protected from medical bills. Yes you can skate by without, but you are really playing russian roulette with your life savings. And under our current system, very few "shop around" for coverage unless you are unfortunate enough to have to struggle with insurance companies as a self employed person.

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