Should conscience be their guide?
Should a member of Congress vote his/her conscience, or should congressional votes be (at least loosely) tied to what a majority of the constituency wants? I've always believed that "conscience" was...
View ArticleDean says Graham would be excellent VP choice
From today's Sarasota Herald Tribune:"The truth is that I told Bob Graham the day he made his decision to drop out that he was on the short list and he is on the short list," Dean said. "He's one of...
View ArticleMore Details on Aboussi Meeting
Today's St. Louis Post-Dispatch has a few more details about Joyce Aboussi's run-in with the SEIU and AFSCME. Mostly, the details are he said/she said, but the Post-Dispatch is reporting that 3 sources...
View ArticleReach out to Not-for-Deans
I'm happy about Gore's endorsement of Dean, but... I really hate the sore winner tone so prevalent today. It seems like hubris and well, discourteous, to assume the nomination is Dean's. Today I want...
View ArticleBush Seeks $ From Barred Allies
Some folks are worried about Dean's lack of foreign policy experience, I know, but my dog could do better than BushCo. From this morning's New York Times: Bush Seeks Help of Allies Barred From Iraq...
View ArticleWhen Your Friend's A Right Winger...
This morning I got into a Bush/Dean conversation with a very dear friend of mine. We've always agreed to disagree about politics, but there was kind of an edge to the conversation this morning. My...
View ArticleAttack Ad Funders Revealed Sooner
Everything I've been reading says that the People Who Say They're For Progressive Values can keep funding sources secret until late Jan/early Feb. But Howard Kurtz is reporting in the Washington Post...
View ArticleSoldiers Scoff at Bonus Offer
The Associated Press has decided to to report news today! Seems the US is offering a $10,000 re-enlistment bonus, and the soldiers are scoffing, according to the headline and accompanying article."Man,...
View Article"Serious" Synonyms
I really like Kos'"serious" message, but then I'm one of those serious people myself. My husband, on the other hand, chose "PLAYING" for his license plate -- so I ran this "serious" thing by him, and...
View ArticleUnbelievably Blatant Racism
I guess it's naive of me to keep being shocked by this kind of thing, but I really hope I will never read news like this and just shrug it off as par for the course: From this morning's St. Petersburg...
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