Goosebumps in Massachusetts: at last, our votes matter!
I am 40 years old and this is the first time ever in my life that my vote for president will actually MATTER. In my life experience so far as a native Bostonian, Massachusetts has never had any real...
View ArticleOpen "I Just Voted!" Super Tuesday Thread (w/Poll)
Hi. Live from Boston here.I just voted! If you did too, maybe you want to say something about it. Let's have an open thread for those who want to to share. Record turnout is expected across Super...
View ArticleObama's open letter to GLBT America
Barack Obama has released an in-depth open letter to Americans who are anxious to know that he truly supports gay & lesbian voters and understands our concerns.Full letter on the flip -
View ArticleFreeper Watch: They Won't Vote if McCain picks Pro-Choice VP
Or so they claim. How much of this is Keyboardist blustering, and how much of this is an authentic statement of conscience?I have been pro-choice all my life - but I can totally see how someone whose...
View ArticleSarah Palin's resume gap (Jan 2004 to Nov 2006)
Mindful of GrannyDoc's admonition, I'll try to build this up to be enough of a diary.And yes.. sorry.. it's another Sarah Palin diary.But seriously, something has been bugging me about Sarah Palin's...
View ArticleFit, Healthy, Strong... Vegan?
I tried eating vegan 17 years ago, in response to reading John Robbins'Diet For a New America. That first attempt didn't go so well, for reasons I'll explain in my diary below.I tend to run very lean...
View ArticleNYT: Sarah Palin: "I Am." (exploring 2012 run for POTUS)
I know, I know: "PLEASE stop diarying about this person. PLEASE make her go away."But consider the upside (for Democrats) to such an ill-fated gambit on Palin's part. And consider this a hint that...
View ArticleObama Tax Announcement today for Families making less than $250K
Just saw this news item that President Obama will be making an announcement today during his appearance in the Rose Garden. Specifically: he will state his position on the Bush tax cuts which are up...
View ArticleHow to force Mitt's hand on his tax filings
It's clear the prize is "10 full years of Mitt Romney's tax filings." It is equally clear, no way no how: Mitt Romney will not release them. He says now it's a matter of principle, but all parties...
View ArticleDana Bash, CNN: Reid puts Romney in a bind over taxes
The Romney Tax Filings Flap shows no signs of abating. Dana Bash (who somewhat-corroborated Harry Reid's claim**) just posted an article describing how Reid has really cornered Romney on this...
View ArticleShaun King's wife, Rai, speaks. Please read. (Update)
Writing to share this with people in the DailyKos community who have been drawn into this story about Shaun and the right-wing false smear (see Update below) to try to take him down as (what they tried...
View ArticleStraw Poll (VOTE!) - GOP Nominee Prediction. Trump? Rubio? Jeb? Other?
POLL BELOW - Please participate!I admit it. I know and respect the importance of focusing on electing "more and better Democrats" per the original purpose and mission of DailyKos. And yet - as a...
View ArticleTHANK YOU, Bernie Supporters who spoke up to stand with Hillary yesterday.
What Secretary Clinton was subjected to yesterday, for 11 hours, was a disgusting show of GOP hostility and overreach -- veering constantly between pointless and abusive and back and forth again and...
View ArticleFL Sun Sentinel to Rubio: YOU SHOULD RESIGN.
Trump? Carson? Nope. The online betting sites are currently predicting Marco Rubio as the GOP's likeliest nominee. And his campaign has been aided by flowing rivers of shadow $$$$ from anonymous...
View ArticleMarco Rubio says he'd like to have a beer with Malala. She's an under-age...
Very brief diary, but it'll give you a chuckle. Amusing GOP campaign flub of the day - this one from the pundits' new "strong gainer" Marco Rubio.He was asked at a NH campaign event, a Q&A Forum...
View ArticleCNN/ORC: Trump Rides High 36%, Cruz a distant 2nd at 16%
OK, enough of this so-called conventional wisdom in which “no-way, no-how can Donald Trump ever actually win the GOP nomination.” It’s getting real, people. Less than 2 months out from Iowa and the...
View ArticleRedState: Cruz faces daunting climb due to GOP Primary Calendar and Delegate...
I cannot believe I’m promoting a RedState diary, except, well, here I go. Because it’s that good, for those who appreciate geeking out Nate-Silver-style on what’s happening to our adversaries. In...
View ArticleCruz, Birtherism, and the Soft Yet Brutal Cost of Being Disliked by Almost...
One of my good friends has a brilliant mind… and “anger/rage issues” that have damaged and even severed many professional relationships over the years. I do not try to change this person and do not...
View ArticleJay Michaelson: GOP Senate Hypocrisy Reaches a New Low w/ SCOTUS Blockage Threat
(Disclosure: I’m the proud spouse of the author, and sharing his latest Daily Beast piece here with his full blessing.)Jay Michelson, writing for the Daily Beast, describes in full detail what the...
View ArticleI always hate the "screamers scream against reality" stage of Primary Season
It’s probably because I work daily in a world of forecasts, trend lines, modeling/mapping, projections… and if/when I do my job well, these things morph into facts. And so there are certain stages...
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