Clinton announces general election victory
Hillary Clinton's announcement that she has won the November 4th general election caught the media and John McCain by surprise. Some questioned her use of an alternative calendar, but Clinton insists...
View ArticleClinton announces new states
With the race for the Democratic presidential nomination seemingly finished even before the June 3rd primaries, Hillary Clinton announced an ambitious plan to rush through legislation creating four...
View ArticleThe rebirth of optimism
Now that Hillary has finally acknowledged what should have been a simple truth weeks ago, I'm wrestling with some unfamiliar feelings, made all the more potent because of an experience I had in Africa...
View ArticleLet's say that Obama *is* a Muslim jihadist.
Let's stipulate that Obama is indeed a secret Muslim, and that every one of the billion or so Muslims on the planet are virulent jihadists who hate America and devote their lives to killing Americans...
View ArticleAn abortion reduction plank is a good idea.
This is an emotional topic. So please, before you savage me in the comments, take a moment to really read this diary and understand where I'm coming from. And then let me have it.There's been a lively...
View ArticleWhy Obama will lose
Update: Wow, was I surprised by the tenor of the comments. I shouldn't have been. They are about 40% "How dare you say something not uplifting", about 40% "That can't possibly be true because I don't...
View ArticlePlease note: wealth != income
Maybe I'm nitpicking. But I'm being driven insane by both the left's and the right's confusion between wealth and income. There's certainly a correlation, but they are not at all the same thing. The...
View ArticleWhitehouse.org is back
I used to read Whitehouse.org back in the George. W. days. It looks like they're back with a vengeance (literally, like it seems pretty vengeful):It's time to take back our country, and I am confident...
View ArticleMSNBC was right to suspend Olbermann, and he should say so.
I'm sure the headline will generate plenty of frothing at the mount, but please bear with me for just a minute. I think this is a big moment for politics, for journalism, and for the increasingly...
View ArticleRandom Bits of Sarcasm
Why yes, Governor Walker, it should be illegal to exploit parlimentary rules to political gain. But are you sure you have jurisdiction to arrest the Republican senators who fillibuster everything?By...
View ArticleDebt showdown conspiracy theories
I'm not a regular diarist. And if you're looking for a 5,000 word treatise on the unfairness of it all, look elsewhere. But I do have some conspiracy theories for your entertainment and consideration.*...
View ArticleWatching a mother die, and other sad stories
We all know how incredibly screwed up health care is in this country. No sense going over that; it's preaching to the choir. But if you want to see some anecdotal cases that will break your heart, head...
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