FISA The Flag Pin Of The Left
Many on the Right use flag pins, patriotism, as a proxy for race. I believe now we are seeing phenomenon on the Left only it's called the "FISA issue". At first I thought the intensity of opposition...
View ArticleI'm Not Your B***CH Don't Hang Your S**T On Me
Please allow me a rant. I don't wish to be dismissive or disrespectful of anyone, but some, no a whole bunch of my fellow progressives are getting on my nerves!You see, the election draws closer and...
View ArticleIs Torture Prosecution The Abortion Of The Left?
It is not possible to spend any significant amount of time on Daily Kos without coming across a torture diary.Well let me kindly submit my addition to the subject.I believe the torture issue could...
View Article"Listen to the American people" or Become The Minority Again
That is something you'll never read in a torture diary. That is ironic given that we hold ourselves out to be about notions such as "people-power" and "reality-based".Yet when it comes to the...
View ArticleDon't put all of the blame on Obama,Progressives are at fault too
It's fighting time, and I generally am of the mind that now is not the time to critique and deconstriuct, but I can't help but take note of a sea change (a good one ) when I see it.I think as we scan...
View ArticleThe Moyers & Maher Pity Party: "Obama Done Us Wrong" Updated
I am quickly coming to the conclusion that we Progressives are not really ready for prime time.I don't believe we have come to terms with the political realities of today, I think we haven't decided if...
View ArticleAn opportunity to bash is a chance for action!
There is an old adage in the service industry that goes, "an opportunity to lean is an opportunity to clean". It is a rather crude way of pushing people not to relax, but to recognize an opportunity to...
View ArticleLarry Summers is right. Are we taking advantage?
That is correct. Larry Summers happens to be right, this one time, on the issue of what needs to be done to lift the economy out of it's sluggishness.Some will say that I have not considered the source...
View ArticleWhat Is An Insult Around Here?
Perhaps I am not hip to the new moderation that has flowed from the changeover to DK4?What is an insult?My definition is as follows: Noun: A disrespectful or scornfully abusive remark or action...
View ArticleWhat is a "better" Democrat?
We seem to have had what appears to be a substantial change in this site's focus. Yesterday, some several paragraphs in, kos announced this change:...This site's unofficial motto used to be "more and...
View ArticleAttention:This Is How to Handle Republicans
Today Tamron Hall demonstrated how to handle Republican mouthpieces who want to show their behind rather than engage in proper discourse.
View ArticleI Love My Country Warts and All. Updated.
First, let us get the obvious out of the way.The United States is a country founded on genocide, slavery, and greed, it is a country with an ongoing history of hate and avarice. That said, millions of...
View ArticleBreaking-Al-Qaeda Kills More Children. Is Terrorism Rare?
This will be a very brief diary.An Al-Qaeda affiliate, known as Boko Haram, has attacked yet another school in Nigeria. I know there are people who try to assure us that there is no reason to fear harm...
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