""This union may never be perfect, but generation after generation has shown that it can always be perfected." - Barack Obama (3.18.08)"
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Well, that didn't take long. And the GOP knew it, which is why they fought so hard against HCR passing. USA Today ran a poll last night, or perhaps over the last couple of nights, and the results ...
by lapis
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on Tue Mar 23, 2010 at 10:59 AM PDT
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I'm one of those rah-rah Obama cheerleaders who "real" progressive denigrate as, well, "rah-rah Obamaphiles." Unlike some fellow activists, I do not expect the perfect president, the perfect congress,
by lapis
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on Wed Jan 20, 2010 at 11:41 AM PST
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Finally, the NYT "Opinionator" picks it up, including lots of he said-she said. As of 11:30pm EDT, there are already more than 450 comments to the post.
by lapis
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on Mon Aug 17, 2009 at 08:47 PM PDT
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I live-blogged the town hall in MD.
He's making an opening statement, trying to head off lies. Already people skeptical about everyone being able to keep their own private insurance.
Says pre-...
by lapis
56 comments
on Wed Aug 12, 2009 at 10:17 AM PDT
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I watched her town hall now on cnn.com. I started in the middle, but decided it was worth liveblogging:
Says she supports a public plan.
Abortion funding not in the plan. Tort reform not in the ...
by lapis
26 comments
on Mon Aug 10, 2009 at 01:33 PM PDT
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I'm obviously not a fan of Specter and continue to be highly skeptical that pushing him to move to the Dem caucus was a wise choice, but his comments about Coleman were beyond the pale. If he hadn't ...
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on Tue May 05, 2009 at 05:56 PM PDT
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- I'm in DuPage County. And if you are familiar with Illinois, DuPage County is probably not what comes to mind when you think about progressive activism. There's a story my father tells. It might ...14 comments 13 Recs
- President Barack Obama will be speaking at a huge rally in Chicago Tonight. Here is a Live Link of the show: http://bit.ly/bYUnHl The rally has just started....I am not sure what the official ...331 comments 207 Recs
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