Kat's Obama Administration Report, 4/27/11
Hi, all. Today's report features the release of the President's long form birth certificate as well as some things that actually matter: - The truth about the GOP plan to end Medicare. - The release...
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Criminal InJustice Kos: Getting Past the Prison
Criminal InJustice Kos every Wednesday at 6 pm CST GETTING PAST THE PRISON by soothsayer99 Each week, as the mission statement notes, Criminal InJustice Kos explores, " the myths of "crime",...
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Is it anti-Liberal to approve of Obama?
That seems to be the meme on Dailykos. Obama supporters vs. the "true" Liberals who don't support Obama. If that's the case, I am proud to be one of the "fringe" 72% of Liberals and 84% of Liberal...
View ArticleA great day for America...no Chris... I disagree
Sitting here watching Chris Matthews and he has a full on discussion about the birther issue, and going into a commercial...he seemed joyous and exclaimed it was a great day for America the events...
View ArticleThe Wild Wild (mid)West? – Minnesota GOP Proposing Major Changes to Existing...
With the state budget still in limbo, state unemployment still above the norm, and reasonable healthcare solutions still in question, the Minnesota GOP feels the time is ripe to focus on those pesky...
View ArticleFinding Common Ground - 3 (The future ain't what it used to be)
In the latter half of the Twentieth Century, the USA was, by almost every measure, a prosperous country. A reputation as the land of opportunity was regularly confirmed by the large numbers of...
View ArticleWhat Bernanke Should Have Said
Ben Bernanke held a press conference today. Doesn’t seem like much but for the Fed this was a pretty big deal. I rarely write diaries on here (I think I've only written one) since it usually takes...
View ArticleThe President's Dilemma
Looking at the field so far one has to ask 'How could President Obama lose the next election?' What a group of bozos. Surely he will win. What if a surprise candidate non-bozo candidate with...
View ArticleCorporate Propaganda Response To Town Hall Medicare Anger
The Republican plan for Medicare "cuts government spending" by shifting the cost of old-age health care directly to the middle class and poor. (I'll explain below.) Here's the thing: someone is...
View ArticleWeak Tea: Birther Breakdown
The birthers are an ignorant, comical aspect of the Tea Party, and today's birth certificate release by President Obama has generated an absolute breakdown as they try to spin up replacement...
View ArticleCalifornia’s Unusual Black Vote in 2010
By: Inoljt, http://mypolitikal.com/ The black vote is one of the most reliably Democratic constituencies out there. Blacks commonly give Democratic candidates more than 90% of the vote; Democratic...
View ArticleThree Cups of a Flawed Hero: The Limits of Greg Mortenson's Model of Change
It's tempting to expect perfection from those we admire, but we romanticize lone heroes at our peril. A few years before one-time supporter Jon Krakauer challenged the truthfulness of Greg Mortenson's...
View ArticleThe truth is out there
Goddammit. I post a righteous rant about the world thinking Americans are all insane and then half an hour later the entire United States goes stark raving birther-mad just to prove me correct....
View ArticlePlease Support Debra Bowen in CA 36
Debra Bowen is my favorite politician alive today. She hit my radar screen in the dark days of 2006 when she ran for CA Secretary of State. When she took office she kept her promise and got rid of the...
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Tasty Bits v1.8
Welcome once again to Tasty Bits! This is a weekly round-up of news bits, links and recipes I find that I think might be of interest to fellow Kossacks. The focus is on ecological, food and household...
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Bookflurries: Bookchat: Knights In Shining Armor
Welcome to bookchat where you can talk about anything...books, plays, essays, and books on tape. You don’t have to be reading a book to come in, sit down, and chat with us. The noir hero is a knight...
View ArticleBirthers Alienate American Citizens
I was not born in the United States. We immigrated when I was two years old. I was naturalized as an American Citizen at 18 and enlisted in the US Air Force at 20. The birther issue alienates people...
View ArticleI don't intend to apologize for licking the President.
I licked Barack Obama. I slobered for him. I'll do so again. I also think that primarying the man, or withholding saliva from his campaign, is the most stunningly idiotic idea since Ralph Nader came...
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GUS (Giving Up Smoking): Nothing Is Better Than A Cigarette
GUS (Gave Up Smoking) is a self-sustaining community support diary for Kossacks in the midst of quitting smoking. Any supportive comments, suggestions or positive distractions are appreciated. If you...
View ArticlePanetta, Petraeus. Dangerous for US.
Obama's appointment of Leon Panetta to the Secretary of Defense and Gen. Patreaus as head of the CIA is a dangerous change for the US. Panetta lacks the political weight to be as effective as Gates...
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