It is not about the McConnell "rule". It is about a defendant not being able to pick his judge.

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Friday June 29, 2018 · 9:42 AM PDT

2018/06/29 · 09:42

Trump must not be allowed to nominate the next Supreme Court justice until and unless he is exonerated by Mueller. There is a VERY good chance that the argument over whether a sitting president can be indicted will end up in the supreme court. We would not let any other defendant select his judge.

McConnell is an unscrupulous chode, and his hypocrisy is total, so lets ignore him entirely. There is a much more important principle at hand than playing tit-for-tat with lying jerks.

Health Care: one thing the US could learn from the UK.

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Wednesday September 16, 2009 · 2:38 PM PDT

2009/09/16 · 14:38

There's a good editorial in today's NATURE that I would like to comment on. One of the things about government influence over health care is that there can be a comprehensive and at least somewhat impartial look at which medical procedures actually help people. It would be assumed that driving profits would not be the SOLE motivation for this rating in government-regulated health care. In the UK, there is a commission for this work, called NICE.

NICE is widely regarded as a world leader in comparative-effectiveness studies: research that aims to show which of the available medical options is most effective at treating any given condition, and which is worth the money — what US reform opponents might call 'health-care rationing'. Faced with an overwhelming yet incomplete medical literature, most medical professionals welcome NICE's best-practice guidelines on everything from early testing for breast cancer to child nutrition.

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Wednesday August 12, 2009 · 12:18 PM PDT

2009/08/12 · 12:18

You should know by now that the bigots are trying to deny me my rights as an adult who wants to get married to my (same-sex) spouse in WA. These jerks have ginned up an initiative, Prop 71, in Washington which would put to a vote rights which already have been granted by the state. There is NO QUESTION but that this is an attempt to threaten and harass gay people into staying in the closet. THAT is what the marriage debate is about! Now these people would like to be free to perpetuate their public political campaign of hatred and secret behind a veil of secrecy. I call Bullshit. More below the fold.

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Thursday October 30, 2008 · 9:17 AM PDT

2008/10/30 · 09:17

Hi all, I’m part of a wonderful political fundraising group called "Fighting for the Majority" here in Washington. This group was formed in the 1990s after Washington state passed a "defense of marriage" bill. The goal of the group is to get democrats elected, and to avoid ever having our rights tramples by bigoted Republicans again. Tonight is our annual fundraising event. Please Donate here to help keep Washington blue!! More below the fold.

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Thursday October 02, 2008 · 11:06 AM PDT

2008/10/02 · 11:06

Here's my dream: On Tuesday November 4th, www.dailykos.com will show a precipitous DROP in traffic while polls are open.
I'll be a poll worker all day on election day and I don't want to come back and find diary after diary with 2000 comments each.
People: there are many many elections happening that day, and in many, probably most of the ones that really matter, it's going to come down to a VERY small number of votes. This is a change election, which means we may get a cushion of swing voters on our side with regard to the Presidential Election, but we must take responsibility that the #1 way to win elections is to turn out the vote ON ELECTION DAY. Please Join me below the fold.

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On November 4th 2008 I will

Be a poll worker

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Volunteer for the Obama Campaign

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Work my normal job and hope for the best

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WA-Gov: Republican Rossi BUSTED.

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Tuesday September 30, 2008 · 10:57 AM PDT

2008/09/30 · 10:57

The Washington State governor's race is unreasonably close. SUSA has Incumbent Dem. Gregoire up over re-challenger REPUBLICAN Dino Rossi 50-48. Rossi has been running on a (fake) "Reform" platform, pledging to clean up Olympia, etc. etc. Furthermore, he has been running away from the REPUBLICAN brand, and successfully fought off a lawsuit that would have prevented him from replacing REPUBLICAN with "G.O.P. party" on the Ballot (which it will now say). However, Rossi is just another Republican, complete with campaign finding scandals that are breaking right now:

Below is the news release.

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Wednesday September 10, 2008 · 11:09 AM PDT

2008/09/10 · 11:09

One grassroots strategy the Republicans are very good at is influencing TV coverage by sustained letter writing campaigns. I suppose they have an inherent advantage due to the corporate ownership of the major networks, but they also swamp the inboxes of the news media with letters of complaint every time they feel victimized, which is often. I suggest that one very easy, and potentially effective campaign that we could all do, every day, is to follow suit.

I'd say a great place to start is with the current so-called "lipstick controversy". There IS no controversy, except a nasty and dishonest McCain campaign ad, and the media have started repeating it. Jump for some links.

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Tuesday September 02, 2008 · 9:13 AM PDT

2008/09/02 · 09:13

I know this is forbidden, but there isn't a RNC diary up right now. Why? The anti-democroacy forces need to be exposed.

Here's the link to listen to the AMY GOODMAN live broadcast on Thom Hartmann:

http://www.am1090seattle.com/

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Monday September 01, 2008 · 5:57 PM PDT

2008/09/01 · 17:57

Hi all, I don't usually write political diaries, since I usually don't have any more information than the wonderful sources here. However, I got this interesting letter from a friend in Alaska about Sarah Palin. I'm very disturbed by her. If you want a local's perspective, drill below the fold.

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Wednesday August 13, 2008 · 2:25 PM PDT

2008/08/13 · 14:25

Todays Nature Journal (a top-tier science journal from the UK), has an excellent summary of the state of non-fossil fuel technologies, their capacities, and what it will take to meet power demand in the absence of burning fossil fuels. I think that most of the material is behind a subscription, so I thought it might be helpful to both point you to the article here, and to do a little summary below the flip.

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Wednesday July 09, 2008 · 1:42 PM PDT

2008/07/09 · 13:42

I'll admit it straight away: I am a child of the 80s, and "no nukes" was practically a meditation for us during the Reagan years. But in 2005, when I visited France, I had to admit that their water was exceptionally clean. I also freely admit that solving the power crisis (short of getting rid of all the people that use it) will require a diversified toolkit, which likely includes nuclear power.

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Tuesday May 13, 2008 · 10:49 AM PDT

2008/05/13 · 10:49

From the AP: Robert Rauschenberg, 82, one of the towering figures of 20th century art, died at his home in Florida overnight, a spokeswoman for the prominent Pace Wildenstein gallery in New York told AFP Tuesday.

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It is not about the McConnell "rule". It is about a defendant not being able to pick his judge.

Health Care: one thing the US could learn from the UK.

My Seattle Times LTE re: Prop. 71 backers want secrecy.

Fighting for the Majority in WA: Tonight!

Nov 4th: I don't want to see you logged in here.

WA-Gov: Republican Rossi BUSTED.

Winning the air war: letters to the TV press

Darn it! Here's the link to Amy Goodman

Sarah Palin, an Alaskan perspective.

Electricity without Carbon

Uranium spill in France

R.I.P Bob Rauschenberg