atrios.blogspot.com/2005_04_24_atrios_archive.html#1114...
Go Harry Reid. This is exactly what we need to do. Don't back down. Don't give them an out. Take their words and hang 'em with them.
Monday, April 25, 2005
Message Control...
suburbanguerrilla.blogspot.com/2005/04/loves-to-lose...
Somebody needs to pull Joe Biden aside and give him a good talking to. And while they're at it they might want to inform him that when you have your opponent's ass to the fire, you don't throw him a fire extinguisher.
If a Republican did anything like this he'd have been dealt with by now. No doubt Christopher Shays is enjoying his all expenses paid trip to the GOP Reeducation Camps as we speak.
Democrats need to stop trying to appear cooperative. The Republicans idea of bipartisan is "we get everything we want and you get to go home and tell your constituents how bipartisan you are while we go on Hannityand Colmes and call you a retard. And when you run for reelection we'll still run attack ads pointing out the one time you voted against us and calling you a partisan obstructionist."
The Dems are starting to remind me of the nerdy kid on the playground who tried his hardest to look cool so the bullies wouldn't beat him up. In the end he was still getting his head dunked in the toilet and the bullies were just having an extra laugh about how pathetic he was while they were doing it.
The Joe Liebermans and other assorted DLCers need to remember that it's not the Republicans bankrolling their campaigns. No matter how far right Joe goes, the Republicans are still going to run someone against him come election time and they'll just laugh harder at him in the meantime.
I'm not saying we should be as fascist about message control as the Republicans are, everyone's got a right to their opinion, but we have to keep it in control or we're going to continue to lose everything. We have the Republicans in the worst position they've been in in decades as far as public opinion goes and there are far too many Dems who seem all too willing to throw them a life preserver.
Somebody needs to pull Joe Biden aside and give him a good talking to. And while they're at it they might want to inform him that when you have your opponent's ass to the fire, you don't throw him a fire extinguisher.
If a Republican did anything like this he'd have been dealt with by now. No doubt Christopher Shays is enjoying his all expenses paid trip to the GOP Reeducation Camps as we speak.
Democrats need to stop trying to appear cooperative. The Republicans idea of bipartisan is "we get everything we want and you get to go home and tell your constituents how bipartisan you are while we go on Hannityand Colmes and call you a retard. And when you run for reelection we'll still run attack ads pointing out the one time you voted against us and calling you a partisan obstructionist."
The Dems are starting to remind me of the nerdy kid on the playground who tried his hardest to look cool so the bullies wouldn't beat him up. In the end he was still getting his head dunked in the toilet and the bullies were just having an extra laugh about how pathetic he was while they were doing it.
The Joe Liebermans and other assorted DLCers need to remember that it's not the Republicans bankrolling their campaigns. No matter how far right Joe goes, the Republicans are still going to run someone against him come election time and they'll just laugh harder at him in the meantime.
I'm not saying we should be as fascist about message control as the Republicans are, everyone's got a right to their opinion, but we have to keep it in control or we're going to continue to lose everything. We have the Republicans in the worst position they've been in in decades as far as public opinion goes and there are far too many Dems who seem all too willing to throw them a life preserver.
Sunday, April 24, 2005
The Purge continues...
atrios.blogspot.com/2005_04_24_atrios_archive.html#1114...
This would be front page news if Clinton had done it, and rightly so. They'd already be warming up the impeachment process and thawing out Rehnquist. But since Bush did it the SCLM will completely ignore it.
This would be front page news if Clinton had done it, and rightly so. They'd already be warming up the impeachment process and thawing out Rehnquist. But since Bush did it the SCLM will completely ignore it.
Sunday, April 17, 2005
The cover of Time...
suburbanguerrilla.blogspot.com/2005/04/role-model...
Are they putting just anyone on the cover of Time now? I mean really, Ann Coulter? Was Tom DeLay busy? Did Bill O'Reilly put them on hold? Was Rush too big to fit in the frame? These are questions that need to be answered. Certainly they could have found a female conservative who isn't, shall we say, nuts. They must exist somewhere.
And who are these guys who supposedly make up her legion of salivating fans? Maybe 20 years ago. Now she's just one of those too thin, too old, women holding on to that last sliver of youth and failing at it.
Are they putting just anyone on the cover of Time now? I mean really, Ann Coulter? Was Tom DeLay busy? Did Bill O'Reilly put them on hold? Was Rush too big to fit in the frame? These are questions that need to be answered. Certainly they could have found a female conservative who isn't, shall we say, nuts. They must exist somewhere.
And who are these guys who supposedly make up her legion of salivating fans? Maybe 20 years ago. Now she's just one of those too thin, too old, women holding on to that last sliver of youth and failing at it.
Thursday, April 07, 2005
Problem fixed...I hope...
I think I just fixed a problem with HaloScan as far as showing up on the post specific pages. Let me know if anything's messed up.
C-SPAN keeps digging the hole depper...
dneiwert.blogspot.com/2005/04/c-span-plays-fool.html
This story just gets weirder and weirder. C-SPAN should have just admitted they were wrong and allowed Lipstadt to come on and discuss her book as every other author gets to do. There's no reason to invite someone on who is obviously wrong just to offer "balance". It's certainly unacceptable to then, when people start complaining about the holocaust denier, uninvite both of them and invite a journalist with only a rudimentary understanding of the book to talk instead of the author. The guy they invited, T.R. Reid, hasn't even read the book. He didn't even seem to do a very good job of covering the trial.
This story just gets weirder and weirder. C-SPAN should have just admitted they were wrong and allowed Lipstadt to come on and discuss her book as every other author gets to do. There's no reason to invite someone on who is obviously wrong just to offer "balance". It's certainly unacceptable to then, when people start complaining about the holocaust denier, uninvite both of them and invite a journalist with only a rudimentary understanding of the book to talk instead of the author. The guy they invited, T.R. Reid, hasn't even read the book. He didn't even seem to do a very good job of covering the trial.
Wednesday, April 06, 2005
Blogroll...
I just updated my blogroll with all of the blogs I read on a regular basis. I also added some links to media sources and some other links to things I like.
Darfur Accountability Act...
corzineconnection.com/story/2005/4/5/12517/24151
The genocide in Darfur is an issue that is near and dear to my heart. All acts of genocide affect me greatly, as do all crimes against humanity. It makes one feel powerless to know things like this continue to go on.
I just wrote a letter to the editor to the dinky little local paper (The Burlington County Times) about this bill (the Darfur Accountability Act). I wish I had saved it so I could post it here, if it gets published I'll be sure to post it here.
EDIT: I also sent it to the Courier Post as a different version. Here's the version I sent to the Courier Post:
As we prepare to observe Holocaust Remembrance Week, we must not forget that acts of genocide continue to occur around the world. Senator Jon Corzine is sponsoring the Darfur Accountability Act. We must stand behind Congress, and Senator Corzine, as they work to prevent crimes against humanity. In the past, the international community has ignored acts of genocide causing needless suffering and continued bloodshed. The Bush Administration must make ending crimes against humanity a priority. We must not allow history to continue to repeat itself. Eleven years ago the world ignored the genocide in Rwanda because we did not want to get involved. We must not stand idly by as people die in Sudan. Please support Jon Corzine as he works to prevent future crimes against humanity.
The genocide in Darfur is an issue that is near and dear to my heart. All acts of genocide affect me greatly, as do all crimes against humanity. It makes one feel powerless to know things like this continue to go on.
I just wrote a letter to the editor to the dinky little local paper (The Burlington County Times) about this bill (the Darfur Accountability Act). I wish I had saved it so I could post it here, if it gets published I'll be sure to post it here.
EDIT: I also sent it to the Courier Post as a different version. Here's the version I sent to the Courier Post:
As we prepare to observe Holocaust Remembrance Week, we must not forget that acts of genocide continue to occur around the world. Senator Jon Corzine is sponsoring the Darfur Accountability Act. We must stand behind Congress, and Senator Corzine, as they work to prevent crimes against humanity. In the past, the international community has ignored acts of genocide causing needless suffering and continued bloodshed. The Bush Administration must make ending crimes against humanity a priority. We must not allow history to continue to repeat itself. Eleven years ago the world ignored the genocide in Rwanda because we did not want to get involved. We must not stand idly by as people die in Sudan. Please support Jon Corzine as he works to prevent future crimes against humanity.
Tuesday, April 05, 2005
HaloScan
I just added HaloScan to my blog. Thanks Daniel for the suggestion.
EDIT: Or at least I thought I did...
EDIT2: Ok, I think I fixed it. Somebody comment so I can check it out. Unfortunately it deleted all my previous comments (all 2 of them).
EDIT: Or at least I thought I did...
EDIT2: Ok, I think I fixed it. Somebody comment so I can check it out. Unfortunately it deleted all my previous comments (all 2 of them).
Monday, April 04, 2005
I wonder if he ever made an unpopular decision as a judge...
http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/...
How would Cornyn have felt if he came under physical attack for his decisions when he was a judge? Has he forgotten the circumstances surrounding the cases? The one guy was accused of rape, hardly a political case. The other guy was suing doctors for malpractice or something, again, hardly political. These weren't disgruntled right-wingers taking out their frustration on members of the judiciary. They were people who decided to take the law into their own hands when they didn't like the way their cases turned out.
And since when is the judiciary an "enforcer" for Congress?
How would Cornyn have felt if he came under physical attack for his decisions when he was a judge? Has he forgotten the circumstances surrounding the cases? The one guy was accused of rape, hardly a political case. The other guy was suing doctors for malpractice or something, again, hardly political. These weren't disgruntled right-wingers taking out their frustration on members of the judiciary. They were people who decided to take the law into their own hands when they didn't like the way their cases turned out.
And since when is the judiciary an "enforcer" for Congress?
The Kentucky Democrat
Welcome Daniel, The Kentucky Democrat, as the first member of my blogroll. It's that little list over there to the right. Hopefully it will grow large as this blog grows.
Sunday, April 03, 2005
First Post...
atrios.blogspot.com/2005_03_27_atrios_archive.html#111237259...
I love this guy, I'm so glad he's my Senator. New Jersey has seriously got two of the best Senators in the nation. The other one (Corzine) is going to be the next Governor of New Jersey, I'm really hoping I can get involved in a meaningful way in his campaign.
I love this guy, I'm so glad he's my Senator. New Jersey has seriously got two of the best Senators in the nation. The other one (Corzine) is going to be the next Governor of New Jersey, I'm really hoping I can get involved in a meaningful way in his campaign.
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