Update Kucinich and Massa vote with GOP...Again!
http://clerk.house.gov/...http://money.cnn.com/..."The House passed legislation Friday aimed at preventing the next big financial crisis, ushering in the most sweeping set of changes to the banking...
View ArticleIf you watched Avatar, you supported Fox News
http://www.reuters.com/...News Corp's (NWSA.O) results beat expectations thanks to "Avatar" and improved advertising sales, and the company raised its outlook and dividend in a sign of confidence for...
View ArticleGood Govt Saves Lives Chile:300 Haiti:200,000
If there was ever a starker example on how a good government and strong regulations saves lives, it is the comparison between the damage and death in Hait and Chile.Haiti's earthquake was 7.0 and...
View ArticleBe Nice to Those That Hate You- It Confuses Them My Post to the Freepers
I just posted this to Free Republic. I don't know if it will actually get posted. I thought about all the things I could say, but eventually this just seemed to be the best thing to do in every sense...
View ArticleGOP votes for Cornhusker Deal and other HCR musings
So the GOP (and Demos) were outraged by the sweetheart deals in the Senate Bill. The Cornhusker Kickback was shady politics they said. But when a bill came up Sunday that would take away those shady...
View ArticleInvestment Adviser goes Teabag on Health Care
You would think the lying about Health Care Reform would stop now that it has been passed, but apparently not. http://seekingalpha.com/...Andy Sutton, an investment adviser with a column on the...
View ArticleGOP headquarters to build Windpower site
Michael Steele has announced that the new GOP headquarters will use a innovative wind power device to produce the electricity. The new corkscrew turbine takes advantage, not of regular horizontal...
View ArticleWacky: Conservative fringe denounces Norquist
http://frontpagemag.com/...In a wacky turn of events, conservative fringe elements have denounced 'bathtub murderer' Grover Norquist for, of all things, signing a letter pleading with conservatives to...
View ArticleGOTV Stop Rand Paul!
I have been using the OFA web calling tool to call Kentucky and support Jack Conway over Rand Paul. The race is very close and we need as many votes as we can get. Also I have found that Kentucky...
View ArticleUpdate: Every Vote Counts McNerney wins by 121 votes
http://vote.sos.ca.gov/...There were a bunch of close races, however I want to draw attention to Jerry McNerney vs tea partier David Harmer out in Contra Costa. With 100% of precincts reporting, Jerry...
View ArticleNew Idea:Post so you can comment
Here's an idea: Background: I have gotten progressively disillusioned about the quality of comments to news stories/op/ed pieces. Not just those on DK, but comments to stories on news sites and opinion...
View ArticleHow to disagree effectively and politely
I found this wonderfully instructive article today and, given the tone of discussion at DKos at time, I felt I needed to post it immediately. Yes the actual diary post length is short but the link...
View ArticleEzra Klein asks What Could Obama Have Done?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/...Ezra Klein asks a compelling question on what Obama could have done during his Presidency. it is an article that seems to be tailor made to address opinions that have...
View ArticleNate Silver makes case for keeping Obama
Nate Silver responds to calling for primary-ing (is this an actual verb?) Obama with another Democrat.http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/...
View ArticleNY Times: Why the Left doesn't understand about Obama
http://www.nytimes.com/...I found this article to be insightful. I think much of dissatisfaction with Obama from the left comes from a skewed understanding of what can be accomplished and what was...
View ArticleMsg to Obama critics, Change begins at the bottom
My last diary was not liked by a number of people on Daily Kos. So I'm throwing out this video by Thom Hartmann on how to change the party from the inside. If you want the Democratic party to be more...
View ArticleCenter vs Left or Why Obama won't make you happy
Reading Ezra Klein's article about Obama's speech tomorrow on a jobs plan makes me think people upset with him now will be no less upset tomorrow.The White House believes two things about the next 14...
View ArticleMillionaires must pay same percentage as middle class
http://www.usatoday.com/..."President Barack Obama is expected to seek a new base tax rate for the wealthy to ensure that millionaires pay at least at the same percentage as middle income...
View ArticleDrag Racing: A Story
I made this story up when the banks were failing, but didn't post it until Friday as a comment. I like it as an allegory, so I decided 'what the heck' I'm publishing it as a post on it's own.Drag...
View ArticleHealth Care law tweak. Biologic drugs exclusivity shortened to 7 years
http://thinkprogress.org/...This was a minor kerfuffle when the bill was in Congress. Biologics, a new class of drugs with living organisms, which shows promise is treating some diseases, were given a...
View ArticleNRA claims Obama's lack of gun laws is a conspiracy to end 2nd Amendment
http://www.rawstory.com/... (video at link)At CPAC, the executive VP of the NRA states that Obama NOT pursuing gun control legislation is a secret plan to destroy the 2nd Amendment in this country. You...
View ArticleTransit Worker Union votes to join Occupy New York
http://www.businessinsider.com/...Things are starting to develop right there. I have seen criticisms in the mainstream media about a lack of definite agenda, and wondered myself what the protest was...
View ArticleWhen Ronald Reagan lead a strike. How actors got residuals
Actors receive payments called residuals when shows they were in are repeated over time. This makes for some smooth income in a rather choppy business. How did they get this from the studio bosses who...
View ArticleGOP blinking on taxes?
http://www.businessweek.com/...We’ve never been in this spot before,” said Cornyn, who also leads his party’s effort to elect more Republicans to the Senate. “We’re looking over at Europe and what’s...
View ArticlePublic Option:Not Dead Yet
http://www.washingtonpost.com/...Excellent article by Ezra Klein makes the statement that the Public Option, an option for a state run health insurance to compete with private insurers in the upcoming...
View ArticleAndrew Sullivan explains Obama's 3-D chess game.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/...Andrew Sullivan does a great job of addressing critiques from the right and left of Obama's first term and makes the argument that Obama has done a significant amount in...
View ArticleThink SOPA won't affect you directly ? Think again!
If you think SOPA will only affect people who post pirated movies or music, think again, SOPA could affect you if you post or quote a simple news article. How many people are fully versed in Fair Use...
View ArticleKomen isn't playing politics, OH WAIT IT IS
http://motherjones.com/...Komen Foundation says they are cutting funding to Planned Parenthood because PP is under investigation, pure and simple. BUT WAIT. Penn State receives funding from Komen and...
View ArticleForbes: Single Payer is on it's way
http://www.forbes.com/...The author writes that some form is government or government/private industry model for health care is inevitable and we had better figure out how to manage the increasing...
View ArticleAstroturf activist may be a robot.
http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/...Interesting article on the use of spam robots in influencing polticial discussion.
View ArticleEzra Klein on whether single payer comes if ACA goes down.
Spoiler: not very likely.http://www.washingtonpost.com/...#notarealpost
View ArticleNPR reviews Who Christians are
http://www.npr.org/...Last week we explored whether the word Christian has come to be synonymous with conservative. It seems to be in the entertainment and news industries. But Christians, who make up...
View ArticleEaster Sunday always comes
Grabbed this from a blog (which grabbed part from Esquire.com). Those non-religious or anti religious may want to skip it, but then again may not. I'm not saying you can't, I'm just saying that if you...
View ArticleQuick Thought, Gay marriage, God and Government
Quick thought: If two people have been together for 5 years, then may be it's a sign from God that they should get married, and the government should get the heck out of their way...
View ArticleChange your Linkedin password Now
If you have an account on Linkedin.com, Change your password Now. Reports are that it has been hacked and 6.5 million passwords are available on cracker...
View ArticleSCOTUS Rulings 06/18/12 Native Americans, DNA and Drug Salesman
The Supreme Court's judicial year is coming to a close and opinions will be coming out fast and furious. Opinions were announced today and more will be announced Thurday morning and finally next Monday...
View ArticleHow to Read a Supreme Court Opinion
This is a short one. The folks at ScotusBlog have posted a guide on how to read a Supreme Court ruling. This may be very useful for non lawyers (like myself) who want to understand the Court's position...
View ArticleWaiting for O'Reily's apology
Short diary, but too good to pass up. From March 26 show of O'Reily Factor, Bill O'Reily states he will apologize for being an idiot if ACA is found constitutional. http://mediamatters.org/... Skip to...
View ArticleEpiscopal Church approves same sex unions
http://www.cnn.com/...78% of laypersons 76% of clergy voted for it. Another step forward in progress."With the vote, the Episcopal Church will become the largest U.S. denomination to officially...
View ArticleMelinda Gates:Catholic women will decide on contraception themselves
http://www.guardian.co.uk/...Melinda Gates, of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, is a practicing Catholic. She has also come out saying she will be working to improve access to contraception around...
View ArticleGaffes don't matter: The Atlantic
I wanted to point to an article in The Atlantic that says that over a longer period gaffes don't affect poll results. So while it's good to see Romney messing up, it's not a reason to lay back and stop...
View ArticleCA Dems get Supermajority in both State houses
http://www.mercurynews.com/...CA Dems have a supermajority in both State houses. This means no unending wrangling with GOP to get a 2/3rds majority for basic things like passing a budget!
View ArticleChance for another Democrat in the Senate
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...House Rep Paul Broun (GA) of "evolution and embryology and the Big Bang Theory" are all "lies straight from the pit of Hell." fame has announced he's going to run for...
View ArticleWAPO:The Problem with Budget Deals with GOP
http://www.washingtonpost.com/...The question my column left open was whether improving the lines of communication would actually change anything. Chait’s view is no, it wouldn’t. He begins by quoting...
View ArticleDebt Limit explained
Debt Limit Explained This is a great cartoon explanation of the debt limit. And it's short, under 3 minutes Some time, the debt limit will need to be raised again and there will be another fight. It...
View ArticleGerman car companies pay workers more and are profitable
Posting this article here is pretty much like preaching to the choir. So do me a favor. Pass this on to your conservative friends/family (or post it to a conservative site ;)...
View ArticleSpecialty Food companies talk about Obamacare
http://www.specialtyfood.com/...Some early criticisms on the ACA, came from fast food chains. This article gives different views which, happily, range from undecided to quite happy with ACA.Please send...
View ArticleGet your fake conscience off my lawn
Here's an interesting link responding to Hobby Lobby's conscience exemption claim to the ACA. http://flowerhorne.com/...
View ArticleFull DC Appeals Court to hear ACA Subsidies case
The full DC Appeals court is going to rehear the Halbig subsidies case where a smaller panel ruled that federal exchanges could not award subsidies. If the full court overrules, it likely will not go...
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