ALASKA!!!
The turnout up here is through the roof. Through the roof. There aren't any exit polls or anything like that, but despite snow, rain, slush and cold Alaska wind accross the state the turnout is very...
View ArticleThe Rich Get Richer
I know Bill Gates is a very generous man and his father has a been a strong proponent of liberal causes but the recent Microsoft divedend story illustrates some serious issues with US taxes. This story...
View ArticlePope Poll on MSNBC is ridiculous!
Look at this poll Just look at that poll! Is anyone else extremely bothered by that? In the interest of not having a one line diary, my rambling observations below...
View ArticleWho else is excited about Pennacchio vs. Casey?
I am. I'm really excited. I'm not from Pennsylvania. In fact I'm from pretty darn far away from PA. But I'm still excited. I'm not excited about Democratic primaries. I think they can be helpful...
View ArticleCutting Taxes is Impossible w/poll
U.S. tax law does not effect the amount of taxes paid by U.S. citizens. Lets say that one more time, the tax law has no effect whatsoever on the amount of taxes we pay. None. Zilch. It is a sham, a...
View ArticleThe Evidence for Evolution you can use
Most people here understand what the word 'theory' means when we use it in science. The 'theory' of gravity or the 'theory' of relativity are hardling the same thing as the 'theory of where I left my...
View ArticleIt's good to be hated
I'm afraid to add to the Hilary fray that is going on here at dkos. But this diary is about much more than Hilary, she is just one of several examples about a certain type of very succesful...
View ArticleAnalogy for Iraq / Democracy can't be forced
So there have been a lot of analogies about the Iraq war, many of them diaried on this site. They include Vietnam, our own revolutionary war, an imaginitave occupation by China etc. I like these. I...
View ArticleConfession: I don't like Air America...
I guess I probably always knew. I mean, sure, I have my local Air America station as number one on my car radio. I listened on the way to work and the way, but it just didn't feel right. I had Al...
View ArticleThe undisputed about Plamegate
There is a lot going on regarding the Plame leak. The Republicans are claiming that a crime wasn't committed, or at least not a serious one (being such a minor leak and all). They are claiming a lot...
View ArticleAAAAAARRRRRRGH!!!!!!!!
I'd apologize for the all caps diary title, but I'm not sorry. I'm not sorry for the exclamation marks either! Or the swearing. Whoops, I mean I'm not fucking sorry for the fucking swearing either!!!...
View ArticleThe Answers Project
At dailykos we are active participants in the world of political discussion via the internet. This page reaches hundreds of thousands of individuals. That is a major accomplishment but this is a...
View ArticleAnswers Project: convince me we should withdraw from Iraq
Yesterday I proposed a project where we come together to use our amazing knowledge and talent to create a set of short but sweet community generated editorials. These editorials would be used as...
View ArticleThe Answers Project: Impeaching Gonzales
Lets say you're talking to your neighbor. You're on one side of the white picket fence and she's on the other. Perhaps you're both trimming your lawn hedges, it is all very American suburbia. The...
View ArticleThe Answers Project: This is why I'm hot
no, I am sorry, it is not because I'm fly. But if you knew me you would not be shocked by an admission of non-fly status. So if I'm not fly and you most likely are not fly then the question remains:...
View ArticleThe Answers Project: Letters to the Editor
No, this diary is not about convincing you to write a letter to the editor. No, it is not about how to write a letter to the editer. No, it is not about a letter to the editor I read. No, it is......
View ArticleEdwards is THE man, with video proof!
Full Disclosure: I'm not affiliated with the Edwards campaign in the slightest. I gave him money at the start of his poverty tour because that sort of thing deserves positive reinforcement, but after...
View ArticleMilitary Industrial Complex: Eisenhower's Speech is a must read!
Somewhere a long time ago I read something about the 'military industrial complex' speech given by President Eisenhower upon his departure from the Oval Office. As the Iraq war has played itself from...
View ArticleQuestions to Ask
I find that often the best way to get someone to really think about something is to ask them a question as oppossed to telling them a fact. A question engages the individual in their own thought...
View ArticleStop being so damn happy
No, this diary is not about reigning in expectations about November 2008. This is about the glee that is slowly emerging within the Democratic over really really bad things in the world. If we care...
View ArticleBreaking: Berkowitz announces run against Don Young
Ethan Berkowitz just announced his candidacy for the lone Congressional seat in Alaska, currently held by Don Young. Ethan served in the state house for 10 years from 95-05. Recently Young has been one...
View ArticleDemocrats aren't the only answer to Republican corruption
They are acting like they are. The Democrats in DC have taken the attitude that they can win politically as long as they are only slightly better than the Republicans. They can't, and they won't. If...
View ArticleWhat can you buy with Iraq? A shopper's guide
A front page story explained Iraq by the Numbers. In it the cost of Iraq is stated, including Bush's recent request for $193 billion for 2008. I think people have really no concept of just how much...
View ArticleI don't understand
I have a new job as a researcher and it has allowed me to discover that there is a lot about this world that I don't know. But recently as the campaign season heats up I have been finding myself...
View ArticleWhy I don't believe Obama has already won
I've seen the numbers. I know a lot of smart people, bloggers I respect have explained that Clinton cannot win. For some reason I've just had a hard time believing it. Like, really feeling it. Today...
View ArticleWhat's wrong with McCain?
No, I'm not asking the question . . . I'm answering it for a friend of mine and I thought some of the links I collected would be useful for people around here who have similarly misguided friends but...
View ArticleBreaking: $#%&*)#$%@ (Exxon Valdez 'Ruling' is in)
read about it: http://www.scotusblog.com/... the full decision: http://www.scotusblog.com/... Fucking shit. I'd say more I'd put more. But I'm so pissed and so sad and so upset. I knew this would...
View ArticleSarah Palin resume: she quit a job once
Holy fucking Thundercats! Sarah Palin McCain's VP pick that's absolutely batshit insane. McCain has ran on 'ready to be President' and Palin is as far from that as you could viably get. Many people...
View ArticleWhy Palin's Mat Maid Scandal is NOT a Scandal
at least not a scandal we want to touch with a 10 foot pool. There are too many other scandals that are more blatant and contain less positives (mostly troopergate) I am from Alaska. I followed Sarah...
View ArticleI can't be happy today. [Alaska Edition]
I know it's an exciting day. It's an exciting day for the world and for the country and I'm damn proud to be an American today. I'll be happy soon enough. Certainly as January 20th approaches that...
View ArticleAlaska's version of Limbaugh apologizes for years of personal attacks
I'm stunned. In his regular column in the Anchorage Daily News local pundit Dan Fagan has apologized for turning his political commentary into personal attacks. Fagan has had a talk radio show in...
View ArticleThe Choice is Not Between Democrats and Republicans
This diary is not about third parties. It is about the choices that we all make in our lives, and how those choices relate to politics. If we're going to engage in intelligent discussion we have to...
View ArticleThe Media isn't bad, it's lazy
We spend a lot of time bitching about the media. We need to spend less time complaining about the media machine and more time understanding it. Only then can we start to figure out how to engage it...
View ArticleReality Check: The Teabaggers can win in November
The teabaggers are an angry minority in this country. As is often cited on this site, just 18% of Americans are tea party supporters. An angry minority of people who have always been there fighting...
View ArticleI am not an extremist
I am not an extremist for wanting more from my leaders. I am not an extremist for believing in the Constitution - all of it. I am not an extremist for thinking torture is wrong, and for knowing it...
View ArticleOnly a Republican could believe
Some things in this world are so preposterous that it takes a certain kind of brain to believe them. Here's my list: Only a Republican could believe returning to the tax structure we had during the...
View ArticleThey are Millionaires - that's why
I'm going to propose a hypothetical scenario which I would like you to picture. In this scenario I am a law maker, and I am appearing on a tv show. When I go on the show I hand the reporter a briefcase...
View ArticleThe easy way to legalize marijuana in one day.
Sorry for the brevity of the diary, but it's a simple concept. I think it would be fairly easy to get marijuana legalized, conceptually. However, it would require the cooperation of law enforcement...
View ArticleMy Gun Makes Me Feel Like a Big Man
[shorter version: guns don't kill people, people kill people; but, if we think about the psychology behind guns, we will come to the realization that guns are about power, not action] The intake for...
View ArticleWe *should* apologize
As we are all too painfully aware, one of Mitt Romney's most persistent lies during this campaign season is that Obama went on an "apology tour" after he was elected. That he traveled around the...
View ArticleI want the NSA to read emails
You read that right. I want the NSA to read emails and I want them to listen to phone calls. I'm glad they do it. The reality is that it's a dangerous world. There are powerful world wide...
View ArticleYour help needed for Genuine Criminal Justice Reform - the problems you see
Criminal justice reform is a huge issue right now. We have a President willing to at least point out that our criminal justice system has some issues (to put it lightly). So I thought dkos might be a...
View ArticleApple's Actions are an Unprecedented Protection of Criminals
I know we all care about privacy here. And we certainly don’t like the rampant invasions of privacy perpetrated by our government in the name of fighting terrorism. But Apple is creating a safe haven...
View ArticleThe Hurdle I can't get over for Hillary
I like and respect Hillary and would love a female President, but I just can’t support her in this primary and I have finally come to a realization as to the main reason why:She completely and...
View ArticleI told my friend: Donald Trump is the Republican Party I've Known My Entire...
The news is coming in: Republicans are abandoning Trump. I want to celebrate this complete meltdown of a horrendously offensive campaign and person, but when a Republican friend of mine called to...
View ArticleThe question that MUST be asked of all Trump supporters
We don’t all have a lot of opportunities to interact with Trump voters. It seems like most of these encounters are probably us listing facts and being met with a denial of those facts. But the sad...
View ArticleNever Forget: Every Single Republican* Told You to Vote for Trump
This is the message the Democratic Party needs to be hammering home everywhere it can. Donald Trump was endorsed by the Republican Party. He was endorsed by all of the leaders of the Republican Party...
View ArticleIn Summer 2015 Clinton looked like the incumbent
I get that we're all really upset over the DNC and the Clinton campaign joining forces before the primary. Some of us are also upset that people are upset. All of this seems to be some serious...
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