Democrat Turncoats!! You Mad? I Am!
Of late, many have vented, for one reason or another, in one direction or another, their anger.Now, it's my turn. (No, it's NOT what you think it is!)Four House Democrats today voted in favor of HR 724...
View ArticleDREAM Come True -- Obama Immigration Reform Kicks In TODAY
It's not comprehensive immigration reform, but it is real progress: With their expectations soaring, young illegal immigrants across the country are preparing to apply for a temporary reprieve from...
View ArticleSTOP the LIE: Obama's Medicare change a reduction in deficit..not care
There seems to be some confusion about the reduction in the deficit Obama negotiated for Obamacare, so let me explain it on a personal level.Your mom (or dad or you) are on Medicare. Mom is prescribed...
View ArticleMore Good Works
It's not every day your health insurance company sends you money, but thanks to the ACA and my insurer's over-lavish spending, they are today. Now if only the Dems would get out there and show the...
View ArticleHelp Me Get Rolling...If You Can and You're So Inclined...
Hello, all:I'm writing today to ask for your help. For your help, NOT for your charity. And for your recommendation of this diary, if you're comfortable and so inclined.Those of you who know me from a...
View ArticleCampaign Fundraiser for bfitzinAR's Reelection for JP - 3rd attempt
BFitz, as many of us, particularly in the PWB Peeps, know is definitely one of the first ones to hand over money that she really doesn't have to help out whomever may need it. She has been Justice of...
View ArticleGetting Out the Vote
The Teapublican efforts at blocking the vote and the consequences if it succeeds have finally moved me to stop lurking and write. I have organized a GOTV effort that I would like to see copied. I call...
View ArticleSuddenly Homeless Charley Needs Our Help Again
Suddenly Homeless Charley Needs Our Help AgainFellow Kossack Charley James needs our help again. If we don't pitch in one more time, then the man who is giving us the moving and eye-opening Suddenly...
View ArticleSuddenly Homeless Charley Needs Our Help Again
Fellow Kossack Charley James needs our help again. If we don't pitch in one more time, then the man who is giving us the moving and eye-opening Suddenly Homeless diaries will be out on the street Sept....
View ArticleGot my LTE in the Coloradoan
My pet peeve this election year is Republicans blaming us for the debt that they ran up. "OWEbama". Have you heard that s*it? Well, I got my LTE on it published this morning in the Fort Collins...
View ArticleWI-Sen: PPP Has Tammy Baldwin (D) Beating Tommy Thompson (R), 49-45
Uploaded with ImageShack.usI know, I'm breaking my promise on the diaries but I have been waiting all day for the latest PPP poll on the Wisconsin Senate race. Democrat Tammy Baldwin is beating...
View ArticleMust read of the day: "The Republican Party is only a viable entity because...
Please read the whole article by Ron Rosenbaum over at Slate.com, but here is the heart of it. I’ve spent some time putting “truth” claims and false equivalencies in perspective because I want...
View ArticleGerman Spiegel says:" Both men, Kelly and Browne, aren't telling the truth."...
(Written by an American expat of European ancestry living in the European Union)(This diary is dedicated to the memory of Darrius Kennedy. I never knew him in life but by writing about his death, I...
View ArticleWalmart Black Friday Boycott Supporters
Please list below in the comments any links to actions people can take in their area to support the Black Friday Walmart strike. There is already one for Chicago, which I have posted below. I will...
View ArticleRomneys huge auto bailout fantasy
OK I don't write that many Diaries, and I FUCKED up badly by jumping the gun on my last one about Trump, I was more than a little embarrassed. I honestly believed it was something Trump would stoop...
View ArticlePPTS Episode 41: "ALEC vs. ALICE"
Join us this evening for a special show on a new project to counter The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC): The American Legislative Issue and Campaign Exchange (ALICE).This is a pretty...
View ArticleNot Voting? The Koch Brothers Thank You
I don't know what's worse: Is it that a party would deliberately seek to deny American citizens the right to vote knowing full well the extraordinary sacrifices that went into securing those rights? Or...
View ArticleOdds & Ends: News/Humor (with a "Who Lost the Week?" poll)
I post a weekly diary of the historical notes, arts & science items, foreign news (often receiving little notice in the US) and whimsical pieces from the outside world that I featured this past...
View ArticleCan there ever be another revolution?
This is not a frivolous question even if it seems so. I just read this quote from Lenin on facebook: "A revolution is impossible without a revolutionary situation; furthermore, not every...
View Article"McCutcheon v. FEC" What YOU Can Do-Today!
Sometimes, we mere citizens feel useless, and more often than not powerless to have impact on those important things which affect our daily lives. One of the principal reasons for such (and other)...
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