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Oh, THIS Should Bring About Change »

NOT!!! This is rich – so, rich. Check out this headline (h/t to Will:Bowers): DNC’s Kaine Picks Panel To Reform Democrats’ Entire Nominating Process. Yep, Tim Kaine, the anti-choice, anti-gay, anti-stem cell Chair of the DNC is going to reform the Democratic Nominating Process. And wait until you see just who the great reformers are [...]

Well, Golly Gee, Anne, That Will Learn Him! »

As in Anne Hathaway, an actress I actually like, and one whose movies I have seen (yes, both Princess Diaries – what’s your point??!). She has taken such a strong stand, I am sure you will agree, on an important issue. Oh, yes – I am talking, of course, about her decision to NOT turn [...]

Happy New Year **Open Thread** »

I hope The Fates bring you all a wonderful new year, with good health, with loved ones around you, with work you find meaningful, and with a life lived well.

Possible Voter Fraud? »

Or should I say, MORE possible voter fraud? My local paper had this article recently: Is double voting a problem? No one’s sure, but officials might try to find out.. Well, golly gee willikers. What a surprise! It’s not like many of us have not been yelling this from the top of our lungs for [...]

Winter Solstice »

The winter holidays are here. It is the time of year when we experience the darkest night of the year, the Winter Solstice. It is this time of year that brings darkness, and that also brings hope. It is the hope that is signified by the evergreen and the holly. Life is happening deep within [...]

Chicago Politics »

I saw this headline in my local paper, “Illinois Corruption: Deep Roots, Tough to Weed Out” an AP piece by Sharon Cohen. In this piece, she details the long, long history of corruption in Chicago, and Illinois, politics. Also in this lengthy article, the only mention of Obama, the man who chose to move to [...]

House Of Cards **OPEN THREAD** »

That is what Obama has been building. Like this (can be watched with the sound off. I have never heard this song before):

Cheaters Never Prosper? **UPDATED** »

Uh, yeah, apparently they do. Obama is a major case in point. He only got to where he is now by cheating on a massive level, with the DNC both sanctioning and colluding in the cheating. A major avenue in which the cheating occurred was done so with the help of a number of young [...]

Let Us Not Blame Hillary »

This notion I’m hearing that Hillary should have taken on her Party and perhaps lead an independent movement—please, get a grip. It’s just not who she is. We need to see and respect that. We aren’t serving our long-term interests when we do what women too often do with women leaders: project an unrealistic image, [...]

You Have GOT To Be Kidding Me! »

That was my response when I saw this headline from the BBC news after Obama’s first post (s)election interview: “Obama ‘To Rebuild Moral Stature In The World.” I’m sorry, WHAT did you say?? That OBAMA is going to rebuild our moral stature? Well, how the hell is he going to do THAT, I ask you?? [...]

Say Whaaaa??? »

Welcome to the “Say Whaaaa?” News Report! Among issues to be discussed today, an update on the Detroit Bailout about which I wrote yesterday. There was a lot of discussion about saving the Detroit automakers, and how they need money to re-tool. So, here’s the thing: As I said yesterday, they want $25 BILLION to [...]

The Beginning of Justice? »

Behavior Unbecoming An American Public Servant:

Voter Fraud? * Open Thread »

Ah, gee. Not in Minnesota too. Ah gee. I gotta ask these fellas, these election fellas, ya know. Okay! But are ya sure? ‘Cause I mean, how do you know? Do you do a count, or what kind of a routine do you have here? From the big paper, that Star-Tribune paper in Minneapolis: Coleman [...]

Knock It Off Already »

The crap attacks on Gov. Palin, that is. A lot has been written about this, I know, but after getting TWO crappy articles from my sister with blatantly FALSE attacks on Governor Palin, I feel compelled to say more about this. And no, I’m not referencing the assholic articles she sent, but at least one [...]

what happened to all those *new* voters, or better yet, all those republican ones? »

Report: ’08 turnout same as or only slightly higher than ’04 WASHINGTON (CNN) – A new report from American University’s Center for the Study of the American Electorate concludes that voter turnout in Tuesday’s election was the same in percentage terms as it was four years ago — or at most has risen by less [...]