Palin is Obama's Best Fundraiser
We need to be more supportive of Palin. She seems to be Obama's best fundraiser yet.
View ArticleMy Mother-In-Law: The Obama Churchlady
There seems to be a certain feeling among other Democrats that I talk to, and commenters on this site, that the Evangelical demographic is out of reach to Obama.I do not believe this to be the case....
View ArticleBarclays Acquiring Lehman
It appears that Barclays is acquiring Lehman Brothers.The AP is reporting this story.
View ArticleHow to talk to Conservatives about Regulation
During the last few weeks, I've been talking to a number of my right wing friends and associates (both republican and libertarian, and those who aren't sure what they are, but don't want to be labeled...
View ArticleMy Letter to Congress
Today, New Deal Democrat wrote a diary containing the full text of the financial patriot act that is about to be rammed down our throats.I very highly recommend this diary - and hope you rec New Deal's...
View ArticleGetting Your mind around 700,000,000,000
700,000,000,000. It is a big number. Mind boggling, really.So I decided I'd try to put it in more human understandable terms.I've checked my math for each of the following a several times – and the...
View ArticleAnd now, for something completely different
A bit of spoof humor (with apologies to Monty Python) to lighten the afternoon.Enjoy!
View ArticlePalin's Oxymoronic Response on the Role of Government
One thing that I found fascinating about the debate: Sarah Palin's oxymoronic responses on regulation, government oversight and the role of government in general. As far as I can tell, she...
View ArticleTime to Take it Back
The greed and avarice of Wall Street, combined with a system that allows and in fact encourages politicians to aid and abet Wall Street in their endeavors, is reaching its logical conclusion.As of this...
View ArticleOf Privacy, Terrorist Surveillance and Data Mining
Today, news broke about apparent abuses of the NSA's wiretapping programs. ABC news is reporting that multiple communications that had nothing to do with terrorist activities have been intercepted,...
View ArticleJoe's Plumbing Business
This diary is not about "Joe the Plumber" the person, but rather about the meta-Joe; the everyman small business owner that McCain is trying to convince.There is a fundamental fallacy in the argument...
View ArticleOf the Extremes of Language, Thought and National Discourse
One of the primary tools in the conservative attack arsenal is the intentional manipulation of language. Specifically, it is a common tactic of the conservatives to simultaneously dilute the precise...
View ArticleConservative Propaganda: How can people have fallen for it?
In my previous diary, "Of the Extremes of Language, Thought and National Discourse", I examined the use and abuse of language by conservative forces in our political debates and discussions. This...
View ArticleA Final Conservative Dying Spasm: Attempting To Cast Doubt on the...
It seems that the final dying spasm of the McCain/Palin supporters is an attempt to skew the exit polls.The leading front page article on redstate.com is a plea to their readers to re-initiate...
View ArticleSome (perhaps unwanted) advice to the GLBT community
There has been significant and understandable angst and anger on the part of the GLBT community concerning the setbacks to gay rights; in particular, the passage of Proposition 8 in California has...
View ArticleOf Justice
As the political and social tides in our nation change, as we emerge from a period of abuses of power, of lies and deceit, of both means and ends becoming corrupted and unrecognizable, there is a great...
View ArticleInstead
Instead of bemoaning the fact that Obama must be president over all citizens of our nation, we should be celebrating the fact that Obama is the president over the entire United States.Instead of...
View ArticleInauguration Day Musings
This morning, my wife and I got up early, filled with excitement. This was the day that we would see the realization of all the work that we had shared in to get President Obama elected. Oh, we were...
View ArticleOf Privacy, Terrorist Surveillance and Data Mining (v2.0)
As diaried (update diary is here) by RiderOnTheStorm, Russell Tice, former NSA analyst, has come forward and blown the whistle on the NSA'd domestic spying programs. This diary attempts to put some of...
View ArticleQuestions to Ponder: The Societal Ramifications of Government Data Mining
Two days ago, Keith Olbermann had Russell Tice, former NSA analyst, on his show. Tice came forward to discuss the NSA's domestic spying program. (See here and here for the lead diaries on this by...
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