Fired Up! Ready to Go! (with inspiring video)
In a few short hours millions will go to the polls. In honor of President Obama sharing the Fired up, Ready to go story in Des Moines, IA.... LET'S DO THIS!!!!!!!!!
View ArticleMy Own Unscientific Poll
Sitting at home grading essays from my Goverment class. After watching the debates from both the major and minor candidates, and discussing a lot in class for a month, students were asked to choose a...
View ArticleIf Obama wins-If Romney loses?
I am so tired of pundits trying to pre-legitimize the Presidential election.Howard Fineman tonight on Chris Matthews said that if Obama wins it will because of Obama's organization.Before that he said...
View ArticleMy first presidential election as a Kossack
And God do I hope it turns out to be one that lands in our favor. Sent my ballot in the mail a few weeks ago so that part was long ago done. Now that you have a taste, join me below the twisted orange...
View Article“The S&M Election” by Chris Hedges
[Re-posted in it's entirety with permission from the progressive blog, TruthDig with an eye toward one day electing "more and better" (not "more or better") Democrats.]I learned at the age of 10, when...
View ArticlePundit Prediction Mockery
Here are the pre-election pundit predictions. NYMAGThe following pundits should be de-pundited and banned from acting like they know anything about politics for at least one election cycle:Dick Morris...
View ArticleAlabama Seals Pres. Obama's Win
I learned last night that since 1984 the Alabama-LSU game has helped determine the winner of the Presidential election. When LSU has won the game, the Republican candidate has won. When Alabama has...
View ArticleThe Healing is Still Under Review
Yes, it was a great victory for our President and for many Democrats running against Republicans for the Senate and House. But there is much work to be done in healing the chasm between red and blue,...
View ArticleMy Morning After Note to Mitch McConnell
I have been fantasizing (for approximately the last four years) about the little note that I would send to Senator Mitch McConnell on November 7, 2012. It was a triumphalist gloat such as:Dear Senator...
View ArticleA Great Gift for a Great Woman -- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
This is not really a diary, but as I was feeling flood of relief this morning I thought of someone for whom this be an even greater weight lifted.In her career and in her life Justice Ginsburg has...
View ArticleMy daughter and FaceBook Conservatives
The "day after" in conservative country Colorado Springs was entertaining - my daughter was fuming. Fellow students had posted on Facebook "Obama won - I'm moving to Canada" to which the her response...
View ArticleGoodbye GOP. Same Planet, Different Worlds or How did they all get it so wrong.
Poor deluded wretches, they just don’t get it.After it became clear that the Obama was going to win all the swing states, I started looking at Redstate.com, just to gloat. I never look at that site...
View ArticleCatching up with our friends on Red State
Wingnuttery is a disease with no cure as evidenced by the posts this AM on Red State
View ArticleI just have to ask
Does anyone know how many votes Jesus got yesterday?Congratulations everyone and thank you for your hard work.
View ArticleRedstate. Hilarious!
OK, so first off is the title of the article that I'll explain down in the body of this diary. Check this out and laugh.To the Extent that Conservatism Was on the Ballot, It Was Not Defeated So the...
View ArticleThank You, Pres. Bill Clinton ...
The difference between Dems and GOP was stark when it came to party elders. Bill Clinton showed the power of Democrats and worked hard in re-electing Pres. Obama and working and promoting Senate...
View ArticleCenTex Meet-up This Sunday
FIRED UP, READY TO GO(VERN)!Austin area Kossacks (known here as CenTex Kossacks): Let's meet up this sunday from 2pm til 5ish at Black Star Co-Op on lamar at airport.Follow below the fold for info.
View Article"The president won big among unmarried women"
A few months ago, I tuned into the Republican National Convention... just for kicks. I wanted to see who would get out of the "clown car" next. I wanted to see if they would present a brand new Mitt....
View ArticleWelcome to Seattle, WA. The new most liberal city in America.
I am proud to be from Seattle (I live just outside of it in Bellevue), King County and Washington State today. We are now on the verge of becoming the most liberal city in America, passing San...
View ArticleMarket Down 14% Since Election
The market is down 14% since Obama's election. It is because of all the business-killing policies he would enact:http://online.wsj.com/...Oh, I just noticed this article is from 2008. I seem to...
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