tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217598552011-12-14T21:55:36.882-05:00Move To The Lefttilting the american publicKatherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16682701579911654819noreply@blogger.comBlogger201100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21759855.post-1161823419446175322006-10-25T20:43:00.000-04:002006-10-25T20:43:39.470-04:0050 State Strategy Goes GoogleJon Kyl Rick Renzi J.D. Hayworth John Doolittle Richard Pombo Brian Bilbray Marilyn Musgrave Doug Lamborn Rick O'Donnell Christopher Shays Vernon Buchanan Joe Negron Clay Shaw Bill Sali Peter Roskam Mark Kirk Dennis Hastert Chris Chocola John Hostettler Mike Whalen Jim Ryun Anne Northup Geoff Davis Michael Steele Gil Gutknecht Michele Bachmann Jim Talent Conrad Burns Jon Porter Charlie Bass MikeKatherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16682701579911654819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21759855.post-1161738825702321662006-10-24T21:13:00.000-04:002006-10-24T21:13:45.720-04:00Google Bomb the ElectionsRun these rascals out of office!--AZ-Sen: Jon Kyl--AZ-01: Rick Renzi--AZ-05: J.D. Hayworth--CA-04: John Doolittle--CA-11: Richard Pombo--CA-50: Brian Bilbray--CO-04: Marilyn Musgrave--CO-05: Doug Lamborn--CO-07: Rick O'Donnell--CT-04: Christopher Shays--FL-13: Vernon Buchanan--FL-16: Joe Negron--FL-22: Clay Shaw--ID-01: Bill Sali--IL-06: Peter Roskam--IL-10: Mark Kirk--IL-14: Dennis Hastert--IN-Katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16682701579911654819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21759855.post-1146083900206327852006-04-26T16:28:00.000-04:002006-04-26T16:38:20.236-04:00Three Down, Forty Seven To GoVermont has joined California and Illinois as the only states to pursue impeachment via their state legislatures. Via Alternet, Representative Dave Zuckerman submitted a resolution for Vermont's legislature to tell the House to impeach Bush. The anti-Bush movement is growing. From a piece on Investors' Insight linked to at Democrats.com today, Bush could hardly win a Presidential election - as ofKatherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16682701579911654819noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21759855.post-1145994712032985682006-04-25T15:24:00.000-04:002006-04-25T15:51:52.053-04:00Florida is for Purged FelonsAn article on Alternet today highlights the tyrannical policy of purging convicted felons from voter rolls. Noted journalist Sasha Abramsky looks at the practice of denying convicted felons of their voting rights, and how this practice continues often after their release from prison.So much for serving your debt to society. Abramsky argues successfully that not all felons deserve to be denied theKatherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16682701579911654819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21759855.post-1145471740543446442006-04-19T14:35:00.000-04:002006-04-19T14:36:20.823-04:00SayonaraLast one out's a rotten egg!Katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16682701579911654819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21759855.post-1145458184510083392006-04-19T10:49:00.000-04:002006-04-19T10:52:37.623-04:00I Don't Even Live in PennsylvaniaAnd you don’t either, I assume. If you do, and you are one of their roughly 3.8 million registered Democrats, I urge you to vote for Chuck Pennachio in your primary. Now, let’s look at the nitty-gritty details of Pennsylvania voters, and try to understand why the DNC is putting so much emphasis on Bob Casey, when Chuck Pennachio is clearly the more “liberal” candidate. (Even though the DemocraticKatherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16682701579911654819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21759855.post-1145396130729809702006-04-18T17:25:00.000-04:002006-04-18T17:35:58.710-04:00In Defense of ObamaIt’s 2006, we have a Republican majority in the House and Senate, a bird-brained NeoCon president and a right-wing media shilling 24 hours a day. Here’s a good idea, leftist bloggers: let’s attack Barack Obama!Obama has faced criticism throughout his career, but lately the harshest is coming from his own party, particularly the far-left activists who dominate most of the liberal blogosphere Katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16682701579911654819noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21759855.post-1144444430398072492006-04-07T17:11:00.000-04:002006-04-07T17:13:50.420-04:00I've Got Barack's BackI will have a follow-up to my response to leftist critics of Obama next week. Until then, perhaps we can all take the weekend to criticize Republicans and discredit their piles of crap. Here's a good place to start.Katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16682701579911654819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21759855.post-1144423630146925872006-04-07T11:07:00.000-04:002006-04-07T11:27:10.810-04:00No ComfortThe New York Times has a great article today about how the Armed Forces are botching death notifications for servicemen and women killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.This paragraph really stuck out: "Many wonder why it has taken the military so long to address their concerns. The answer appears straightforward: The military did not expect to be fighting this long. It also did not expect to lose this Katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16682701579911654819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21759855.post-1144344647736267122006-04-06T12:49:00.000-04:002006-04-06T13:42:10.116-04:00Backing Barack ObamaThis post is in response to some discussion over at VichyDems that Barack Obama might be turning into a party triangulator. Full disclosure: I lived in Chicago, Illinois for two years, in the very South Side neighborhood where Barack Obama’s family made their home. I received my Master’s from the University where he taught law, though I was not a law student, and we also graduated from the same Katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16682701579911654819noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21759855.post-1141741264181849772006-03-07T09:20:00.000-05:002006-03-07T09:21:05.053-05:00Leftist RegimeWhy the long silence? I was in Venezuela on vacation, basking in leftist propaganda and slums as far as the eye can see. Stay tuned...Katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16682701579911654819noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21759855.post-1140117543916397882006-02-16T14:14:00.000-05:002006-02-16T14:19:03.930-05:00Women's Issues: I Do Not Want To Get FiredToday’s content-blogging must be put on hold to do my job. However, if you still need to quench your thirst for feminist warblings, may I suggest the following: BroadsheetPandagonFeministingOh, hey, did you hear that the Vice President shot someone? Katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16682701579911654819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21759855.post-1140018188678821002006-02-15T10:42:00.000-05:002006-02-15T12:19:12.170-05:00ACTION WEDNESDAYNew items at the top, followed by a list of last week’s still-relevant actions. &#171 Boycott Middle Eastern Oil Buy Citco gas - they use oil from Venezuela, not the Middle East. Click to find a station near you.&#171 Peaceful Protests Democrats.com is organizing peaceful protests in front of Congress members’ homes, at public events, and in formal meetings with leaders. &#171 Other Organized Katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16682701579911654819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21759855.post-1139937964032707292006-02-14T12:22:00.001-05:002006-02-14T15:23:19.490-05:00Cheney's Leak to LibbyWhen not busy shooting his friends in the face, old cement arteries is evidently occupied with breaking just about every other law on the books.Last week, I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby testified that the order for him to leak classified security information came from higher up – specifically, from his boss, VP Dick Cheney. Let’s cut through the rhetoric and explain exactly what this means.For Katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16682701579911654819noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21759855.post-1139848096777327672006-02-13T11:27:00.000-05:002006-02-13T16:29:40.396-05:00Weekend News RecapA few news items to get you up to speed to begin the week:&#171 Tales of the Wounded Juliet Macur has a great article in the Times detailing the experiences of soldiers wounded in Iraq. It should be a must-read for everyone who voted in favor of this conflict, whether at the polls or in the Senate. &#171 Dick Cheney Shoots Man During some weekend bird-hunting in Texas, VP Dick Cheney Katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16682701579911654819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21759855.post-1139597812691732592006-02-10T13:56:00.000-05:002006-02-13T14:10:00.683-05:00News In RevueWe end the business-week blogging with a little news in revue.Bob over at democrats.com has a great analysis of the prior week’s Senate votes. Let me sum up: confirming Alito was a nice warm-up for rejecting better support for veterans’ health care, blocking an attempt to make tax rates more balanced, and extending parts of the FASCIST PATRIOT Act. Next week, the docket includes kicking old Katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16682701579911654819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21759855.post-1139499539789593612006-02-09T10:30:00.000-05:002006-02-09T10:44:01.010-05:00Women's Issues: Abortion RestrictionsCall it the State of the Uterus. Citizens of blue states and major cities often tend not to realize the peril facing women’s reproductive freedoms in our nation. The wealthy and/or educated women who are best-positioned to lobby for increased female medical rights are also those with the means to visit Europe or Canada in the event of a total ban on abortion, should their need arise. Thus, those Katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16682701579911654819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21759855.post-1139414427248298232006-02-08T10:58:00.000-05:002006-02-09T11:04:56.106-05:00ACTION WEDNESDAYIt’s a beautiful day to write your elected officials! The following contains a list of current action items: email campaigns, online petitions, and fundraising efforts. Petitions / Email Campaigns« Oppose Walmart's Unfair Labor PracticesThis just in! Watch a cartoon of Garth Brooks singing "Friends With Low Wages" and sign a petition urging Walmart to roll forward worker's rights.« Save Cookie Katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16682701579911654819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21759855.post-1139320586606115362006-02-07T08:55:00.000-05:002006-02-08T11:07:59.426-05:00Issue: Free SpeechIt seems fitting to begin the first Issue Analysis with a topic near and dear to all blogger hearts – Free Speech. Lately, our trusty First Amendment has been impugned from all sides, from the private sector to a very public forum. This amounts to an overall attempt by our government to limit what we see and say. The broader the audience, the tighter the restrictions become. Bush has couched the Katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16682701579911654819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21759855.post-1139245471339774422006-02-06T12:01:00.000-05:002006-02-06T12:28:14.033-05:00Weekend News RecapNews items you might have missed over the weekend, pre-occupied as you were with spicy wings and chili cheese fries: « Halliburton awarded contract to build interment camps. To be used in case of “immigration emergency,” they say. If, for some reason, a massive influx of huddled masses, yearning to be locked inside a chain link fence, should wash up on our shores. Read the article. An action itemKatherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16682701579911654819noreply@blogger.com0