It's Amateur Hour! Bush, Brownie
What do Bush and Brownie have in common? Neither was qualified for the job they were handed by their patrons. Bush got the Supremes to plant him in the Oval Chair, Brownie then got Bush to plant him at...
View ArticleThe Doorman Cometh: Fitzgerald's Class Background
Today's New York Daily News has a vivid profile of Fitzgerald's class background. A working class Irish kid, not unfamiliar to me, my family, or millions of others in the NYC area. Son of Irish...
View ArticleBush Attacks Flu Virus - Desperately Seeking Pandemic - Live Now
Bush attacks Flu Virus - millions die. Bush needs a pandemic to get us all distracted enough that he can continue to dismantle the Constitution. Make no mistake - the pandemic is like Christmas to...
View ArticleJohn Dean Nails A Winning Issue for '06
2006: The End of One-Party Rule. Let the hearings begin. John Dean - on Olbermann tonight. A long discussion about the leak investigation - what is Fitz up to, is Cheney the target, will Cheney...
View ArticleCAP Matters: Alito Would Have Kept O'Connor A Legal Secretary
Alito would have kept O'Connor in the secretarial pool. He must be judged by the O'Connor standard. What does that mean? Does CAP matter? Sure it matters - if a Supreme Court nominee has a "bigoted"...
View ArticleHave Another Brownie: 60 Minutes on Bioshield Hack
Did anyone see 60 Minutes tonight? All about the government turning its back on a drug that will be useful in a nuclear attack, because it will reduce radiation poisoning. The company that made and...
View ArticleKate Michelman for PA Senate Race?
Reports that Kate Michelman - former head of NARAL - considering a run for the PA Senate seat (soon to be the former Santorum seat). She could run as a pro-choice 3rd party candidate against pro-life...
View ArticleWhat Else Could the Senate Do for 3 Days?
So the Senate has 3 days to devote to the rescue of marriage. Gee, I have some other ideas for them. But I guess they think that the danger of gay marriage is too pressing to ignore. What else could...
View ArticleThey're Trying to Hide the 2500 Iraq Deaths Milestone Today
The U.S. military deaths have reached 2500; this was an inevitable milestone that has arrived. We know also that tens of thousands of Iraquis have died in parallel. So, no accident, in my humble...
View ArticleLIVE Now: Dem Women Senators on Larry King
Now - announcing an agenda for change - all 9 of the Dem Senators. What is the agenda and how should the Democratic party capture the women's vote - what issues will they highlight here? Is the next...
View ArticleIs Anyone Else Watching This Ridiculous Show on ABC Now?
George Stephanopolous has been going on for near an hour on the "state of the union" - yes, we're divided! And we don't live near one another, etc...talk to those who agree with us....what a sad state...
View ArticleMaliki Speech - Code Pink Protest in Congress
Iraq Prime Minister Maliki addressing Congress today - interrupted by Code Pink shouting "Iraquis want the troops to leave - bring them home now!" Escorted out by security - but at least 30 seconds of...
View ArticleBush Proclamation Recognizes "Divine Plan"
What did your President do yesterday? He issued a proclamation celebrating the 50th anniversary of our "national motto" "In God We Trust." As we commemorate the 50th anniversary of our national motto...
View ArticleBuchanan: "I Commend Jimmy Carter"
Today, watched Pat Buchanan endorse the willingness of Jimmy Carter to meet with former Iranian president Khatami, sharply criticizing the neocons who want to hasten the confrontation between the U.S....
View ArticleDesperate Presidents: Bush, 9/11, and The Real Story
I'm putting together the true story of 9/11. It will be comprised of clips showing the Bush administration "hard at work" fighting terror. The following scenes will be included: 1. The Presidential...
View ArticleAfter the Boycott, Disney Courted the Right Wing
We are planning to boycott Disney and its products. Does anyone remember the right wing boycott of Disney which went on for 9 years? The right was upset by Disney's cultural products, including the...
View ArticleGet Ready for Keith: "The End of the Free Pass for Bush"
Heads up for the special comment tonight: Keith will pivot off the red-hot Clinton smackdown of Fox, and will squarely point out how Bush - yes, Bush, not Clinton - dropped the battle against bin Laden...
View ArticleWaPo and NYT: GOP Leaders Knew of Foley's Messages
Page 1, Washington Post: The GOP knew all about it. Hastert was notified of the emails and that places knowledge of this likely criminal activity right on the GOP's radar screen for all of this year....
View ArticleRumsfeld:" None of Us Ever Believed They Had Nuclear Weapons"
Page 102, State of Denial, Rumsfeld: We never - none of us ever believed that they had nuclear weapons. Interview with Woodward on July 6, 2006. Page 97, State of Denial, Bush in October, 2002: Facing...
View ArticleInternet Tech Session Here
I'm setting up a discussion of any technical ideas that make Internet use easier, faster, more efficient. That's because so many of us rely on breakneck speed as we race around the Net doing research,...
View ArticleCongratulations, Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Congratulations, Speaker Nancy Pelosi. I picture a silent, no make that noisy, chorus of women who have come before that share in this historic day: The suffragetes. Those who fought for the Equal...
View ArticleIsn't There A Presidential Candidate Who Voted NO on Iraq?
Look at the following: The Democratic Senators that voted NO on the Iraq war resolution in October 2002. Akaka (D-HI) Bingaman (D-NM) Boxer (D-CA) Byrd (D-WV) Chafee (R-RI) Conrad (D-ND) Corzine...
View ArticleAll Roads Lead to Failure. That's Not Our Fault.
The postponement of the inevitable in Iraq is the centerpiece of the Bush policy. There is no rosy outcome to a war predicted from the start to result in chaos and disintegration. Bush lit a match in...
View ArticleA Country Not At War, But At The Super Bowl
Maybe it's seeing the CBS News report on today's carnage in Baghdad while the anchor reports from the Miami football stadium. You must know how many people were killed and wounded today in one of the...
View ArticleHillary Can Apologize After Bush and Cheney Apologize
Four years into this war, who is being asked to issue the only apology for this fiasco? We know. Read on. This administration, on the other hand, has been wrong for years, from the time this President...
View ArticleTo Joe Wilson and Valerie Plame: Post A Message
Here's to you, Joe Wilson. Here's a toast to Joe Wilson for all he's done to hold the Bush administration accountable and to Valerie Plame for all the harrassment directed at her and her endurance in...
View ArticleWhy Does Imus Still Have A Job?
Why does Imus still have a job? Will he be able to show up tomorrow to his overpaid perch and babble on as he always does? For those who haven't followed what happened last week, Imus chose to...
View ArticleLast Night's Question Again: Why Does Imus Still Have A Job?
What is it about zer0-tolerance that MSNBC does not get? Last night, I posted a diary asking why Imus still had a job and asked for MSNBC to fire him: http://www.dailykos.com/... I am repeating that...
View ArticleMSNBC Hypocrisy
MSNBC has been a platform for murderers and killers of all kinds. It's part of their business plan. Turn on the so-called "news" channel on any weekend to see who qualifies to be one of their...
View ArticleWill GOP Debate Become Falwell Memorial?
Will tonight's Faux GOP debate be turned into a memorial service for Falwell? Seems that a new litmus test suddenly intruded this afternoon - who will bow to the mighty Falwell tonight? McCain? How...
View Article"The View" Today: Joy Hits A Home Run
I didn't think that I would write a diary on this, but... On "The View" today, Joy Behar opened up a discussion on the Ron Paul/Rudy dust-up at the debate. She asked whether Americans consider, as...
View ArticleHillary Votes NO
It's a good start, or should I say continuation of moving away from a miserable go-ahead given to Bush in Oct. 2002. Hillary voted NO. Finally, we're seeing some effect on the Presidential race; true,...
View ArticleLIVE NOW: Whitman Testifies re 9/11: Open Thread
Just starting now - the opening of the hearing at the House Judciciary Committee on the oversight - or lack of - or outright negligence of the EPA in the days and months following the air quality...
View ArticleLIVE Now: Hillary and Bill In Iowa
CSPAN now. This is the first appearance of Hillary with Bill on the stump in Iowa. Big crowd, and both are decked out in bright colors, suggesting optimism - not a bad sight on a night when Bush has...
View ArticleCNN Drops International Coverage
Stupid America just got a new TV channel. CNN International is the one hour on CNN where we can get BBC-type coverage of the day's news. Both in length and content, one can expect to get a report on...
View ArticleHillary to GOP: Hell NO
Hillary would not endorse the divide and conquer tactics of the GOP today. She voted against the shameful "action" by the Senate to register fear over an ad, rather than impatience with the war. For...
View Article50% of NJ National Guard Called Up for Iraq; Corzine Furious
In one of the state's largest single deployments since World War II, about half of the New Jersey Army National Guard's 6,200 troops are expected to be mobilized for duty in Iraq or Afghanistan by...
View ArticleIt's Not 1968. There Are No Heroes.
It’s not 1968. The facile comparison and yearning to recapture a year of intensity, hope and rage is all too apparent in the Newsweek cover and Tweety’s laments. Who is the RFK or MLK of 2008? Can...
View ArticleSenate Deadbeats: Too Busy Running to Vote, Guys? Hillary Isn't.
A Senator who thinks that s/he has more to offer to the country than sitting in a room of 100 egos - and so decides to run for President - better be sure that the ambition doesn’t exceed the grasp. How...
View ArticleFeminist History: Yes, Campbell, There Is A Boy's Club
Women in American political life are recent guests at the big table. Here’s a short tour of where we have been. Susan B. Anthony arrested for casting a vote in the Presidential election. She was...
View ArticleCongratulations, Senator Clinton: DM Endorsement Tonight
I'm reading and I'm not weeping. Tonight Hillary Clinton has won the endorsement of the Des Moines Register, after every candidate has courted the newspaper for months. An extended audition, and...
View ArticleHillary Had A Real Good Night
Hillary hit the home run that the pundits were screaming for. Specifics about her work on health benefits for NH residents. That "changed" lives. Specifics about her work on health benefits for...
View ArticleObama Hypnosis Protecting Candidate from Scrutiny
I don’t think that you guys are really ready for an election. What’s with the "attack" theme on this site and in the media today? When Hillary asks some questions, she is "attacking"? Obama gets no...
View ArticleGloria Steinem Nails It.
Gloria Steinem nails it in today's New York Times. A skillful dissection of the strands of gender and race that underlie this primary fight. White woman? Black man? Does any of that matter? I've...
View ArticleThe Audacity of Questioning Obama
It’s folly to write a diary that doesn’t fit with the anti-Clinton hysteria sweeping this site as well as the MSM. For once, I can’t tell the difference. I wonder why there was little outcry when...
View ArticleNY Daily News Endorses Hillary. Murdoch's NY Post Endorses Obama.
This morning: For Democrats, it has to be Hil: The Daily News endorses Hillary Clinton The New York Daily News, NYC's hometown newpaper of just regular and working folks, a long-time Democratic leaning...
View ArticleStanding By Their Man
It is quite a scene. The rapid flight of high-profile, celebrity women to Barack Obama has been so breathless that Maria Shriver showed up in riding clothes, having just leapt off a horse to join the...
View ArticleJoe Wilson Deserves More Respect Than This
No, I won't stand for the dismissal of Joe Wilson on this site. In the current zeal to eradicate the Hillary Clinton campaign on this site, Joe Wilson's thoughtful endorsement of Hillary Clinton has...
View ArticleSenator Obama: Answer the Phone
Senator Obama has failed to demonstrate leadership in crisis when given the opportunity. He completely abdicated his role as chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's Subcommittee on European...
View ArticleMemo to Dems: Framing Trump's Demand for Special Treatment
Trump is pretty pleased with himself today. He’s started a whole new attack on the Mueller probe by “demanding” that the FBI and DOJ run over to the White House and calm him down by spilling...
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