Rethinking Social Security
The hot political topic is obviously the GOP's plan to kill Social Security as we know it. I have been excited to see opposition to the "crisis" spin coming from Democratic leaders and not just...
View ArticleOpen apology to Harry Reid
I admit it. I was wrong. I was one of the skeptical. Okay, I was more than skeptical. I considered Reid's elevation to Senate Minority Leader to be deeply disconcerting. (I may have used the phrases...
View ArticleDon't fall for the Jordan Eason propaganda
Yet another manufactured outrage, don't buy it. I have read several Kossacks, including Kos himself, prematurely accept, or at least entertain the idea, that Jordan was out of line. I presume that the...
View ArticleBush: Canadian aide more "pretty" than McClellan
Most of you may already be aware of this. But given the Guckert angle, I thought I'd repost this for comments. Last year, Bush visited Canada. During that trip, he met Scott Reid, an aide to new...
View ArticleGannon/Guckert: What probably happened
This diary is an attempt to state what I believe most likely occurred in the Gannon/Guckert affair. I know a lot of people don't want yet another Gannon diary clogging the recent diary list. I...
View Articlespace's new wacky theory
With the new revelations that Gannon/Guckert knew about Shock and Awe hours in advance, how's this for a theory: Guckert was used to sleep with foreign dignataries visiting the WH and possibly...
View ArticleGannon/Guckert Latest
New theory, I believe. James Guckert may really be Johnny Gosch, who was once caught up in a sex ring. This theory has weird ties to Bush peré's sex ring and Hunter S. Thompson. Just check it out....
View ArticleStephanie Herseth, sellout?
Noam Scheiber's posted at TNR's &c. that the House New Democrat Coalition sent a letter to Speaker Denny Hastert that urged that Hastert support the same bankruptcy legislation in the House as the...
View ArticleMore on Framing and Fencing
This diary is a response to Hudson's earlier diary on framing. Hudson introduced the term "fencing" to a type of super-framing whereby you create mental barriers between a target audience and a...
View ArticleWhy are Atrios' comments so bad?
Okay, here's a question that's been bugging me. Why the hell are the comments on Atrios' blog so terrible? Reading and posting there is unbearable. It's nothing but "frist!" and "Bush sucks!"...
View ArticleA Guckert sports reporter
A local New York newspaper has reported that there may be a sports-press version of Gannon/Guckert. Mark Sabia, yellow-flagged microphone in tow, has been a regular in press boxes at Yankee Stadium,...
View ArticleBush earpiece...again
(or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Corporate Media) I didn't see this posted yet, so here's a link to Bush getting busted yet again for being wired up during a public speaking appearance....
View ArticleToo much profanity on dKos?
I'm interested in what people think about this issue. I'm as guilty of using foul language as the next person, so I'm not wagging my finger in indignation. But I suspect most people here have a...
View ArticleBoston Globe Fluffs Gannon/Guckert
Peter Canellos of the Boston Globe manages a twofer. He combines a "Jeff Gannon, no big deal" story with a "the internet is the root of the media's lack of credibility" story. The title says it all:...
View ArticleBlogger State of the Union?
In one week, George Bush will deliver his State of the Union address. In response, the Democrats have announced that VA Gov. Tim Kaine will deliver the Democratic rebuttal. Many bloggers and blog...
View ArticleFlashback Friday: Lightbulb jokes!
Blogs have arrived! Mark Warner buys cocktail weenies for Markos! Ad Nags rubs shoulders with front-pagers. Hillary shows respect for bloggers by staying away. (Not attending YKos to demonstrate...
View ArticleDon't Bother, Senator Feingold
Senator,There was a time when I supported censuring Bush and Cheney: as a shot across the WH bow, to give Bush and Cheney pause, to bring impeachable evidence to light, to alert the public to the...
View ArticleWhat I want to know is where are the Deaniacs?
Is this it? Are we really going to nominate and then elect Hillary Clinton?
View ArticleIs war on Iran an election strategy to sink Hillary?
The GOP has a slate full of losers and Bush has fully discredited the Party's brand. Chances for a GOP Presidential win in 2008, regardless of who the Dem nominee is, are slim to none. That is, given...
View ArticleJoe Biden Brings Gun to Knife Fight, UPDATE: NOT REALLY
Update [2008-9-10 18:56:7 by space]: NO, THIS QUOTE IS NOT REAL. NO, I WILL NOT DELETE THE DIARY.Wow. Something sure got into Joe Biden's wheaties today:
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