AfterDowningStreet. Submitted by Chip on Tue, 2008-08-26 18:07. What It Means To Be Progressive Think Progress’ guest blogger is John Podesta, the President and CEO of the Center for American Progress Action Fund. What is progressivism? We all have our own answers to this question. But it’s hard to beat Maury Maverick’s famous — and [...]
Archive for August 26th, 2008
26 Aug
Vote in the National Cheney Impeachment Poll
Submitted by Chip on Tue, 2008-08-26 18:55. Click here to: Vote in the National Cheney Impeachment Poll When you vote, your vote will be sent to members of Congress. Here’s the coded link: http://www.usalone.com/blogvoices.php?Cheney%20Impeachment%3F Care to add a comment? Review the resolutions? Supporting Documents for H.Res. 333 – Resolution to Impeach Richard B. Cheney
26 Aug
Republican Convention Schedule Leaked!
For a good laugh, get a load of Day 1 of the RNC schedule: 7:00 pm – Ceremonial burning of the U.S. Constitution 7:15 pm – Spiritual Medium Sylvia Browne performs psychic séance in desperate attempt to raise Ronald Reagan from the grave 7:35 pm – “The Pleasu res of Adultery” – with Newt Gingrich [...]
26 Aug
McCain: A Noun, a Verb, and POW
Rachel Maddow exposes John McCain’s attempts to link his POW status to every issue. We thank you for your service and we sympathize with you for being a POW but stop using the POW card to excuse you from everything!
26 Aug
Debunking The Spin Campaign
thinkprogress.org According to a 2008 Planned Parenthood Action Fund poll, many pro-choice voters are under the impression that Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) would protect women’s rights, particularly in the area of reproductive rights. Forty-six percent of women supporting McCain said they’d like to see Roe v. Wade upheld, and a quarter of the all the [...]
26 Aug
Looking Back at Five Years of Bush’s Wreckage in Iraq
By Chalmers Johnson, Tomdispatch.com. Posted August 26, 2008. Bush’s supporters see the global war on terrorism as a “clash of civilizations” — yet the civilization we are destroying in Iraq is part of our own. On April 11, 12, 13, and 14, 2003, the United States Army and United States Marine Corps disgraced themselves and [...]
26 Aug
Remarks: Michelle Obama at the DNC
Michelle Obama’s is now speaking at the Democratic National Convention. Her remarks, as prepared for delivery, follow below: As you might imagine, for Barack, running for President is nothing compared to that first game of basketball with my brother Craig. I can’t tell you how much it means to have Craig and my mom here [...]
26 Aug
A Defining Moment
Michelle Obama Speaks Passionately at DNC Michelle Obama closed the first day of the Democratic National Convention with an impassioned speech about her life, values, and support for her husband. By Kevin Merida Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, August 26, 2008; Page A19 DENVER, Aug. 25 The partnership between Barack and Michelle Obama — complete [...]
26 Aug
The Worrywart Party
By Eugene Robinson Tuesday, August 26, 2008; Page A13 The Washington Post DENVER — If they want to win in November, Democrats have one task to accomplish this week: Snap out of it. Somehow, tentativeness and insecurity have infected a party that ought to be full of confident swagger. It’s not that Democrats don’t like [...]
