Evangelicals (not "Right-Wing Christians") vs. America
It is unfortunately a matter of fact that Evangelical believers are in leadership in Washington. Delay, Frist, Bush and the list goes on. I still remember the first time I heard President Bush (the...
View ArticleKicking Repubs out in '06!
Hi all! In CA-11 (Pleasanton/Dublin CA up to San Joaquin county), we have a 6-time incumbent Republican Richard Pombo who needs to be shown the door. He is a definitive Bush rubberstamper and was even...
View ArticleSpread This News Around! Top Abu Ghraib Official Knows Where The Skeletons...
Now retired Colonel Janis Karpinski, former Brigadier General and leader of Abu Ghraib prison during the infamous "torture photo" period gave an interview posted at the link below. *Disclaimer: She was...
View ArticleKOSSACKS - Can't we all just get along?
Daily KOS is a supremely useful, phenomenal blog that is an outlet and political tool for all of us who are (mostly) like-minded. We can rant, rave, go a little nuts, and have serious discussions all...
View ArticleUSA Today Slanders Dems - Sick!
I normally do not post a diary of editorials I don't agree with, but this one was so flagrantly bizarre and mean-spirited that I just had to. Below is the full article and link from DeWayne Wickham who...
View ArticleImpeach Bush - Santa Cruz Pleads
This is a great story. Posted from After Downing Street's Blog . Excerpt: On Tuesday Sept 27th, the Santa Cruz City Council will consider resubmitting a letter to the House Judiciary Committee of...
View ArticleRepub Cronyism in CA??? Need your help
To get the word out: In CA-11, Dems have a good fight ahead of them. Yes, an area Repub heavy in CA! However, on a closer look, we have a very ripe opportunity to dispose of the current Repub...
View ArticleGive 'Em Hell Harry! - Reid's new website
In his new website, his top article is taking back Congress in 2006. His agenda is very up-to-date, and he even has a blog! I know we have many for and against Reid, but let's support the Win Back...
View ArticleA New Kind of Thanksgiving for Me (and you maybe)
This week I have found a newfound appreciation for my 65 year old Dad. He is such a great man, and simply the best Dad I could ever hope to have. Why am I reminiscing about my Dad here on Kos, home of...
View ArticleMerry Christmas - Beyond the Politics
With all of the politics we all worry about, talk about, and fight for, what Christmas (and your respective holiday if you celebrate another) really means is what we're fight for. What does Christmas...
View ArticleSavvy's Top Ten List
A collection of notable quotes from today's news, and the wittiness or Savvyness they are such fabulous examples of...
View ArticleSavvy's Top Ten List 5/23/06
A collection of notable quotes from today's news, and the wittiness or Savvyness they are such fabulous examples of...
View ArticleSavvy's Top Ten Quotes for 5/24/06
A collection of notable quotes from today's news, and the wittiness or Savvyness they are such fabulous examples of...
View ArticleSavvy's Top Ten Quotes 5/25/06
A collection of notable quotes from today's news, and the wittiness or Savvyness they are such fabulous examples of...
View ArticleIndependence Day - The Reason for Our Happiness and Angst (Photo Essay)
As Americans, we fall into a group that is both widely varied and deep. With all of our frustrations at the state of our country today, there are some basic things that make our country great that...
View ArticleGay Marriage - Hope for Our Equal Future
A few days ago, dmuir wrote a diary that caught my attention as well as a lot of other people. It was an angst-filled story of the death of a gay man and the indignity his (legally domestic-partnered...
View Article"It's the American Dream, Stupid"
I haven't seen this diaried, so if this is a repeat, sorry. I know there is not a great love of Hillary here at DKos, and I am not her largest supporter for Prez (Feingold!). However, she said a few...
View ArticleMillions in '06: Millions of Reasons We Will Win
In zenbowl's diary today, zenbowl said some things we've all been thinking and even diaried before, but I wanted to respond to Z's diary in a bit more detail after thinking about it. Z has a very valid...
View ArticleWhy Are You a Democrat? (Grassroots GOTV edition)
Why are you a Democrat? This is a vital question we need to ask ourselves daily, because we have a country that needs to make up its mind. So many Americans are "Independent" or "Undecided" or...
View ArticleA Kossack's New Year's Resolution
It's getting late, and shortly the east coast will be the first Americans to usher in the New Year of 2007. In the mid-West, they will follow shortly, and in just under five hours my area (west...
View ArticleA Nation of Speech Makers, Not Action Takers
Dear Senator Kennedy (and fellow Kossacks), I wanted to respond to your diary, but I was so caught between being thrilled with your words and appalled at the lack of action that would inevitably...
View ArticleInteresting Knock on My Door This Morning: Anti-Gay Marriage Ammendment...
Well, we just had a very interesting visit that fired me up a bit. We're a gay couple who are about to get married soon, so the two visitors that knocked on our door this morning were more than a...
View ArticleCalifornia Shame: Gays Don't Get Rights, But Animals Do...
Yes, I am ELATED about Obama! However, Californians have chosen to take aways rights from us, but animals get more protection............. UPDATE from the comments: I don't mean to take a "win from...
View ArticleNational Anti-Prop 8/Pro Gay Marriage Protests - 11/15 (Please Rec Up &...
(I've never asked anyone this before, because my writing skills are nowhere near the majority of fine Kossacks on this website. However, this is a VERY important "Action" diary, so please fellow...
View ArticleUplifting Performance - And Now, For Something Completely Different (for DKos)
Disclaimer: I know we are all political junkies here, but once in a great while I see something like this that makes me so happy my heart aches. Hope you like this and rec it all around to give this...
View ArticleI Don't Care About the New Supreme Court Nominee
My partner and I are one of the "privileged" 18,000 LGBT married couples left in California. We had a bitter day watching as all our friends who have not found the right person, or simply had bad...
View ArticleDarth Vader Endorses Meg Whitman - Let's Get This Viral!
Here is a video I got today in email from the Courage Campaign. It's worth a laugh, and then once the bone-chilling reality of what she represents sets in - send this one to everyone you know. This is...
View ArticleBoehner Live Tomorrow!
I am not sure how I got this email, but this promises to be fun. The Republicans, in the interest of "transparency" are broadcasting the crocodile tear laden ceremonies and speech for Boehner...
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