Arizona, Take Off Your Rainbow Shades
As some of you have quoted before, give the voters a choice between a Democrat running as a Republican, and a Republican, they'll choose the Republican. And so it goes, another lost opportunity for,...
View ArticleTalking Trash, Limbaugh, That's Entertainment?
What do we know about talk show entertainer Russ Limbaugh? Very little, to much, is his show really entertainment, comedy, propaganda or does he need therapy for some deep seated emotional disorders?...
View ArticleCarolina Chocolate Drops-Political and Social Expression
"Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there." Will RogersIf you're expecting a serious dissertation on the topic, you'll be disappointed. You're dealing with a mind...
View ArticleMojo and Donuts
This diary breaks a rule, it is a repetitive theme.For a few years, before joining , I had been reading DailyKos. There were/are my personal issues with flame wars, and attacks aimed at those...
View ArticleRepublicans attack charity, President Obama donates prize
Our Republican friends in Congress missed a great opportunity to demonstrate that they are filled with a bipartisan spirit. If not on political policy, at least we all can agree that donating over $1M...
View ArticleDADT-Military Commanders Publicly Oppose Obama
There is another diary by Richard Lyon, posted earlier today on this topic. My opinion on the topic exceeds the length of a diary comment. My basic concern, for some time now, has been the right wing...
View ArticleSheriff Arpaio Candidate For Arizona Governor?-Jana Bommersbach, "Judgement Day"
When you are under investigation by the US Attorney General, your attorney might advise that laying low, waiting for the storm to pass, would be in the defendant's best interests. Yet, Thomas and...
View ArticleDetroit Riots 1943 & 1967, Did We Learn Anything?
I decided to write this diary because of my concerns related to Arizona's new immigration law. This law is nothing more than an expression of racial, and employment discrimination. Those Republicans,...
View ArticleHelping the Homeless, I'm Not Tinkerbell
Despite a firm resolve to visit DKos, without commenting, here I am again. It is impossible for me to ignore diaries that include a call to action. more below the fold
View ArticleBillionaires Pledge to Give Back Half
I was hoping that someone else would want to share what appears to be very good news today. This cynic sometimes finds it difficult to imagine that philanthropy, charity and helping others has not...
View ArticleArpaio’s Paid Posse Investigation
Mother Mags, and others, feel free to post another diary on the topic. I just couldn’t pass on the opportunity to share this story.Local TV, KTVK Channel 3, posted the story and video on azfamily.com...
View ArticleAZ-New Poll-Goddard Moves UP-Brewer Down
I’m not on Terry Goddard's campaign staff. I’m late to the game, joining those actively supporting this man with a record of public service. Unlike every other Democratic candidate for office in the...
View ArticleYou Don’t Plan on Voting? What’s At Stake on Ballot Proposals?
I became concerned about more than the candidates on November's ballot when I received a copy of the Ballot Propositions for the Arizona General Election. You can go to the website...
View ArticleDaniel Ellsberg on Whistleblowers and Wikileaks
PBS aired a POV program that documented Mr. Ellsberg’s journey from a staunch Viet Nam war hawk, former Marine, and member of an insider group to revealing the greatest cover-up of my generation. A...
View Article"Taliban Catholicism"
I’m always making mental associations between readings from my past that seem related to current news articles. My associations are free flowing. The language of "American Taliban", ah, Marcos’ book...
View ArticleVoice of Reason or Doom and Gloom?
Radical Republicans are already planning the transition in Washington. They have never conceded defeat, even in the face of overwhelming voter rejection. They know politics is not a gentle endeavor,...
View ArticleAZ Voter Suppression
My daughter went to vote during lunch hour today. She was forced to cast a provisional ballot. Her only short coming, as far as I can tell, she is registered as a Democrat. She has not had any change...
View Article"Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss"
I’ve been collecting references to write a diary on the latest deal our President is attempting to broker with Republicans. Maybe it’s a done deal. Maybe it isn’t. Maybe it’s the best deal we could...
View ArticleThe Myths of Private Health Care Insurance: Part I: A Maze or a Labyrinth?
Today was not a good day for me. The entire day was spent in finding a specialist who is a female physician on the patient’s plan. What senior with a critical illness has the stamina and patience...
View ArticleBusiness & Government Are Not Serious About Controlling Health Care Costs
Ever been sick and tired of being sick and tired? That is where I find myself whenever I read yet another lobbyist, politician or puppets of corporations ranting about Obama Care. The boilerplate...
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