All Posts Tagged With: "National Dems"
Wisconsin Dems Set Up Offices With A View
Via TPM:
Access to the state Capitol building in Wisconsin has now been heavily restricted, so some Democrats are providing a solution to members of the public who can’t get to assembly members’ offices: They’re bringing their offices to them.
“Obviously there was a court order to open this building and anybody with [...]
Dear Dr. Liberal: Storytime!
Dear Dr. Liberal:
So a Republican male centerfold beats a Democrat in Massachusetts and its the end of the world for Democrats. While late last year a Democrat beats a teabagger in historically strong Republican Congressional district and there wasn’t this cry of anguish from the Republicans.
Why are the Democrats the biggest bunch of spineless reactionaries around? Or, in Dr. Liberal terms, why are most Democrats douchenozzles and run with the fight gets tough?
Sincerely,
A Democrat with a Spine
29Jan2010 | liberalgeek | 3 comments | Continued
I Wasn’t Sure How I Felt About Panetta Until…
Dianne Feinstein and Jay Rockefeller – two of Bush’s most ardent enablers – came out against him. Now, just like Glenn Greenwald, I’m lovin’ the pick.
Spencer Ackerman reports that Sen. Dianne Feinstein is upset with the selection of Panetta, petulantly complaining that she wasn’t consulted in advance and that it would be best to have an [...]
Why Obama Looks So Buff…
Take a look at the competition. Fair warning: I can’t decide what looks worse, Nancy Reagan in a bathing suit (pre-mastectomy) or the untimely picture of Bill Clinton and the sea of temptation.
23Dec2008 | liberalgeek | 6 comments | Continued
Lieberman’s second trip to the woodshed
Harry Reid will be meeting today with Joe Lieberman. I’m not sure what will happen, but I sure know what I want to happen. I want Lieberman stripped of his chairmanships, and I realize this may be viewed as cutting off my nose to spite my face. Sorry, can’t help it.
I don’t trust Lieberman to [...]
I had almost forgotten about Nader
Until he said this about Obama.
“He wants to show that he is not a threatening . . . another politically threatening African-American politician. He wants to appeal to white guilt. You appeal to white guilt not by coming on as black is beautiful, black is powerful. Basically he’s coming on as someone who is not [...]
Is Hillary Finally Free?
I wonder how many of Hillary’s life and political decisions were tied to a desire to be President.
Would she have left Bill?
Would she have voted against the war?
Would she have triangulated her position on welfare and poverty?
I’m serious. She has amassed a huge amount of political capital and I think is positioned to take Ted [...]
11Jun2008 | liberalgeek | 6 comments | Continued
I Wish Al Gore Had Been Appointed President
Al Gore has a new slideshow on climate change. He has some stunning updates to his Inconvenient Truth. It is a 28 minute video, but it is chock full of good data and some pretty funny commentary. Even better, it can be downloaded and there is even an iPod ready download.
9Apr2008 | liberalgeek | 12 comments | Continued
Superdelegates Starting to Break
You may have noticed the Superdelegate widget on the left hand side of the site in the past few weeks. Big thanks to Steve Newton for pointing it out to me.
Well in the last two days I have started to notice the numbers changing slightly. Yesterday an Illinois SD committed to Obama. Today, CT named [...]
A Plan For Electoral Victory
I heard an interview with Ed Rendell on Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me about the need for Democrat unity. Here is what he told a group of people in Florida: Whatever happens with the Democratic nomination, roughly half of the Democrats will be disappointed. After the nominee is determine (whenever that is) the other supporters [...]
26Mar2008 | liberalgeek | 19 comments | Continued
The Incredible Shrinking Republican Base, or
Who Wants to Be a Republican?
This article in today’s NJ documents the increasing weakness of the DE Republican party, noting the serious shift in voter registration from R to D this year. It seems that much of the reasons for the shift are a perception of more excitement on the D side (both [...]
Franken Takes the Lead in MN
Al Franken is now polling ahead of Norm Coleman in the race for Senator of Minnesota. I have been a huge Al Franken fan for a long time, and I’m overjoyed to think that he might actually get to be the Senator from his home state. For a great time pick up any of his [...]
21Feb2008 | liberalgeek | 10 comments | Continued
Better late than never…I mean, what damage could have been done by the wrong person being elected anyway?
Md. to abandon touch-screen voting
So what if we elected the wrong person because there may have been Errors, wink wink in the systems of some companies that out right lobbyied for Bush. Hey, just take luxury in the fact that W’s presidency will only be a comma in our nations history.
When Policy Meets Reality
There have been two revelations in the past week or so that bear some reflection and comparison.
Last week, researchers announced that they had figured out a way to make stem cells without embryos. This is good for all of us, as it will keep the abortion/right-to-lifers out of the treatment research for Parkinson’s and [...]
In the end the Congress still only serves one group
What a joke our congress has become. Just more proof they don’t work for the American people, but actually for the American Corporations.
Automakers would be required to meet an industrywide average of 35 miles per gallon for cars and light trucks, including SUVs, by 2020, the first increase by Congress in car fuel efficiency in [...]
The Capitalists Abandon The Republicans
I honestly am a bit concerned about this story. The shift in power in Congress has resulted in the lobbyist money shifting from Republicans to Democrats, dramatically in some cases. The article has a major weakness, though.
It suggests that industry may not be happy when Congress takes on some serious regulatory issues (greenhouse [...]
The Gop Hearts Children
“If the president vetoes this bill, he will be vetoing health care for almost 4 million children, and he will be putting ideology — not children — first,” Sen. Hillary Clinton
But Sen. Trent Lott, R-Mississippi, wasn’t buying that argument.
“This is a perfect example of the type of partisan politics that goes on in Washington all [...]
Dems Can Reform Government, Yes They Can!
Looks like we are finally seeing some honest-to-goodness, rubber-meets-the-road reform from our Democratic leadership. You want pork prevention, how about John Murtha being upbraided by a fellow Democrat for pork-barreling? I hope this will mark the beginning of the end of the earmark era of Congress. We are walking the walk. Thank you, Speaker Pelosi.
21May2007 | liberalgeek | 6 comments | Continued
Why I’m not voting for Hillary
While this opinion may not be shared with anyone else at this blog, I am not voting for Hillary. I admit though that I MAY have to depending on the alternative, as it stands now there isn’t a chance in hell I vote GOP, an independent ticket is VERY appealing to me and voting for someone [...]
21May2007 | Donvictimiti | 19 comments | Continued
Reid’s plan to block Bush’s recess appointments
This (from thinkprogesss) is awesome. I love Harry Reid.
“Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has a little trick up his sleeve that could spell an end to President Bush’s devilish recess appointments of controversial figures like former United Nations Ambassador John Bolton.” U.S. News reports:
We hear that over the long August vacation, when those types [...]
Who owns Obama’s Myspace Contacts?
This is pretty inrteresting.
MYDD STORY LINK
I’m popping my cherry!
i’m already over my 1 post limit, but that other one doesn’t count. “I’m a rebel Dotty!”
Mr Bush was doing his best to contribute to global warming by blowing more hot air for the plants in the Rose Garden. Bush by the way thinks the Rose Garden is a national park I kid you not.
So there he [...]
Compelling Presidential Advisors to Testify
As you may have seen, we are looking at a showdown in Congress this week. Looks like the Democrats are ready to subpoena some senior Bush officials. Yesterday Fox News’ Tony Snow said that the administration will oppose these subpoenas. The Congressional Research Service did a report on times when Presidential advisors were called [...]
22Mar2007 | liberalgeek | 1 comment | Continued
Kerry Questions Swift Boat Contributer
When I saw the headline, I must admit that I was thinking that this was going to be some silent intrigue piece about how mad they were at each other but didn’t say anything, but that wasn’t the case.
This is a very interesting read and a view. This guy, Sam Fox is up for [...]
Blossoming of a New Era
Today marks the official return of Democrats to the offices of Congressional leadership. It is a wonderful, glorious, jubilant day, on which my only regret is that we don’t have a Delaware Democrat in the House of Representatives to share it. I am joyful none the less, and I have confidence the 110th Congress will be proceed [...]
5Jan2007 | xstryker | 4 comments | ContinuedSocial Media
