Posted on June 29th, 2008 by Steve
Norquist describes Obama as ‘John Kerry with a tan’:
Grover Norquist has quite a history of being unhinged. He’s said the Estate Tax is morally equivalent to the Nazi Holocaust; he’s called WWII veterans “anti-American,” and he’s called bipartisanship “another name for date rape.”
Oh. My. Ghod. We all kinda sorta suspected Grover was a tool, this […]
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Posted on May 16th, 2008 by Steve
California Supreme Court overturns gay marriage ban - Los Angeles Times
This is great news. I have gay friends and a gay cousin-in-law. Loving, gay couples will now get to do what all loving couples should be able to do in the first place, get equal protection under the law. Of course, within minutes of the […]
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Posted on April 30th, 2008 by Steve
Washington, D.C., Group Accused of High-Tech Dirty Tricks to Suppress Black Vote | Threat Level from Wired.com:
A D.C. advocacy group called Women’s Voices, Women’s Vote is being accused of waging a high-tech voter suppression campaign, after voters in predominantly black districts in North Carolina began receiving automated phone calls implying that they hadn’t properly registered […]
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Posted on April 9th, 2008 by Steve
Crooks & Liars
The problem with comparing Obama to Tiger Woods:
Rest assured that people like Senator McCain will be the goal and the men that my two young boys will emulate and admire. You can have your Tiger Woods. We have Senator McCain.
This is a thinly veiled racist statement, so that it doesn’t appear racist; and […]
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Posted on April 8th, 2008 by Steve
Dean warns Dems of divided danger - Victoria McGrane - Politico.com:
Howard Dean warned on Sunday that a Democratic Party that’s still divided come convention time could hand the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Arizona Sen. John McCain, the presidency. But Dean said he’s not going to pressure undecided superdelegates to pick a side.
Speaking on both CBS’s […]
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Posted on March 29th, 2008 by Steve
This is the question that has come up this week from some members of the Democratic Party. After the flap with Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama is starting to gain some traction from the endorsement of Governor Bill Richardson. Senator Bob Casey of Pennsylvania made his endorsement of Obama yesterday, and now Senator Pat Leahy […]
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Posted on March 27th, 2008 by Steve
No surprise. In an interview on ABC, when told that a majority of Americans don’t agree with the Bush administration’s Iraq war policy, Vice President Dick Cheney’s response was, “So…” accompanied by a big, shit eating grin on his face.
We have all labored under the concept that the Iraq war and subsequent occupation has been […]
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Posted on February 10th, 2008 by Steve
I found this on Matt’s blog and had to share…
What’s Your Political Philosophy?created with QuizFarm.com
You scored as Old School Democrat
Old school Democrats emphasize economic justice and opportunity. The Democratic ideal is best summarized by the Four Freedoms: freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear.
Old School Democrat
90%
New Democrat
85%
Green
75%
Libertarian
40%
Foreign Policy Hawk
20%
Pro […]
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Posted on January 26th, 2008 by Steve
From Daily Kos:
Perspective On Health Care Reform:
The diagnosis of imminent collapse rests on three symptoms. First, without affordable universal coverage, the system leaves 47 million Americans uninsured. Second, health care costs are extraordinarily high: the United States spends about 16% of its annual gross domestic product (GDP), or $6,400 per capita, on health care, whereas […]
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Posted on January 17th, 2008 by Steve
So now even the so-called "Swift Boat Veterans for Truth," you know, the Vietnam vets that smeared John Kerry in the 2004 presidential run, are condemning a group called "Vietnam Veterans Against John McCain." They accuse Senator McCain, among other things, of betraying his men when he was held captive in a POW camp for […]
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