ABA - Signing Statements UnConstitutional-What You May Have Missed

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Monday July 24, 2006 · 1:25 PM PDT

2006/07/24 · 13:25

There has already been a couple of diaries on the American Bar Association press conference this morning, but they have been cursory at best and I hope to raise a different slant.

If not, don't be shy, let me know and I will delete. Read More

Sick And Tired Of Donating Money For Nothing? - Help The Democrats Spend Your Donation Better

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Friday July 21, 2006 · 1:45 PM PDT

2006/07/21 · 13:45

If you are actually sitting by your phone looking forward to the next fundraising call from the DNC, DSCC, DCCC, or one of the myriad of local/national candidates that are calling these days, and actually have the resources to make a donation to each and every hand out, then this is not the diary for you.

If you actually appreciate the flood of mail, from the above mentioned political organizations, and have the resources to drop a check in each and every envelope you receive, then this is not the diary for you.

If you are like me however and are simply overwhelmed by the phone calls and all the mail coming from political campaigns (it's only gonna get worse folks as November edges closer) and simply can not work another contribution into your budget then follow me over the jump and maybe I can help you help the Democratic party save some money. Read More

Are You Happy? Take The Survey And Share. C'mon Get It Off Your Chest.

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Friday July 14, 2006 · 11:16 AM PDT

2006/07/14 · 11:16

As what can only be described as surreal events continue to escalate and play out in the Middle East I hesitated to post a 'fluff' diary. Then I began to realize how much this study might just play into current events for the simple reality - Do happy people blow the shit out of each others; fathers, mothers, daughters, sons - their fellow human beings? Read More

Joe Biden - Video Proof The Man Is Too Stupid To Be President!!!!! (+ poll)

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Thursday July 06, 2006 · 2:13 PM PDT

2006/07/06 · 14:13

Growing up in NYC I have developed a pretty thick skin. It takes quite a bit for me to be shocked let alone cringe in shame, and particularly when it comes to politics. Today during an impromptu interview picked up by C-Span my head almost spun off my neck as I did - not a double take, not a triple take, but a quadruple take, at the sheer stupidity of the words coming out of Sen. Joe Biden's (D-DE) mouth. Read More

Stop The Welfare - The Soft Bigotry Of Low Expectations (w/poll)

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Monday June 19, 2006 · 3:24 PM PDT

2006/06/19 · 15:24

While cleaning my bathroom Saturday morning (yes, the excitement truly never ends here) a sort of revelation dawned upon me.

1. With indefatigable research and considered navel gazing I have reached the same conclusion as Markos and Jerome in their seminal tome, "Crashing the Gates" - there is NO `mythical middle' that Democratic politicians need pander to.
2. Democratic leaders are losing elections not just by failing to provide `any' semblance of a comprehensive message, but by failing to keep Republicans at home on election day as well.
3. A certain, and far too large, percentage of the American population are mouth breathing troglodytes, and always will be.

These are not my revelations - though it has been a source of considerable consternation that regardless of reality, regardless of the facts presented, there remains a committed minority in this country that unflinchingly supports `Dear Leader', his imperialistic foreign horror-show, and his failed domestic policies.

Try to stay with me `cause this ain't gonna be pretty.
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Cons vs. NeoCons - Kossacks Wrong On Con Bashing

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Thursday June 15, 2006 · 3:34 PM PDT

2006/06/15 · 15:34

There have been a myriad of diaries on DKos detailing exactly why ALL conservatives are failures, particularly when it comes to governing. There's one on the recommend list right now, and while it may feel good to vent how is it productive?

There have been a few diaries calling for an end to angry rhetoric and `paranoid thinking' that then go on to foment exactly what they schizophrenically call for an end to.

As a community we would never accept an argument that begins "all liberals/progressives". Just as we should not be willing to accept the intellectually dishonest argument "all conservatives", no matter how impressive sounding the presentation that precedes or follows. While stereotyping is expected in the political world, to 'dumb down' the argument for mass consumption, this sort of rhetoric must have no place in our reality-based community.
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Domenech Redux? Is Ann Coulter A Plagiarist?

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Monday June 12, 2006 · 12:04 PM PDT

2006/06/12 · 12:04

First - an apology for re-raising a name that I had hoped would be quickly scrolling off the DKos diary listings to her deserved oblivion. But just coming across this 'wrinkle' in the twisted saga that is Ann Coulter I felt it deserved our attention, investigation, and scrutiny.

The Rude Pundit is reporting that Ann Coulter has some credibility problems. Read More

Minimum Wage Urban Legends Debunked

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Tuesday May 09, 2006 · 11:39 AM PDT

2006/05/09 · 11:39

Having just finished Senator Edward M. Kennedy's latest tome "America - Back On Track" just last night I was not surprised to see a diary here at Kos (which I will not link to as it does more harm then good) on the subject of Minimum Wage (MW) which I just might have agreed with, in timbre if not in tone, just yesterday.

Typically I might have simply dropped a few threads at the above mentioned nameless diary but so many people seemed to suffer from the exact same misconceptions about MW that it seemed as if it were more of an Urban Legend then simple wrongheadedness and worthy of a diary entry.

More below the fold but first a disclaimer - I do not know anyone personally that works for MW, and that includes the workers - from the servers to the dishwashers - at a friends restaurant, but then again he is atypically fair minded and generous for the industry. This ignorance led to some pretty widely held, based on the comments at the above-mentioned nameless diary, misconceptions about the MW debate which I can hopefully help to debunk. Read More

Gospel of Judas: What It Really Means To Christian Orthodoxy

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Friday April 07, 2006 · 2:23 PM PDT

2006/04/07 · 14:23

Most of you have probably read about the release of the translated versions of what is being heralded as the "Gospels of Judas". The reaction from the traditional Christian orthodoxy and its adherents will be swift, hyperbolic, predictable, and unworthy of intelligent discourse.

Heresy will be the most quoted word from the Catholic Church, who will lead the attacks for a myriad of Christian organizations, as it was when the Nag Hammadi documents (also known as the Gnostic Gospels) were first released. Read More

13 Year Old Charged As Felony Terrorist

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Wednesday March 29, 2006 · 9:31 AM PST

2006/03/29 · 09:31

Friends in Cincinnati woke me up this morning with this little tidbit. They are moderate Republicans (eg: small business owners and convinced the Repubs do a better job for them) but through my intervention and the daily news they are slowly converting. Barely a day goes by in which I don't receive a phone call from them that doesn't start with, "What the fuck..." Stuff like this just pushes them further and further over the edge. Read More

Our American Dream: A Handful Of Vicodin, A Bottle Of Vodka, And A Plastic Bag

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Sunday March 26, 2006 · 10:23 AM PST

2006/03/26 · 10:23

I wrote this quite some time ago but failed to post it as I sincerely believed that interest, even at Daily Kos, would be limited if not outright hostile. In light of the excellent post "Today in Labor History: They Died For Us; Let's Not Forget Them" by Mole333 and with the ever growing impact of Corporate theft, fraud, and abdication of responsibility, I am encouraged that my piece might resonate with a few reader's. I would love to hear personal experiences from the Kos community. Read More

Redstate Alert: God Hearts War not Peace.

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Friday March 24, 2006 · 12:00 AM PST

2006/03/24 · 00:00

With the minor brouhaha (now a major plaigarism scandal) over the Ben Domenech "Red America" blog over at the Washington Post I thought I'd take a peek at Redstate, the blog Domenech was a founding member of. I'd never heard of Domenech though I had stopped in to Redstate for sometimes humorous, but mostly disturbing, diversion from time to time. Read More

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