The day when the Democratic Party left me
In the last 5 or 6 years, we've seen many Republicans turn against their party and proclaim I did not leave the Republican Party, the Republican Party left me! Some said this because they disagreed...
View ArticleThe Clintons' sense of entitlement and the Democratic Party
For the Democratic Party, the tone the race is taking is a recipe for electoral calamity not just in November, but for future electoral prospects.
View ArticleAttend Rules and Bylaws Meeting: Pre-register!
The Rules and Bylaws Committee to decide the fate for the time being on the Florida and Michigan delegations on May 31st will be open to the public. However, there will be a limited number of seats,...
View ArticleA last-day Money Bomb for Obama? (At least a bomblet?)
I've just made my next bi-weekly contribution to the Obama campaign. Now that we're in the last hundred days of this interminable campaign season, I think it's really important for those of us who can...
View ArticleOur Future as "ONE" Country
In which I try to give a little historical perspective to where we are at this time in American history.
View ArticleWhy The Left Should Trust Barack Obama
Evans Politics Opinion, May 8, 2009, by Dr. Jack E. Evans and Paul EvansI am introducing here my father, Dr. Jack E. Evans, who is a retired 84 year old professor of Russian language and literature...
View ArticleCorrected: Joe Lieberman Resigned from the Democratic Caucus this morning:...
So Joe Lieberman decided to pull a classic Lieberman move; vow to filibuster (not vote against, but prevent a vote on) the best chance the Democratic Party has ever had to pass real, meaningful health...
View ArticleThe only lesson Democrats should be taking.
People want change, and they want it yesterday. People are pissed. If you don't give them change, they will take it out on you. No matter what position you claim to take on the issues.THE END.
View ArticleWe must destroy this party to pass this bill
The endless effort to pass a health insurance reform bill will go down as one of the great debacles in U.S. political history. In early 2009, Democrats had wide lead over Republicans in the matchup...
View ArticleDemocratic Senators and Obama Don't Get It - Updated
There are currently 2 million Americans who are out of money, out of work, and out of hope -- the unemployed Americans for whom our Senators did not extend unemployment benefits. And this number is...
View Article2010 Mid-Term Elections, West Virginia, Texas, Alaska, The Republic, and the...
Hello fellow Dkos family. We are now thrust upon the gallant day of November 2 of 2010. This is a wonderous and beautiful event. If you have not voted yet, I urge you to vote.
View ArticleWe Are In This Together. Together!
The tide of history is on our side, the tide of the changing of our national demographics is on our side, and most important of all, as corny as it may sound: truth, justice and the American way are on...
View ArticleChris Hedges, and the Lateness Of The Hour
While I don't agree with him in every particular, I think his diagnosis of the central problem is basically right: the Democratic Party has allowed (even encouraged at times) the dismantling of the New...
View ArticleTrumka: Catfood Comm. To Working Americans: "Drop Dead."
Earlier today I made a couple comments saying Catfood Commission to Middle Class: Drop Dead.Well it seems that Richard Trumka, leader of the AFL-CIO, sees it the same way:With this report the Deficit...
View ArticleWhy this compromise is different from all other compromises
Yesterday evening President Obama announced that he had come to an agreement with Republican leaders to extend the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans by two years. A two-year extension, given...
View ArticleWhen Middle Schoolers Serve in Congress
The 2010 election wave has unfortunately swept in a group of lawmakers that apparently have the maturity of twelve year old children. The most powerful country in the world is being held hostage by a...
View ArticleCan We Please Get Back to the Issues with Poll.
Ok. Let the feeding frenzy be done. I happen to agree with one Kossack who had the courage to write a diary stating that they 'did not care about what the Republicans' have to say.Why should I? All...
View ArticleMatt Taibbi Has Finally Called Andrew Ross Sorkin on his Bullshi$
I knew that this day had to finally come for the great (and very few real journalists out there,) Matt Taibbi, and I for one welcome it. Taibbi has finally had it up to here (hold your hand over your...
View ArticleSadly, Rep. Marcy Kaptur Speaks the Words President Obama Shoud Be Saying
Please feel free to file this in your own 'Memory Warehouses' under 'Profiles in Courage.' I have been following Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur for a very long time, and time and time again she just...
View ArticleDeliberate Cruelty is the Only Unforgivable Sin
July 7, 2011 - What a great day for Democrats and Progressives on Daily Kos. I've never been prouder of my party to see all the fantastic action diaries, that felt like fresh air blowing through the...
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