http://thedemocraticdaily.com Political News, Progressive Commentary, Liberal Opinions and Common Sense Conversation... Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:49:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is short and to the point. I hope you take the time to follow through on the links. Barack Obama's campaign, powered by organization and eloquence, created an entity that has never existed before and will be the yardstick for many in the future. h/t to Political Wire. Obama Raised ... http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/11/21/the-political-internet-comes-of-age/   by Walter Brasch               President Bush, as has every president since his father began the practice in 1989, annually pardons a Thanksgiving turkey.               Amid hundreds of spectators, most of them members of the media, the president makes a few cute comments, issues a pardon for the turkey and a “runner-up” ... http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/11/21/a-turkey-by-any-other-description-is-still-the-governor-of-alaska/ I have been trying to reach a specific person of influence to assist in one good, simple, easy idea to create a beta project that will lead to a viable, larger job creation program that would save energy at the same time. Not much luck so far but I will ... http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/11/20/a-real-question-how-to-get-a-better-idea-to-washington/ Those gosh darned pirates! They took advantage of the complete lack of meaningful governance by locating the easy pickings. And, in so doing, they developed a new criminal tactic based on some very old criminal tactics. They preyed on the weakest and most vulnerable, and then held them ransom for their extravagant demands. When ... http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/11/20/aye-there-be-pirates/ Campbell Brown of CNN offers her own view of The Big Three screw up in an editorial on her show. Embedded video from CNN Video I hope more and more will speak out and we can have a real national conversation about this tremendously important decision. http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/11/19/one-more-view-of-the-big-three-from-campbell-brown-video/ One of the great attractions of patriotism is that it fulfills our worst wishes. In the person of our nation we are able, vicariously, to bully and cheat. Bully and cheat, what's more, with a feeling that we are profoundly virtuous.” -- Aldous Huxley As one bully begets another, so, too, ... http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/11/19/the-bully-pulpit/ I put up a post a bit ago about my view of the The Big Three auto industry investment. But I just found out that nowhere are they talking about slapping these jerk-off's around. Chris Matthews is suggesting that the executive compensation be limited to the President's salary which, I believe, ... http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/11/18/goddamn-idiots-in-washington-and-the-big-three-investment-plan/ Jeffrey Feldman's Frameshop is a must read for anyone who want to see thoughtful concepts and ideas about the reading of the day. His post for today is 'Rust Covered Car Exec's? Kick 'em To The Curb' My comment on his blog follows as I've seen some of trouble when ... http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/11/18/kick-the-auto-industry-to-the-curb-another-view/ I began this blog entry a month ago, but old sports superstition, you don't queer the championship game with premature celebrations or speculations. (e.g. don't plan the victory parade until AFTER the you've won the victory. cf. Dewey v. Truman, 1948). October 16, 2008 I woke up this morning with a thought ... http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/11/18/the-better-angels-of-our-nature/ from Political Wire Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich "is batting down the hype that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin heads into 2012 as the frontrunner for the GOP presidential nomination," according to The Hill. In an interview on Face the Nation, Gingrich "took Palin down a notch, asserting that she would not become ... http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/11/17/ginrich-say-palin-will-not-lead-republicans/ [NOTE Nov. 18: This post has been featured today on Crooks and Liars (@"above the law"). Thanks Mike!] I didn't want to go here, and the country probably doesn't, either, but Alan Keyes has decided to go there, and that means the gloves have to come off. From Ballot Access News: Alan ... http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/11/16/the-rule-of-law/ Each week President-elect Obama will be recording his Saturday morning Democratic Party address for YouTube release. This is the first of many. It is the first use of YouTube by a party leader much less the President-elect. The new website for the new administration elect is Change.Gov. His first message ... http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/11/16/the-first-youtube-weekly-address-by-barack-obama-video/