I don't care what happens to Daschle
and that is progress. Well, for me, personally. I'm one of the dreaded "Obama apologists," but I'm more than willing to sell Daschle down the river. For the first time, I can publicly tell the...
View ArticleIt's time: let's primary Obama (UPDATED III)
I mean, the guy is Bush/Cheney light.He's no better than a Republican. A Republicrat, I think we call them around here.Or a corporatocrat.Whatever you call him, he's a failure, and it's time to start...
View ArticleJust released: President's Plan requires public option
In an Organizing for America e-mail, President Obama has released what he's calling "The President's Plan for Health Reform."There's actually some new stuff here, such as a call for "immediate medical...
View ArticleI'm Betting on Pie
Pie has never let this community down. Pie will never let this community down (except for you, rhubarb!)Stand with me. Stand with pie.
View ArticleWherein I devise a fiendishly clever PO compromise
Perhaps it is too late in the game to start getting clever, but the following idea occurred to me earlier. I think I have figured out a surefire way to get the PO through the Senate, while bringing all...
View ArticleNYTimes Hit Piece on Al Gore
The New York Times has a front page story today that hunts desperately for a whiff of scandal in Al Gore's investments in green tech.Apparently, the best they can come up with is this formulation:Few...
View ArticleDear President Obama
Dear President Obama,Your recent claims notwithstanding, we feel your job performance does not justify our financial support.In fact, this year we plan to declare war on you and congressional...
View ArticleBREAKING: Majority of Americans think daily kos is wrong
Apparently, the progressive view that Obama is a centrist - or, worse, a Republican in DINO clothing - is a fringe view among Americans.A new Gallup Poll reports that 51% of Americans believe that...
View ArticleMore from Stratfor: Who is Kerry Cammack?
An interesting e-mail exchange between Karl Rove and George Friedman, CEO of Stratfor, is among the document dump.Looks like the two are bosom buddies, probably to no one's surprise.Much of the...
View ArticleObama Sucks
This is your daily "Obama Sucks" diary. Please use the comments to describe the various ways Obama has betrayed you today.Remember to not vote for Democrats ever - including Elizabeth Warren, who is...
View ArticleNancy Pelosi: Best quote ever? Final Update.
I know this isn't much of a diary, but I just want to get this out there. Nancy hit this one out of the park. (h/t Andrew Sullivan):Pelosi: What a great victory! Congressman George Miller: You bet your...
View ArticleSuggested "frame" to take the fight to Romney on Libya, Egypt
By now we've all seen the Romney camp's egregious attempt to make political hay out of the tragedies which unfolded in Egypt and Libya.I would just like to propose that, in addition to attacking Romney...
View ArticleHey, Obama campaign! Is this guy in a commercial yet?
In today's New York Times report on new polling out of Wisconsin, there is good news aplenty.The toplines:As the president makes his first campaign visit of the year to Wisconsin on Saturday, the poll...
View ArticleCharlottesville: Blood is in the Water
Forgive the brevity of this diary: I'm on mobile and will update with links asap.And forgive the title, though intended as a metaphor, for its uncomfortable resemblance to the actual bloodshed of...
View ArticlePlease, Dems: the closing argument
Pictures from Charlottesville: young, angry white men with torches. Anti-Semitic signs.Video: anti-Semitic chants.Video: Trump, “there were good people on both sides.”Pics of van, video of news...
View ArticleLt. Gov. Fairfax must resign
Didn't we oppose Kavanaugh for less?But all we’re hearing on this site is crickets.We need to believe the accusers, right? So what Is going on?Someone help me understand.
View ArticleGeorgia! 8:25 p.m. update
NPR just reported that something like 150,000 to 180,000 absentee votes remain uncounted. AP now reports Trump at just 50%, and dropping, with Biden at 48.8% and rising. They're separated by about...
View ArticleI support the police
In theory. I support them in theory. There are bad cops. And bad departments. But I take a nuanced view.These Capitol Hill motherfuckers, though …FIRE. EVERY. LAST. ONE. OF. THEM.From,One of your...
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