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Sunday February 17, 2008 · 6:52 AM PST

2008/02/17 · 06:52

Please read this and pass it on.

From: Congressman Dennis Kucinich! UNOFFICIAL
Date: Feb 16, 2008 5:39 PM

Because of the abysmal approval ratings of Congress itself, there is
a real groundswell of "throw the bums out" voting, as evidenced by
the 24-point victory in the primary challenge this week by
progressive Donna Edwards. But we need to very careful not to let the
exceptionally good be swept out with the bad.

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Saturday February 16, 2008 · 9:57 AM PST

2008/02/16 · 09:57

No news from me today, just a few Monty Python sketches. The first is the Interview sketch, and the second is one of the infamous Lumberjack renditions. Followed by other variations of the Lumberjack song.

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Friday February 15, 2008 · 7:28 AM PST

2008/02/15 · 07:28

No, this isn't what you're probably thinking. No, this is about nothing more than the Democratic Party's animal mascot. So don't panic, or start hurling insults.

Nice, huh? Too bright for your eyes? Here's one in a darker color scheme.

Join me below the fold for more.

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Shall the Democratic Party retire the Donkey in favor of the Bull Moose?

107 votes Vote Now!

Shall the Democratic Party retire the Donkey in favor of the Bull Moose?

Yes.

38 votes

No.

26 votes

I don't know.

5 votes

Who cares?

12 votes

Hey, that's the Progressive Party's logo! Hands off!

26 votes

Help keep Ohio's 10th Congressional District in Progressive Hands!

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Thursday February 14, 2008 · 10:48 AM PST

2008/02/14 · 10:48

As you're probably aware, Ohio's 10th Congressional is in the midst of a fierce primary battle. Motivated to seize the House seat for its preferred corporate candidate, and driven by hatred stretching back to Muny Light, the Cleveland Plain Dealer -- a very conservative newspaper and the town's only daily -- is trying to push Dennis Kucinich out after more than ten years of loyal and able service to his constituency.

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Wednesday February 13, 2008 · 7:33 AM PST

2008/02/13 · 07:33

It was meant to do one thing, and one thing only: provoke a reaction, either positive or negative. Mostly I hoped for positive, but expected negative. Surprisingly, I got a fair amount of positive reactions. Which gives me hope that there aren't so few of us Progressives here after all. My thanks to all those who replied, even -- hell, especially -- those who brought the trash-talk. If I struck that nerve of yours, it means I'm on the right track. And that you're not so far gone that you don't even pay attention.

And now the news.

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Tuesday February 12, 2008 · 6:19 PM PST

2008/02/12 · 18:19

You know, I had a blog entry all set up for today about Paul Krugman's column and accompanying blog entry from yesterday. But apparently it has become fashionable to blog about Professor Krugman a lot. Like here, and here. (The second one actually proves the economist's point rather well, by the way.) In short, y'all beat me to the punch, so why retread? So instead, I'm going to give you some tips on how not to try and win over Progressives.

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Monday February 11, 2008 · 7:48 AM PST

2008/02/11 · 07:48

http://www.opednews.com/...

Here's the relevant portion, but PLEASE read the whole column.

On Thursday, Chairman John Conyers' House Judiciary Committee held a hearing at which Attorney General Michael Mukasey said that he would not investigate torture or warrantless spying, he would not enforce contempt citations, and he would treat Justice Department opinions as providing immunity for crimes.

None of this was new, but perhaps it touched something in Conyers that had not been touched before. Following the hearing, he and two staffers met for over an hour with two members of Code Pink and discussed activism and impeachment, including Congressman Robert Wexler's proposal to begin impeachment hearings on Cheney.

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Sunday February 10, 2008 · 12:03 PM PST

2008/02/10 · 12:03

Sunday Funday shall be back next week. Today I have bigger fish to help fry. If you haven't read cmkay's excellent revelation thread about Barack Obama, you might want to do so now. Now before you start in with accusations of hit pieces or candidate trolling, let me remind you that this being the primary season we are supposed to vet the candidates before we go to convention. It's our duty as Democrats to make sure we come out with a candidate who can not only survive the general election but win by a large margin. We can't do that if we don't know our candidates. Sun Tzu wrote:

If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy or yourself, you will succumb in every battle.

We must know ourselves as well as the enemy. If we know the Republicans' candidate, but not our own, we cannot expect to be given any sympathy when we start whining to ourselves, "how did we manage to blow another opportunity?"

A bit more about the nomination battle.

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Saturday February 09, 2008 · 6:33 AM PST

2008/02/09 · 06:33

I had saved a draft of a little rant against those on this web site who toss out the word 'purity' as though being true to one's principles were somehow a bad thing, but after a couple days of cooling down and after reading a couple of pieces on the 'net pertaining to yesterday's entry, I thought I'd spare myself the self-inflicted flamefest. Allison Kilkenny muses about how Hillary Clinton might just turn off enough voters in the general election to have them stay home, which is kind of the argument Barack Obama, his wife, and their supporters have been encouraging.

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Friday February 08, 2008 · 9:07 AM PST

2008/02/08 · 09:07

With Mitt Romney now out of the Republican race for president, John McCain is much, much closer to locking up his political party's nomination. What does this mean for Democrats? Bad news, and here's why.

McCain now has less to worry about going into November. Mike Huckabee might yet pose a serious challenge, since he has the backing of the religious far right. But this assumes that Huckabee manages to win most states in the remaining primaries and caucuses. And there's no reason to think this shall be the case. The most likely scenario is that McCain continues to do well, and there will be no brokered Republican National Convention.

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Thursday February 07, 2008 · 7:41 AM PST

2008/02/07 · 07:41

Gore's not running. I just saw yet another diary entry with a poll including Al Gore as the main candidate on a Democratic ticket, and frankly, it's heartbreaking. Heartbreaking to see so many desperate members of the party clinging to false hope. It's bad enough to see it in the Obama camp; his rabid supporters think he's the second coming of JFK, and they absolutely will not abide any criticism of him no matter how legitimate. Never mind that if he's the second coming of anyone, it's Bill Clinton -- a Democrat who talks a good game but can't deliver on his lofty rhetoric of hope and change.

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Wednesday February 06, 2008 · 10:01 AM PST

2008/02/06 · 10:01

We now know what did in actor Heath Ledger: an accidental overdose of prescription medications, according to MSNBC. The combination of drugs in his system took their toll on the physically and mentally exhausted young man, and killed him.

John McCain -- again, according to MSNBC, has pulled into a clear lead over his rivals on Super Tuesday.

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