New Ad for No on Prop 8
In case you haven't seen it. Obama has an opinion on Prop 8.http://www.youtube.com/...
View ArticlePolitical Commentary v. Shameless Self Promotion
Newt promotes himself on ABC's This Week and poisons America's political dialogue.
View ArticleHealthcare Reform Debate – Not about Caring for Me
When the healthcare debate is about numbers and not patients, the signs are not good for meaningful reform. Has the die already been cast for fraudulent, industry-directed healthcare reform? In the...
View ArticleMy Last Cup o' Joe
I tried for the last time to watch morning Joe on MSNBC this morning. The dependable list of GOP talking points, phony populism and manufactured right-wing outrage is no longer tolerable. This...
View ArticleMN Senate Ruling - Did I Miss It?
Surely the court has ruled on the Coleman appeals argued 16 days ago. Surely I was reading Iranian tweets and missed the announcement of a ruling. Surely no responsible judicial body would continue...
View ArticleDown with Healthcare Ayatollahs
The government continues to act contrary to the will of the majority. The voice of the people must be heard. Corrupt forces are running rampant picking the pockets of the people. The people are...
View ArticleThe Truth from the CBO on Healthcare Savings
In case you missed it, here is the actual CBO scoring of the house healthcare reform bill. The truth is the best medicine even as the GOP continues their practice of creating facts to fit their "break...
View ArticleTime for Change -- Dissolve the Senate
OK Before those of you who are way too serious dismiss the idea out of hand, let me say up front I know the odds of this happening are nearly zero. It is a radical idea but it is going to require some...
View ArticleLeave Nancy Pelosi Alone! {sob} Leave Her Alone!
I say it is time for a ferocious, organized and confident defense of The Speaker of the House.Ok I'm a weak person, a very weak person. In spite of my public declaration that I would lay off indulging...
View ArticleMaybe Time to Boycott Health Insurance Companies?
I know. I know. Cut off nose. Spite face. But honest to bejesus, if we go to all the trouble and expense to achieve control of both elected branches of government and still get no health care...
View ArticleTime to Highlight and Reform US Senate Bad Rules
It is time to initiate a new wave of serious public oversight of how the United States Senate conducts its business. When a child is encouraged by grown ups to commit very costly fraud on the public,...
View ArticleHey Chase and AMEX - I won't forget
I am always amazed during times of trouble how true friends and true foes get sorted through life's filters. The friends who have been tried and true through times of trouble are priceless. There are...
View ArticleConstitutional amendment to dissolve the US Senate
I have made this suggestion before but here I went to the trouble to provide the actual amendments needed to accomplish this goal and save the Republic. This week the need has been strikingly clear....
View ArticleDoes Senator Bunning Advocate Revolution?
I cannot believe my ears. The junior senator from Kentucky just read a constituent's letter on the floor of the Senate advocating the "long overdue revolution" in this country. Does the senator know...
View ArticleOH 8th: Pronounced ka-SOO-lee Not BOH-ner
Inspired by the voters of Pennsylvania, I urge the good voters of Ohio of all parties, especially the so-called tea-partiers and good progressives, to join forces to prove the authors of "narrative...
View ArticleCoral Ridge Ministries - They Need To Pay Taxes
I recently moved to Knoxville, Tennessee, a hotbed of radical right-wing and racist politics. It was a revelation to watch local "religious" television programming on Sunday morning. I am shocked at...
View ArticleSharron Angle's Fear-, um, Fund-Raising Letter
I recently moved from MA to East TN. Apparently everyone in my new district is considered an avid GOP supporter because since I moved and registered to vote (as a Democrat) I receive regular...
View Article"Mourning in America" ad -- Shame on MSNBC
I just saw an advertisement on MSNBC calling the President's policies, all the President's policies "failed." The ad, "Mourning in America," was an outright attack on a public office holder, naming the...
View ArticleBenton Harbor, MI; The Political Story of the Decade
As I watched the last story on Rachel Maddow tonight I was left with a true sense of disbelief and rage. The governor of Michigan and his corporate toddies in the state house have enacted and executed...
View ArticleVP Joe -- Way to go!
The Vice President proves once again that putting political tactics over the good of the nation really irks him to the core. That is a quality I like and that is where the President and Vice President...
View ArticleMy Nephew's Bank Refuses Short Sale
There was reason for hope recently when my nephew and his wife found a cash buyer for their condo that is currently valued at less than half of their original mortgage. It was the first genuine offer...
View ArticleCome In Madison...We Need a Report
We need daily updates from those "in the know" on the ground in Wisconsin. It has been a couple of days since I've seen a diary about the recalls. With all due respect to the news makers of the day, we...
View ArticleTemps. over 100 Degrees Slow Economic Growth - Anecdotal Evidence
The right-wing talking heads are pouncing on the President today for the annual economic growth rate slowing to 1.5% (still growing BTW), calling it "Worst Recovery Since WWII." This is below the 2-3%...
View ArticleTN - SEN Corker to Face Dem in Hate Group
Where is the 50-state strategy these days? Senate Democratic nominee Mark Clayton is disavowed by Tennessee Democratic Party for being associated with a hate group. The hate group according to the...
View ArticleNo "Gray Area" on Voter Suppression. Arrest Them. Remove Them.
Only if a swift and potent political or legal price is extracted will the GOP's campaign to suppress the vote be permanently stopped. Recent court victories are only the first baby steps in killing...
View ArticleTN-04 DesJarlais is Cooked if We Support Eric
Lordy Mercy has a conservative candidate ever melted down like Scott DesJarlais (i-R) in TN Fourth? He skipped a debate and local papers are covering his personal abortion scandal with headlines that...
View ArticleHealthcare.gov technical debacle - GUH!
First, I'm not as angry as others have been around here ... yet ... but my experience with healthcare.gov so far has been a total bust and totally crazy-making. I MUST purchase health insurance through...
View ArticleHealthcare National Exchange - I save $1,500 next year!
It's a done deal. After a couple of week's frustration (about which I wrote a diary) I finally enrolled in my new healthcare plan online through the new national exchange. I am blessed that I can...
View ArticleMy ACA Adventure - Final Report
I was one of the lucky 27K who enrolled in a healthcare plan through the national exchange in October. I wrote a couple of diaries reporting my frustrations, defending my right to complain and...
View ArticlePowerful New Priorities USA Attack Ad - Grace
Priorities USA has released a new ad this afternoon and it is a devastating look into Donald Trump’s soul. It uses his own repulsive actions and words against him to reveal the “true” Trump. Jake...
View ArticleWikiLeaks Email Hack "Controversy" Ridiculous
Just in case someone is interested in a level-headed analysis of this WikiLeaks so called “controversy” by someone who has actually read the WikiLeaks material, I strongly recommend reading an article...
View ArticleEmergency TN Dem Meeting
Rumor has it there was an emergency meeting today with Democratic leaders and major donors in, wait for it, TENNESSEE! Recent events have improved the electoral landscape enough in the blood red state...
View Article“Trump Vetoes Carter Tribute”
“Trump Vetoes Carter Tribute”Can this possibly be true? If so the depths of Trumpian inhumanity reaches a new low. See link above or:www.buenosairesherald.com/...
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