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Jul31
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As my friend Bill Hobbs points out on his blog Elephant Biz, the republican presidential candidates are dropping out of the CNN YouTube debate, citing "scheduling conflicts." The term "scheduling conflict" in this situation means, "I don't trust the format, I'm scared I might look stupid, and therefore I'm not showing up."
Not all conservatives are defending the candidates' decision to stay out of the debate, and rightly so. It makes the candidates look as if they have something to hide, aren't comfortable with technology, and worse, as though younger voters don't matter. It's already pretty well documented that republicans are losing support among young people. So far, only Ron Paul and John McCain have accepted the offer to debate. Meanwhile, CNN is trying to "reschedule."
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Jul30
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The very first presidential election I was eligible to vote in was in November of 1984, six months after my high school graduation. Needless to say, I voted for Walter Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro, the first woman ever to make...
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Jul29
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Billy Tauzin, the republican congressman who led the effort in the U.S. House to pass the Medicare prescription drug benefit, now works for Pharma, the leading lobbying group for the mega-flush pharmaceutical industry.The account on CBS's Web site is a...
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In his best documentary yet, Michael Moore makes a startling case for universal health care and goes about debunking many of the myths about socialized medicine available in other countries.I have to admit that even I had bought into...
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Jul28
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The liberal blogosphere is promoting a boycott of Bill O'Reilly Show advertisers such as The Home Depot. News Hounds has a full list of advertisers here.What's the big hub-hub and why should you care?Bill O'Reilly is a hate-monger and...
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Jul27
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The Anything-You-Can-Do-I-Can-Do-Better between the Clinton and Obama campaigns continues to simmer, though the only ones who seem to be getting a charge out of it are republicans.My conservative counterpart over at the Elephant Biz finds the whole spit-spat between...
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Jul26
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It's getting hotter in the hot seat for Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. FBI Chief Mueller contradicted Gonzales' version of the truth regarding a bizarre 2004 sick-bed confrontation with then-attorney general John Ashcroft.It seems our esteemed AG was trying to...
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James Madison, one of our founding fathers, years before he became our nation's fourth president warned us against letting the president use executive privilege to run affairs of the state:"In war," Madison wrote in 1795, at a time when...
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The new federal minimum wage rose $.70 Tuesday, from $5.15 an hour to $5.85. It will only affect workers in 20 states, since the other states have already enacted laws providing a higher wage. But for folks in states...
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Jul23
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Watch the pack follow the leader.Hillary, thus far into the debate, is leading the pack. Most of the candidates look like deer caught in headlights. Chris Dodd, Mike Gravel and Joe Biden have an angry edge to them. I...
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Jul22
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As desmoinesdem notes over at Bleeding Heartland, the republican rank and file base is experiencing a high level of disillusionment over what has become of their party.As a life-long democrat, I cannot even imagine leaving my party, for any reason....
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Jul21
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The Washington Post article about Hillary Clinton's cleavage shows that women can be objectified even in the U.S. Senate.
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Jul20
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In a coincidence too bizarre to ignore, Lord Voldemort will briefly become president while Bush undergoes a routine colonoscopy tomorrow. This is just too weird since it's happening the same week as the last Harry Potter book debut. Talk about...
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Democrats are ready to kick some elephant ass in 2008.
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Another fun couple of days in D.C.! I really enjoy getting on the Metro trains and zipping around the city without having to hassle with parking. Yesterday, we meet with our wise and kind Congressman Leonard Boswell, and Senator...
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Jul19
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Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) has been inviting the 21st Century Forum (a group of young democrats to which I belong) to Washington D.C. for 14 years. This is my third trip. He never fails to disappoint us with a...
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Jul17
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Read the body language of this photo and you might perceive that this is one pissed off lady. Well, she found out last week that her husband has been lying to her about soliciting prostitutes. These are the Vitters...
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Jul16
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Later this week, I am headed to Washington D.C. to visit my old friend Senator Harkin. More on that later. Check back later in the week, I hope to have some photos from my trip and possibly even an...
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Ok people, listen up. John McCain's campaign is imploding and its obvious to me that it is never going to recover. There are several factors working against him and as much as I delight in pointing them out, it is...
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Jul15
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It has always been an unwritten rule in political fundraising. The conventional wisdom is that republicans will almost always raise more money than democrats for elections up and down the ticket. Democrats have always relied on grassroots campaign tactics...
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Jul14
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The Senate Finance Committee, with broad bipartisan support, has agreed on a cigarette tax increase, which will be used to pay for the expansion of SCHIP, the childrens's health care program.The New York Times covered it well this morning:Under...
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Jul13
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George Bush is an insane cowboy, riding his pony through the world and our national discourse, seemingly deaf to the shouts of anger, immune to the rocks and garbage being thrown his way. He is the president who lives in...
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Jul12
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Earlier this week, Pope Benedict pronounced that,"Jesus only created one church" and therefore the rest of you peeps are not getting into heaven. I am paraphrasing a bit here, but this is exactly the reason that I believe religion is...
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The International Association of Firefighters spent $70,000 to produce a video chronicling what they believe to be Rudy Giuliani's real legacy after 911. The video, which has been posted on YouTube to increase its visibility, contends that Giuliani was...
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Jul11
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Lady Bird Johnson, born Claudia Alta Taylor and given her nickname by a baby nurse who proclaimed her as pretty as a "lady bird" died today.I think of her everytime I drive down one of our nation's uncluttered interstate...
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Glenn Beck baffles me. He is constantly complaining about people who bash him, yet he bashes those whom he doesn't agree with on a regular basis. It seems as though he is the rebel conservative, misunderstood "thinker..." Yadda Yadda. Beck...
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Dr. Richard Carmona, Surgeon General under the Bush Administration, is speaking out about the stiffling influence of politics on the decision-making process during his tenure.The New York Times covers it well this morning. The line that made me turn...
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Jul10
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I've noticed so much flip-flopping and hypocracy in the republican party lately that I'd compare it to a smorgasboard! So much fodder, so little time to blog about it! So, I've compiled a top-ten right wing hypocrites list for your...
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Jul 9
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George W. Bush is against the Children's Health Insurance Program. Why am I not surprised?
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Jul 8
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Fred Thompson is not the savior of the republican presidental field.
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The mix of religion and politics is a volatile one.
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Jul 6
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The presidential candidates are falling all over themselves to finish their health care plans and to explain their positions on fixing the health care system to their supporters.In survey after survey, health care comes in as the number one area...
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Jul 5
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I took a little video of Hillary Clinton when I saw her the other day. Thought you might be interested. She talks a little bit about her childhood and how she has been helping children her whole adult life. ...
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Jul 4
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Al Gore's only son, Al III, was arrested after driving his Toyota Prius at more than 100 miles per hour on a California freeway. At age 24, he is well beyond the reach of Al and Tipper Gore as...
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Being liberal is something to be very proud of.
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Political campaigns are terrible about getting a candidate to sign memorabilia and returning it to its rightful owner.
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Jul 2
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George W. Bush might as well pardon Scooter Libby. He has no credibility left to lose.
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Bill and Hillary Clinton take Iowa by storm this fourth of July weekend.
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Bill and Hillary Clinton campaign together in Iowa this week.
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