Vote today in SOUTH CAROLINA! 50-state strategy?!

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Tuesday June 13, 2006 · 7:27 AM PDT

2006/06/13 · 07:27

We've heard a lot about Francine Busby in the past month or two. Jon Tester as well. The odd mention of Angelides and the whole CA-Gov mess. But there's an election going on today as well- one that makes me think a good deal about the 50-state strategy and the identity of the Democratic party. It's not a hugely competitive race, but it's real nonetheless- The South Carolina Democratic and Republican Primaries are today. Follow me for a summary and thoughts..... Read More

a reflection on the tragedy at gitmo

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Sunday June 11, 2006 · 6:47 AM PDT

2006/06/11 · 06:47

Califlander's excellent diary on the subject, currently on the recommended list and otherwise available at http://califlander.dailykos.com, reminded me that last night, I had intended to write a diary on the suicides at Guantamo Bay. Predictably enough, the military is claiming that the suicides were an act of war, a suicide attack meant, I suppose to spite us. Those evil bastards, robbing us of our victory even in death! And of course, our community, quite morally and sensibly, I believe, feel pity for these poor people. However, after thinking about it, I came to the conclusion that this tragedy could not be a clearer example of why we have constitutional protections and ignore them at ours, and other people's, peril. Read More

In the house today, while we were talking about gay marriage.......

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Wednesday June 07, 2006 · 2:52 PM PDT

2006/06/07 · 14:52

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/...

With the support of, oh, more than a hundred of our democratic part members, the house passed a bill to increase tenfold the obscenity fines leveled on broadcasters who violate "decency" standards.

Fine, whatever. Free speech? Who needs it. There are the real problems facing our country right now- gays getting married and tits on TV. OK, fine away. But I want any network that airs Ann Coulter calling 9/11 widows names to be fined the full 325K plus a 10,000 dollar bitch tax.

shameless Saturday afternoon piggyback: Is our kossacks well-read?

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Saturday December 10, 2005 · 12:16 PM PST

2005/12/10 · 12:16

I love these diaries that tell us more about who we are as a community. It's fascinating to learn everyone's stories, tastes in books and music, anything that helps put some cool information with a username. Also, they're a welcome break sometimes from the political hectoring- reminds us, I think, that we should all (sort of) be friends here. I have been enjoying Buffalo Girl's "Is our Kossacks Learning" very much on this lazy Saturday, so I'm going to shamelessly piggyback on it- or try to- and ask what novels or works of fiction you are reading, or recommend. Here are mine: Read More

Why abortion isn't what we should be worried about Re: Alito

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Tuesday December 06, 2005 · 8:25 AM PST

2005/12/06 · 08:25

The majority of stuff I've been reading here at Dkos about our friend Scalito has centered on two things: The infamous 1985 memo about Roe V. Wade and the Concerned Alumni of Princeton stuff involving the racism and sexism. And that stuff is very important, don't get me wrong. But in all the abortion fuss that engulfs every nominee that comes out, we are forgetting a few things. Dahlia Lithwick has an excellent article in Slate that I think should be widely read- link in extended. I'm going to summarize and comment on it, because I think it's a critical thing for this community (hell, for the country) but I strongly suggest you read it..... Read More

any plane-spotting Kossacks?

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Monday December 05, 2005 · 4:44 AM PST

2005/12/05 · 04:44

I wear a lot of hats, here at dKos and in the world. Jack of all trades and master of none, you know the deal. Anyway, yesterday, as I was wearing my musician hat and leaving a gig, I saw an airplane perhaps 2 miles distant coming into land at the Columbia, SC airport. It was clearly a jumbo- rare here- and not in the paint scheme of UPS, which is the only airline that flies such things. I saw it from a distance, but it seemed that the fuselage and tail configuration (overhead wing but tailwings at the base of wing, wide body) meant it was either a C-130 Hercules of the US Military or the russian Antonov AN-124- the soviet equivalent of the C-5 galaxy and not a common sight around here. So I, being a nerd and having some spare time, drove to the airport to look- and lo, it was the An-124, with a big ol' Russian flag on the tail. I know planespotting is not an uncommon hobby, so I was just wondering if anybody around here knew why this plane could be where it was. My guess is it was flying some liberals to Eastern Europe to be tortured, but I'm open to other suggestions :)

BREAKING: OUTRAGEOUS TREASON!

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Tuesday November 29, 2005 · 6:12 AM PST

2005/11/29 · 06:12

I am ANGRY! Who the FUCK are all you people! I am FUCKING PISSED at the TREASONOUS, OUTRAGEOUS COWARDICE of the Bush administration! They burn our villiages, drink the blood of our infants, and I'm so pissed off I am going to USE A WHOLE BUNCH OF GODDAMN MOTHERFUCKING BLOCK CAPITALS AND GRATUITOUS FUCKING F-BOMBS TO LET YOU ALL KNOW HOW PISSED OFF I AM AT THE OUTRAGEOUS MOTHERFUCKING CABAL OF TREASONOUS HALLIBURTON PIGS THAT SUCK THE BLOOD OF OUR PROUD NATION!

made you look

Oh God, is anyone still taking me seriously?

ANOTHER GOP figure in legal trouble

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Monday November 28, 2005 · 10:49 AM PST

2005/11/28 · 10:49

http://www.cnn.com/...

The hits just keep on coming, don't they? Delay is indicted for this PAC issues in Texas, Libby is indicted, Rove is in perennial jeopardy, the Abramoff deal keeps getting bigger and bigger....and now this relatively minor, but still worth noticing event. Read More

A poem for Iraq

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Thursday November 17, 2005 · 12:31 PM PST

2005/11/17 · 12:31

I have liked this poem for some time now. I ran across it again today, and decided to post it here on Daily Kos. I think it is something that we should all read and think about- and beyond us, the soldiers, leaders, and people involved in this war and occupation in Iraq. This poem is over 100 years old, but it could have been written about the Iraq war yesterday. I think that our leaders need to think about what they are asking their soldiers to do, and why....the poem is William Vaughan Moody's "On a soldier fallen in the Phillippines." Read More

Veteran's Day- A Cemetery in Camden, SC

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Saturday November 12, 2005 · 5:57 PM PST

2005/11/12 · 17:57

I'm somewhat of a history buff, and I enjoy roaming around the countryside when I can, finding interesting things and places. Yesterday, I paid a visit to the Quaker Cemetery in Camden, SC, a small and very historic town about 35 miles east of Columbia. I found a plot there, and I would like to share it with you all. I don't have any ideology behind it- you can look at this, as I did, as a pacifist. You can look at it, as I did, and be reminded of the sacrifice that people make. But I want everyone to stop and think for a moment what it must have been like for this family. Read More

This just about says it all- Frist "not concerned" with prison abuse, but with the public KNOWING ab

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Thursday November 10, 2005 · 12:26 PM PST

2005/11/10 · 12:26

http://www.cnn.com/...

Yes, this just about says it all. When asked about this stuff, Bill Frist is more concerned about the fact that people KNOW what is happening than that it is in fact happening at all. The problem is not that we have illegal prisons outside American soil, it's that the hoi polloi are finding out about them. The problem is not that we are using chemical weapons in Iraq, it's that the public knows about it. The people who need punishing here, Frist says, are the leakers, not those who commit the crimes in the first place. Despicable and a concise summary of how low the Republican party is.

The Economist: Fitzmas issue, w/ poll

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Tuesday October 25, 2005 · 2:15 PM PDT

2005/10/25 · 14:15

I ran across two things today that I wanted to share with you. They may have both been diaried, but I haven't seen them yet. If so, let me know politely and I'll delete this. They are... Read More

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