Astronomy Assistance Requested
I'm appealing to the general knowledge pool available here at DKos. Sorry this isn't a political diary, and is too short. I was just listening to NPR's Market Place show when they interviewed Craig...
View ArticleHuckabee Wins the Straw Poll at the Value Voter's Summit
I haven't seen this diaried yet, so for what it's worth, I'll put it out there I'm on the Family Research Council's mailing list (always fun to know if there's going to be something interesting...
View ArticleOnline Poll being FREEPED; Speak Up for the Stimulus Package!
There's a small online poll at the Wabash Valley Journal which is currently being freeped. I know this isn't usually what we do, and it's a small newspaper, but there currently are only a few...
View ArticleCharlie Cook election predictions
Charlie Cook giving the keynote address at the ACEP Scientific Assembly this morning predicts that the Republicans will lose 10-15 House seats, but retain control, and will gain enough Senate seats to...
View ArticleFreep a poll?
I know, not really our thing, but the Freepers are busy with this poll in Boston regarding the ACA decision this morning. They seem to have swung it from 56% against to 66% against. If you'd like a...
View ArticleJust got robo-polled by PPP in MN-08; Chip Cravaack vs Rick Nolan
Shortly after walking through the door this evening, I was called on my rarely-used landline by a robo-poll, which identified itself as being from PPP at the end of the call. It wasn't clear what...
View ArticleFighting in Ukraine now getting personal for me
This is a video of pro-Maidan protestors arrested by police in Kharkiv, the second-largest city in Ukraine and the heart of the industrial, Russian-speaking East. Kharkiv was spared most of the...
View ArticleWhat happened in Tom Cotton's law career?
I was intrigued when I noticed that Cotton joined the Army two-and-a-half years after graduating from Harvard Law. During that time, he had served as a law clerk for a Reagan-appointed Appeals...
View ArticleThe Ridiculous Controversy about the Iowa Caucus Results
I am blown away by the degree of hyperbole about the details of the caucus results. I see people demanding a “recount.” This is the result of individual people, and the national media, still...
View ArticleThe "Best Reason" to Vote for Trump
I was frightened by an article in the Right Wing blogosphere yesterday. I have a number of family members and Facebook friends who are, unfortunately, Right Wing Nut Jobs. We try to avoid talking...
View ArticleMy Niece in Iowa
Most of my extended family in Iowa is Republican. I hate it, but there they are. I avoid talking with them about it, for the most part, although I am sure that my incessant stream of Facebook...
View ArticleThe Texas Abortion Law Is Only the Beginning
The destruction of Roe v. Wade is only the beginning. This mechanism of law enforcement doesn’t have to be confined to abortion. The same sort of law could be passed to apply to poll-watchers. They...
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