"Chicago politics"? Kiss my Chicagoan ass.
I'm probably spending too much time in and around cesspools of lies and pathetic and talentless hacks, but I'm getting really damn tired of seeing the phrase "Chicago politics" used as an attack...
View ArticleHow to make the Rec List: Primary 2008 edition. UPDATE x2
Appearing on the Recommended List is amongst the highest (and most elusive) of honors. I should know, as I've been there several times. Most of you have never appeared on the Rec List, probably due to...
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Clinton's stunning unexpected and completely unpredicted PA win!
Hillary Clinton shocked the world and defied the pollsters and pundits who have been predicting for weeks that Clinton would win Pennsylvania by margins of up to 20 points.She managed to beat the odds...
View ArticleI read a most disturbing thing today.
This is a response to a well-written diary on the recommended list, written by Snickers77. Please head over and read it, and make sure you give Snickers77 some mojo for a personal, well-written diary....
View ArticleScrew it. Let's have fun.
I was at work all day. Stressed out of my freakin mind by all sorts of nonsense.My job sucks because they're not giving me the promotion I wanted, and instead want to make me take a promotion I don't...
View ArticleHillary Clinton is not evil.
She's not evil.She's not racist.She's not trying to destroy Obama to help McCain win so she can run again in 2012.You all want to know what she's doing?She's running the only campaign she can possibly...
View Article"Racism isn't a problem; we have a black president!"
That quote is a fabrication. For the time being.But as I was listening to Thom Hartmann today (I believe he had Peter from Peter, Paul and Mary), that quote popped into my head and I thought, is it...
View ArticleRahm Emanuel, you are wrong about FISA.
Not only wrong, but either your staff is mistaken about your position or you feel comfortable issuing false press releases.A statement so blatantly false it makes me cringe:"The FISA legislation we...
View ArticleGreenwald smacks Olbermann: a case for being realistic. UPDATE
Glenn Greenwald, in yet another excellent column, lays into Olbermann pretty hard about FISA, more specifically Obama's position on it.The Special Comment happened at the end of January, and is...
View ArticleYOU grow the hell up.
There's been a good bit of hand-wringing lately about Obama's recent moves, mainly about FISA but also about Clark's comments.We've had the usual people swearing off Obama forever, claiming he's a...
View ArticleWay to screw us over, kos.
Nice going, buddy.You just had to open up your big mouth, didn't you...Just HAD to give your opinion on your website, huh...Now look what you've done.The media is criticizing us.US!We used to be...
View ArticleI just stepped outside for a moment....
... and I was relieved to see that the sky was still suspended above our heads, despite Congress's actions today.I'm not minimizing the importance nor the impact of today's fight, by no means. This...
View ArticleOMFG I can't believe it WTF???
I just can't believe it. I mean, I really had faith in a movement, and then this scandal breaks.I'm heartbroken. Stunned. Distraught. Vaguely hungry.People are actually believing the National...
View ArticleKlavan, via WaPo: "George W. Bush is like Batman."
Cross-posted at Docudharma.I swear I'm not making that up, and I urge you to go and see if you don't believe me:There seems to me no question that the Batman film "The Dark Knight," currently breaking...
View ArticleTheBlaz for VP
I figure with everyone throwing around their picks for Obama's currently vacant VP slot, I'd toss my name into the ring as well.Not for Obama, though.For McCain.I believe that I and I alone possess the...
View ArticleOMFG Edwards love child exposed!!1!11
Irrefutable proof.No one can deny the truthfulness of these photographs, taken ALL BY MYSELF.This is a clear indication that Edwards was part of a conspiracy to keep people from knowing about his love...
View ArticleYou do not know what Obama "needs to do." UPDATED
This is a blanket response to all of those diaries that begin with "Obama will lose unless..." or "Obama has to stop doing what he's doing and start...".It's a blanket response to every armchair,...
View ArticleMatt Taibbi: Candidates for Sale
The latest Rolling Stone has an interesting if not depressing article by Matt Taibbi.He postulates that both candidates have been bought and paid for, and that it may be we, the average American, stuck...
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Obama: President of the United States of Jesusland!
I swear, you'd think he grew a flowing beard, put on a raggedy robe and started carrying around a couple of stone tablets, with the idiocy and stupidity that's popped up because of the faith forum.You...
View ArticleFive funniest anti-Obama smears.
Found this little gem during my daily internet rummagings.In recent months, right-wing opinion outlets of varying pedigrees have accused Barack Obama of participating in an increasingly preposterous...
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Braking Nooz!!!1! CNN calls it for BIDEN ZOMG
R U 4 REEL OMGCNN just now reporting that it's for Biden sorry for the short diary
View ArticleHow Obama can win over the PUMAs.
I'm sure we've all seen the spooky and hair-raising Gallup poll that dashes our hopes. I'll bet you've also seen the the terrifying and horrific Rasmussen poll that further cements Obama's failure to...
View ArticleI just got a text message. UPDATED
At a bar I frequent, I'm good friends with all of the bartenders, two in particular. One of them is one of my closest friends, and the other is not too far behind her.Let's call her "Christina," since...
View ArticleFloodwalls stuffed with....newspapers?
Please take a break from the psychosis-induced Palin Fever sweeping this blog and take a peek at something that should worry and infuriate you.St. Bernard Parish (an administrative division involving...
View ArticleThe relevance of Bristol
Crossposted at Docudharma and My Left Wing.I've got to be with Wolcott on this one, who is apparently standing with Lawrence Auster on this one::The issue is whether McCain should have chosen as his...
View ArticleCharges of sexism: whence do they come?
Crossposted on Docudharma and My Left Wing.The latest defense of Sarah Palin is that those on the left who are asking questions and criticizing are being sexist. Those charges are coming from a couple...
View ArticleI'm at the end of my patience.
This is it, this is all.The Patriot Act was bad.FISA capitulation was bad.But this $700 billion give-away to the crooked fuckers who pissed away any semblance of fiscal responsibility in their haste to...
View ArticleWhy the excitement over Dodd's proposal?
I don't get it, and neither does John Cole.Instead of reading the Dodd proposal and saying "this is a good idea" or "this sucks hard," we will be treated to a few days of "well, it was better than what...
View ArticleStephen Moore is a dumb SOB, so get off your asses.
I'm just sitting here, drinking some Pabst Blue Ribbon because my father has decided that we're not suffering enough, and watching some Bill Maher.He's got Dana Gould, Maxine Waters, and Stephen Moore...
View ArticleI hate Joe the Plumber.
I've only known of his existence for like 12 hours, and I fucking hate him.I hate hate hate him, with the burning fury of 1000 angry suns.And I blame you, John McCain, for my hatred.
View ArticleFocus, please.
One of the best things about this site is also one of the most dangerous things about this site.Each of us has the ability to mobilize potentially thousands of activists to write letters, make phone...
View ArticleBREAKING: Emanuel to steal Presidency, give it to Hillary! ZOMG
It's true. He fundraised for Bill Clinton in 1992 so that means he's going to bring in an all-Clinton administration.That clearly means that he's going to somehow trick Obama out of the presidency and...
View ArticleI agree with The Right about partisanship.
There's been much talk lately in the media and thusly around these parts about "partisanship."The media and the Right have been calling for an end to partisanship, calling for a move to the center and...
View Article"You are ruining my life."
A lady screamed that at me over the phone a few weeks ago. I told the story to some friends, who laughed. I laughed, too, because sometimes all you can do is laugh to keep sane and to keep from...
View ArticleDon't worry, they WILL learn.
And by "they," I mean the Republicans.The Republicans who are vowing to oppose the stimulus bill.The Democrats don't need to learn to avoid bipartisanship.The Republicans need to learn how to embrace...
View ArticleAnger towards drilling misses some key factors....
Lots of anger and unhappiness towards Obama for lifting the drilling ban lately. Lots of people wondering if he's even going to try to do anything for the environment.Looks like he's actually NOT a...
View ArticleUPDATED: Make a difference today: Avon Walk for Breast Cancer
Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in women, after non-melanoma skin cancer. Thousands are diagnosed every year, and thousands die every year. Death counts have been on the decline due...
View ArticleAvon Walk for Breast Cancer: Let's make a difference!
Yesterday, I wrote a diary about my friend Vivian, who is participating in the Chicago Avon Walk for Breast Cancer at the beginning of June. She needs to raise $1800 before then or pay the sum out of...
View ArticleSome signs that your argument might be flawed.
After a 14 month hiatus from Dailykos, I grew to miss the substantive debate that can only come from political nuts. Sure, I have friends who watch the news and read the speeches, but it's not the...
View ArticleWhat kind of liberal are you?
This is not going to be a constructive diary.Let's get that on the table right away.I'm not trying to fix the infighting, this isn't an important call for action, there's nothing "BREAKING!" in this...
View ArticleA hilariously ironic plea for civility, journalistic integrity
If I were a betting man, I'd have put next month's rent on CNN being the medium for the latest in hypocritical and aggressively ironic calls for civility and integrity in journalism.I would have done...
View ArticleWhat the hell did you WANT him to say?
Seriously, the criticism is almost pathetic, it's so predictable. I could have written this diary for IBS just based on previous complaints about Obama."No substance.""No specifics.""No plans."So, did...
View ArticleThank you, John Boehner.
Finally, at long last, we have a champion willing to stand up for Americans everywhere and stop the endless cycle of entitlement to a group that has for too long suckled the fiscal teat of Lady...
View ArticleWhy nobody should care about what Ben Stein thinks.
Here's Exhibit A in the case of People with Functioning Brains vs. Ben Stein:The people who have been laid off and cannot find work are generally people with poor work habits and poor personalities. He...
View ArticleDebating politics in bars: the road to loneliness.
I'm aware that discussing politics in bars is one of the three things you never discuss in bars (the other two being "religion" and "philosophy," the former because it's a personal matter that people...
View ArticleFor the "Primary Obama" crowd.
Disappointments have been pretty steady with President Obama and the Democratic Congress. Lots of compromise, lots of folding, lots of giving away the farm to a Republican Minority for votes that they...
View ArticleSo when is it time to point fingers?
I woke up this morning with a spring in my step, a twinkle in my eye, and an odd sort of itching in my boxers. The latter turned out to be a fabric softener sheet which had somehow escaped my notice...
View ArticleTesla takes big step towards sustainability
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, has just shown that he's as dedicated to sustainability as he claimed. He announced that his companywill not “initiate patent lawsuits against anyone who, in good faith, wants...
View Article"Rolling Coal" new way to compensate?
I really wish I was making this up.In small towns across America, manly men are customizing their jacked-up diesel trucks to intentionally emit giant plumes of toxic smoke every time they rev their...
View ArticleJobs news highlights inequality
This article from the Washington Post discusses the job recovery we've been experiencing, and while it does have it's positive news:First, though, the good news. The economy added 217,000 jobs in May,...
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