Barack Obama: A Door to the Democratic Party

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Friday December 01, 2006 · 11:48 AM PST

2006/12/01 · 11:48

Let's suspend for a moment, our typical expectations of a Democratic nominee for POTUS. Typically we look at things like leadership, integrity, experience, familiarity with the issues and electability.

We argue back and forth over who has the best position on this issue or who raised the most money for that candidate, and still we seem to come up short.

For once, it would be nice to have a general election where the two candidates are not 50/50. We can argue about how Gore really won in 2000 or about all the election fraud that has occurred, but the reality is that these men (Bush, Gore and Kerry) could only manage to persuade just under half of the voting population that they were the man for the job. SIMPLY UNNACCEPTABLE!

An opportunity lies before us... the opportunity to choose a nominee that has a fresh face and may very well appeal to the majority of Americans. Let's take a look at some of Senator Obama's many redeeming qualities below the fold...

UPDATE: Just to clarify, I'm simply highlighting some of the positive things about Obama. This is not to say I prefer him over the other candidates, but that I think a lot of people are quick to come up with reasons not to support a candidate rather than what that candidate might do for our country.

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Monday October 02, 2006 · 2:31 PM PDT

2006/10/02 · 14:31

Over the past four days, the PredatorGate Scandal has escalated beyond what anyone could have imagined. The fallout in my honest opinion, will certainly deliver the House of Representatives to Democrats, even if we only end up with 218 seats.

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Contract with America II: The new New Deal

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Monday August 21, 2006 · 9:38 AM PDT

2006/08/21 · 09:38

I believe that individuals have a responsibility to make the most of their own lives, and that government has a responsibility to make sure people have the opportunity, the security, and the tools to do so.

No, I didn't say that, Rahm Emmanuel did. It's from The Plan, a well-articulated social contract between Americans and their government. Last night appopt wrote a snarky diary comparing The Plan to the Contract with America. Having read his diary, I figured The Plan was just another copy of that 6 for '06 stuff Democrats were talking about a couple weeks ago. Still, I decided to click on the link he provided for the Chicago Sun-Times article previewing The Plan. Was it another 6 for '06?

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Get Serious!

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Sunday July 09, 2006 · 11:35 PM PDT

2006/07/09 · 23:35

The sectarian violence in Iraq has very obviously turned a corner, with the recent news of Shiite's rampaging a Sunni neighborhood killing women and children. It's time for Democrats to get serious. SERIOUSLY! This is what needs to happen--- follow me below the fold. Read More

Neglect

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Saturday July 08, 2006 · 11:11 AM PDT

2006/07/08 · 11:11

I want to march on Washington. I want to rally millions of my fellow Americans in the streets outside of the Capitol, outside of the White House and the Supreme Court. Once and for all we must be heard, for neglect has run rampant in DC and it will surely lead to our demise. Follow me below the fold. Read More

Obama the Underminer

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Friday June 30, 2006 · 12:52 PM PDT

2006/06/30 · 12:52

In the lead up to the fall elections this year, Democrats have taken several steps towards solidifying their positions and putting the Republicans on the defensive. All this while the Republicans continue to put their collective feet in their collective big-fat mouth. Are Democrats perfect? No. Do they have a lot more to learn? Yes. However, there is nothing that irks me more than a prominent Democrat, undermining our party when the party is making positive steps forward... no, no, believe it or not, I'm not referring to Lieberman. I'm talking about his protege and my junior Senator, Barack Obama. More below the fold. Read More

Perhaps a Backlash is in order, eh?

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Saturday June 03, 2006 · 9:23 AM PDT

2006/06/03 · 09:23

I'm sure this isn't news for most who visit DKos regularly. For those who didn't know, it's an election year and the Republicans are scared. Next week, they will attempt to rally their extemist base by introducing new legislation to ban Same-Sex Marriage. It's obviously not going to pass, so we can all take comfort in only being discriminated by the respective states in which we reside (except you lucky, open-minded bastards in Massachussetts.) But does that mean we should allow the Do-Nothing Republican Congress to get away with ignoring real issues in favor of spreading hate? HARDLY. More below the fold Read More

Did we miss an opportunity?

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Tuesday May 30, 2006 · 11:45 AM PDT

2006/05/30 · 11:45

Last night, BlueTide wrote an excellent diary entitled You Frame the Democratic Narrative , urging Kos Members to take an active part in creating The American Covenant, a Democratic Manifesto. For months, we've been writing diaries about how Democrats need a message, a slogan, a characterization... something to create an image that the general public can relate to. Most Americans don't take time to even catch a few minutes of the 24-hour bullshit cycle, let alone blog here or anywhere else for an hour. So when they go to the polls or when their friends pass along political gossip, they need to know who we are and what we stand for... and we ought to be the ones who tell them... not the Republicans. Here is our opportunity. More below. Read More

Let's do a little characterization, shall we?

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Tuesday May 23, 2006 · 1:03 AM PDT

2006/05/23 · 01:03

I'm sick of hearing the Republicans and the Neutered-Media claim that Democrats don't have ideas. The Republicans don't have any ideas because they've tried them all... and they didn't work. Yet there is still a chance that the Republicans will retain power over THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT. Why? Because the American people "know" who the Republicans are. Let's meet the Democrats, below the fold. Read More

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