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Monday March 22, 2010 · 3:12 PM PDT

2010/03/22 · 15:12

The Democrats' health care victory was exhausting, but it was also historic, inspirational, and meaningful. In addition to securing significant health care reform, the Democrats showed that they can overcome huge legislative obstacles to make real change. But the Republicans don't make it easy. If we want the Democrats to continue making change, we have to show our support in the most meaningful way possible: By donating now to Democratic candidates.

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Saturday October 25, 2008 · 2:15 PM PDT

2008/10/25 · 14:15

I voted early today in Columbus, Ohio, and I saw the real America: Hundreds of people waiting patiently--even joyfully--in line to exercise the right to choose their own political future. We voted at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium, so we cast our votes in the shadow of those who fought and died to preserve our right. And we voted proudly in the presence of our children, the toddlers and teenagers who stood patiently with their parents.

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Friday October 10, 2008 · 6:20 PM PDT

2008/10/10 · 18:20

Several MSM headlines suggest that Palin abused her power but did not break the law. That's wrong: The Investigator's first finding is that Palin abused her power in a way that DID break Alaska's ethics law. It's important to make this clear. More below.

Update below too: Why it's important to focus on Palin's breaking of the ethics law.

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Thursday October 02, 2008 · 9:17 PM PDT

2008/10/02 · 21:17

My family started counting the times that spunky Sarah chirped "Greed and corruption! Greed and corruption!" Who knew that the Republicans were so intent on rooting out greed on Wall Street? I always thought they sort of liked greed. As my perceptive husband observed, "Isn't greed what powers the free market?"

But in the McCain/Palin administration we will have no more greed, no sir! Because government will rein in those greedy and corrupt people on Wall Street. Except, of course, that first we have to rein in government itself. Because as we all know, reducing taxes, cutting regulation, and getting government out of our lives is what really makes an economy strong. After all, it worked so well during the last eight years.

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Tuesday September 30, 2008 · 2:32 PM PDT

2008/09/30 · 14:32

Stock values bounced back quite a bit today, in part signaling hope that Congress will still pass some type of rescue package. But I think the bounce signals more: Wall Street is betting that Obama will be President, and the financial sector is expressing pleasure at that.

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Friday September 26, 2008 · 9:42 PM PDT

2008/09/26 · 21:42

McCain's campaign is already distributing video clips of Obama acknowledging, at various points during tonight's debate, that he agreed with McCain. McCain, on the contrary, never agreed with anything Obama said--or complimented Obama in any way. Instead, McCain repeatedly misstated Obama's positions and snickered at points that a majority of Americans endorse.

So based on this performance: Who would be better at reaching across the aisle and building consensus? More below the fold on why this style difference matters.

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Sunday September 21, 2008 · 9:26 PM PDT

2008/09/21 · 21:26

My 78-year-old father said it best: What has George W Bush left to break? America's reputation abroad is in tatters. Iraq is a wreck. New Orleans is gone. And the U.S. economy is dramatically, perhaps irrevocably, crashing. More below the fold on the economy.

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Sunday September 07, 2008 · 10:06 PM PDT

2008/09/07 · 22:06

Federal law prohibits tax-exempt churches from endorsing candidates for office. But the Alliance Defense Fund, a conservative litigation group, is urging churches to break that law. On Sunday, September 28, at least three dozen ministers nationwide will explicitly endorse candidates from the pulpit. The initiative likely will produce high-profile religious endorsements of McCain-Palin. More below the fold about this illegal venture and ways to combat it.

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Sunday April 20, 2008 · 9:12 AM PDT

2008/04/20 · 09:12

The New York Times reports that voters are developing Clinton fatigue. I'm not just tired of the Clintons, I have full-blown Clinton Stress Disorder. It started early in the first Clinton term, when Hillary ruined the possibility of health care reform. She wasn't willing to compromise on any detail, she wouldn't even listen to opponents. But that was just a preview of what happened when...

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Thursday April 17, 2008 · 1:44 PM PDT

2008/04/17 · 13:44

I have a question that has bothered me since the beginning of this primary campaign, and I have seen very little discussion of it. If Hillary Clinton wins the Democratic nomination, how does she (and all of us who hope to beat McCain) plan to answer the following question when raised by McCain's supporters:

"The position of 'First Person,' like that of President, is one of public trust. Your husband, while serving as the most powerful CEO on earth, had sex in the workplace with a young intern. He then lied under oath about it--and lied repeatedly to the American people. He has been disbarred for his actions. Why should voters put someone who has abused the public trust this way in the White House as First Person? And what does it say about the Democratic party that you are asking us to do this?"

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Wednesday April 16, 2008 · 8:21 PM PDT

2008/04/16 · 20:21

It's not enough to take back our government. As if we didn't already know it, tonight's farcical debate hosted by ABC makes clear that we need to take back our media. A "neutral" moderator who was a senior advisor to the Clinton Administration. Ridiculous questions that demeaned our intelligence. Shushing applause for Obama while allowing it for Clinton. George Stephanopolous, Charlie Gibson, and ABC News must think the American public consists of blithering idiots.

This is my very first diary post ever on Daily Kos, and I'll use it to say this: It's time to act. Don't watch ABC news, local or national. Don't click to their website. Don't link to stories on ABC webpages. ABC has made very clear that they don't have a clue what constitutes news, so we won't be missing anything. Send Stephanopolous an email to say that you're astounded by his behavior--then never read him or link to him again.

If we don't act, they won't change. I look forward to posting more nuanced diaries--I'm actually a fairly moderate person. But I'm shocked by what ABC News did tonight.

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