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Wednesday February 24, 2010 · 4:12 PM PST

2010/02/24 · 16:12

Per the Huffington Post, Harry Reid walked out of a meeting today with 11 CEOs of major corporations who tried to argue that passing a jobs bill that supported big business is de facto support of small business:

Reid Spars With CEOs, Walks Out Of Meeting

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Friday December 11, 2009 · 11:31 AM PST

2009/12/11 · 11:31

I have a crazy busy day so don't have much time to write on this subject but just saw this on the front page of politico.com and am livid:

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Tuesday August 18, 2009 · 9:01 AM PDT

2009/08/18 · 09:01

I have been reading the diaries attacking Obama and the Blue Dogs/Conservadems for their opposition/ambivalence toward the public option, and I can't help but thinking about that quote from President Clinton's Netroots Nation speech (0:50 minute mark) the other day that was met with raucous applause:

You want to talk about "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"? I'll tell you exactly what happened. You couldn't deliver me any support in the Congress and they voted by a veto-proof majority in both Houses against my attempt to let gays serve in the military and the media supported them, they raised all kinds of devilment and all most of you did was to attack me instead of getting some support in the Congress.

It seems that while we are focusing all our attention on the folks that are reacting to the political climate and virulence from their constituents, the right wing idealogues who decided on Day 1 to support the health insurance lobbyists are not only getting away with not having to answer to their constituents and the media, but they are actually winning the media war.

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How do we win the war on health care reform?

Attack Barack Obama

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Attack the GOP/health insurance industry

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All of the above

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None of the above

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VP Prediction: Clark

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Wednesday August 13, 2008 · 4:15 PM PDT

2008/08/13 · 16:15

All the pundits keep on talking about Evan Bayh, Tim Kaine, and Kathleen Sebelius as probable VP picks. "Why?" You may ask. I, for one, have no idea. Bayh is an unimpressive speaker with an unimpressive record who does not compliment Obama's manner of speech or prioritized policy positions. Tim Kaine has been a poor governor for the state of Virginia with his only memorable (in)action having thus far been his inability to get a transportation bill passed. Kathleen Sebelius is a far more intriguing possibility, but she already has a slot speaking at the DNC (if they've already disclosed this, it seems that they would have done so in tandem with a VP announcement) and her record doesn't exactly go along with the Wednesday-night vice-presidential nomination theme. Which brings me to my prediction (see below the fold).

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Another Savvy Campaign Move By Obama

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Wednesday June 06, 2007 · 12:48 PM PDT

2007/06/06 · 12:48

Barack does it again. Even if it's just for show, people are buying into his "people-powered" campaign pitch. In addition to his website's efforts to hightlight how many people contributed to his campaign in Q1, as opposed to how much money he was making, Obama is now is coming at his populist campaign from a different angle. The campaign sent the following email out this afternoon:

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Wednesday May 09, 2007 · 9:49 AM PDT

2007/05/09 · 09:49

Yesterday, Kangro X wrote about September being the "key month" for Congress to determine whether the surge was working and, presumably, the month in which there would be numerous detractors from the Stay The Course™ strategy if it was determined that the surge was not working. From the post:

House Minority Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio), who has taken a hard line in Bush's favor, said Sunday, "By the time we get to September, October, members are going to want to know how well this is working, and if it isn't, what's Plan B."

In other words, we Stay The Course™ if we see the surge working .

Today, via the New York Times, we see that the administration plans to Stay The Course™ if the surge is not working.

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Saturday April 14, 2007 · 10:16 AM PDT

2007/04/14 · 10:16

Obama has recently come under fire for not having an absolutist enough policy on Iraq. A recent mydd post by Matt Stoller says this:

The Presidential contest has me in despair. As far as I can tell, all of our candidates except for Richardson and Dodd see no problem in keeping troops in Iraq. I hope Bill Richardson keeps talking up his plan. It appears that the Edwards plan for Iraq is very similar to the Obama plan; both assert that troops should remain in Iraq for humanitarian purposes.

Mr. Stoller's frustration with Obama's and other candidates' views is echoed by numerous other bloggers on this site. Of course they are right to criticize the war in Iraq, both in its handling and in its inception. But now it is incumbent upon the President and the Congress to look toward the future of this conflict and how to best exit the country with minimal damage to both our military and the Iraqi people.

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Friday September 15, 2006 · 1:27 PM PDT

2006/09/15 · 13:27

As we approach 2,749 deaths in Iraq, Dems should not stay silent. Read More

Vernon Robinson: Gargantuan Nutbag

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Friday September 08, 2006 · 11:12 AM PDT

2006/09/08 · 11:12

OK, I don't know if people are following or writing about NC-13th, but if you haven't been, you should. Our friend (and I use this term very loosely) Vernon Robinson is creeping up in the polls against progressive incumbent Brad Miller. And man, would we all be in trouble if old Vern gets the seat. Check this guy's campaign commercials out, but be forewarned, they are not for the faint of heart:

http://youtube.com/...

And my personal favorite:

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But Old Vern doesn't stop there. He has recently come under fire for disseminating pamphlets calling Miller's sexual orientation into question:

http://abclocal.go.com/...

Vernon has lots of cash and is absolutely wingbat nuts.
This guy and his antics have to hit national media and be lambasted before he has a chance at taking Miller's this seat.

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