https://www.dailykos.com/user/Ran Talbott/rss/index.xml News Community Action Copyright 2005 - Steal what you want Mon, 27 Jan 2020 05:01:42 +0000 Mon, 27 Jan 2020 05:01:42 +0000 Daily Kos rss@dailykos.com (Daily Kos) Daily Kos rss@dailykos.com (Daily Kos) https://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/1/30/445263/-Trumping-the-Fear-Card <p>Inspired by <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/1/28/232910/086/296/445160">invisiblewoman's diary on fear</a>, &nbsp;I started thinking about how the Democrats could confront the the campaign of fear that the Republicans are likely to wage this year. &nbsp;Perhaps, &nbsp;instead of simply trying to call "Foul!", &nbsp;they should use an approach that's worked in the past: &nbsp;inspiration and real leadership.</p> rss@dailykos.com (Ran Talbott) CivilLiberties Fear General Election GeneralElection _445263 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:59:16 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/1/26/443424/-Give-Bush-a-Clean-Bill-of-Hell-Calling-the-FISA-Bluff <p>Whenever Congress tries to force Bush to accept something he doesn't like by attaching it to something he does, &nbsp;he whines that it should give him a "clean bill". &nbsp;It's time to give him one on FISA.</p> rss@dailykos.com (Ran Talbott) Bush Congress FISA Spine _443424 Sat, 26 Jan 2008 10:41:00 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/1/22/435905/-Why-the-Iraq-AUMF-was-evil-and-voting-for-it-unforgiveable <p>Many have called for the Presidential candidates who voted for the Iraq AUMF to "explain" or "apologize for" their votes. &nbsp;Many have said we should at least cut them some slack, &nbsp;if not outright forgive them, &nbsp;because "they were lied into supporting the war, &nbsp;too".</p> <p>But, &nbsp;knowing what we know now about what they knew (or should have known) back then, &nbsp;those votes are completely unacceptable in someone we're considering giving the power of the Presidency.</p> rss@dailykos.com (Ran Talbott) AUMF Iraq Presidency _435905 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 06:53:35 +0000