Our increasingly effective post-debate spin ...
As pointed out on several blogs, the Cheney-flap doesn't work long term for the Republicans, because they can't tie it into any larger narrative about the debates or the campaign. BUT WE CAN. That's...
View ArticleCNN survey: Kerry picks up Ohio, New Hampshire
So, to everyone moaning and whining today, cheer up. The Cheney thing has slipped entirely off CNN's main pages and is even hard to find on the politics page. Instead, we have Kerry picks up Ohio, New...
View ArticleIndiana Republicans Weaken Democracy
As our state senate moves to enshrine bigotry in our constitution and to end civil unions and domestic partner rights, our Senate Republicans are moving to strip Indiana voters of their rights by...
View ArticleRepublicans: Filibuster = Terrorism
That's right, according to Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels, filibustering Democrats are terrorists - "Indiana's drive for growth and reform was car-bombed yesterday by the Indiana House minority,"...
View ArticleStrategy for Selling Iran War to Public revealed
Short diary. But this just made my jaw drop. Voinovich was comparing Ahmadinejad to Hitler and making fun of his name. And then he dropped this: "I don't believe that as long as he's there that we're...
View ArticleWhen did we see you and not help you?
Today I had a friend over to help with some repairs. He was the general contractor for a construction crew. He has been unemployed since the 2008 recession. He is in his mid to late 50s, I would guess....
View ArticleEgypt Liveblog: Sub-Diary #49
You are in the the 49th Child Diary of the Liveblog of the 2011 Egyptian Uprising and other uprisings spreading throughout the Mideast. We stand with our Egyptian friends and their courageous struggle...
View ArticleEgypt Liveblog: Sub-Diary #62
You are in the the 62nd Child Diary of the Liveblog of the 2011 Egyptian Uprising and other uprisings spreading throughout the Mideast. We stand with our Egyptian friends and their courageous struggle...
View ArticleAdrift with Coffee (A Meta Fable)
Our town hasn't had a good coffee shop in years. There's a Corporate Coffee shop in town, sure, but it's over-priced and not very good. That's why we were really excited when a local Businessman said...
View ArticleModeration Idea: DKOS Equality Watch?
Lately, there's been growing concern about the site's lack of moderation and about an apparent rise in blatantly HR-able posts receiving recommendations. If there's no site moderation and we're left...
View ArticleI'm going to be uncomfortable.
I'm a fierce critic of President Obama (see my sarcastic sig for instance). I've disagreed with some of the accusations of racism here. I've rolled my eyes at it, in fact. Some of those banned were...
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