From the monthly archives: December 2009
Like the Kos diarist who called this to my attention, I didn’t know much about Jane Hamsher until she started getting paid to advocate for the public option. ?I never even read her blog, Firedoglake. ?I had barely come across her in 2008 as yet another whiny blogger complaining that the Obama campaign wasn’t advertising on her website. ?Called her out on it during the general. ?Called her out on her thinly veiled blackmail threat last summer. ?Told her to blow me once. ?Good times.
So it’s no surprise to me that Hamsher is now advocating [...]
Full Story... →For weeks Gene Pierce, Carlo Loparo and the rest of the anti-Strickland, 40-watt club members over at LetOhioVote.org have been promising to deliver at least 350K signatures to get their anti-slots-at-racetracks plan on the ballot.
Their stated goal of 350K is already far fewer signatures than they will actually need once the signatures are validated (normally around 50% actually pass the validation process). And it turns out they could even hit that.
Even with the help of Craig’s List and Arno Political consultants, they only delivered 325K signatures.
Sorry, boys. It’s not looking so good for your [...]
Full Story... →And with this, I am now quite certain the health care bill will pass.
Full Story... →Long live DJBG, and may she, in all her majesty and benevolence,?approve of this video, which in equal measure was popular at the time, symbolic of the era, and to this day, a visual feast.
Full Story... →Despite the scrooge of the 80s music intelligentsia legitimacy police, I give to you for the holiday season 99 Luftballons! (plus a bonus track in the extended!)
Full Story... →Just posted this diary at Kos.
I’m liking the fact that Markos is getting some exposure on Meet the Press today, because I like that political pressure is coming from the left in a way it never did before Markos began this site. ?However….
There’s a reason why Joe Scarborough had that smile on his face, laughing all the way to the Republican bank as he was surrounded by [...]
Full Story... →Over the top 10 requests she simply will not air, and why.
10. NENA : 99 RED BALLOONS
CLick through for the greatness.
Full Story... →Seriously, I was a Hillary Clinton supporter in the primaries, and I’m starting to feel bad for how disloyal Obama’s “base” has gotten over HCR.? The “Kill the Bill” camp is coming off as nothing more than a spoiled toddler who’s parent isn’t buying the newest toy to come into their field of vision.
Put aside whatever criticisms you may have for the health care bill emerging, but to say it doesn’t help people get access to quality, affordable health care they are currently denied under the system is wrong.? Patently wrong.? Absurdly wrong.
But the only thing more boneheaded [...]
Full Story... →I don’t recall a single progressive suggesting that the late Senator Ted Kennedy was a corporate sell out for working with Republicans to get SCHIP passed instead of single-payer coverage. Nor did they criticize him when it didn’t include a public option. Apparently, I’m not the only one who thinks this progressive gnashing of teeth is odd.
Politics is weird.
Full Story... →Bobby McFerrin demonstrates the power of the pentatonic scale, using audience participation, at the event “Notes & Neurons: In Search of the Common Chorus”, from the 2009 World Science Festival, June 12, 2009.
Full Story... →Budget Watch
