Let's Get Ahead of the Curve on This One
With the news that Tom Daschle has withdrawn his name to be HHS Secretary, it's time for the netroots to consider some names they would like to see in that position and start pushing one, and hard.When...
View ArticleForget Jindal. There Was Something Even More Hilarious.
And that hilarity was the absolute, unabashed hypocrisy of the GOP members of Congress.Did you notice it at all? Did you?As much as I liked Obama's speech (and damn you, Mr. President, for making me...
View ArticleCorrecting A Terrible Misconception About the Assault Weapons Ban (AWB)
OK, I've seen several diaries already about Eric Holder's announcement about reviving the Assault Weapons Ban. And there is something I'd like to clear up in the debate.Setting aside the...
View ArticleDear Rush: You Can Come Debate Me Instead
This Rush Limbaugh thing is getting surreal.Limbaugh is issuing a challenge to the President of the United States to debate him on his show:But I have an idea. If these guys are so impressed with...
View ArticleDOJ and the FISA Lawsuit: The Lawyers are Doing Their Job (Updated)
After reading throughout the Netroots some of the concern vis a vis the latest Motion to Dismiss filed by the Department of Justice in the FISA lawsuit, I thought I would give my perspective, as a...
View ArticleIn Other DOJ News...Free Paul Minor
A fellow Kossack alerted me to this story, so I decided to give it a little more sunlight, particularly because it is time sensitive.Paul Minor was a prominent Mississippi attorney who was a heavy...
View ArticleOh Noes! Wingnuts Ain't Gonna Like This...Stimulus Projects UNDER Budget
Overshadowed by the pirate rescue mission, the Easter Egg Roll, and the new Obama puppy, the little reported news is that the stimulus package may actually be, well, working.That, of course, is enough...
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RIP Mark "The Bird" Fidrych
A sad day for baseball and Detroit Tiger fans everywhere...Mark "The Bird" Fidrych has passed away at age 54 in an apparent accident on his farm.
View ArticleMedia Starts Doing Job 7 Years Too Late
Excuse me, but I need to get something off my chest.In two days, two recommended diaries highlighted mainstream media talking heads, in the form of Shep Smith at Fox News and Norah O'Donnell at MSNBC...
View ArticleTeh Stoopid, It Burns!!! Or...Elections Have Consequences.
I'm not sure whether I'm supposed to be amused...or upset...or just shaking my head at the pathetic. But I think I'll take Door #3, please.Let me state the foregone conclusion that seems to be getting...
View ArticleIt's OK to Hate...So Long as You Condemn von Brunn
That seems to be the message the white seperatist movement is clinging to today, through one of its chief spokesmen, John de Nugent:"The responsible white separatist community condemns this," he said....
View ArticleMaryland Republican Group Likens Obama to Hitler (UPDATED)
Yeah, I know. Seems like right wingers like to toss out Godwin's Law any chance they get when it comes to our President. So it's not that surprising, but...given this is a local issue for me, I...
View ArticleMaryland Republican Group Takes Down Obama/Hitler Comparison
Some of you may have seen my diary from a few days ago highlighting a post on the webpage of the Republican Women of Anne Arundel County by the group's president comparing President Obama to Hitler....
View ArticleHey, Sen. Coburn, You Already GET Public Health Care
There are days you are overwhelmed by the stupidity of Republicans in Congress.And then there are days you get to watch Tom Coburn in action.Coburn, in some sort of attempt to be cute, proposed an...
View ArticleThe GOP's Punk Job on Health Care Reform
So, this is how the post-Obama GOP operates. Bereft of any ideas of their own, any electoral strategy worth a fig, here's what they've come up with to save their hides: Manufacture dissent via...
View ArticleShut the Hell UP!
My Friday rant today is pointed right at the heart of the GOP leadership. For the most part, I've been amused at the crazy rantings coming from the Right these days, but for some reason, this whole...
View Article20 People More Deserving of the Nobel Prize -- The Wingnut Edition
Amazes me how we all go a-twitter about awards. Granted, it's the Nobel Prize and all, but we're debating it with the same passion as, say, the Oscars or the Heisman Trophy.Seriously, people, it's...
View ArticleI'm Betting On McCain
Listen, I know times are tough. But I'm putting my faith in President McCain. The man ran on a clear vision for the country, and that's why we elected him. And while I realize folks might not be...
View ArticleIn case you hadn't noticed...
Hi.This diary was inspired by a comment by Adam B in the current set of dueling meta rage diaries about something I'm not clear about, don't really have a position on, and don't really care about.It...
View ArticleCalling all Marylanders...Fundraiser for Judd Legum November 14th
Hi all,Just wanted to use my diary today to promote an event that I happen to be hosting for Judd Legum. As many of you may know, Judd is running for Delegate in Maryland in District 30. You may also...
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