Republican war justification: JohnnyCougar shoots it full of holes
Since today, it is official that the WMD's have not been found in Iraq, I mentally reviewed in my mind all of the Republicans faces I planned to rub in the shit. But then reality set in, and that, of...
View ArticleThe big picture: Dem Strategy vs. Repub Strategy 2004
While Democrats are busy measuring public opinion and reacting to it, the Republicans are busy creating it. The entire Republican platform is based upon a false reality: that we are winning in Iraq,...
View ArticleHow the US political machine works for the few at the expense of many
I have often wondered how, in a Democracy where rich people get just as many votes as poor people, that the rich and powerful keep winning. If the top 1% of income earners control the majority of the...
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Hints about GANNON story breaking tomorrow!
Avarosis has posted two hints about the scandal supposedly breaking tomorrow. The latest is this partial picture:http://www.americablog.org/ Can anyone identify this picture? Looks like a Marine...
View ArticleGOOD NEWS!!! 60% of America wants Democrats to stand up to Bush!!!
According to ABC's "The Note":"Fully 60%, including one-fourth of Republicans, say Democrats in Congress should make sure Bush and his party 'don't go too far.' Just 34% want Democrats to "work in a...
View ArticleHunter S. Thompson: A Bull in the China Shop of Fear
For those of you that don't know the works of Hunter S. Thompson, I believe it is important for you to understand what he made his life represent. For those of you that do, I hope you find this...
View ArticleBush flips out?? Maybe not... Clip of CNBC needed from yesterday b/t 12:30...
Editor's note: This now seems like much ado about nothing, but it still would be nice to get the original footage of CNBC. Yesterday, probably on CNBC's "Power Lunch," they cut to Bush speaking...
View ArticleHow to Convince a Conservative, JohnnyCougar style.
Many people here and on other boards lament the short attention span of Americans, and how they forget about reality and facts. Of course, this gets correctly applied to Bush supporters on Daily Kos....
View ArticleNew Frame: Bush's unpreparedness for Katrina is an invitation for another...
Bush's lack of response to Hurricane Katrina has shown terrorist cells such as Osama bin Laden's Al-Queda how weak and unprepared the US is at home for another 9/11. Due to Bush overextending our...
View ArticleCoeur Alaska, Inc. to subvert Clean Water Act and destroy Alaskan lake!!
My brother is up there working to prevent this. But everyone here can help by letting their Representative or Senator know that this blatant abuse of power needs to be prevented. How can a mining...
View ArticleBush's Iraq war encourages nuclear proliferation
This may be the the best argument against the war. How is any country going to defend themselves from being the next Iraq? If Bush can fabricate a war against Iraq, then why not Iran? Now Iran is...
View ArticleHigh gas prices...good for America.
If you want people to stop driving SUVs and drive more fuel efficient cars, the best way to do that is to keep gas prices high. If you want to put pressure on the auto industry to develop more...
View ArticleTime for Jim Sensenbrenner to get the axe - Bryan Kennedy for Congress
Jim Sensenbrenner is the perfect example of a corrupt Republican sitting in a gerrymandered district, and because of that he has never been challenged. His corruption reeks to high heaven, and his...
View ArticleRepublican House candidate running on IMPEACHMENT platform!
In my city, if you are out at the bar and you see a beautiful girl sitting by herself, you have approximately 2 minutes to go up and talk to her before someone else does. If you are hesitant, get shy,...
View ArticleRove is GUILTY! The best evidence so far - pulls out of Kilgore fundraiser.
Anyone can speculate as to whether or not Karl Rove is going to be indicted or not regarding the Valerie Plame CIA leak case. Obviously, to be indicted, it must be proven that he knowingly revealed...
View ArticleThe oven heats up...Could Bush be guilty of obstruction of justice?
Via The Talent Show we can speculate that Bush could have comitted perjury obstruction of justice when testifying before the grand jury. Why? There have been two accounts of what Bush knew, and when...
View ArticleFascism & Chaos in Iraq: Tax Dollars Flushed Down the Toilet
An unlikely source, The American Conservative, contains an article written by Philip Giraldi explaining in detail the extent of the corruption of the Coalition Provisional Authority, in which countless...
View ArticleThe Winning Side
Crosposted on truth > lies For the politcal mind, there are two sides to an argument: the right side and the left side. For the moral mind, there is the right side and the wrong side. And for the...
View Article{UPDATE 5 - PROGRESS!} Abramoff-Scanlon Memo Reveals Secret Republican...
Cross-posted at truth > lies Via BigBearJohn of DU, I have come upon this article from Salon. It quotes a memo obtained in the investigation of Scanlon's invlovment in taking money from Indian...
View ArticleBREAKING - RAW STORY: "National Security Adviser was Woodward's source,...
BREAKING FROM RAW STORY: "National Security Adviser was Woodward's source, attorneys say" Sources have identified Stephen Hadley as purportedly the original leaker of the identity of Valerie...
View ArticleGO RUSS!!: Filibuster the PATRIOT Act by Reading the Bill of Rights!!
Russ Feingold apparently is ready to filibuster the renewal of the PATRIOT Act. What will he read during the filibuster? The Bill of Rights! Oh, Russ, my heart beats swiftly!From the New York...
View ArticleDear Bill O'Reilly
Originally posted at truth > lies Dear Bill O'Reilly, You do not understand Christmas. Nor do you understand Jesus. If anyone is starting a War on Christmas, it is you. Your ranting and raving...
View ArticleWhat Democrats Stand For
I never considered myself a liberal until Bush took office. In fact, I used to be a Limbaugh listener. But the reality of it is, the Republican party is doing exactly the opposite of what all their...
View ArticleBoston Globe Falsely States That Abramoff Donated to Democrats
Another lie brought to light by truth > lies (my blog) The Globe is misleading its readers when it states "Known as a top Washington lobbyist, Abramoff had vast influence and gave generously to...
View ArticleLOL, I am in tears! Cornyn calls Alito "Scalito". (Video)
I don't know if anyone has posted this link here...I didn't see it on the recent diaries list. And I know it's kind of minor, but it is just too funny. It's proof that our language is catching...
View ArticleRitter on War With Iran: "It's going to happen."
crossposted at: Someone Took In These Pants...As a Bush voter in 2000, ex-Marine, and one of the most knowledgeable weapons inspectors on Iraq, Scott Ritter has no partisan reasons to slander George...
View ArticleWho is Winning the War.
crossposted at: Someone Took in These Pants...We all know what we are losing in the Iraq war. We are losing our precious soldiers. With 2,200+ dead, 16,000+ wounded, and countless others coming back...
View ArticleBreaking: MSNBC Scrubbing Cheney Alcohol Connection?
breaking at: Someone Took In These Pants...UPDATE!! Screenshots found!!According to this post at Democratic Underground, there was a quote from the ranch owner in this MSNBC story stating:Armstrong...
View ArticleUPDATE: MSNBC Replaces Scrubbed Cheney Alcohol Paragraph; No Explaination is...
brought to you by: Someone Took In These Pants...We now know that the quote that had been removed is accurate, since Cheney admitted today to having beer at the lunch before the hunt. So MSNBC...
View ArticleNew Bush Approval Ratings Released; Good News For Democrats In 2006 Senate Race
crossposted at: Someone Took In These Pants...Survey USA has released Bush's new 50 state approval ratings taken on February 6th. Bush has a positive approval rating on only 10 states. He is under...
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Russ Feingold to Host Online Listening Session Tomorrow!
Russ Feingold, through his Progressive Patriots Fund PAC website, is hosting an online listening session just like he does all throughout Wisconsin.You can sign up here for the text-based chat session...
View ArticleI dare Republicans NOT to censure Bush.
Why is it that Dick Cheney still gets to threaten Democrats for criticizing the president? Who is he fooling? The public is behind punishing Bush for what he did, in both Iraq situation, and with the...
View ArticleNY Times: The Other Abu Ghraib and the "Black Room"
Crossposted at Someone Took In These Pants...In tomorrow's New York Times, an article documenting another site in which Iraqis were tortured reveals the sinister underbelly of gunpoint democracy.By...
View ArticleThe Big Picture of Illegal Immigration
crossposted at: Someone Took in These Pants... This is somewhat of a wedge issue among Democrats and Republicans as it crosses party lines. Racist Republicans don't want people of other races flocking...
View ArticleThe Booming Venezuelan Economy, and how it affects Monte Carmelo
I know Hugo Chavez is a controversial topic even on sites like Daily Kos, but I see the two sides going at it as unequal. One side repeats only unsubstantiated talking points, innuendo, and rumors....
View ArticleWhy we need Kathleen Sebelius as VP
Tonight, I was at the Polk County DEC meeting. I moved down here to central Florida four months ago for a job. I wanted to immediately lend my time, money and talents to help getting Democrats...
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Newest Fighting Dem: Doug Tudor (FL-12)
***Please Recommend this diary if you want to support a Fighting Dem and stick it to a Bush lackey!Dear Daily Kos community,I present to you an introduction to Doug Tudor, your Democratic candidate for...
View ArticleElecting Barack Obama
I think it's safe to say that most of us on here are liberals. But let's face it: this ain't a representative sample of the country. According to Rasmussen, we only make up 25% of the electorate at...
View ArticleUprising In Florida: Meet Doug Tudor (FL-12)
Howie Klein wrote a good article in the Huffington Post today, introducing Doug Tudor to the online community. Doug is a family man, a 20+ year Navy veteran running against Tom DeLay crony Adam...
View ArticleBlue America Thanks Doug Tudor (FL-12), Among Others
Doug Tudor recently received some national media exposure for opposing the Democratic compromise on FISA. Tudor's statement: "On five occasions during my Navy career, I raised my hand and affirmed 'to...
View ArticleJohn Edwards' Affair Also Brings John McCain's Marital Split to the Surface
Editor & Publisher brings up an important point about John McCain's callous adultery, and whether his political career was over after that. If John McCain can survive politically after committing...
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ENOUGH ALREADY! Hammer McCain on Taxes!
Democrats are constantly lagging behind in defining the issues in a light that benefits them. They constantly let the "liberal tax raiser" theme go on unchallenged, and they fight back with wordy,...
View ArticleThe Democrats' Psychological Problem
The problem with Democrats' attacks on John McCain so far is that they don't dig deep into the consciousness of the American voter. They are rational yet superficial attacks that do not penetrate the...
View ArticlePalin Misled Republican Supporters
Sarah Palin, grasping for any sort of idea that she has accomplished something worthwhile during her first 20 months of full-time governance, touted her opposition to the "Bridge to Nowhere" in her...
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ATTN: District 12 (FL) voters have clear options
DEFEAT REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP!!Today, the St. Petersburg Times ran a great little blurb about Doug Tudor, Democratic candidate for Congress in FL-12, the forgotten about race here in FL.The excerpts are...
View ArticleThe Birth and Death of the "Conservative" Movement
(or, how to deal with Rush Limbaugh)Many people credit Barry Goldwater with starting the conservative movement in this country in the 1960's. But the movement he started was ideological. The current...
View ArticleIf Democrats don't "h[ave] the votes right now" we will get them the votes.
Dianne Feinstein, as documented in this diary by askew, says that Democrats don't "h[ave] the votes right now" for a government option. How convenient of her to notify us that the officials we have...
View ArticleTodd and Sarah Palin to Divorce? (still a rumor, denied by Palin camp)
The Alaska Report is reporting that the Palins are getting divorced due to affairs on both sides.AlaskaReport has learned this morning that Todd Palin and former Alaska governor Sarah Palin are to...
View ArticleHave we jumped the shark?
Knowing when to stand your ground vs. compromise is the key to getting a lot of stuff done in politics. And in the past 72 hours, I've wavered between "progressives need to flex their muscle and show...
View Article...and to that, I say "Good Luck."
I'd like to move beyond the blue dog/progressive infighting argument in assessing what went wrong over the last two years, and whether we have the power to remedy it. We clearly shouldn't be arguing...
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