America's oil industry should be nationalized....
I do not believe that natural resources that are critical to this country's basic everyday needs should be left in the hands of private corporations that collude behind the scenes and manipulate...
View ArticleWhat kind of Democrat backs Clinton for President?
Maybe a conservative one? A DLCer? Or perhaps a corporatist? Frankly, I don't believe it's any of these factors. Rather, I believe that a sizeable number of those who support Hillary Clinton for...
View ArticleSo "300" was neocon propaganda after all.
A while back I posted a diary which implied that the movie "300" was neocon propaganda based on promoting prolonged war in the Middle East.A lot of you folks on DKos called BS on my assertion and said...
View ArticleWhat lessons can we take from the French elections?
The polls in France don't open for another few hours, but I think its safe to assume at this point that Sarkozy is going to win the elections, based on every poll that has been taken in the past few...
View ArticleWhoever said Hillary Clinton is liberal?
So I've been hearing from members of the Hillary Imperium on DKos and DU that she is a liberal Senator. Well, I just came across this rating on National Journal which assesses the liberalness of our...
View ArticleBREAKING: Americans fed up with status quo...
Two very telling polls came out recently. One was a gallup poll that showed a dismal 29% approval rating for the Democratic Congress. The other was a poll indicating that 58% of Americans support a...
View ArticleProminent NEOCON endorses Hillary Clinton
Yes folks, you read the headline correctly and no you are not dreaming. A prominent NEOCON has endorsed Hillary for the nomination because he believes that having her as President would enable the...
View ArticleGeneral Clark against open-ended commitment in Iraq
OK, so today is an emotional day for us all. Most of us believe that our "fellow" Democrats in DC would at least curb some of Bush's war powers by way of the purse. But unfortunately, as is the case...
View ArticleIt's no longer a simple matter of voting "Democrat"
Showing up at the ballot box every couple of years and voting for the media-anointed candidate is no longer enough. It's a matter of reinventing the system and the status quo. In November 2006 when we...
View ArticleRahall (D-WV) seeks to limit wind energy? What the hell?
So apparently I was wrong when I thought it couldn't get worse when the Dems voted to fund Bush's fiasco for another year. Now, Nick Rahall, the Chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, is...
View ArticleHillary: "It is the Iraqis who have failed."
Ok, so of all the pathetic statements one can possibly make about the war in Iraq, saying that "It is the Iraqis who have failed" really tops it off.That's effectively what Senator Clinton said in last...
View ArticleHow does Hillary match up to other women world leaders?
I'm a big history freak and I think it's time we had one of those "profiles in courage" moments where we take a look at various women leaders around the world and reflect on their accomplishments,...
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