Frank Rich Pokes the Sore Spot: Economic Concerns
Frank Rich's column today touches on something that cannot be ignored when considering the current rage being vented by the teabaggers: misguided anger over continually getting the short end of the...
View ArticleProtect Marriage Equality From Your Home
Haven't seen this diaried yet (and honestly a little surprised that the No on 1 folks haven't stopped by with the message) so I thought that I would bring it to all y'alls attention.This coming Sunday,...
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DK-Greenroots: Sustainable Design, the Precautionary Principle, and Permaculture
The purpose of this diary is to provide a brief overview of the three concepts given in the title, three concepts which are in the realm of sustainability. Sustainability can be defined as "the ability...
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Senator Merkley on Climate Legislation: Environmental & Clean Energy Champion
Jeff Merkley (D-OR) has proven himself, in his brief stint thus far in the Senate, to be a hero for renewable energy and environmental protection. He is likely to be one of our biggest allies in the...
View ArticleThe only lesson Democrats should be taking.
People want change, and they want it yesterday. People are pissed. If you don't give them change, they will take it out on you. No matter what position you claim to take on the issues.THE END.They were...
View ArticlePulled Plug Update
I thought I would use this space to provide a round-up of all the pulled-plugs that have been reported ever since the grandma hating health care reform bill was passed. Follow me over the fold for a...
View ArticleGibbs!
I present to you below the fold a diary that is 100% concerned with Gibbs. I promise THIS HELPS!Whatever side you're on, try one (or more) of each of the below. And then vote Democrat.Gibbs cocktail 1...
View ArticleArizona Voters Approve Medical Marijuana
Election day was generally tough for those who support the end of marijuana prohibition. The effort to completely legalize pot in California failed, as did an effort to expand medical marijuana in...
View ArticleGOP Governors Admit Their Goal: Kill Jobs
The Wall Street journal is out with an article today in which newly elected Republican governors made it quite clear if it wasn't already: their primary objective as governors of their states over the...
View ArticleWhy Obama Did It: "Whether it works."
Whatever your opinion about what Barack Obama has and hasn't done as president, I want to make clear WHY he's done what he's done, as that seems to be often lost in the discussion. You're free to think...
View ArticleSchumer wants to fight, even if all cuts expire
Over at TPM, Brian Butler has a piece up from this afternoon in which Chuck Schumer says that he is willing to keep fighting to decouple tax cuts for the middle-class and the wealthy, even if it means...
View ArticleThree Options: Pick At Least 1
First off, I apologize for the hit and run diary, but I must return to work here in a bit.But I wanted to point out that there are 3 factors that continually have been discussed regarding the tragedy...
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