Posting History for RDemocrat
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| Whirlpool Rally Shows What we Should all be Doing Over at Hillbilly Report, we have been following the Whirlpool plant closing in Evansville, Indiana. This ... |
RDemocrat | 02/27/2010 | 23 | 26 | - | 38 |
| Whose Gonna Take Your Guns?? Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
Being a life-long Progressive Democrat in a mostly rural Congressional ... |
RDemocrat | 02/24/2010 | 221 | 10 | - | 21 |
| Help Rally to Save Evansville Whirlpool Plant In this diary from earlier in the week I detailed how Whirlpool is a profitable company that has taken ... |
RDemocrat | 02/24/2010 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 158 |
| Creation of Consumer Protection Agency is a No-Brainer Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
As legislators grapple with ways to try and avoid ... |
RDemocrat | 02/23/2010 | 4 | 5 | - | 15 |
| Tell Whirlpool: Enough is Enough!! Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
Across the Ohio River from Kentucky in Indiana is the city of Evansville. |
RDemocrat | 02/19/2010 | 55 | 34 | - | 31 |
| John Yarmuth of Kentucky's Third: He Has Earned Our Support Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
In Kentucky there is one person that working ... |
RDemocrat | 02/16/2010 | 11 | 10 | - | 239 |
| Service-Type Jobs Drive Working Poverty in America Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
With the apparent death of manufacturing in America ... |
RDemocrat | 02/15/2010 | 38 | 33 | 1 | 33 |
| Biden Admits the Obvious, Should Go Further Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
Many of us here were opposed to the Iraq War from the start. ... |
RDemocrat | 02/14/2010 | 4 | 8 | - | 24 |
| Opinion: Budget Cuts for NASA a Very Bad Idea Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
With the state of the economy and already balloning deficits ... |
RDemocrat | 02/10/2010 | 96 | 6 | 1 | 28 |
| Sarah Palin: Failed Voice of a Disgraced Movement Crossposted from Hillbilly Report. |
RDemocrat | 02/08/2010 | 10 | 5 | - | 15 |
| Taiwan Arm Sales are Hopefully a Good Beginning in New Chinese Relations Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
In a long overdue move that is ... |
RDemocrat | 01/31/2010 | 43 | 9 | - | 9 |
| Needed: Partisanship Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
I keep hearing from the President and other party leaders how our country needs to get past "... |
RDemocrat | 01/29/2010 | 7 | 4 | - | 15 |
| Obama to Announce Middle-Class Relief Measures Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
With the current setbacks in election results President ... |
RDemocrat | 01/25/2010 | 59 | 14 | - | 28 |
| What is There to Weigh?? Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
I found an article today that sums the times up for Progressives quite nicely. It ... |
RDemocrat | 01/11/2010 | 7 | 4 | - | 9 |
| More on Jim DeMint and Republican Super-Hypocrisy Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
The hypocrisy of the Republicans on the recent failed ... |
RDemocrat | 12/30/2009 | 13 | 9 | - | 29 |
| No Easy Answers to Yemeni Problem Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
With the attempt on Christmas Day to blow up an airliner in Detroit, ... |
RDemocrat | 12/28/2009 | 12 | 5 | - | 28 |
| Could the Next Decade Possibly be Worse Than the Last?? Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
On New Year's Eve we will be ushering in not only ... |
RDemocrat | 12/27/2009 | 113 | 21 | - | 158 |
| Rockefeller to Hold Hearing on Attempted Terror Attack Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
By now most of you have heard about the attempted ... |
RDemocrat | 12/26/2009 | 13 | 7 | - | 40 |
| One More Thing Healthcare Did Not Accomplish Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
We have been pretty disappointed here for most of the ... |
RDemocrat | 12/25/2009 | 139 | 16 | - | 78 |
| Exposed: Mike Ross Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
How can we talk about the death and burying in a shallow grave of the public option ... |
RDemocrat | 12/23/2009 | 11 | 13 | - | 73 |
| Goodbye and Good Riddance Crossposted from HillbillyReport
Today Democratic Party leaders got what they will consider bad news. However, I ... |
RDemocrat | 12/22/2009 | 39 | 27 | - | 97 |
| Individual Mandate Should Join Single-Payer and Public Option in a Shallow Grave Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
Let us make no mistake ... |
RDemocrat | 12/21/2009 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 41 |
| Tea-Bagger Protest Once Again Ignores Harsh Realities Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
I know that every American has the right to assemble and protest peaceably in this country. It is one ... |
RDemocrat | 12/13/2009 | 20 | 24 | - | 76 |
| Hey Rush: IF You Were Occupied by the Left.... Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
Over the months that President Obama has been in the White House and Democrats have controlled ... |
RDemocrat | 12/11/2009 | 19 | 13 | - | 86 |
| Corporate Democrats: Here We Go Again Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
Remember last year when the stripping down of regulations on the ... |
RDemocrat | 12/10/2009 | 13 | 18 | - | 86 |
| Our Tent May Be Too Large Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
One thing that Democrats have always proclaimed about our party is that we have ... |
RDemocrat | 12/09/2009 | 86 | 15 | - | 110 |
| An Appeal to Russ Feingold Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
I like many of my fellow Progressives across the country right now feel very ... |
RDemocrat | 12/09/2009 | 25 | 5 | - | 65 |
| Does the Federal Employees Model Really Have Appeal?? Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
In the current healthcare debate in the "House of ... |
RDemocrat | 12/08/2009 | 17 | 4 | - | 39 |
| Mitch McConnell: Stifles the Chuckle of the Beast Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
Mitch McConnell. As a citizen of Kentucky I must apolegize yet again to the whole enlightened world ... |
RDemocrat | 12/05/2009 | 16 | 16 | - | 299 |
| Thank You Maurice Hinchey Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
Many of us for a long time have believed that Osama bin-Laden was given a free ... |
RDemocrat | 12/01/2009 | 30 | 15 | - | 179 |
| Senate Amendments to Healthcare Bill Begin Visit us at Hillbilly Report.
Well, we are now ready to see how much further healtchare reform will be stripped in the Senate. Today, a ... |
RDemocrat | 11/30/2009 | 22 | 16 | - | 293 |
| Opinion: The Progressive Curse is Running Around in Circles Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
It is no secret to many of us that this country has needed a Progressive direction to correct many of ... |
RDemocrat | 11/28/2009 | 31 | 10 | - | 233 |
| New Policy Paper Shows the Failure of House and Senate Health Reform Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
In America the one option that would ... |
RDemocrat | 11/26/2009 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 194 |
| Boehner and His Corporate PAC Golf Parties Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
Not long ago we found out that my Republican Congressman, Exxon Ed Whitfield had ... |
RDemocrat | 11/24/2009 | 23 | 10 | - | 241 |
| Congressman Awesome Gets an Opponent Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
One thing the healthcare debate has shown us is that here in Kentucky we have exactly one member of ... |
RDemocrat | 11/22/2009 | 6 | 18 | - | 118 |
| Stimulus Shows America Needs Investing in Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
Democrats and particularly President Obama have been taking a ... |
RDemocrat | 11/21/2009 | 7 | 4 | - | 165 |
| Limbaugh and McConnell: Peas in a Chinese Pod Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
It appears that besides being two of the most selfish of the greediest and least patriotic among us ... |
RDemocrat | 11/17/2009 | 2 | 6 | - | 191 |
| Tom Periello Smeared by Chamber, May be Burned in Effigy Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
The opponents of Progress in our country are showing just what they are made of. There latest target ... |
RDemocrat | 11/15/2009 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 178 |
| Gingrich Shows Hypocrisy and MSA on Job Losses Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
Newt Gingrich seems to be suffering from a mass ailment ... |
RDemocrat | 11/13/2009 | 4 | 4 | - | 197 |
| The Great Sadness of Healthcare Reform Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
Oh, those poor souls who are crying so hard about the legislation provided for Universal Healthcare in ... |
RDemocrat | 11/09/2009 | 12 | 9 | - | 120 |
| Right-Wing Pundits Smear Pelosi on Transparency Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
Well, we have a healthcare bill passed in the House. While I have very mixed feelings on the bill, it ... |
RDemocrat | 11/08/2009 | 5 | 2 | - | 235 |
| Queen of the Fools Strikes Again Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
The right just loves to fear the dark. After falling for the propoganda ... |
RDemocrat | 11/07/2009 | 13 | 10 | - | 111 |
| Tea-Baggers Are Covered and Care Less About Anyone Else Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
Ah, the teabag movement has once again marshalled it's forces in Washington ... |
RDemocrat | 11/06/2009 | 14 | 9 | - | 92 |
| Republican Healthcare Plan More Laughable Than Democrats Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
With all the disappointment I feel at the Democratic proposals likely to be written into law in both ... |
RDemocrat | 11/04/2009 | 21 | 5 | - | 44 |
| New Stories Highlight Disturbing Turn in Healthcare Debate Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
In the wake of ... |
RDemocrat | 11/03/2009 | 49 | 18 | 2 | 127 |
| Before Considering Constitutionality, Is This the Best We Can Do?? Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
One of the burning questions in the ... |
RDemocrat | 10/30/2009 | 20 | 6 | - | 74 |
| Waltz Offers Progressive Vision for Campaign Finance Reform Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
After investing much money, passion and time ... |
RDemocrat | 10/29/2009 | 8 | 6 | - | 51 |
| The Real Weakness of Democrats Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
You know, living in a red area that has a Democratic tradition I constantly hear one thing when trying ... |
RDemocrat | 10/28/2009 | 39 | 20 | - | 60 |
| Economic Hardship Increases Need for the Employee Free Choice Act Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
With the ever-encompassing debate over healthcare another Progressive initiative that is greatly ... |
RDemocrat | 10/27/2009 | 5 | 3 | - | 43 |
| "Cadillac" Plans Cannot and Should Not be Expected to Fund Healthcare Reform Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
One of the main arguments about healthcare reform has been just how we will fund the much needed ... |
RDemocrat | 10/23/2009 | 57 | 12 | 1 | 175 |
| Once a Dick, Always a Dick Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
The Republican Party as a whole is suffering from a huge case of mass amnesia. ... |
RDemocrat | 10/22/2009 | 22 | 8 | - | 102 |
| Execs at Firms That Crashed Economy Getting Pay Cut Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
While the Obama Administration has disappointed me in ... |
RDemocrat | 10/21/2009 | 6 | 10 | - | 85 |
| Public Option More Popular Than Baucus Bill Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
Remember when the Public Option was dead?? Remember that it ... |
RDemocrat | 10/20/2009 | 5 | 8 | - | 60 |
| Concession is NOT a Strategy I hail from the red area of Western Kentucky as many know. (Feel free to read on anyway). This can have many frustrations in itself as we deal with not only Conservatives in our party who ... |
RDemocrat | 10/19/2009 | 4 | 5 | - | 28 |
| Labor Leader McEntee Ruffles Feathers in White House Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
You know, one thing that led to so much disaster in ... |
RDemocrat | 10/18/2009 | 56 | 24 | - | 58 |
| The Real Danger of 2010 Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
Republicans are already salivating at their chances for gains in 2010. In my opinion, I think they ... |
RDemocrat | 10/17/2009 | 8 | 3 | - | 32 |
| Rush Limbaugh Serves the Cheese With his Whine Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
Poor Rush Limbaugh. Maybe he should learn that if you want to spew lies and propoganda about other ... |
RDemocrat | 10/15/2009 | 96 | 28 | 1 | 73 |
| Three Virtues of Funding Healthcare Reform Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
Well, the Senate Finance Committee has voted to pass the junk ... |
RDemocrat | 10/13/2009 | 5 | 1 | - | 94 |
| Insurance Industry Report Should be Rallying Cry for Single-Payer Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
Man, leave it to the health insurance companies. They are getting a sweet deal in the Senate Finance ... |
RDemocrat | 10/12/2009 | 5 | 5 | - | 25 |
| Is This Healthcare Reform Really the Model we Want?? Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
The legislation the Senate Finance Committee will vote ... |
RDemocrat | 10/10/2009 | 10 | 7 | - | 49 |
| Who Tripled the Debt?? Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
You know, President Obama has disappointed me in a few regards. First, backtracking ... |
RDemocrat | 10/09/2009 | 14 | 15 | - | 140 |
| Lets Hope Pelosi's Place is Fighting for Sanity in Afghanistan Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
Nancy Pelosi has long ruffled the wingnut feathers. Just the mere mention of the city she hails from, ... |
RDemocrat | 10/08/2009 | 30 | 5 | - | 56 |
| Healthcare Reform Calls for Unthinkable Sacrifice Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
Today, there was a lot of news on the Healthcare front. It seems as if everyone is having some kind of ... |
RDemocrat | 10/06/2009 | 8 | 10 | - | 74 |
| It is Time to Speak on War Once More Crossposted from Hillbilly Report
When the "War on Terror" began their were objectives to that war to be achieved. We were to go over ... |
RDemocrat | 10/05/2009 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 245 |
| Running Around in Circles on Healthcare Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
You know, single-payer was taken off the table before the table ... |
RDemocrat | 10/03/2009 | 11 | 5 | - | 22 |
| Finance Committee Wraps up Work on Corporate Welfare Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
Well, the good news is that healthcare reform has reached an historical first as it now appears that ... |
RDemocrat | 10/02/2009 | 7 | 2 | - | 40 |
| Younger Workers Get Even More Bad News Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
We have ... |
RDemocrat | 10/01/2009 | 81 | 22 | - | 121 |
| Corporate Democrats Defeat Public Option in Finance Committee Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
As many people suspected, the Max Baucus ... |
RDemocrat | 09/29/2009 | 32 | 7 | - | 22 |
| Recession Widens Gap Between Rich and Poor Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
It seems like the one constant that can be depended on in this ... |
RDemocrat | 09/28/2009 | 8 | 21 | 3 | 50 |
| Chamber Of Commerce Opposition Underscores Need for New Regulator Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
One way you can tell whether something ... |
RDemocrat | 09/24/2009 | 3 | 5 | - | 46 |
| Hey Sarah: Not Me!! Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
It appears Sarah Palin is trying to shore up her foreign policy credentials for a ... |
RDemocrat | 09/23/2009 | 17 | 8 | - | 31 |
| More McConnell Hypocrisy on Reconciliation Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
If Democrats are wondering whether to use reconciliation or ... |
RDemocrat | 09/22/2009 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 10 |
| The Scourge of Child and Forced Labor is Still Very Real Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
With the outsourcing of our middle-class jobs to virtual ... |
RDemocrat | 09/21/2009 | 5 | 9 | - | 28 |
| Patriot Act Revisitation Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
Several provisions in the Patriot Act will be coming up for re-authorization this week. Now, I believe ... |
RDemocrat | 09/20/2009 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 138 |
| Republicans Should Knee-Jerk Against Themselves Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
While I have been disappointed somewhat with some of the decisions made by President Obama, the ... |
RDemocrat | 09/19/2009 | 4 | 7 | - | 65 |
| Rockefeller, Liberals Expected to Blink First Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
The Baucus compromise and its released seemed to finally reach the "bi-partisanship" it sought. However, |
RDemocrat | 09/18/2009 | 15 | 8 | - | 16 |
| House Votes For Easier College Access Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
The House of Representatives voted today to shift student loans to the government freeing up $80 ... |
RDemocrat | 09/17/2009 | 7 | 2 | - | 63 |
| Democrats Hold Fast on the Public Option... For Now Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
With all the fanfare we have known for quite some time now that the Baucus "compromise", which none of ... |
RDemocrat | 09/16/2009 | 20 | 9 | - | 10 |
| Health Costs for American Families Skyrocket Crossposted from Hillbilly Report .
In a report that underscores the need for real healthcare reform and a public option it has been found ... |
RDemocrat | 09/15/2009 | 19 | 18 | - | 35 |
| Nighmare in the Senate Rolls on Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
In the Senate there is good news and bad news on the Healthcare Bill being crafted by insurance ... |
RDemocrat | 09/14/2009 | 12 | 12 | - | 2 |
| Kent Conrad, Max Baucus, and Barack Obama are Scaring Me Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
Not only is the version of healthcare in the Senate Finance Committee garbage, but now Sen. Kent ... |
RDemocrat | 09/13/2009 | 181 | 34 | 2 | 70 |
| Limbaugh Cannot Accept the Truth of 9-11 Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
9-11 should not be a political statement for anyone. It should be a sad day of remembrence that many ... |
RDemocrat | 09/11/2009 | 12 | 15 | - | 58 |
| Some Republicans Finally Tire of Their Own Antics Crossposted from Hillilly Report.
From the "Man, it sure took long enough" category, it appears as if maybe finally some Republicans are tiring of ... |
RDemocrat | 09/10/2009 | 24 | 35 | - | 35 |
| Progressive Disappointment Sets In Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
During the Presidential campaign many Progressives were definately inspired by a new, potentially ... |
RDemocrat | 09/09/2009 | 158 | 28 | - | 33 |
| Christian Hate Groups Signing Their Own Death Certificate Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
Jesus is stated to have visited the Temple in Jerusalem, Herod's Temple, at which the ... |
RDemocrat | 09/08/2009 | 31 | 19 | - | 48 |
| Will Justice Roberts Legislate from the Bench?? Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
You know, the hypocrisy of Repubicans has become quite astounding. They whine and moan about welfare ... |
RDemocrat | 09/07/2009 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 189 |
| Republican Incompetence Crashed the Post Office Too Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
In the fight against Universal Healthcare and a government-run option I keep hearing one argument pop ... |
RDemocrat | 09/07/2009 | 43 | 75 | 7 | 292 |
| On Conspiracy Theory.... Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
I may say some things that some disagree with in this post so I apolegize in advance. I am a pretty ... |
RDemocrat | 09/05/2009 | 18 | 4 | - | 16 |
| McConnell: Management "Enlightened" Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
I am always apolegizing to the entire enlightened world for Mitch McConnell. This time I must do it ... |
RDemocrat | 09/03/2009 | 5 | 7 | - | 5 |
| AFL-CIO Details "Lost Generation" Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
One of the key components to the American Dream has always been that one generation wants their children to be ... |
RDemocrat | 09/02/2009 | 6 | 8 | - | 43 |
| American Christians Could Learn From Canadian Counterparts Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
You know, we seem to be hearing a lot of railing and gnashing of teeth from Christians in America who ... |
RDemocrat | 09/01/2009 | 15 | 8 | - | 5 |
| Jay Needs Justice Kossacks, this will be a short diary but we need your help. This story was reported on our site, Hillbilly Report. A ... |
RDemocrat | 08/31/2009 | 18 | 10 | - | 1 |
| Right-Wing Propoganda Machine Answered Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
Well, we knew it was coming. Senator Kennedy has not even been buried yet and already the right-wing ... |
RDemocrat | 08/27/2009 | 14 | 11 | - | 2 |
| Republican Alternative to Healthcare Reform the True Nightmare Scenario Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
During the current debate over healthcare reform we have heard all kinds of nightmare scenarios and ideas for what ... |
RDemocrat | 08/26/2009 | 8 | 9 | - | 8 |
| Pray in Jesus Name?? Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
We have detailed both ... |
RDemocrat | 08/24/2009 | 47 | 35 | 2 | 207 |
| Sobering Facts on the Uninsured and the Public Option Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
Conservatives and Republican politicians would have us believe that the problem of 47 million ... |
RDemocrat | 08/23/2009 | 12 | 23 | 2 | 24 |
| Obama Reaches Out to Religious Institutions Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
In the wake of a far-right radio station here in Kentucky attempting to ... |
RDemocrat | 08/20/2009 | 9 | 6 | - | 6 |
| Right-Wing Myth Versus Hard Reality Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
Many of us have known all along that the right-wing loons will do anything to maintain the status-quo ... |
RDemocrat | 08/19/2009 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 58 |
| Republicans Roll out the Gipper To Their Own Shame Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
Across the lunatic wingnut airwaves this week a funny thing happened. Ronald Reagan was summoned from ... |
RDemocrat | 08/17/2009 | 4 | 3 | - | 3 |
| Fueling and Funding the Lunatic-Fringe Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
The current debate on healthcare has shown us many things. It has shown us that many people in this ... |
RDemocrat | 08/16/2009 | 7 | 11 | - | 9 |