This video will break your heart
I just received an email from Rick Jacobs at the Courage Campaign. According to the email, the California Supreme Court announced yesterday that they will hear oral arguements regarding Ken Starr's...
View ArticleWells Fargo To Buy Chase?
It's hard to believe that it has only been six short months since Chase bought out Washington Mutual. You might recall that WAMU was the largest bank failure in US history. But WAMU's collapse is not...
View ArticleIt's Snowing!
My goodness!!!!! It is snowing like crazy from Alabama to Maine! A winter storm that dropped five inches in northern Alabama is expected to drop 5 inches in Atlanta. Tornado watches are in effect...
View ArticleTerry McAuliffe - Got Money?
According to the Richmond Times Dispatch, Terry McAuliffe's national fundraising machine is chugging along nicely in his quest to buy the office of Governor in the state of Virginia. Just last week,...
View ArticleArlen Specter and EFCA
SusanG posted a diary earlier to day regarding the "breaking news" that the Washington Times reported in paper yesterday. In the article, the Times states that labor leaders in the state of...
View ArticleMcAuliffe: Withdraw From The Race Today!!
What a mess! There is an out and out civil war going on with the netroots in Virginia over the Democratic nomination for Governor and today it hit critical mass. Blue Commonwealth has stated on their...
View ArticleNY-20: ELECTION DAY IS TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Okay folks, it's that time. The special election for the congressional seat in New York's 20th congressional district is today. Tedisco and his hacks at the RCCC, etc., have been raising and spending...
View ArticleGov - VA: Deeds Down By 6
Public Policy Polling has released a new poll regarding the Virginia Governors race showing Republican nominee Bob McDonnell holding a 49% to 43% lead over Democratic noominee Creigh Deeds, erasing...
View ArticleVA Senate, 2012 - Jim Webb v. Liz Cheney
There has been a tremendous amount of speculation about Liz Cheney, daughter of Dick Cheney, running for public office in the future. Here is Liz Cheney in her own words:
View ArticleVA: Governor
Republican gubernatorial nominee Bob McDonnell announced today that he was endorsed by Sheila Crump Johnson, co-founder of Black Entertainment Television, local Middleburg business owner and noted...
View ArticleVA Elections and Eric Cantor
As most of you know by now, Virginia will be holding elections this fall for all three statewide offices as well as the House of Delegates. One of the most interesting races for the House of Delegates...
View ArticleVA: Cohabitators, Homosexuals, and Fornicators
Well folks, the Virginia Governors race received a big jolt this morning, thanks to the Washington Post. The Post, in today's edition, published Bob McDonnell's thesis for his degree from Regent...
View ArticleVA: Governors Race
According to anew poll from Public Policy Polling, Democratic candidate Creigh Deeds has picked up 7 points in the Virginia Governors race and now trails 49-42. The last PPP poll in early August had...
View ArticleVirginia: Impending Disaster
Well folks, it appears a perfect storm is forming in the state of Virginia that likely could push Democrats back into minority status. After winning the governors race in both 2001 and 2005; after...
View ArticleVA: Deeds In Free Fall
Creigh Deeds, Democratic nominee for Governor in the state of Virginia, continues his free fall with an embarassing and humiliating performance at a debate Thursday night in Northern Virginia.As you...
View ArticleVA: Guns Killing Deeds Campaign
The Deeds campaign this week failed to gain the endorsement of former Virginia Governor and former Mayor of Richmond L. Douglas Wilder. The Obama White House had urged Wilder to endorse Deeds but...
View ArticleVA: Deeds and No VA
Well, I really don't have to say it because I think almost everyone knows it - since 2001, Dems have been racking up statewide election victories for Governor and U. S. Senate in Virginia because of...
View ArticleVA: Deeds in Death Roll
Well, after closing the gap a bit after news of his opponents thesis hit the airwaves, Democratic candidate for Governor Creigh Deeds appears to be in a death roll, sinking to levels in which he may...
View ArticleVA: Governor
I was in the process of writing a lengthy diary regarding the race for Governor in Virginia but I ran across a diarist from Blue Commonwealth who has done a great job discussing the race.And there is a...
View ArticleNuclear Meltdown in North Carolina?
One of the things I love about the Daily Kos community is the ability of diarists' on this site to write about issues that much of the mainline press ignore. One of my favorite sites that is really...
View ArticleVA: Governor
Well, I really hate to be the bearer of bad news, but I guess SOMEBODY has to do it. Survey-USA has released another poll regarding the the governors race in Virginia - and things just keep getting...
View ArticleVA: Senator's Webb and Warner
Okay folks, it is time to get serious about the public option and its chances of passing in the Senate. So much focus has been put on the likes of Olympia Snowe, Ben Nelson and Max Baucus. However,...
View ArticleVA: Run For Your Lives
Virginia Democratic nominee for Governor Creigh Deeds' campaign is collapsing under the weight of its own incompetence and it appears he is dragging his two running mates down with him. And to make...
View ArticleVA: Deeds Is A Goner
Don't you just love the word "goner?" It is one of my favorites and I always use it for special occassions. According to Webster's Dictionary, goner means "one whose case is hopeless." Politically...
View ArticleVote For Rachel Maddow!!
Well folks, the results are in - and you overwhelmingly voted for me to write in Rachel Maddow for Governor of Virginia! Rachel won 54% of the vote to 15% for Tina Fey. Supporters of Tina Fey waged a...
View ArticleVA: Governor
Well folks, today is the first day of the rest of Creigh Deeds political life. According to my sources across the state, turnout in Democratic precincts is horrible. Nora O'Donnell of MSNBC, quoted a...
View ArticleVA: Told 'ya so!
41.23 per cent. LOL!That is the percentage of the vote Creigh Deeds, the Democratic nominee for Governor, received in yesterday's LANDSLIDE in the state of Virginia. And I couldn't be happier, as...
View ArticleBlue Dogs
Well, readers here on Daily Kos seem to have worked themselves into a dither over some Democratic Congressmen who voted last night for the Stupak ammendment as well as voting no on the final House...
View ArticleOpen Letter To Sen. Landrieu
Dear Senator Landreiu, press reports have surfaced that Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska has indicated he is willing to vote to allow the health care bill to come up for debate on the Senate floor. Even...
View ArticleThis Bill Will Die!!!!!!
Well, the Senate cut-off debate last night, voting to invoke cloture at 1:30 a.m., EST. It looks like a final vote on the overall bill will be held on Christmas eve, and then, be sent off to...
View ArticleHarold, Call Me.......
Harold Ford, please call me! I have an urgent message for you. Actually, forget calling, I will spell it out for you here. There is no way on earth you are going to win the Democratic primary in New...
View ArticleDon't Ask, Don't Tell and Chris Matthews
Well, it looks like Congress begins delving into the issue of Don't Ask, Don't Tell and it is about time. However, I think the Obama Administration has made a huge error in judgement in taking on the...
View ArticleArianna Huffington: I DID IT!!
Arianna Huffington has been leading the charge for progressives to move their money from large, international banks to local community banks, in an effort to allow the flow of borrowed dollars to small...
View ArticleSpeaker Pelosi and Ethics
Ever since early 2007, when Pelosi took over as House Speaker, I think she has done a pretty good job. Pelosi's ability to count votes and push through legislation I think has been pretty impressive....
View ArticleMoving Your Money + ATM Fees
I did a diary several weeks ago regarding my homeowner's association moving our reserve account ($125,000.00) from Merrill Lynch to a local community bank that lends to small businesses. Since then, I...
View Articlewww.spokeo.com
Please accept my apologies for writing such a short diary but I was so outraged upon receiving an email about this website I felt I had no choice. There's a site called www.spokeo.com and it's an...
View ArticleTrouble In Cali
Democratic voters in California nominated statewide candidates who are all from Northern California, Jerry Brown from Oakland, Gavin Newsom from San Francisco and Kamala Harris from San Francisco. And...
View ArticleKOS - Under Attack
Kos, I hope you or someone at this site take the time to read this. I bought a new laptop about eight weeks ago, but I no longer view your site on it because everytime I try i come under attack from a...
View ArticleBarbara Boxer
Barbara Boxer needs your help against Carly Fiorina - and she needs $$$ to show Californian's what a trainwreck Fiorina is!Watch the ad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Contribute...
View ArticleThank You From Barbara Boxer
To all of you who helped the Boxer campaign reach their fund raising goal, a personal thank you from Barbara Boxer. She smashed her fund raising goal set for the end of June and did so with an...
View ArticleCA: Brown's Campaign, Too Little, Too Late
Meg Whitman spent $71 million dollars of her own dough to secure the Republican nomination for governor in last months primary. Her opponent, California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner, wealthy...
View ArticleBlanche Lincoln - At It Again
Blanche Lincoln is at it again. According to AP, Blanche and her right wing ally, Senator John Kyl of Arizona hare hoping to attach the new estate tax to a small business lending bill pending in the...
View ArticleCA Elections: Breaking News
It looks as though San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is headed for a BIG win this fall, and he has this morning's Los Angeles Times to thank for it. According to the Times, our current Republican Lt....
View ArticleI Quit Smoking!
I did it! It's been 7 months today - and I haven't had one puff or drag. I did it cold turkey, just as I was beginning to develop a chest cold. By the time I was feeling better, my body had gotten...
View ArticleHappy Birthday Barack Obama
President Obama's Birthday is August 4, 2010 and he's turning 49!! And Michelle Obama has a special request for each of you! Now I have been pretty tough on this guy the last year, but it's his...
View ArticleWhy I am So Angry
I admit - I am really angry. I thought by venting on this site, I'd get over it. I thought by venting to my political friends, I'd get over it. But that didn't work either - I think most of them are...
View ArticleF*** You!!
After I got home last night, I was reviewing some of the diaries that were posted while I was out and I ran across a diary posted by Michael Binder regarding Perry v. Schwartzenegger. Michael had also...
View ArticleKen Mehlman: F*** Yoooo
What a surprise - Ken Mehlman finally mustered the courage to announce something everyone new, including himself, that he was gay. This story has me spitting nails. I just don't understand how...
View ArticleGood By
Adios folks - it's been an experience here, but the time has come for me to leave this site and the Democratic Party and call it a day. Yesterday I became an official member of the Green Party, having...
View ArticleBill Maher Is Wrong....
President Obama is not a wussy - words Maher used to describe Obama today while appearing on CNN's "Fareed Zakaria GPS" today. Maher must have been high, because he obviously used the wrong word.Or,...
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