Please stop laughing at Ryan/Romney

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Friday August 17, 2012 · 10:10 AM PDT

2012/08/17 · 10:10

Mitt can't be a complete idiot. So ask yourself why he would pick someone seen as a "true conservative" for VP. Someone with little or no chance to attract moderates. Romney trails in the polls. All but a few have made up their minds and swear they would never change sides. And Romney picks someone who appeals to tea party idiots? What can he be thinking?

It's not difficult to figure out. Maybe it's so plain no one cares to talk about it. BruceMcF diary-ed it yesterday in Is the Ryan pic doubling down on Voter Suppression. It got a total of 40 comments. But voter suppression and what we can do about it is what we should be talking about.

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Saturday May 05, 2012 · 5:18 AM PDT

2012/05/05 · 05:18

Gallup has the Presidential race tied between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama today. I don't get it. How can this be? What are voters thinking? The George Bush approval rating was in the low to mid 20's when he left office. And rightly so as his disastrous policies left the country entering a second Great Depression as he walked out the door. Mitt promises to pick up where George left off -- filling his campaign with ex-Bush advisers. Do voters really want to return to those years? Who are these people who say they want Mitt?

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Thursday December 15, 2011 · 6:15 PM PST

2011/12/15 · 18:15

The Christian Science Monitor reports that an Iranian engineer has told a reported what we suspected: That they hijacked the drone and fooled it into landing in Iran. The fact that it landed intact seemed suspicious. But how could they have defeated the super power that spends more on it's military than the rest of the world combined?

Simple: They jammed the control signals forcing it into autopilot mode, then overrode the GPS signals to fool it into landing in Iran.

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Wednesday July 27, 2011 · 12:55 PM PDT

2011/07/27 · 12:55

This is in response to Obama Impeachment Threatened, currently on the Rec List.

Both are takes on Rep. King's quote

"Obama would be impeached if he blocked debt payments."

Of course he would. And it would be successful -- if by successful you mean Obama would be removed from office. What may happen is a government shutdown.

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Saturday November 13, 2010 · 5:52 AM PST

2010/11/13 · 05:52

There has been a lot of hand wringing around here in conflicting diaries the past couple of days as to what we should do. Contact our Senators. No, what a stupid idea, they won't listen. Contact Obama. No he can't do anything until Congress acts. How about a grass roots effort? (My favorite, but who's going to organize it? Who is our MLK?) Things have been looking pretty depressing.

Well, David Brock may be coming with the cavalry. Finally a ray of hope.
Greg Sergeant reported on the 10th that Media Matters' David Brock is forming a 527 group to raise funds to counterbalance Republican outside groups. He confirmed and corrected Greg's report in an appearance on Olbermann's Countdown yesterday. Video below the fold.

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Democrats will win in 2012

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Democrats will win in 2012

Nothing

18 votes

The Presidency

5 votes

The House

1 vote

The Senate

1 vote

The Presidency & House

8 votes

The Presidency & Senate

19 votes

The House & Senate

0 votes

A clean sweep as David promises (House Senate and Presidency)

85 votes

Calling Allan Grayson

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Wednesday November 10, 2010 · 6:31 PM PST

2010/11/10 · 18:31

Allan,

I know you have a DailyKos userid. I've read all your diaries. I'm hoping you will see this.

We need you. Now more than ever. You need a constituency that believes in you and supports you. Obviously, that's not Florida. Come to a state that will support you, that doesn't like politicians who try to buy their office, a state that is reliably Democratic.

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What should Allan do in 2012?

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What should Allan do in 2012?

Become a Progressive voice as a talking head on Countdown?

16 votes

Stay in Florida and run for his old seat?

24 votes

Run for Harry Reid's Senate seat?

5 votes

Run for Diane Feinstein's Senate seat?

36 votes

Focus people, the crisis is in leadership

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Tuesday September 30, 2008 · 9:47 AM PDT

2008/09/30 · 09:47

Hunter just posted a front page diary titled, "Now we need leadership".

Great, I thought. Finally, someone is going to diary how most of all, we need a credible leader at this point. He had one good, appropriate sentence,

We'll assume from the outset that neither Bush nor the Republican leadership has control of their own caucus, and it seems a demonstrable fact that McCain does not.

But the rest discussed alternative paths forward -- not who will, or can, lead us.

Everyone has opinions as to what happened and what Congress should do now. We can't even agree if there is a crisis. But there is a fundamental problem: Credible leadership.

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Wednesday January 16, 2008 · 9:40 AM PST

2008/01/16 · 09:40

After last nights' love fest, when will Barack and Hillary make a statement decrying the lack of Edwards coverage by CNN?

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Should Barack and Hillary call for Edwards coverage?

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Should Barack and Hillary call for Edwards coverage?

No, all's fair in politics, you might as well ask Mitt to make a statement.

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Yes, It's the Democratic thing to do.

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WTF is going ON? (Updated)

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Thursday November 08, 2007 · 8:31 AM PST

2007/11/08 · 08:31

I’m speaking about Congress, of course. What is behind their baffling, bizarre behavior? I have read lots of theories. All of it speculation because no one in authority is talking. Or we are not listening? So this is a diary compiling the theories I’ve come across. And I’m asking

Does anyone have proof one or more are is correct?

Regardless of the reason, the Democratic Congress is not doing what progressives want. What organization(s) is/are pursuing a strategy to target our Democratic enemies in Congress?

Note: This diary speaks of Congress as an entity instead of individual members or even factions within Congress. (Is this "Congress-ism"?) But I’m addressing its overall ineffectiveness. When it comes time for action (see below) it will be time to take names.

Updates: When originally published, I had 8 excuses listed. Since then, I've expanded the list to 12.

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Sunday September 30, 2007 · 10:33 AM PDT

2007/09/30 · 10:33

We progressives have had our asses handed to us recently. If you need links to prove this, this diary is not for you. This diary is for the progressives who thought there would be change in 06 when we had control of both houses of Congress.

The Decider disenfranchised me when he took power in 2000 with his obsession with power and ignoring minority views, hence my handle. Like many here, I really expected big changes in 06 when we took control of Congress. But a year and a half later, we have had mostly talk from Dem Leaders and it's clear they are responding less and less to Progressives and their progressive/populous ideas.

We have become disenfranchised again. What are we going to do about it?

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Tuesday September 18, 2007 · 8:25 AM PDT

2007/09/18 · 08:25

We have an insidious, deadly, virus Kossacks! And, like herpes, there is no known cure. Many have suppressed symptoms for years only to have an occasional outbeak. We need to isolate it, quarantine it, and eradicate it. And we need to start today!

I know many Congress critters have it. I’m afraid it has infected some Kossacks. And it has led to weakness in the knees, ineffectiveness, spinelessness, and its overall effect is paralysis.

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Wednesday September 12, 2007 · 1:55 AM PDT

2007/09/12 · 01:55

I ran across a long Washington Post article, "Among Top Officials, 'Surge' Has Sparked Dissent, Infighting" that reveals much about the politics of the surge.

It's well worth the read. But this section grabbed me.

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Calling Allan Grayson

Focus people, the crisis is in leadership

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WTF is going ON? (Updated)

DailyKos is irrelevant. What are we going to do about it?

Virus Alert

Selling the Surge