Posting History for markw
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| The 2016 Primaries and the Future of the Democratic Party There was a very interesting opinion piece in the Washington Post this morning by Dana Milbank. Milbank describes how the Democratic Party at the local level has shriveled in recent year, partly due t |
markw | 02/21/2016 | 7 | 6 | - | - |
| Alabama shooter an academic fraud (with evidence) Anybody out there still think that Amy Bishop, though a murderer, may have been inappropriately turned down for tenure? How would you like to see evidence that she is an academic fraud? |
markw | 02/15/2010 | 90 | 30 | 2 | 255 |
| Alabama suspect demanded getaway car in 1986 OK, I realize that this appears to be getting further and further away from politics. Or, perhaps closer, if it raises more questions about why Amy Bishop was never charged in 1986. |
markw | 02/14/2010 | 78 | 8 | - | 35 |
| Did Univ. of Alabama suspect murder before? (Updated x 2) Over the last couple of days, I've read some outrageous accusations about the University of Alabama, Huntsville and its faculty. For some odd reason, after a deranged faculty member, Amy Bishop, ... |
markw | 02/13/2010 | 164 | 29 | - | 82 |
| Plan to retrieve bonuses from non-U.S. citizens at AIG One of the issues that has been raised in regards to 100% taxing of bonuses paid to AIG employees is that many of them are not U.S. citizens and do not live in the U.S. They thus do not pay U.S. ... |
markw | 03/18/2009 | 38 | - | - | - |
| Why Hamas must be defeated All those who love peace feel a heavy heart at the current situation in Palestine and Israel. In particular, Israel's most recent decision to send its troops into Gaza will mean much more death and ... |
markw | 01/03/2009 | 228 | 17 | 1 | 20 |
| I've been to Gaza.... I imagine I'm one of the few people on DailyKos who has been to Gaza. I stopped there in December 1999-January 2000 during a round-trip car trip from Cairo (where I was living and working) to Tel ... |
markw | 12/27/2008 | 103 | 9 | - | 17 |
| Super-Delegates vs. Caucus-Selected Delegates There has been all sorts of fuss from the Obama campaign about what will happen if the Super Delegates overthrow the supposed will of the people. I have another question, though, what if the caucus-... |
markw | 02/08/2008 | 74 | 19 | - | - |
| Fair Rules and Unfair Rules From reading this and other blogs, I get the impression that there are "fair" rules that must be followed, because they were agreed to in advance (whether or not they are democratic), and other "... |
markw | 02/07/2008 | 34 | 14 | - | - |
| Hillary or Obama? The deciding issue for me I have been supporting Hillary throughout this campaign, and at times I have sharply criticized Obama out of partisanship. But the reality is that I find many things attractive about Obama too. I ... |
markw | 02/01/2008 | 101 | 30 | - | 5 |
| Florida by the Numbers People are debating back and forth about whether Florida "counts" in any of a number of ways: whether the delegates will eventually be counted, whether the vote signifies anything about potential ... |
markw | 01/29/2008 | 55 | 20 | 3 | 9 |
| The State of the Race Barack Obama had a great night. Congratulations to him and his supporters. We have now completed the four "official" early contests in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, and South Carolina. It's an ... |
markw | 01/26/2008 | 77 | 7 | - | - |
| LA Times: Obama says he bungled Illinois votes The L.A. Times has an article today about how Barack Obama claims he bungled five ... |
markw | 01/23/2008 | 145 | 17 | 1 | 26 |
| Clinton Wins Strip Precincts Clinton won 7 of the 9 at-large worksite precincts on the Las Vegas strip. Overall the results at these nine precincts were as ... |
markw | 01/19/2008 | 86 | 15 | - | 8 |
| Surprising Poll Results in California The just-released L.A. Times poll ( article -- |
markw | 01/15/2008 | 88 | 16 | - | 14 |
| Are "at-large" worksite caucuses fair? The recent lawsuit against Nevada's at-large worksite caucuses has caused quite a bit of debate and discussion. In this diary, I intend to look in depth at the issue, linking to relevant documents ... |
markw | 01/13/2008 | 49 | 19 | - | - |
| The View from Manchester For many on this site, the 1990s look like part of the problem. NAFTA, welfare reform, triangulation--the whole nine yards. The problems didn't start in 2001--we have to overturn Washington and ... |
markw | 01/09/2008 | 23 | 18 | - | 7 |
| A Shocking Map (with poll) Even though it's happened in the past, a lot of us have nevertheless been surprised at how a victory in one small rural state, where less than 20% of the population votes, can radically transform a ... |
markw | 01/07/2008 | 84 | 10 | - | 9 |
| Time to give up? Obama won a big victory in Iowa. He is a strong favorite to follow up with wins New Hampshire and South Carolina. The conventional wisdom on this site and in much of the media is that Hillary is ... |
markw | 01/07/2008 | 55 | 14 | - | 4 |
| ARG Iowa: C: 34, O: 25, E: 21 Well, those of you who have been calling ARG a junk pollster will have your arguments either greatly bolstered or dispoven by day's end. ARG is calling the Iowa race dramatically differently than ... |
markw | 01/03/2008 | 125 | 19 | - | 3 |
| New CNN & Zogby polls contradict DMR: What's going on? New polls today by CNN and Zogby both put Clinton in first place. What are the numbers and how can you explain the difference between these and the DMR poll? More below the ... |
markw | 01/01/2008 | 79 | 16 | - | 9 |
| Iowa AFSCME did what? A diary today claimed in its title that "Iowa AFSCME disavows HRC." That would be a very interesting development if it occured. ... |
markw | 12/21/2007 | 42 | 19 | - | 84 |
| Four Reasons I Support Hillary Hillary supporters are sometimes criticized for focusing too much on the polls or the horserace, and not enough on why they support their candidate. Well, below are four heartfelt reasons I support ... |
markw | 12/18/2007 | 308 | 248 | 7 | 223 |
| Slandering Obama I've had enough with this slander of Obama. Time to take action. See details below. |
markw | 12/17/2007 | 87 | 16 | 1 | - |
| How DMR McCain endorsement helps Hillary Hillary landed perhaps the most important yet of the campaign today, that of the Des Moines register. Overlooked in all the excitement (or disappointment for some) is their endorsement in the ... |
markw | 12/15/2007 | 37 | 17 | 1 | 1 |
| Why Hillary Will Win With the race virtually tied in Iowa and New Hampshire, and Obama having some momentum, should he now be favored to win?
Well, not so fast. Hillary has some huge advantages in this race that allow ... |
markw | 12/14/2007 | 128 | 17 | - | - |
| Hillary's reserve strengths Obama has some momentum and an excellent chance to win Iowa. A victory in Iowa could propel more independents to his camp and bring him victory in New Hampshire. Following those big wins, African ... |
markw | 12/01/2007 | 72 | 16 | 1 | 10 |
| Top Ten Reasons For Mandated Universal Health Care Like many Democratic voters, health care reform is one of my most important priorities. I believe the "sine qua non" of any acceptable health care plan is Universal Health Care . And, |
markw | 11/30/2007 | 138 | 18 | 2 | 7 |
| Individual Mandates and Universal Health Insurance The most important difference between the health plans put forth by Obama, on the one hand, and Edwards and Clinton, on the other hand, is that of individual mandates. Simply put, Edwards and ... |
markw | 11/26/2007 | 68 | 19 | - | 15 |
| Clinton addresses autism Hillary Clinton unveiled a plan today to help children and families affected by autism. As I am both the father of a three-year-old son with autism and a professor of education, I took special note. |
markw | 11/24/2007 | 117 | 39 | - | 23 |
| Let's talk about the social security cap I'm what you might call a "tax and spend" liberal. If I were running for office, my Republican opponents could accurately attack me for saying there was never a tax that I didn't like.
However, I ... |
markw | 11/16/2007 | 47 | 14 | 1 | 8 |
| 1st Post-Debate Poll Results Many has speculated that Hillary Clinton might suffer in the polls following the most recent debate. Others claim that it would have no effect or she might even benefit. What does the first data ... |
markw | 11/02/2007 | 34 | 16 | - | 3 |
| AFSCME endorses Hillary The 1.4 million member American Federation of State, County, & Municipal Workers union (AFSCME) has endorsed Hillary Clinton for president.
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markw | 10/31/2007 | 91 | 24 | 1 | 25 |
| Victory! (from a UCI faculty member) (also diaried while I was writing this diary by FoundingFatherDAR )
Proponents of academic freedom have won a stunning victory at the ... |
markw | 09/17/2007 | 19 | 22 | - | 24 |
| A Clinton-Clark ticket? Cross-posted at Hillary's Bloggers
I supported Clark in 2004, and I support Clinton now, but I never thought much about a ... |
markw | 09/16/2007 | 100 | 21 | - | - |
| New Hillary blog A group of Clinton supporters from DailyKos and MyDD have launched HillarysBloggers.com , a new blog in support of Hillary's campaign. We view this as a ... |
markw | 09/07/2007 | 49 | 9 | - | 9 |
| Obama and Clinton both right on Cuba How can they both be right? Check it out below the fold. |
markw | 08/23/2007 | 36 | 7 | - | 6 |
| taking a candidate's constituency into account? There seems to be a commonly accepted belief on DailyKos that we need to take a candidate or elected official's constituency into account in rendering judgment. How does this effect our judgment of ... |
markw | 08/13/2007 | 17 | 1 | - | - |
| Video of Hillary's breakout session Talking Points Memo has posted video highlights of Hillary Clinton's breakout session at YearlyKos. (They say they'll post highlights ... |
markw | 08/06/2007 | 38 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Hillary's *full* response on nuclear weapons The reports today on Hillary's response regarding nuclear weapons were truncated, and thus left out valuable information for understanding what she meant. See the fuller report below. |
markw | 08/02/2007 | 17 | 1 | - | - |
| Do Cuba/Venezuela/N. Korea/Syria/Iran merit 1st year meetings? I've posted two diaries so far on this issue, one a snark and one a serious discussion of five types ... |
markw | 07/29/2007 | 156 | 10 | - | 10 |
| Let's talk about preconditions Since some people didn't like my snark yesterday, let's have instead a serious talk about preconditions, without getting into "he said, |
markw | 07/27/2007 | 64 | 4 | - | 19 |
| Dear Senator Obama: Congratulations on really taking the fight to the "Bush-lites" in our party. Your comment that you would be willing to meet with the leaders of North Korea, Iran, Syria, Cuba, and Venezuela in your ... |
markw | 07/26/2007 | 112 | 9 | - | 20 |
| Obama's experience in historical context Polls indicate that Hillary Clinton has a huge advantage over Barack Obama in voters' assessments of candidates' experience. To further consider the challenges that Obama faces in this regard, I ... |
markw | 07/11/2007 | 168 | 6 | - | 22 |
| For Peace and Prosperity: Examining HRC's Vision A number of people here have been complaining that Hillary Clinton supporters post too many poll results, and rarely post diaries laying out why they support Clinton. So, by popular demand, here's ... |
markw | 06/21/2007 | 16 | 7 | - | - |
| Analyzing the effect of D-Punjab memo Yesterday I diaried about the Obama campaign's D-Punjab memo. Today I want to talk about what I think the political effect of ... |
markw | 06/15/2007 | 62 | 7 | 1 | 88 |
| "Hillary Clinton (D-Punjab)" says Obama campaign Though I support Hillary Clinton, I also like Obama very much and would be pleased to see him become Vice-President and, in the future, President. However, his campaign has done something that ... |
markw | 06/15/2007 | 500 | 19 | 1 | 25 |
| "We're safer." Edwards said it first. People are trying to make a mountain out of the fact that Hillary said that we are safer now, but not yet safe enough.
Here is a direct quote from ... |
markw | 06/04/2007 | 380 | 14 | - | 6 |
| Dolores Huerta and the 2008 Elections Dolores Huerta --co-founder of the United Farm Workers union, and a leading fighter for social justice for more than five ... |
markw | 05/22/2007 | 8 | 5 | - | - |
| How Hillary has personally touched my life Those who have read my diaries and comments know that I strongly support Hillary Clinton for president. Overall, I am very impressed with her political vision, experience, ability, and willingness ... |
markw | 05/08/2007 | 31 | 18 | 1 | 8 |
| big swing in Rasmussen poll! Those who follow polls know that the Rasmussen weekly poll is the only one that has shown Obama leading Hillary nationally (by a 2 point margin last week). This was after several weeks of steady ... |
markw | 05/07/2007 | 62 | 5 | - | 7 |
| Who does worst against Giuliani: Obama, Edwards, or Clinton? (I have the answer) One of the main arguments against Clinton on this site is that she is "unelectable" because such a high percentage of the population supposedly hates her. On the other hand, Obama is supposedly a ... |
markw | 05/02/2007 | 67 | 6 | - | 7 |
| Clinton, Edwards, Obama on Supreme Court abortion decision (with poll) I just checked out the top three Democratic presidential candidates' Websites for responses to the Supreme Court decision upholding the bill that outlawed a particular abortion procedure. Here's ... |
markw | 04/19/2007 | 24 | 4 | - | - |
| Are the Power Rangers racist?? In Frank Rich's column today, he criticizes different people for hypocrisy in regards to Don Imus. Follow below the fold to help me understand one of his comments. |
markw | 04/15/2007 | 13 | 1 | - | - |
| Understanding Edwards' position on Iraq Edwards' official position on Iraq is to "Require a complete withdrawal of combat troops in Iraq in the next 12-18 months ... |
markw | 04/02/2007 | 26 | 4 | - | - |
| Let's Talk Seriously About Post-Bush Iraq Obama earlier criticized Daily Kos as being too predictable, suggesting that it was not a place to find serious original analysis, but rather knee-jerk and predictable reactions.
By now, we've all ... |
markw | 03/15/2007 | 18 | 4 | - | - |
| Is Hillary Electable? (WISH 1) (with poll) I've been a progressive activist going back to the 1970s and am a longtime member here (userid 7014). I've never posted a diary previously, due in part to being busy with three young kids. However, ... |
markw | 01/27/2007 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 5 |