Tim Kaine, The State of The Union, and A Senate Pick-Up
The Commonwealth of Virginia and the Virginia Democratic Party had a very big night last night. Obviously, Tim Kaine responded to the State of the Union, and has received mixed reviews, which surprises...
View ArticleYour Indignation is About as Sincere as Your Desire to Reform K-Street, Buddy
A few weeks ago, the following appeared in Roll Call: Sen. Bill Frist (R-Tenn.), seeking to rebound from several high-profile setbacks in his message battle with Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), is...
View ArticleVA: Senate. Miller v. Webb. Game On.
It's been about a week since James Webb declared himself a) a Democrat and b) a candidate for Senate against George Allen, which means that it is more than about time I added my input to a greatly...
View ArticleOn Marketing the Culture of Corruption
I noticed while perusing Nancy Pelosi's most recent diary a theme, well, beyond the pervasive sense of frustration and disillusionment that exists in most Democrats these days. And that was these...
View ArticleOn Southerners, Education, and Bein' Stupid
Today we have been treated to one of those cyclical treats of DailyKos, the war over the South. Specifically, the battle always focuses on the following points: Are Southerners ill-informed hicks that...
View ArticleOhio Strikes Again and Could Cost us a Seat in Congress
My initial question, how do you turn 96 signatures into 48 (two shy of the requirements to get on the ballot in the OH-06, one of the most competitive races in the country right now)? From Roll Call:...
View ArticleCatholic Democrats v. Focus on the Family: Religion is Not Single-Issue
This was in today's Washington Post: Still reeling from the attacks on Sen. John F. Kerry's brand of Roman Catholicism during the 2004 presidential race, 55 House Democrats issued a joint statement...
View ArticleCBC: Dean, Good. Schumer and Emmanuel? Not So Much.
One of the long-standing issues with the Democratic Party is taking the base for granted and then acting bewildered when it's difficult to get them to show up on election day. Well, at least Dean gets...
View ArticleI Have Given Up on Iraq
It's official. I've given up on it. There's no reason to be there. It's time to go. For the past year I have patiently explained to anyone who asked why I really, honestly, was not yet ready to leave...
View ArticleVA-Sen: And the In-Fighting Begins
Cross-Posted to VirginiaBelle.Net I was going to entitle this entry, "Why Harris Miller is glad that Mo Eleithee is his Communications Director", because he has hit first, and he is precisely on...
View ArticleWhy I Support Mark Warner (And it ain't because he's electable)
Cross-posted to VirginiaBelle.Net Mark Warner is a Southern Governor whose the most popular governor in the history of Virginia polls. This is true, and a valid point as to why he's electable. But...
View ArticlePublic Citizen Files Law Suit to Void Budget Reconciliation Act of 2005
From Roll Call: Government watchdog Public Citizen filed a lawsuit in federal court Tuesday seeking to nullify the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, arguing that the legislation failed to meet...
View ArticleOn Jim Webb, and Putting Your Money Where your Mouth Is
I haven't endorsed in the Webb/Miller race, but I really am rooting for Webb to get his $300,000 in three weeks, mostly because if the supposed thesis of the netroots is worth anything at all, the guy...
View ArticleIt's Not That They're Traitors, It's That Their Entire System of Government...
Imagine if we got universal health care, and affordable college education for all, and a tax structure that protected the lower class, and solvency for social security, and the Kyoto treaty approved,...
View ArticleI am Declaring Class Warfare. Who's with Me?
The GOP likes to take any argument I or my peers have as to why we as a nation have an ethical responsibility to the have-nots as our society, and call it class warfare. How dare I engage in class...
View ArticleLeader Pelosi- You Asked for Suggestions. I have Answers.
First off, I want to explain that I understand the position you're in, and hope that you understand that part of the paradox of being a minority leader is going to be the frustrating rants that will...
View ArticleYou Want a Revolution? I'll Give You a Freaking Revolution
This is to all the people disappointed in last night's Busby returns, angry at the malaise of our party and that despite everything, we can't seem to get our act together. This is to everyone who...
View ArticleMSOC: Maybe Not the Angry Left, But I Feel Your Pain
I am hardly the personification of the Angry Left as described in MSOC's infamous WaPo article. I don't swear in my writing, I don't lash out, I don't say "Darth Cheney", and I'm more opt to tell you...
View ArticleLet's Talk About Rural Poverty and Long Commutes
While I am loathe to add to pie fights, I think there is an underlying issue that is simply being glossed over in the gas tax diaries, and that is rural poverty and society, and what we owe or do not...
View ArticleA Diary in Which I Ask, "Why Not?"
This is building off my previous diary regarding rural poverty, lack of industry, and the subsequent commutes that create a situation where gas taxes and massive shifts away from single vehicles is in...
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