Even on this dark day I am a proud American

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Friday January 20, 2017 · 8:19 AM PST

2017/01/20 · 08:19

Today is the day that makes America the example for the world. No matter the strife and controversy there will be a peaceful transfer of power from one administration to the next. And for that reason, today I am a proud American.

Trump is an idiot, but as of today he becomes our idiot president. I refuse to play the “He’s not my President game” that the GOP rolls out when a Dem is elected. He is my President. And my President is an idiot.

As a proud American it is my duty to speak out. It is my duty to oppose what is wrong and stand for what is right. It is my duty to work tirelessly so a mere 1461 days from now I can be a proud American again as we transfer from the administration of an idiot to an honorable occupant of the highest nation in the land.

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Tuesday November 05, 2013 · 6:43 PM PST

2013/11/05 · 18:43

Despite their best efforts and Americans for Prosperity proved once again they can not be trusted to handle their donors money. All of the candidates backed by AFP have been soundly defeated. The good guys won every precinct at both the mayoral and city council level. Congrats to my fellow wise residents.

There is a chance for change. What do you propose?

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Monday December 17, 2012 · 5:26 AM PST

2012/12/17 · 05:26

Now is the time to make something happen. There are people with long histories of NRA loyality who are saying now is the time. What should be done is not the same as what can be done. The question is what do you propose to try and help the problem. My suggestions are the following:

1. Remove non-automatic weapons from the conversation immediately. I am not a fan of guns, but I am a realist. Hunting rifles and non-automatic weapons for your own security are fine in my book. This also shows we are not trying to take away all guns.
2. Restore the waiting period on guns. It is hard to argue against same day voter registration while defending a carry-out policy on Ak47s.
3. I prefer an outright ban on semi-automatic and automatic weapons from this day forward and a buy back program for anyone willing to get rid of these unnecessary weapons. If that is not an option, than....

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Monday August 13, 2012 · 7:56 PM PDT

2012/08/13 · 19:56

At some point Pres Obama will hold a press conference. At that time I hope he is asked about Mitt Romney's tax returns. I would love to see the reaction of the press (and GOP) if he would basically say "When you run for President, you have to release information that you think is no one's business. Some people are asked to their tax returns. And even if you release some people want further proof. I was asked for four years to release my birth certificate. (Making me the first Presidential candidate to be requested to provide this information.) And still there are people who don't believe I was born here. I guess my advice to Gov. Romney would be to release his returns and be thankful people won't question if he actually paid taxes once those returns are released." This would be a nice two for one slap at the GOP. It would be hard for operatives to complain about the invasion of privacy (which is tradition) requested of Romney and make the GOP repudiate (or artfully dodge) the birthers in their midst. It probably won't happen, but I would like to see it.

How Fleetwood Mac can save Obama

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Friday September 12, 2008 · 1:25 PM PDT

2008/09/12 · 13:25

In 1992 Bill Clinton had a secret weapon. It wasn't a stagnant economy. It wasn't an inept response to a major hurricane. It wasn't a press that treated him fairly.

It was Fleetwood Mac. In 30 seconds they reminded America about how we as a nation always move forward because we "Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow."

The stars have aligned again for Fleetwood Mac to save America....

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Saturday February 09, 2008 · 8:52 AM PST

2008/02/09 · 08:52

A few quick thoughts about 4 states whose roles in this primary have been discussed much.

Iowa & New Hampshire have, once again, chosen the nominee. As a matter of fact, the only people left standing are the four candidates who won those two states. So, once again the rest of the nation is just rubberstamping their results. Yet, no one seems to be complaining.

Iowa & New Hampshire do not need to go first. (Yes I am from Iowa) What does need to happen is to have small states go first. The logic is borne out more on the Republican side this year. If we want to just have the person with the most money be the nominee hold national primaries. But in order for everyone to have a chance to compete, the smaller states must go first.

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Friday April 28, 2006 · 8:08 AM PDT

2006/04/28 · 08:08

I would love to see the DSCC (most cash on hand) make a quick commercial to highlight the current frustration with gas prices. It would just show the role of oversight applied to oil and baseball.

The shots could show MLBers being sworn in before they testified followed by the CEOs not being sworn in. It could highlight the threats being made to MLB about "regulatory problems" if George Soros is allowed to become a part-owner of the Washington Nationals. Then the silence about Exxon's CEO $400 mil retirement package. Finally it could show the packed hearings regarding possible MLB contraction and the empty hearings over any oil regulation. Close with a tag like "Hardball for baseball. Softball for oil."

I believe a whole series of "Oversight" commercials could be made to highlight what a joke the GOP congress has become. Any other suggestions?

IA-01 Open Seat Update

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Friday July 22, 2005 · 10:08 AM PDT

2005/07/22 · 10:08

The best chance Dems have of picking up a seat in the US House lies in Northeast Iowa with the vaccancy of Jim "The Unknown Congressman" Nussle's seat.

Both sides have a 3 way primary in the making and a general election that will not be short of money.
This is a district that leans dem (+13 k reg adv over GOP, both trail IND), has voted for Kerry, Vilsack and Harkin (all 3 winning at least 10 of the 13 counties)and near parity in the state delegation.

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Chris Shays for Speaker of the House

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Thursday December 02, 2004 · 8:09 AM PST

2004/12/02 · 08:09

This may or may not be a crazy idea.

Why bother to go through the pomp and circumstances of having Nancy Pelosi lose in a vote to Dennis Hastert.

Lets say we realize the democrats will not choose the speaker. But we want a speaker who believes in the principles of not changing long-held rules to protect politicians. So the entire democratic delegation will be supporting Chris Shays because of his willingness to speak out against the DeLay rule which Hastert supported.

As of last count there are I believe 40 gop members who have said they also supported shays stand on the DeLay measure. They would obviously be the people to target as swing votes.

Worst case scenerio, Hastert is still the speaker, the DeLay rule gets talked about for a month, and the democratic party gets positive press for finding a way to work across party lines.

Any thoughts.

I don't care that Cheney lied about meeting Edwards

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Wednesday October 06, 2004 · 7:10 AM PDT

2004/10/06 · 07:10

If this is the only lie getting air time on the news today, then the GOP won this round. I want to see everybody hammering all the Saddam 9/11 quotes from Cheney. The perfect commercial would be Cheney's claim last night, the MTP clip, finally Edwards saying you still aren't being straight with the American people. If the clip is made already, fantastic.

By the way, can they finally figure out how to put the $87 billion question to rest. "We wanted to be pro-military and fiscally sound. Besides, if you had sent them over equipped to start with, the vote wouldn't have been necessary.)

Forget W ketchup, try his lemonade

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Thursday September 16, 2004 · 10:18 PM PDT

2004/09/16 · 22:18

I have 4 quick thoughts for a first time diary.

Has anyone tried obtaining records for anyone else who served in the TANG while Bush was there. How hard is it to obtain their records. (6 years and counting)
I have been trying to access a transcript from Mondays night NBC news (or Hardball damn channelsurfing habit) story about Kelly/Sharon Bush. I swore Sharon's lawyer said something to the effect that everyone knows W. did coke, just not at Camp David.
Looking still for pithy one-liners about Bush. Here are a couple. "George Bush isn't a hypocrite he just has W. standards." Or, "Forget W ketchup, try his lemonade--made from a freshly squeezed middle class."
The only thing as taxing as watching this election unfold is trying to figure out why the Cubs haven't secured a play-off spot yet.

Let me know how I did.

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IA-01 Open Seat Update

Chris Shays for Speaker of the House

I don't care that Cheney lied about meeting Edwards

Forget W ketchup, try his lemonade