Sarah Palin's Horrifying Reality

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Thursday September 25, 2008 · 3:17 PM PDT

2008/09/25 · 15:17

Yesterday, Katie Couric asked Palin how Alaska's proximity to Russia gave Palin "foreign policy experience." This was the exchange:

COURIC: Have you ever been involved with any negotiations for example, with the Russians?

PALIN: We have trade missions back and forth. We do -- it's very important when you consider even national security issues with Russia -- as Putin rears his head and comes into the airspace of the United States of America, where do they go?

It's Alaska, It's right over the border. It is from Alaska, that we send those out to make sure an eye is being kept on this very powerful nation, Russia, because they are right there, they are right next to our state.

Once again, we see Palin's clear-eyed realism at work. For Putin is a force to be reckoned with indeed:

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Like Palin, I am terrified of this head-rearing, man-dragon beast and his Communist agenda!

Why I'm Really Glad the Clintons Didn't Campaign Against Lieberman

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Tuesday November 07, 2006 · 11:54 PM PST

2006/11/07 · 23:54

Here's why: I don't like Lieberman very much. And I don't trust him very much either.

It looks like we have a real chance of taking the Senate. If the Democratic party had really alienated Lieberman, I still think he would have won CT. And if that happened, our chances of controlling the Senate would hinge on Lieberman's decision to caucus with Democrats. And I guarantee the Republicans would make him some attractive offers. I'm sure they will if Talent and Webb win. But as it stands, the Clintons and Gore, both of whom have such long working relationships with Lieberman, can pretty much call any decision of Lieberman's not to caucus with Democrats flat-out betrayal. Lieberman isn't an evil guy, and, because the Democrats didn't go balls-to-the-wall against him in CT, I don't think he can extort the party in good conscience now.

So I actually feel kind of relieved. Feel free to tell me why I'm wrong. I always enjoying getting a new perspective on things. Read More

Daily Kos Cracks 1,000,000 Visits Today!

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Monday November 06, 2006 · 10:20 PM PST

2006/11/06 · 22:20

Has this happened before on a non-election day? The site counter just crossed the 1,000,000-visit mark. Think about that: 1,000,000 visitors and it's not even November 7th.

The counter is here.

A little more below the fold. Read More

Powell on Cheney, Rummy, Wolfy: "Fucking Crazies"

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Tuesday November 16, 2004 · 10:48 PM PST

2004/11/16 · 22:48

I got a good laugh at this, though it ultimately left me with a feeling of sadness, frustration, and betrayal directed toward Powell. From Nicholas Kristof's op-ed piece tomorrow:

In a conversation with the British foreign secretary, Jack Straw, Mr. Powell once referred in frustration to Mr. Cheney, Don Rumsfeld and Paul Wolfowitz as "[expletive] crazies," according to a recent British biography of Tony Blair. Mr. Powell had a point, but they're getting the last laugh.

Powell might have been wrong about WMD, but he's right about this.

A Sad Veteran's Day Inspirational

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Wednesday November 10, 2004 · 11:21 PM PST

2004/11/10 · 23:21

Today, the New York Times Op-Ed contains some excerpts from letters that soldiers killed in the Iraq war have written home before they were killed. It's called "The Things They Wrote," a reference to Tim O'Brien's book about the Vietnam War, The Things They Carried. It is at once touching and terrible. I have included an excerpt below the fold. Read More

Ashcroft Resigns

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Tuesday November 09, 2004 · 2:56 PM PST

2004/11/09 · 14:56

According to the "News Alert" on NYTimes.com:

Attorney General John Ashcroft and Commerce Secretary Don Evans Have Resigned (5:51 PM ET)

This was rumored before, but who's going to replace him? Might we get a more moderate voice, or are we going to have someone with an even worse history of racism and less respect for general human rights? God, I hope things don't get worse. Read More

Military Tribunals at Guatanamo Ruled Unconstitutional

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Monday November 08, 2004 · 7:55 PM PST

2004/11/08 · 19:55

From the New York Times article. Excerpt below the fold.

GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba, Nov. 8 - A federal judge ruled Monday that President Bush had both overstepped his constitutional bounds and improperly brushed aside the Geneva Conventions in establishing military commissions to try detainees at the United States naval base here as war criminals.

The ruling by Judge James Robertson of United States District Court in Washington brought an abrupt halt to the trial here of one detainee, one of hundreds being held at Guantánamo as enemy combatants. It threw into doubt the future of the first set of United States military commission trials since the end of World War II as well as other legal proceedings devised by the administration to deal with suspected terrorists.

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Sunday November 07, 2004 · 2:27 PM PST

2004/11/07 · 14:27

The Nation's cover this week is both poetic and so very appropriate. It doesn't attack people who voted for Bush; it doesn't ask how America "can be so stupid;" it doesn't discuss any specific issues. Rather, it visually presents the dark future that awaits our nation as long as George Bush is guaranteed to be our commander in chief.

That sums up my feelings more concisely than any words can.

The Beginnings of a Plan for the Democratic Party

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Friday November 05, 2004 · 6:18 PM PST

2004/11/05 · 18:18

Ok, people, we need to get our message straight and develop new strategies. And we have to do it fast. We have been in much worse shape. Even though we got hurt this election, we still have a 45 senators, over 200 Representatives, the newly recovered Big Dog, the almost-as-charming John Edwards, Barack Obama, Howard Dean, and of course John Kerry, who still be representin' Massachusetts. And now, we have some new help. We've got Al Franken, a fiscally solvent Air America, MoveOn.org, America Coming Together, Media Matters, George Soros, and the blogosphere, including, of course, DailyKos. We have Al Sharpton who has moved away from anti-Semitism and is now becoming an earnest and powerful voice for the disenfranchised. We also now have a technique for populist fundraising that has allowed us to match Republicans dollar for dollar in a presidential race. That is good news. Read More

This Really Cheered Me Up

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Wednesday November 03, 2004 · 10:11 PM PST

2004/11/03 · 22:11

I was working out today, trying to get back on schedule, hoping it would make me feel a bit better (it did), and my iPod randomly selected He Got Game by Public Enemy. It is freakishly applicable to this past campaign.

It's best if you can actually listen to the song, but here are the lyrics that really touched me: Read More

The Red States Are Self-Destructing!

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Wednesday November 03, 2004 · 2:25 PM PST

2004/11/03 · 14:25

This is certainly not news, but I just can't believe it. I have to take the time to read the entirety of What's the Matter With Kansas. Here's a chart I made, comparing per capita income with the Presidential vote this election:

I used C-Span's electoral map, along with list of per-capita income per state.

Again, this is not news, but it is pretty mind-boggling. Commentary is below the fold. Read More

Why I'm Not Mad at Kerry

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Tuesday November 02, 2004 · 10:38 PM PST

2004/11/02 · 22:38

I've been thinking about this for a while, and whether Kerry wins or loses, I can't blame him for his campaign. Sure there were some stupid quotes, and his position on Iraq (most specifically, insisting he would have voted to give Bush the authority to go to war even knowing there were no WMD) didn't always make sense, but I think he ran he gave it his all and proved to us during the debates that he would make an excellent President. This was no Gore campaign; he did the right stuff.

Unfortunately, that leaves me with only one option: to be disappointed in my fellow Americans. And I am.

This is exactly why I was afraid of this election going to Bush. I've been happy with the way Kerry's been campaigning, and when he faces flak for something, it's usually a ridiculous reaction on the part of the media, not his own fault (see SBVFT). It's the process--mendacious campaign ads and a complacement media, and the people, who have given Bush victory. I hate to think about the implications of this. Read More

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