Posted on December 4th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
Living next to the Canadian border I should be paying more attention to the “political crisis“ going on there right now, but Dem Daily Contibutor Michael J.W. Stickings has a full explanation on his blog, The Reaction and in The Guardian’s Comment is Free section. I highly recommend reading both.
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Filed under: Democratic Daily, In The Blogosphere, In The News, Michael Stickings, Opinions, Pamela Leavey, Political News, World News
Posted on December 2nd, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
It all started when I left Los Angeles and drove cross country to move to Eastport, Maine a few weeks ago… Throughout the entire cross country trek I was completely out of the loop and not paying any attention to the news (being in a car for 15 - 18 hours a day will do that [...]
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Filed under: Democratic Daily, Hart Williams, In The Blogosphere, Los Angeles, Maine, Michael Stickings, Pamela Leavey, Stuart O'Neill, Walter Brasch
Posted on November 26th, 2008 by Michael Stickings
He may be the lamest of lame ducks, but George W. Bush is still doing immense damage. Consider:
As the Bush administration prepares to issue its ruling on whether to limit greenhouse gases, it’s sending out a message to some of its allies: Tell us how much you don’t want us to regulate emissions linked to [...]
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Filed under: Climate Crisis, George W. Bush, Global Warming, Michael Stickings, White House
Posted on November 25th, 2008 by Michael Stickings
Yes, the Colmes-Hannity team on Fox News is splitting up.
And it’s so, so sad… or perhaps it would be if I cared. I don’t watch the show, and rarely the network, and, to me, Colmes was little more than an overwhelmed punching bag with no punch of his own, the perfect “liberal” for Hannity and [...]
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Posted on November 14th, 2008 by Michael Stickings
From the S.F. Chronicle:
The California Supreme Court has asked state Attorney General Jerry Brown to reply by Monday to lawsuits challenging the voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage — a sign that the justices are taking the cases seriously and will not dispose of them quickly.
A good sign indeed. As Governor Schwarzenegger himself put it this [...]
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Filed under: California, Equal Rights, Michael Stickings, Same Sex Marriage
Posted on November 14th, 2008 by Michael Stickings
From TNR’s Seyward Darby: “Looks like Al Gore won’t be joining Team Obama. A spokesperson says, he ‘does not intend to seek or accept any formal position in government.’”
Alas, I sigh, a great Gore admirer, who once thought Gore-Obama sounded awfully good, and who thought he was (and who may still think he is) “the [...]
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Filed under: Al Gore, Michael Stickings, Obama Administration
Posted on November 12th, 2008 by Michael Stickings
According to HuffPo’s James Boyce, Georgia Senator Saxby Chambliss, as despicable as ever, “has requested that he actually be excused from the December 2nd runoff against Jim Martin and just be declared the winner.”
It’s the bum knee, you see, the one that got him out of Vietnam.
Chambliss slimed Vietnam vet Max Cleland in ‘02, and [...]
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Filed under: Congress, Election '08, Michael Stickings, Sen. Saxby Chambliss, Senate
Posted on November 10th, 2008 by Michael Stickings
A new CNN poll finds that Bush is “the most unpopular president since approval ratings were first sought more than six decades ago,” with disapproval ratings above 70 this year.
Which makes him more unpopular than Nixon… and Truman.
Yes, yes, I know, look what happened to Truman: Vindicated by history, now considered to be one of [...]
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Filed under: George W. Bush, History, Michael Stickings, Polls
Posted on November 10th, 2008 by Michael Stickings
If you missed it, be sure to check out Frank Rich’s Sunday column at the NYT. It’s an excellent summation of the election that was. Here are a few key passages:
Our nation was still in the same ditch it had been the day before, but the atmosphere was giddy. We felt good not only because [...]
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Filed under: Election '08, Frank Rich, McCain-Palin '08, Michael Stickings, Obama-Biden 08, Opinions
Posted on November 7th, 2008 by Michael Stickings
Lieberman met with Reid yesterday, and, as HuffPo reported, apparently wants to remaind in the Democratic caucus (and to keep his chairmanship of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee):
Reid offered Lieberman a deal to step down as chairman of the homeland security committee but take over the reins of another subcommittee, likely overseeing economic [...]
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Filed under: Barack Obama '08, Congress, Democrats, Election '08, Michael Stickings, Sen. Harry Reid, Sen. Joe Lieberman, Senate
Posted on November 7th, 2008 by Michael Stickings
Joe the Plumber: welfare queen (and one of the stupidest people in America).
Awesome.
(He was also an IotD here. Everytime he opens his mouth he’s an IotD. He needs to fade into obscurity again. Now.)
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Posted on November 4th, 2008 by Michael Stickings
Well, okay, it has some credibility left, but much less now that it’s hired Weekly Standard conspiracy theorist Stephen F. Hayes as a contributor.
If you don’t know Hayes — and call yourself lucky if you don’t — he’s made something a name for himself over the past several years pushing the now-discredited Iraq-al Qaeda link, [...]
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Filed under: CNN, Iraq War, Media News, Michael Stickings, Neocons, Terrorism
