I don't intend to apologize for not talking about the President
It's either Obama or a Republican in 2012. The real question is, an Obama working with Republican majorities in the House and Senate, or an Obama working with Democratic majorities in both houses?...
View ArticleGBC TU Status, I hardly knew you
Ah, the new 'secret mojo' recipe has finally caught me. And someone took all my donuts away (I'm looking at you, Kos). Someone please call an wahmbulance before I choke up. Join me over the fold for...
View ArticleIs Florida the perfect model for education reform?
Our Democratic President, apparently thinks so. The Minnesota state legislature believes in Florida enough to fly in Jeb Bush when there are only four weeks left in session, no jobs bills, no budget...
View Articlei don't intend to apologize for not liking this diary
i'll admit it: this diary is stupid. it's derivative, it's condescending, and worst of all, it adds nothing to the calm, reasoned discourse that is daily kos. i can't believe that anyone would...
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The Daily Show/Colbert Report Chat thread 04.27.11
Tonight on TDS, Senator Bernie Sanders, The Speech; and on TCR, it's Ice-T, with his memoir Ice. Meanwhile, Conan's got reruns.
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Black Kos Music: Late Night in the Justice Department
I'm your VJ/DJ, Justice Putnam; and I'll be manning the dials, spinning the discs, warbling the woofers, putting a slip in your hip and a trip to your hop. Sit back, roam the Big Orange and have a...
View ArticleYou Are President: Now What?
Two Secret Service agents show up at your door one day, put a gun to your head, and say "You will be the new President of the United States. Resistance is futile." Now describe to me how your...
View ArticleWhy I Love Being a Liberal
I am, as all my friends and family know, an unrepentant liberal, a progressive, and a Democrat. I am a supporter of the president, I love that there are two Democratic senators from my state and that...
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ENOUGH of The Americaness Question
Although many of us may now feel relieved that President Obama has finally put the Birth Certificate Question to rest, and other argue that even posting his long form Certificate will never stop...
View ArticleHere's A Mirror. This Is You
I'm holding a mirror. I need the "birthers" and the other racists in the republican party to look at themselves for a moment, and understand where their racism comes from, and why it is so deeply...
View ArticleAre you a woman with "insufficient" sex drive? The boys at APA think you are...
According to proposed new standards for the American Psychiatric Association's fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), women with "insufficient" interest in...
View ArticleHarvard Workshop on the 25th Anniversary of the Chernobyl Accident
Went to two full presentations and part of another presentation on the history and aftermath of Chernobyl on April 26, the 25th anniversary of the accident, at Harvard. I was surprised that the room...
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Let's Keep Kicking Fox News While It's Down
Fox News' ratings are beginning to reflect the general disenchantment that America is experiencing with the lunatic fringe as represented by Republicans and Tea Partyers (but I repeat myself). In the...
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Fok News- #23 Maguffins 1 Obama 0
Tonight is a Fok double header! Keith comments on how the Trump birth certificate scam has morphed today into college transcript gate, and we have a bonus video commentary on Jean Schmidt...
View ArticleChinese Reverse Merger Fraud Exposed
Since 2007, more than 600 privately held foreign businesses have merged with U.S. listed shell companies to gain access to NASDAQ or the New York Stock Exchange. Using this form of “backdoor...
View ArticleHistoric Southeast Tornado Outbreak Liveblog
This is a liveblog to continue to cover the tornado outbreak occurring across the southeastern United States tonight and tomorrow. As of 1014PM CDT, the AP reports that 64 people have been killed...
View ArticleTime to Fund Progressives
Yes, its time to fund Progressives. No, I'm not talking about people running for office. I'm talking about funding Progressive ideas, the organizations that develop, strengthen and communicate our...
View ArticleA personality quiz - what is your personality type
I used to do these kinds of diaries a lot more often, and I've not done one in ages as I've not found a quiz that I think would work well. Well, here is the Riso-Hudson type indicator You just answer...
View ArticleIrony Served On Rainbow Bread
Chick-fil-A has been adamant lately that they're really, honestly, truly, pinky-swear, not total bigoted swine as regarding the gay community. A little TOO pinky-swear if you ask me. Here's my...
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