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I can only assume that everyone on Daily Kos will join me in denouncing this candidate, who went on national television and undermined his own party. The gory details below the fold.

This diary is going to piss a lot of people off. Well, that's too bad. Because I am in full-on gadfly mode. Because, dogmas need to be debunked. More below the fold.

Hillary Clinton made a curious choice this week--release an ad decrying the Vast Rightwing Conspiracy (VRWC) while at the same time trying to combat her image as polarizing. Chris Dodd pounced, ...

It seems to be taken as an article of faith here and in the Twitterverse that Janet Napolitano and the Department of Homeland Security are orchestrating local police departments in their crackdowns ...

The great liberal/progressive revolt has begun in Congress. Feeling powerless to torpedo the tax deal Obama cut with the Republicans, House Democrats finally stood up for 'progressive' values in an ...

In the wake of the Arab Spring, President Obama felt he had to reboot US policy towards the so-called Israel/Palestine peace process. No longer could he rely on dictators to keep the peace with ...

(To be honest, this makes me think more highly of Edwards and especially his wife. And it seems like classic DC consultant crap that they fed him.) In case anyone had any silly notions about ...

Well, 2004 Bill Clinton says that. It's unclear whether 2008 Bill Clinton would remain intellectually honest or whether he would evasively microparse his way out of it. (That was a joke, of ...

Two stories running today discuss the outstanding success Hillary Clinton has had raising money this quarter. This should surprise, well, no sentient being. Clinton has been dominating the polls, ...

Here at Dkos, and on the Internets in general, references to "Barack" and "John" and even "Dennis" aren't used to refer to candidates. But, one candidate is commonly referred to by her first name. ...

Oh man. Just when Hillary Clintonlooks like an unstoppable juggernaut, that pesky Iowa reminds folks that it matters, just as John Edwards and Barack Obama still matter. The shocking, ...

There are four current Senators who are running for the Democratic nomination for President. There have developed two competing narratives regarding these four Senators and their relative levels ...

Do you want to know what all of the internal fighting, struggle, sweat, and debate amongst Democrats is going produce? 'Advisory' guidelines. Yep. We get to pass a bill that gives Bush advice.

I've tried to avoid writing primary 2008 diaries for a whole host of reasons (the foremost of which is that they're grossly premature). But Barack Obama's website is featuring something ...

In the FP story where mcjoan felt compelled to give theblaz's dead horse one more kick in the ribs, it became abundantly ...

The name of Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States is Mahmud Ali Durrani. The English translation of his name is "Tony Snow" I believe. He recently gave an interview which calls to mind ...

George W. Bush is the worst president in the history of the United States. He lacks human decency, intellectual capacity, and the common sense of a goat. He has been one rolling wave of disasters ...

There has been a lot of uproar about the disgraceful comments about women and Social Security made by Al Simpson, co-chair of the National Commission on ...

That Joe Lieberman is a sycophantic, unprincipled weasel who licks the boots of power is now a matter of bi-partisan agreement. Today, mindful of how history has judged others and how it will ...

Yep, John McCain, not content to become Bush's third Term, has decided to make his campaign all about him being the next Dick Cheney. ...

Once again folks on the Netroots are being played for chumps. Last time, it was the stupid Moveon advertisement nontroversy. This ...

Former Senator Alan K. Simpson, a Republican from Wyoming, has a startling opinion column in the Washington Post today. Startling because the headline is more honest and blunt on the issue of anti-

Apparently Senate Republicans didn't get the memo that Barack Obama only cares about making sure that everyone gets along. Obama's unabashedly pro-family and progressive amendment to the ...

"This court would not only have to stretch, it would have to abandon and completely overrule a lot of modern precedent, which would do grave damage to this court, in its credibility and power. The ...

Caveat: 'Undecided' leads the race by a wide margin. Gore/Clark fans may commence fighting over that vote. Caveat II: I'm also unsure of Elon University and its methodology, so this poll ...

The Appropriations Committee voted today on the timeline for withdrawal from Iraq and the overall supplemental appropriation. Long story short: the vote was a victory for the good guys. ...

Recommend TomP's excellent diary on this subject! As in "lies." As in dishonesty, deceipt, and deception. As in, ...

I'll make this short and sweet. In an attempt to follow up, tag-team style on the Edwards bloggerz flap, the 'national Catholic-based advocacy group" Fidelis has called upon Senators Clinton ...

Today, a Swiftboating group has its mouthpiece out. You know which ones--the American Issues Project. The ones with the repulsive William Ayers ad out. Today, they're trotting out their ...

In a determined effort to convince the base that losing their Senate majority would be no big deal, Senate Democrats are already trying to dismantle the jobs program, and using Republican talking ...

So, the filibuster was broken yesterday (barely), which means full speed ahead on granting immediate relief to those who have suffered because of that filibuster, right?

If one wants any proof that the years of tireless advocacy for healthcare reform and protecting the rights of children have paid some dividends, one need look no further than the Republican outrage ...

New York (Geek News Services) NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell reacted swiftly and sharply to the revelation that the Bush Administration had illegally spied on American citizens by fining ...

The word 'triangulation' is one of the most overused words in the political lexicon. It's stale rhetoric just as it's a stale tactic. However, I think we need to come up with a new word--'...

I know, it feels stupid to even contemplate it, let alone type it. Things have been awful, and Bush's stewardship has been as awful as could be. But, the New York Times today reports that Iraqis--

Washington (GNS) With Rudey Giuliani staving off multiple scandals, many observers have begun to look ahead to a Republican presidential primary contest without the former New York mayor. And ...