The answer to the question...in graphs
In April of 2001, I lost my job in the "dot-bomb" recession. I was living in Silicon Valley and had had a few "silicon valley" type jobs (read: I worked for technology companies), the most recent -...
View ArticleMitt's Big Problem - The Bush Question
When George W. Bush left office in January 2009 he did so with an approval rating of just over 30%, up a little over the low of 25% he reached in October of 2008 when the economy was collapsing and we...
View ArticleDid Obama head off a Great Depression?
Democrats have been timid about driving home the mess Obama inherited from Bush. Pulitzer-winning NYT economics writer David Leonhardt offers an unsettling look at how much worse off the country...
View ArticleThe Big Dog Just Destroyed Clint Eastwood, Chuck Norris
If there is a soul who watched Bill Clinton tonight and didn't get inspired then their nose is growing. That inspired me to jump off the couch and start cheering. I'm pretty sure my conservative...
View ArticleCharlotte..comment
3 points not talked about on the Dem platform and obviously not on the Republican platform in their convention.... 1) Michelle Obama mentioned that the President helped students by keeping the...
View Article"This will be the moment that probably reelected President Barack Obama" -...
They let the Big Dog out and they can't run with the Big Dog - Woof ! Hella speech - one of the best speeches I have ever heard ! Wow ! Please follow me below the squiggle
View ArticleRenomination acceptance speeches -- an historical parallel from 1936?
We've heard some great speeches at this convention, Michelle was magnificent, and William's was, if possible, even better. And I expect that Barack will give us something wonderful tonight. There's...
View Article4th and Goal: A RW Take Down on ESPN
NOTE: I have been stalking the pages of DailyKos since the painful loss in the 2004 election. This place offered healing. It offered knowledge. It offered insight. And, most importantly, it offered...
View ArticleRe job growth: Never give a Democratic president an even break
Pundits and fact checkers are busy pooh-poohing references from various speakers at Wednesday's Democratic National Convention that 4.5 million jobs have been created during Barack Obama's presidency....
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Judge orders Ohio secretary of state to show up personally to explain why...
Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted ordered to explain himself in federal court. As you may have read here previously, Ohio's Republican Secretary of State Jon Husted has been doing everything he can...
View ArticleCommunity, Cartoonists, Infinity Mojo and Restraint
Yesterday was a curious day in the life of politics, and in the journey of a political Blog (this one) We had, on one day, the splendid sight of a full-throated DNC sticking it to Republicans with...
View ArticleLarry Bartels and the Multicultural Elite Class Must Be Smiling at Bill...
Bill Clinton and Michelle Obama delivered a devastating set of punches to Mitt Romney at the Democratic National Convention. Both were masterful examples of rhetorical violence. Beautiful. Both made...
View ArticleIt's the arithmetic, stupid: One out of every hundred Americans contributes...
Hi all! As you (probably haven't) noticed, I write very few diaries. I'm not a policy wonk. I don't consider myself particulary well-informed about politics -- one of the many reasons I'm here....
View ArticlePresident Obama may take advantage of important new information tonight
Apparently, by this evening, The President will have knowledge of the jobs report that is released to the public tomorrow morning. http://blogs.wsj.com/... Mr. Obama doesn’t have to wait until the...
View ArticleTop Ten Nails in the Republican Coffin (with poll)
Nail 1: Michelle Obama's speech Nail 2: Bill Clinton's speech Nail 3: The Euro NOT going kaput Nail 4: Unemployment going below __% More below the squiggle.
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Whatever Happened To Uncle Tom? -- Rush, Race, And The 2012 Campaign
I was basking in the afterglow of last night's demolition of the Republican Party by President Bill Clinton when I ran across a Kos diary by Joan McCarter entitled Rush Limbaugh Is Losing His Mind....
View ArticleUnleash ... The Big Dog! Clinton to campaign for Obama in Midwest
Former President Bill Clinton will be a frequent presence on the stump for President Barack Obama over the next two months ... SNIP ... "He’ll spent a lot of time out there, particularly in the...
View ArticleIt's Gonna Be F***** Close!!
All the polls point in this direction even in the Battleground States! Look I'm not being pessimistic just realistic. I'm also a Team Leader in the Obama Campaign who's been knocking on doors in Pa,...
View ArticleObama Will Be There
I am often asked by my Republican friends and family, "How can you be one of them, and why on earth would I vote for that guy?" I was born and raised in Oklahoma, and as you know, we are the only...
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Hey Paul Ryan, Social Darwinism Is Insane and It's Cruel
Just ask Sister Simone Campbell one of the Nuns On The Bus. This is one fantastic lady. Listen to her riveting speech given at the Democratic National Convention, she moved me to tears. I don't know...
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