Report on Dean activity in D.C.
I just moved to D.C. from Connecticut and the primary is a week away. I live maybe five blocks from the Capitol. Before today, I only saw Dean and LaRouche posters (meaning two posters stapled...
View ArticleWhat Happened To Dean's Money (What is the basis for this rumor?)
So, Taegan Goddard's Political Wire just posted this: What Happened To Dean's Money? This item is buried in a Wall Street Journal story on yesterday's primary: "The major Democratic contenders all have...
View ArticleYes, Botox is a legitimate issue
Of course, Kerry receiving botox (or something else) to remove the lines on his forehead will be an issue if the press makes it an issue. We learned that much from the coverage of Dean's so-called...
View ArticleDean's Cash On Hand
I realize that Dean's chances of winning are rather slim right now, but check out his cash on hand as of 3 days ago: Howard Dean (D) $9,647,361 Wesley Clark (D) $3,404,975 Dennis Kucinich (D)...
View ArticleIf Dean were the VP candidate...
The New York Times has an article "Dean Hints He Would Accept Vice Presidential Slot" http://nytimes.com/2004/02/06/politics/campaign/06CND-DEAN.html?hp I admit I am a big Dean supporter and I've...
View ArticleWill Kerry Be Savaged By Dean Democrats?
I'm a self-confessed Dean supporter, and I'd vote for Edwards over Kerry. But if Kerry wins the nomination, I'm wondering how he is going to be able to placate people who supported Dean. In my...
View Article"Four-star cuisine is sexy; beer and nachos is sexier."
Kos ~ Is there a way we can vote on the ads we now have to look at? I don't know if it is the bright red lipstick or the two-tone hair color on the lady in the Act For Love Personals (red and...
View ArticleJust 18...lacks reasoning (plus poll about who owns the war)
I really hope that people don't take this as an attack against Pacifica. He or she makes better contributions to this community than I do, that's for sure. I appreciate that, and I hope others do as...
View ArticleNader: Name One Thing....
I write this as some one who actively criticized Nader's campaign in 2000 because a "vote for Nader was a vote for Bush." But, as I think about it today: Name one thing that the Democratic Party has...
View ArticleIf Kerry loses...
So, we just went through a very short primary, but imagine it's November 3d and John Kerry has lost a close race to George Bush. Will we even have a primary, or is it foregone conclusion that Hillary...
View ArticleBlix says invasion of Iraq illegal
Mr Blix, speaking to The Independent, said the Attorney General's legal advice to the Government on the eve of war, giving cover for military action by the US and Britain, had no lawful justification....
View ArticleWhy Rehnquist May Retire
For a long time, I've been of the firm belief that none of the Supreme Court justices will retire this summer because of the upcoming election (Justices often retire in early summer at the end of the...
View ArticleCatch of the Day: ricaohrica
I would love an investigative report into exactly who the women in these ads really are. I mean her handle (nickname) is ricaohrica? As in Rica-oh-Rica... And the last great book she read: "The River...
View ArticleHelp me with Scoop, please?
Howdy ~ I want to put up a website using Scoop, but I have no freaking idea how to go about it. I've got the concept, I've got the name, but I haven't got a clue. I'm happy to pay someone a reasonable...
View ArticleScoop Sucks
A week ago, I made the plunge and decided to start my own website (it's focused on class actions). I've blogged before, running a website on Connecticut Politics for two months using blogger. And...
View ArticlePlease Help Me Find Alaskian Polls
I really need to find the latest polling data for the Alaska Senate Race. I used my subscription to www.pollingreport.com but there was only one poll from this year and it was a month old. Is there...
View ArticleN. Korea Accuses U.S. of Preparing Attack
"North Korea accused the United States Sunday of preparing to attack it and said it would review parts of the armistice that ended the Korean War five decades ago."...
View ArticleHow has Bush hurt mothers? Help needed??!
How has the President hurt mothers??? Your help in detailing this is much appreciated (and very useful)! I could really use your help in compiling the facts.
View ArticleHow much money does Kerry have?
A while back, I remember everyone saying that Kerry had closed the money gap with his $70 million in fundraising and Bush's big ad spend (during the 9/11 hearings, etc.) But today's NY Times says...
View ArticleHerseth Supports the President's War
Via http://daschlevthune.typepad.com "Dave Kranz of the Argus Leader was on CNN's "Capital Gang" last night and he emphasized that Stephanie Herseth is using the Daschle model from the late 1970s/early...
View ArticleDon't go Cheney on me!
"Don't go Cheney on me!" = the phrase spreading among Democrats on the Hill, meaning "Don't come unglued" or "Don't go crazy" or "Don't cross the bounds of civilized discourse" (similar to the phrase...
View ArticleI just ran into Senator Bob Graham
I just ran into Senator Bob Graham at the grocery store on 4th & East Capitol (DC). He was wearing blue jeans and a long sleeve blue shirt (which is saying something in this muggy heat). He...
View ArticleKen Lay wants a Presidential Pardon
I was flabbergasted when I saw Ken Lay on television after being indicted by the federal government. Every lawyer I've ever talked to has said the same thing about such a situation: Don't say...
View ArticleHassert & Newt
So I overheard at the grocery store on 4th & East Capitol (DC) that Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert is having dinner wtih Newt Gingrich tonight. Anyone else got info on this? For example,...
View ArticleAre Democrats Abandoning The Equal Rights Amendment?
For decades the Democratic Platform has supported the Equal Rights Amendment but that may change this year.
View ArticleBe careful Billy! Kids...
Can you help me find this commerical? I've tried a number of different searches, but can't find it on the web. I saw it last night (on someone's computer) but can't find it on the web (except for...
View ArticleHow political ideology influences the popular press
Here's a recent empirical study that Kossacks might be interested in: "In two studies published in the journal Psychological Science, Yale Ph.D. candidate Victoria Brescoll and Marianne LaFrance, a...
View ArticleWhy Is Google Blocking Searches About The Armed Forces?
So, I was emailing with someone who said he once served in the Marines as/on a "Base Legal." I don't know what that jargon means, so I googled: "Base Legal Marines" and received the following message:
View ArticleWhy Christians Believe in God
Sam Harris's article "There is No God (And You Know It)" has generated a good deal of commentary here at the Daily Kos, having jumped over the morning to the top of Recommended Diaries list (with now...
View ArticleAl Mohler in D.C.
R. Albert Mohler, president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, is scheduled to be giving a talk at Capitol Hill Baptist Church tonight at 7 p.m. (November 14, 2005). The talk is entitled...
View ArticleOne Day in September
This article will be published in the New York Law Journal on Monday, September 25. The article is about one day in September in lower Manhattan that changed America forever. Judge Shira A....
View ArticleSeptemeber 25, 1789
It was a day in September that changed America forever. It was unprecedented. And while we don't remember what the weather was like that day, we have not forgotten where it started: lower Manhattan at...
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