Pelosi
I still love her, and I think she was an excellent Speaker. May she be again someday!
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Do you remember?
I do. And so do all the people in this video. And if you remember just how bad things were during the Bush Administration, you’ll know why you can’t vote Republican in this election. Don’t forget to vote tomorrow! And don’t forgot how we got into the mess we are in.
Continue reading →“There will be time to rest on Nov. 3”
Senator Michael Bennet speaks to campaign volunteers, encouraging everyone to step up their efforts to get out the vote. And he’s right: we don’t want to get up on Nov. 3 and find that Ken Buck with his extremist views on women’s rights is now our Senator.
Continue reading →Republicans never change
I know this won’t come as a surprise to anyone reading this blog, but the Republicans are up to their same old tricks. They say they’re concerned for “small business” but in fact they are only interested in enriching the wealthy. Democratic Rapid Response calls them out on their “Pledge to America” in this short video.
Continue reading →Democrats: Heads Up!
Listen to Greg Sargent, please. The choice for Dems: Either you get a thousand news articles about the new law, or a thousand news articles about how hapless and ineffective you are.
Continue reading →Oh, Democrats
Just caught up with The Daily Show from last night, and Jon’s rant about the Democrats really speaks for me and my vast frustration. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c
Continue reading →Netroots Nation in Colorado
Tomorrow my husband and I will be attending our local Netroots Nation gathering, a one-day conference to discuss progressive politics in Colorado. I’ll try to take some notes and some pictures so I can report back afterwards.
Continue reading →Change.gov
Hurry on over to the new web site for Obama’s transition team, if you haven’t yet. For one thing, it’s very nice to look at this: The site’s informative too, with pages on the issues Obama plans to tackle first, a tab for sending in your own thoughts on issues and your stories from the campaign, and also a tab for job applications for the new administration. It feels very good having a President-elect who knows the importance of communication.
Continue reading →Obama in Colorado
He’s so funny, and he’s also right. Change isn’t a slogan, it’s about substance.
Continue reading →Things Democrats Have Done
Here’s a partial list of laws passed by Democrats in the 1960s, taken from LBJ’s book “The Vantage Point”. All these things have made our lives and our country better. 1963 Clean Air act Four education bills; College facilities, vocational, Indian Vocational and Manpower 1964 Pesticide Controls Civil Rights act Urban Mass Transit Water Resources Research War on Poverty Truth in Securities Food Stamps Housing Act Nurses Training 1965 Medicare Department of Housing and Urban Development Voting Rights act Anti poverty program Arts and Humanities Foundation Highway Beautification Clean Air Water Pollution Control High Speed Transit 1966 Department of Transportation … Continue reading →