Strokes and Raps
September 17, 2007
This Stroke goes out to Rep. Gabby Giffords, my Congressperson. Gabby fought for expansion of health care to children from families with low incomes through SCHIP. Americans United For Change recognized her stand on the issue and cut a radio ad supporting her because she has been targeted by the insurance industry as a result
Huge Upset in the Making in NH?
September 17, 2007
The Manchester, New Hampshire Republican Committee reports that their GOP straw poll resulted in an astounding win for Ron Paul with 66% of the vote. The next nearest competitor was Fred Thompson with just 10%! This points to a possible upset in NH far more disruptive of the GOP status quo than McCain’s 1999 upset
Drinking Liberally on KXCI
September 15, 2007
For the vast majority of you who likely missed it, here’s a podcast of me on KXCI’s ’30 Minutes’ talking with guest producer Elaine Schramm about Drinking Liberally. For those of you readers who haven’t heard of Drinking Liberally or attended one of our parties, please visit the mother site or the local site. Listen
Leave Petraeus Alone!
September 15, 2007
Heh! This is a hoot. Some of you will be familiar with the media squall over an emo kid named Chris Crocker who bawled his eyes out on YouTube over the negative buzz on Britney’s big come-back performance; for those of you who have a life, and haven’t clue what I’m on about, click the
My Party
September 12, 2007
Republicans Whine Conspicuously
September 11, 2007
Link: Republicans introduce measure condemning MoveOn ad. Oh please… General Petraeus or General Betray Us? Offensive? Probably to some. Juvenile? A bit. Outside the bounds of political debate? Not in a free country. Who do these Republicans think they are, some kind of tender-witted political Pollyannas? These are the assholes who made ‘Swiftboating’ a verb.
Impeachment, Not Just for Kids Anymore…
September 7, 2007
So you think impeaching Bush and Cheney is a waste of time? That it would provoke a backlash, as did the impeachment of Clinton? Do you really think those are equivalent? Really? Sometimes something has to be done simply because it is the right thing to do. Impeaching the tyrants inhabiting our White House is
Pearce and Bee Demonstrate Democratic Process 101
September 6, 2007
Russel Pearce is challenging Jeff Flake for the the Republican nomination in Arizona’s 6th District. He outlines in detail on his website how much he intends to raise and what he’s going to do with it. He’s practically a model of candor and transparency. "Our first goal is to raise $25,000 to pay for critical
