cassandra_m
"You don't make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas." -Shirley Chisholm
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Today’s Better News
More “leaking” re: Obama’s possible cabinet picks (with the usual caveats re: grains of salt): Eric Holder for Attorney General — Holder was co-chair of the Obama VP Search Team and and a Deputy AG in the Clinton Justice Department. I like this choice, largely because he knows how the building should function and could […]
Lieberman Survives
So reports Kagro X over at dKos. Post what you read or hear in comments. EDIT: The Hill reports the vote was 42-13. UPDATE 2:From Steve Benen: Second, let’s pause to appreciate just how smart Lieberman is. In this case, I don’t mean that as a compliment. It was inconceivable that if Obama won in […]
Pulling Back the Curtain
Going with our recent media criticism theme, this is really intriguing: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHKzS5Zl6mY[/youtube] So Shep Smith calls out Ralph Nader, goes on Billo and refuses to participate in the echo chamber, and here slaps back the “media bias” whine. What’s going on here? In Obama’s press conference a week or so back he did not call […]
More of This Please!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yAyQV8gOjo[/youtube] More data from Brad Delong on this subject. Paul Krugman takes down a wingnut talking point and does it pretty decisively. And this clip makes the case for why more liberal experts need to be on these shows, instead of the weak tea of including a few journalists on a panel who are supposed […]
Carper Changes His Mind?
From anonone and Think Progress: Carper thinks Lieberman ought to face some reprisals. An interesting comment from Lieberman’s Whip Team, and since Carper isn’t going out on a limb by himself, I’d say that the prevailing thoughts on Lieberman are to take his committee from him. To which I’d say, Smart Move. (Thanks anonone!)
Florida 2000 Redux
Here we go again. So just as the massive Minnesota Senate race recount starts the GOP sets up their patented smear campaign. The recount in the Minnesota Senate race hasn’t even begun yet, but already the GOP is working to delegitimize it in advance, by smearing the man who will run it as a partisan […]
An Excellent Veteran’s Day Message
That’s what I’m talkin’ about. And here’s hoping the next Congress will get the job done. h/t My buddy Col. D. Thanks!
Mall Owner Warns of Bankruptcy?
Via Calculated Risk, the WSJ reports that General Growth Properties is warning of serious financial difficulty: Ailing mall owner General Growth Properties Inc. warned Monday in a government filing that its failure to refinance or extend $1 billion in debt due this month could trigger default on billions of dollars in debt and its ability […]
Boogie Man
Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story is on Frontline Tuesday November 11 at 9PM. This is a Must See for all political junkies and especially those who are especially unhappy with the particular nastiness of the contemporary national campaign. I saw this some weeks back at Theater N and it is riveting, informative and will […]
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway
This is somewhat different content than usual, that I hope will be of interest to our many lurkers and commenters. This week, there are Public Workshops being held to get public input to complete the application to DelDOT for this historic designation. You can see the application and a map of the byway here. The […]
Howard Dean Leaving DNC
Very sad, but not unexpected. The rumors seem to have Claire McCaskell leading the DNC with Steve Hildebrand as her second. But the 50 State strategy seems to be new organizing bedrock and will stay on for awhile. I remember when the elected and pundit Dem elites went batshit crazy (repubs laughed and laughed) when […]
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