Bob Gates to be sec of Def: Bush speech open thread
God what a sexist pig. My God what a loser. My God! What will happen next. Mr. Bush is discussing the "bipartisan" group on Iraq. Rhetoric..... Is anyone else listening to this? Now discussing Rummy:
View ArticleDems should draft Lincoln Chaffee
Where? I don't know. What I do know is that there is a shortage of good people willing to run for office.When asked whether he felt that his loss may have helped the country by switching control of...
View ArticleDiscussion: How do we proceed with civil rights for gays and lesbians?
What is an effective way of proceeding with gay rights without losing our power and thus sliding back gay and other basic rights? This is an issue that we need a strategy on, because time and time...
View ArticleGore and Hansen at AGU: Scientists Act Up!
I scribbled this out on BART on my way home from AGU (the American Geophysical Union) and I am sick as a dog. So please forgive me if this diary is less than it could be. However, I wanted to share...
View ArticleStop talking about me (Updated)
I've been on vacation for a while, and I can see from all the meta diaries around here that you have been savoring the opportunity to talk about me.If I were to read all the meta diaries around here, I...
View ArticleWhat would YOU like to have heard from Bush?
Realistically, unrealistically...let's hear it.What would Clinton have said? What would JFK have said? What information is missing that we Americans deserve to hear?
View ArticleWho cares about Joe Biden? Let's talk McCain.
Why all the focus on Joe Biden? He has exactly ZERO chance of the nomination.It's a losing proposition for us to eat our own. Especially since he is not a frontrunner. Why bother?Let me backtrack just...
View ArticleWhat is 'Electability' in 2008? (w/poll)
What does "electability" mean in 2008?I think perhaps some people will scoff at this, saying triangulation and pandering is all that can come from such a question, but I disagree. I think it is...
View ArticleCoke, Nestle & Chiquita LOVE Colombian paramilitaries
Coca-cola, Chiquita, and Nestle' are fucking up Colombia.Chiquita Brands International will plead guilty to doing business with gunmen in Colombia. Prosecutors said the banana company made $1.7 million...
View ArticleYou Naughty Kossacks! My letter to Rush
I am so disgusted by what I have seen today. How dare all of you call yourself liberals. You're supposed to empathize!! I can hardly stand to write about it. So I'll share a my letter of support instead.
View ArticleMatt Drudge voted for Sanjaya 100,000 times
Or so I heard from this guy who knows someone, so this is a "developing" story.
View ArticleNaomi Oreskes: History of Global Warming Denial
Naomi Oreskes, Professor of History and Science Studies at UC San Diego, came to USGS in Menlo Park earlier this year. She spoke about the Global Warming disinformation campaign and it's history. If...
View ArticleTake it to the f'ing streets
Clearly, we can no longer expect to be represented on the issue of the war in Iraq.Our Reps are not seeing massive demonstrations, NOT EVEN the size of the pre-war demonstrations.Nothing near the size...
View ArticledKos "primary" game
All you have to do, is find a post that is anti-someone. This part should be easy. Anti-Hillary, anti Barack, and you get extra points if you can find an anti Gore or anti Edwards post.
View ArticleGOP insources Pres campaign: Americans not good enough?
The GOP doesn't think Americans are good enough to run their presidential race. Perhaps they need to invest more in education???
View ArticleAction Alert: Put Environmental Ed. in NCLB standards!
Let's put our Democratic majority to use folks. Please recommend this e-mail from the NCSE (National Council for Science and the Environment) I just received from my Ecological Society of America...
View ArticleSchwarzenegger Sells Us Out Again on the Environment
Update: Goddamn it, just what does it take to get some attention around here????? Do I have to have a meltdown? Arnold is trying to fuck up some real change in California, and the effects will be felt...
View ArticleHave a profound effect in 10 min: citizen lobby effort: ACTION
California is a leader in the reduction of greenhouse gas emmissions. Where California goes, some of the world, at least, follows.Right now, Arnold is trying to backpedal his promise for a green...
View ArticleQuiz: What wins elections for the GOP??
Hint: It isn't issues.Hint: We have more of it than they do this time.
View ArticleRobert Scheer: Hiroshima, Nagasaki were US terrorism.
I hope everyone has had the opportunity to read today's Robert Scheer article, entitled: The Ultimate Weapon of TerrorIn it, Scheer discusses new footage and papers released by the US government...
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