Obama administration to appeal DADT ruling

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Wednesday October 13, 2010 · 2:58 PM PDT

2010/10/13 · 14:58

White House press secretary Robert Gibbs acknowledged the Justice Department is preparing to appeal a court’s decision against the law preventing gays from serving openly in the military, but said President Obama is still committed to ending the policy.

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Thursday December 03, 2009 · 1:27 PM PST

2009/12/03 · 13:27

I remember in 2001 during the confirmation of John Ashcroft for AG, the conserva-dems refusing to use the filibuster because they needed to keep the "powder dry" for a time when it really meant something.

Then came the budget busting Bush tax cuts. Again, they understood our point but really needed to keep their powder dry, maybe for a Supreme Court appointment.

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Monday February 23, 2009 · 2:42 PM PST

2009/02/23 · 14:42

This weekend, for the fourth time, a friend accosted me and angrily berated me for not being reachable by e-mail.

This diary is a letter to all of you out there who may have crossed this same line with one of your own friends.

It's time to stop. Just stop.

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E-Mail

Addicted.....please help

20 votes

I use it and it's starting to become a problem

6 votes

I use it and keep it entirely in its proper place

69 votes

My resistance is growing weaker and I will probably cave

2 votes

Never e-mailed, never will

2 votes

What's e-mail?

19 votes

We could still lose

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Saturday October 25, 2008 · 2:16 AM PDT

2008/10/25 · 02:16

My biggest fear for the election is that I may have to try to celebrate a new beginning for this country under a President Obama and a fortified Democratic Congress while seeing my right to marry my partner of ten years taken away from me. I want to celebrate November 4 without mixed emotions but I fear that we may lose the biggest battle in the culture war here in California if Proposition 8 passes.

PaulDem

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Friday August 10, 2007 · 4:27 PM PDT

2007/08/10 · 16:27

Excuse me while I do a little happy dance. Gen. Lute, our War-without-end Czar, is now vocalizing what we have known for some time:

Frequent tours for U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan have stressed the all-volunteer force and made it worth considering a return to a military draft, President Bush's new war adviser said Friday.

"I think it makes sense to certainly consider it," Army Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute said in an interview with National Public Radio's "All Things Considered."

PaulDem

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Friday May 25, 2007 · 3:25 PM PDT

2007/05/25 · 15:25

John Solomon just can't resist a cheap hit piece slamming a prominent Democrat. It's Bill Clinton's turn on the merry go round this time in this petty gripe comparing the budget requests for each of the living ex-presidents.

Surprise surprise, Clinton is requesting the largest amount:

PaulDem

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Thursday August 10, 2006 · 12:26 PM PDT

2006/08/10 · 12:26

First of all is anybody keeping a list of all the fifth columnist Democrats opposing the Democratic nominee in Connecticut? We have Ken Salazar on that list. Is there a running of who else has explicitly endorsed Lieberman post-primary.

My initital thought yesterday was that whatever fate Lieberman suffers in the Senate vis a vis his committee assignments should befall any other Democratic senators supporting him. That might be a bit more then Harry Reid can stomach and isn't necessarily appropriate for him to mete out that punishment.

Howard Dean and the DNC, however, are the perfect vehicles for keeping party members in line - or exacting retribution on those who cross over to the bad place. Read More

Radioactive Joe

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Wednesday August 09, 2006 · 9:58 AM PDT

2006/08/09 · 09:58

It's time for some country hardball in Connecticut. to complete the takeout of Joe Lieberman (Lieberman-CT). We must make Joe radioactive.

First is that the natural coalescing of all Democratic elected, appointed and party officials in Connecticut around Lamont needs to happen today - by the end of the week at the latest. Dem electeds up and down the spectrum in Connecticut need to both publicly embrace Lamont as the Demcoratic nominee and condemn Joe Lieberman for the harm his selfish independent run will cause other Dem nominees.

Any Dem public or party officeholder who is unwilling to do this must be immediately and publicly called out by the powers. Continued standing with Joe will mean a loss of any Democratic party position or support - permanently. Read More

Happy belated Baseball Day and rant against substance hysteria

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Thursday April 06, 2006 · 9:59 AM PDT

2006/04/06 · 09:59

As I get ready to go watch the Giants home opener today I wanted to wish everyone a belated Happy Baseball Day. It seems that with Kos's big celebrity hoopla he completely missed Baseball Day this year. For shame!

This year I got a new hat and a jersey. What did you get/give?

Please, no Barry Bonds jokes.

This may get me flamed by but I'm going to cheer for Barry for his ability to make a baseball game exciting just by stepping to the plate. As long as players produce, it matters very little to me what they are doing off the field. I could really care less if their testicles shrivel up and they put themselves at risk for a heart attack in twenty years. That's their own business. Read More

Insta-Irony

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Friday November 11, 2005 · 1:14 PM PST

2005/11/11 · 13:14

Seems that Professor Reynolds has been appointed chair of the Department of Irony

Reader Kathleen Boerger emails: "Could you do me a favor and define 'patriotism' please?"

I think it starts with not uttering falsehoods that damage the country in time of war, simply because your donor base wants to hear them.

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Wednesday September 07, 2005 · 6:09 PM PDT

2005/09/07 · 18:09

Well this shouldn't come as much of a surprise but for 24 hours there was some hope.

From the SF Chron

"We cannot have a system where the people vote and the Legislature derails that vote," the governor's press secretary, Margita Thompson, said in a statement. "Out of respect for the will of the people, the governor will veto (the bill)."

Boy, when we win one in the courts, they say we should have gone through the legislature. When we win in the legislature then we need to wait for the courts or subject ourselves to the tyranny of the majority. Read More

A small chuckle

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Tuesday May 11, 2004 · 3:28 PM PDT

2004/05/11 · 15:28

For some reason this gave me a much needed chuckle amid todays news of death and mayhem.

"Back in 2000, a Republican friend of mine warned me that if I voted for Al Gore and he won, the stock market would tank, we'd lose millions of jobs, and our military would be totally overstretched. You know what? I did vote for Al Gore, he did win, and I'll be damned if all those things didn't come true."

James Carville, Democratic strategist

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We could still lose

Bringing back the draft "on the table"

Solomon strikes again - Bill Clinton spending hit piece

Expel Dems supporting Lieberman from DNC

Radioactive Joe

Happy belated Baseball Day and rant against substance hysteria

Insta-Irony

Schwarzenegger to veto gay marriage bill

A small chuckle