The Media: Death by Quote
Today I was reading a CNN story about Petraeus speaking before Congress. It struck me that they quoted Bush's statistics about decreasing violence, then they quoted Dick Durbin saying the numbers were...
View ArticleObama's Iraq Speech: Excerpts Just Hit the Press
Quoted from CNN's advance excerpts from his upcoming speech:In advanced excerpts of his remarks, Obama, who is seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, says the "bar for success" now in Iraq "is...
View ArticleLeague of Conservation Voters Candidate Rankings UPDATED
So, there's been a lot said on here in the past about who was the best candidate on the environment. A lot of people have said Edwards, in fact, there was a diary on the rec list yesterday about how...
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Barack Obama has had a busy day (and needs your help)
Barack Obama has had a busy day today. I wanted to recap some of the developments of the day for those who may have missed one thing or another.Below the fold you will find links to the various...
View ArticleIn Case You Missed It...
This is the video from Saturday Night Live last night. I won't give it away, but if you enjoy Democratic politics and all things humorous, this is definitely worth your time.I'm sure some people are...
View ArticleSome Random thoughts on Barack Obama
DISLAIMER: This was a comment that I wrote in several diaries that some people who noticed it seemed to like. I realize this isn't quite a full diary, or fully thought out or linked or whatever. I'm...
View ArticleDaniel Biss for Mark Pera
Just thought I'd share with everyone an email that was just sent out by Daniel Biss, a very popular State Senate candidate in Illinois that some of you may be familiar with from his netroots fundraiser...
View ArticleBlock by Block for Barack in Cleveland, OH
Wow. Canvassing is absolutely exhausting. I'm in Cleveland, OH canvassing with SEIU local 1199 out of New York, my home state. We're working night and day to be sure that wards notorious for low...
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GOTV in Ohio: What You Need to Know
Whew. I am exhausted. Today my goal was 200 knocks, but alas, we had to stop after 185 due to a combination of darkness and rain. My record of 190 from yesterday will have to hold until the...
View ArticleExposing those behind Americans for Job Security - Help Bill Halter
I've spent some time this morning digging up information on the shadowy business-backed group, Americans for Job Security. While we don't know much about their donors, we actually can find out quite a...
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61.2% of the 99%
In 2010, 37.8% of the voting age population voted in the midterm elections. You can bet the 1% showed up. So where were the other 61.2% of you? You could have swung the election.In 2008, 56.8% of...
View ArticleBREAKING: SCOTUS protects privacy in cell phone decision
The Supreme Court just announced their decision in Riley v. California, deciding that "The police generally may not, without a warrant, search digital information on a cell phone seized from an...
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