Hurricane Aiming for New Orleans -- could be very bad
Check out the latest hurricane tracking map -- it's aiming directly for New Orleans. And meteorologists are predicting the storm to get stronger as it comes north across the Gulf. New Orleans is known...
View ArticleTAKE POLL: will you pay $49 for NYT Op-Ed online?
I searched for a poll on this, curious to see what DailyKos members plan to do (or not do) in response to the New York Times' decision to put its Opinion/Editorial pages behind a $49.00/year...
View ArticleBrokeback Rising
As moved as I was by the sublime film Brokeback Mountain when I saw it last weekend, I'm almost more moved by the record-breaking wave of momentum it's riding. A milestone in gay history is being...
View ArticleScary: 1/3 of Earth = Desert (no agriculture) by year 2100
Let's lift our heads for a moment from "All Foley, All The Time." C'mon. Just for a moment.This newly publicized study from the UK's Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research is alarming, to...
View ArticleOpen Thread -- Bush Press Conf 10:30am EST: "About Iraq..."
President Bush is expected to make a "substantial" statement about Iraq in a White House news conference this morning, according to the headline on CNN.com. Press Conference scheduled for 10:30am...
View ArticleHillary Clinton Announces: "I'm In To Win."
Headline AP news on CNN.comSen. Hillary Clinton has been ramping up for a while now, toward 2008. She has just posted the announcement on her website. It begins "I'm in. And I'm in to win."She's...
View ArticleLieberman at 22%, has "Joementum"! (April '03)
Hey all. I'm seeing diaries the past few weeks that tell us, with some excitement, who's up a few points, down a few points, in the 2008 Dems' race for the nomination. Granted, this race is a biggie....
View ArticleNYT pg A1: Obama may pull NYC black leaders away from Clinton
Interesting front-page story, April 24 New York Times:Only a few months ago, the vast majority of black elected officials in New York were expected to support the presidential candidacy of Senator...
View ArticleHousing (NE): Still unaffordable, needs to fall further
If you're a homeowner or condo-owner, I apologize in advance, but I'm probably not "on your side" in terms of desired outcome here. I want prices to fall further. Like, 25% to 30% further. For two...
View ArticleQ2 Fundraising: DEMOCRATS ROCK!!!
I can't resist inviting us all to transcend the "My candidate is better than yours" tendency of pre-primary season. Just for a moment, to bask in it."It" being the undeniable fact that Democrats...
View ArticleOn Becoming a Hillary Supporter - And Trying Not To GBCW
Many on DailyKos seem to pillory The Dem candidate well known as Hillary. But to me she's no horror; I'm now rooting for her, Thus bracing for heavy artillery.-- Torta It's been a gradual thing for me,...
View ArticleLooking at The Matchup: Hillary Clinton v. Rudy Giuliani
If I were an Edwards or Obama supporter, then sure.. any DKos diary that talks openly about Hillary Clinton as the front-runner would piss me off.But like millions of Democrats out there in the world...
View ArticleWhat would a Gore v. Clinton Contest Look Like? (w/POLL)
The Nobel Peace Prize announcement is thrilling, no doubt, and 100% deserved. I am sure I speak for the vast majority of DailyKos members in saying that this is a great moment not only for Al Gore...
View ArticleI/P, and wanting peace even more than I loathe Bush
I have to confess a very strange mix of thoughts and feelings upon seeing today's news that Bush appears to have brokered a an encouraging meeting:The Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed on a...
View ArticleTop Climate Scientist: "The Arctic Is Screaming"
Sniffing around CNN and MSNBC tonight I saw this headline: "Arctic Is Screaming"."Just last year, two top scientists surprised their colleagues by projecting that the Arctic sea ice was melting so...
View ArticleBoston's Two Newspapers Endorse McCain, Snub Romney
Repaying Mitt Romney for years of insults about the people of Massachusetts, Boston's two daily newspapers*, the Boston Globe and the Boston Herald, have now both endorsed John McCain.(*There are other...
View ArticleObama v. McCain - the matchup. Your thoughts?
I've done a few of these matchup type diaries before... Clinton v Giuliani, etc... but now it seems Obama will win both NH and SC. From there, who knows...Until last Friday I honestly thought Hillary...
View ArticleCNN: McCain Up 21 pts, is now GOP Front-Runner
Sen. John McCain is enjoying one hell of a bump from his New Hampshire victory, based on this new CNN poll out today -- the first national poll taken after the NH primary results were known. McCain is...
View ArticleHillary on DailyKos = McCain on FreeRepublic
We're at this point in the campaign cycle where the dance steps on DailyKos are all too familiar:"If she's the nominee then I will not vote for her in the general election!""But how can you say that?...
View ArticleOne More: Moving from Clinton to Obama
[Update: Oh WOW. Top of the Rec List?! First time ever in 4.5 years! Thanks!!!]As my past comments and diaries over 2007 will indicate, I have been leaning toward Hillary Clinton for the...
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