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NY-23
I am not surprised that the conservative wing of the Republican Party wants conservative candidates in safe Republican districts like NY-23. It’s the same thing liberals feel about Dem districts. We want to see them represented by candidates that will be as strongly progressive as the district allows. And when as in this case, a candidate is chosen without a primary or any input except from party officials, you’re much more likely to get a candidate who is out-of-step with your party base. I believe in the primary process as a way of ensuring that the voters, the little people … Continue reading →
Another edition of…
What Digby said. I think it’s really neat that the White House is telling everyone to unite and all. I’m not quite as impressed that he seems to be telling them that they have to unite around the minority position. Since there’s no chance of getting Republican votes, there’s no need for compromise. They should unite around the best plan and pass the damned thing.
Continue reading →Netroots Nation
Netroots Nation is happening right now, in Pittsburgh, all weekend long. I couldn’t be there, so I dropped in to visit with friends at Netroots Nation in Second Life. We loved President Bill Clinton’s keynote speech last night too. If you missed it, Salon has a good report. C-SPAN is carrying some of the sessions live if you can’t be in-world. Some of the speeches are archived there as well. Or you can watch in your browser via Ustream.tv. It’s a good place to socialize, strategize, and get your engines humming for the fall. So soak in some Netroots Nation, … Continue reading →
Whitehouse Speaks
I tried to listen to the Senators talk yesterday at the Sotomayor hearings, but honestly most of them were too long-winded and not particularly interesting. One exception was Sheldon Whitehouse, who made some good points. If you have a few minutes, listen to this.
Continue reading →What the…?
“America is now, more than ever, looking North to the Future.” That’s primo batshit crazy. At least it’s brought the Michael Jackson tributes to a momentary halt.
Continue reading →Seat Al Franken Now!
Finally! For all of the foregoing reasons, we affirm the decision of the trial court that Al Franken received the highest number of votes legally cast and is entitled under Minn. 32 Stat.
Continue reading →Targeting Republicans
Americans United for Change has created a series of 30-second ads targeting a number of Republican Senators who might be persuaded to support Obama’s economic recovery plan. The ads are a joint project of Americans United for Change, MoveOn.org, and two large unions: AFSCME and SEIU. See the national ad below. There are versions specifically calling out Senators Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Charles Grassley of Iowa, and Judd Gregg of New Hampshire.
Continue reading →Campaign for Change – Colorado
We’re looking forward to having our weekends back to normal, trying to remember the projects we had planned when we decided two months ago to give our free time to the Obama campaign instead. By now, the little office that has been headquarters for the campaign in this part of Colorado has probably been emptied out. It was a good little office, though. This morning we heard a news report about Obama’s transition team, and how they are organized into different teams and functions, and we smiled at each other. Yeah, that’s the campaign we saw – efficient, organized, disciplined. … Continue reading →
And I dreamed I was flying….
And high up above my eyes could clearly see, the Statue of Liberty, sailing away to sea… Oh, but it’s alright, it’s alright…
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