"This is a Democratic blog, a partisan blog."
... a quote from a diary by kos in 2004 that is included in the meta section entitled What is the purpose of this site? This site is about more and better Democrats, not necessarily in that order. ......
View Articlehorses.
This is a simple request arising from recent news. Please read the entire diary before weighing in. It is very short. Please respect my wishes for direction to the comment thread. I would like to focus...
View ArticleMy morning paper tells me
that the occupiers are now occupying:1) a church; and2) an Obama campaign office in Iowa.Let me be the first to congratulate the occupiers on their foresight and fierce determination to go head-to-head...
View ArticleUpper Big Branch Mine - the investigation continues - charges filed
Not long ago people were dismayed to find out that neither Massey Energy nor Alpha Natural Resources (which purchased Massey Energy in 2011) would be charged in the 29 deaths at Upper Big Branch Mine...
View ArticleUpper Big Branch mine: fmr Security Chief sentenced to three years
Last week it was reported that federal prosecutors had filed criminal charges against a former senior supervisor at the Upper Big Branch mine where 29 coal miners died in an underground explosion in...
View ArticleUpper Big Branch Mine disaster: Mine Supt. pleads guilty
Five weeks ago it was reported that federal prosecutors had charged Gary May, former superintendent of the Upper Big Branch Mine, with felony conspiracy for his attempts to thwart federal safety...
View ArticlePlease vote "NO WAY" on Jan Brewer
The title pretty much says it all. Time Magazine is considering Arizona's Governor Jan Brewer as one of the TIME 100 influential persons for 2012.I wish this was a joke. Please follow the link and vote...
View ArticleArizona State Bar spends over $577K investigating Arpaio crony Andrew Thomas
Just a brief note and links to complement earlier posts by Stephen D and blue aardvark.This March 27, 2011 press release from the State Bar of Arizona gives details on the why's and wherefore's of the...
View ArticleWhat is happening in Arizona?
As a resident of Arizona, I wake up every morning and eventually ask myself, after watching the news or reading the newspaper, "What the hell is happening here?".Two weeks ago, a Hispanic friend of...
View ArticleI just donated
to Barack Obama and you should too.Barack Obama support and donateI had not donated in this cycle until today. I support the President fully, but I was going to wait until after the convention to...
View ArticleSo, I went to the emergency room...
I went to the hottest place on earth, Lake Havasu City, Arizona last month for a weekend to see my son and daughter-in-law. I developed some heavy-duty respiratory symptoms while there. When we got...
View ArticlePolls, polls, polls, polls, polls....
No, this isn't more poll results. This is another thing. I believe it is referred to as a "diary". The following represents my own damn thoughts, my own damn opinions, and my own damn conclusions.Now...
View ArticleThere are only two types of Republicans:
racistsand those who are willing to be associated with racists.Please spread this around liberally. This is the truth. We all know it. Quit being polite around Republicans and force them to disavow...
View ArticleEffectiveness of NRA campaign contributions
Nobody seems to have mentioned this, but last night Rachel Maddow had a comparative graph of the conservative campaign financing groups showing "bang for the buck" - how much of the money conservative...
View ArticleCautiously optimistic in Tucson
This doesn't seem to have been discussed, but the Democratic Party has a new member in Tucson - City Council Member Steve Kozachik.He was elected to the City Council as a Republican in 2008. For...
View ArticleA simple question about Moore, Oklahoma
By way of introduction, I was raised in eastern Missouri and spent my first three decades of life in different areas of the Midwest. I have personally witnessed several tornadoes, including one on a...
View ArticleBefore you build a house, look around...
I am only listing the URL since I don't have a license to upload the image below which is owned by the Baltimore Sun, I think. Sorry for the lack of immediate gratification. This photo shows the recent...
View ArticleRIP - Bob Poli
Bob Poli, former PATCO President, passed on last week. In life he was vilified by ignorant know-nothings after he accepted the direction of PATCO members to lead the union out on strike on August 3,...
View ArticleWTF is wrong with Dem party leaders??????
Why in the hell are Dem Party leaders giving away the store?Harry Reid floats and supports "idea" after "idea" that totally screw the Democratic Party base and then I read in my newspaper this morning...
View ArticleO'Malley and Bloomberg: Zero-tolerance advocates!
Yes, that O'Malley, Martin O'Malley, the current darling of the progressives, the presumptive shining white knight who will save us from the deeply flawed Hillary Clinton, sharing the despicable...
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