Wow. (updated)
Just... Wow. I hadn't checked into Daily Kos since Saturday afternoon, and I return to rec list showdown, a clash of Titans about what we're here for, what we know to be "true", and what we should do...
View ArticleGood God. Get a Grip. (UPDATED)
I'm not diving into the whole "ZOMG HE'S CAVING!!!" thing.Rather, I'll say this - if you care a fucking whit about extending the Bush tax cuts for families that make less than $250K and individuals...
View ArticleIt Matters!
The Democratic Party of Virginia needs some help.After moving the dial forward in 2006 with Jim Webb's defeat of George Allen, Jr., and then its sweeping forward-oriented move in 2008 voting for Barack...
View ArticleThanks a lot, John McCain!
Given that this is Thanksgiving week, wherein we inexplicably celebrate the massacre of Native Americans by stuffing ourselves with embarrassing amounts of food, I wanted to go ahead and thank you...
View ArticleThankful.
I feel like I'm thankful for a lot of things despite the stress and worry that the economy has engendered. So I decided that I should just share it with this community, which has been such a part of...
View Article"We All Fall Down" (updated)
I was literally moved by this commercial - I saw it this morning on CNN and was riveted, waiting to find out what the commercial was for.The ad, plus brief commentary, is over the fold.
View ArticleAmbassador Holbrooke in Critical Condition (Update x3 & video)
CNN is reporting that Richard Holbrooke, U.S. Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, is currently in critical condition after being operated on to repair a tear in his aorta.((More))
View ArticleIt Broke My Heart.
This is not a political diary.I have to tell a story, and then I'm going to ask for a little generosity. I can't think of a better way to set it up than that.More over the fold.
View ArticleAmbassador Richard Holbrooke has died.
This just came in from CNN - they report that a senior State Department official reports Richard Holbrooke has passed away.
View ArticleRead 'Em and [insert emotion here]
I am seriously not trying to jab anyone with a sharp stick here. But CNN/Time has a new set of Presidential polling numbers out, taken after passage of the tax deal. A few of them actually surprised...
View ArticleMust See TV.
I am pretty surprised to have done a diary and story search on "Maddow" for the past 24 hours and to not see this particular segment of Maddow's show last night (12/21/2010) written about.The video...
View ArticleWhen Life Imitates... Life.
Hearing what the Tea Party Express had to say today about the Arizona murders and assassination attempt just made me... sad. I should know better - I should know not to expect compassion or reflection...
View ArticlePossibly some of the Stupidest S**t I've Ever Heard.
I'm all kinds of prepared to hear The Stupid out of the mouths of tea partiers. The Stupid, in fact, is right up there with The Hate and The Socialism. But Dana Loesch - one of the more lucid...
View ArticleUnprecedented Space-Time Discovery (snark?)
(I don't think this is actually snark, hence the question mark in the title - but it's a totally fictitious news item I've written after a funny Facebook & Twitter exchange)WASHINGTON, DC |...
View ArticleIf DK4 DID Bite...
...I would argue that it would bite the air where you used to be five minutes before when you clicked a link and tried to navigate somewhere.Here are the problems I am experiencing:1. SLOW. Like, 2400...
View ArticleBookstore Revelation
Two things happened today that led me towards my Bookstore Revelation.It started first thing this morning. My routine is to get up and turn on the TV in the bedroom. Cable news is always my morning...
View ArticleDear Kos,
I don't know if you or anyone will actually read this. But lately, when I open Daily Kos and set about reading what's on these cyber-pages, I find myself surrounded by an increasing malaise, and I...
View ArticleShutdown.
Full disclosure: I've worked on the private industry side of the Federal Government for 20 years. I want to talk about what this looming shutdown really means for Federal workers based on my own...
View ArticleDig The Hole Yourself.
So you're an Army spouse. Your significant other is deployed in a combat zone - let's say it's Afghanistan. You're worried every day about your spouse's safety and well-being. A deep sense of relief...
View ArticleDishing out Reality
No, this isn't a Pragmatic v. Progressive diary.I saw an amazing and thought-provoking interview on the Sunday talking head circuit yesterday and it has stayed with me so firmly that I just have to...
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