Obama's Positions
Everyone seems to be saying they like Obama, but they don't know where he stands on the issues. Given he has been in the Illinois Legislatur for eight years before he went to the Senate as the junior...
View ArticleEdwards is no threat to business.
I've been thinking about this business about "fighting the corporations." Sounds pretty good to me. Edwards is my second choice. I'm not really an "issues" voter. I'm all about character. Edwards seems...
View ArticleNot Another Candidate Diary: Questions for Candidates
I have some questions for the Democratic candidates for POTUS. All of them. Even "mine". If any of the various candidate's supporters can help me find the answers to these questions it would be much...
View Article[Updated x2] Help convince my Dad; will Obama change things?
I'm writing this diary as a solicitation for help in making a convincing argument to my right-wing father that he should vote for Barack Obama. This will not be easy by any means. My Dad has recently...
View ArticleThe Candidates on the Issues
I was watching the GOP convention and was amaized at how little substance was mentioned regarding how McCain and Palin actually differed from Bush. I mean if they are all Mavericky and Reform...
View ArticleMcCain poll gains, dead cat bounce
McCain enjoyed some increase in the tracking polls after the debate. One interpretation was that some voters were actually impressed with his performance. I think that he COULD have a measure of...
View ArticleObama: Then And Now
There's been some hoopla in the traditional media -- and a vocal minority right here on DailyKos -- saying that either Obama's policy has shifted to the center-right, or about how his appointments are...
View ArticleRI Governor Race-A look at a progressive's options. Today; independents...
As a progressive here in Little Rhodie, the governor's race always poses a problem. We tend to put a GOPer in there as a "balance" to the mainly democratic legislature. Problem being that a lot of...
View Article“We are going to be able to talk about Mitt Romney’s positions," but not yet
Is it because Mitt Romney has more positions than the Kama Sutra, and some of the twisting involved is indeed reminiscent of the aforementioned sacred text. Looks like his team is just as confused “As...
View ArticleThe opposite of the GOP is not the Democratic Party…It is the Bizarro...
The GOP in its current manifestation—that which has evolved (devolved?) since the 1980s, is not the abstract opposite of the current manifestation of the Democratic Party. For issue upon issue, the...
View ArticleJohn Fugelsang: Mitt Romney's Sex Positions
Liberal comic, John Fugelsang, discusses how Mitt Romney (R) is the most flexible Presidential candidate in years on today's episode of Caffeinated. Check it out here and please subscribe to PoliPop...
View ArticleWE TALK ABOUT THE INDIVIDUALS, WE GET AN AGENDA
The media has presented the Presidential election as a choice between two individuals, talking endlessly about the personal traits of those individuals. IT IS NOT! Regardless of how closely or loosely...
View ArticleA life long friend has been lost politically
I have a very long time friend, going back to 1989. She started working at my firm right after I had my second daughter. She has always identified as a “democrat” and a “liberal”; but lately, with...
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