A quick message to all Democrats who are in positions to make a difference: Stand in the way of John Roberts and all other Bush Supreme Court nominees! Stand in the way. Filibuster. Oppose. Obstruct. Hold press conferences. Outflank the theocons. Above all: stand your ground. If Frist unveils the “nuclear option,” let him. There …
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) released a statement yesterday that lambasted congressional Democrats for “voting against [a] $52B disaster relief package for Katrina survivors.” 65 Democrats were singled out by this release. The only problem: the statement was an out-and-out lie. In fact, the only members of congress to vote against the $51.6 billion …
I remember when everybody (myself included, at the time) was lambasting President Clinton in 1993, saying that his cabinet and their staff were too green, too inexperienced. And they admitted as much, grew into their positions, and eventually proved to be very, very effective. Today, the Washington Post reveals the truth that most of BushCo’s …
Leave it to Sen. Obama (D-IL) to hammer home one of the key problems with BushCo and its approach to disaster preparedness: “There’s been much attention in the press about the fact that those who were left behind in New Orleans were disproportionately poor and African American. I’ve said publicly that I do not subscribe …
Sen. Dorgan (D-ND) has published, via the Democratic Policy Committee, a by-the-numbers assessment of the Bush administration. It’s a great, if sobering, read. Weekly National Security Index
I’m sick and tired of seeing high-level Democrats – senators and representatives galore – not lashing out vocally against the BushCo failure in NOLA. Sure, you hear carefully-scripted words calling for “an investigation,” but not one of them is framing the issue like this: If you voted for George W. Bush in 2004, are you …
In the midst of tragedy, getting political is a raw, touchy subject. But ignoring the white elephant in the corner of the room isn’t going to help, so here goes… Courtesy of Ned Sublette (as seen at Boing Boing – bolding is mine): as new orleans, now exclusively populated by a starving, parched skeleton crew …
At last night’s DCDSC meeting, we met with two officials from the DNC who wanted to know what our most pressing needs are. While many on the committee spoke of organizatonal needs and basic administrative needs, I spoke about brand identification. Much as it pains Democrats and other liberal/progressive type to hear it, the Republicans …
