Give us both strength: UPDATED! An Iraq vet in need of a home.
Cross-posted at My Left WingWe'll call him "Evan" and he'll be staying with me for a while, until he gets settled here in Seattle again. At least I think he will be, he's supposed to be. He's somewhere...
View ArticleImus' contrition & the national quest for accountability... of SOMEone.
Cross-posted at: Evergreen Politics and MyLeftWingPoor old Imus, got caught with his hand in the cookie jar yet again. He's certainly taking on hell of a flogging for it on a nation scale. Which he's...
View ArticleThe FCC court smack-down, Eric Idle couldn't be happier!
This is going to be a quick and dirty diary. I'm at work and up to my ears in trying to get devs and PM's from two major tech corps to understand each other.Yes, I've become an interpreter for socially...
View ArticleSciTalks is online! Smart people on cool topics!
Imagine...A place where some of the greatest, most inspired scientific minds, professors, researchers, and amateurs are giving lectures, presentations, and explaining all sorts of in depth scientific...
View ArticleOur banner to carry, our nation to redeem!
Those that frequent the diaries of OPOL, one of our most inspirational brothers, probably know for the most part, I've favored pragmatism and argued for it quite a bit since the '06 mid-terms, when it...
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The Grieving Room - The Unquiet
I am posting this diary on behalf of exmearden, poor soul who is still chained to her desk over in Redmond tonight. She will be in attendence soon however and I will be floating around as well. After...
View ArticleWell... I would ask that you consider... Pt 2 - The sacred cow.
Seems this is fodder for a diary instead of mile long comment responses, so here's the setup:via NightProwlKitty's excellent diary concerning Cindy SheehanI've noticed this slight oddity concerning the...
View ArticleTell that long tongue liar...
Looks like we've got ourselves a little head-to-head going on here. This one's going to be brutal and probably more fiery than any we've been in yet.Time to get down to work.
View ArticleYearlyKos, no more... now... Netroots Nation
Quick note to all...Gina just announced a few minutes ago, that this year, will be the last YearlyKos. Sorry to all those who were not able to attend. But keep faith...
View ArticleAre we a people that want to build or a people more interested in destruction?
(The following letter was sent out to my entire addressbook. Thought I should share it. So here we go)On this fine, Aug 29th day, my sister’s birthday even, our nation finds itself considering its...
View ArticleRussia will close ranks with Iran should they be attacked...
Gonna be a quick diary as I haven't much time right now, but this report from the Asia Times Online is reporting a VERY serious development in the stand off with Iran.Seems Russia has decided to step...
View ArticleHad a nice long discussion with a Hillary fan...
and a friend of mine last night. Most likely, we'll be in Denver at the convention together, regardless of who gets the nomination, both doing volunteer work.The whole discussion was civil, we didn't...
View ArticleThe REAL question isn't how tough...
Been hearing this for months now, YEARS even, and I swear to God, if I hear it one more time my head's gonna explode!This is gonna be a short one, but I had to get this out there. For my own peace of...
View ArticleWhy is she doing this? Redemption? Revenge?
I've a particular interest in the thoughts and motivations of human behavior. I suppose it would be referred to as "arm-chair psychology", as derisive as that's usually portrayed. But I don't mind...
View ArticleInteresting conversation with an ISP billing Rep
Just a quick throw away diary, but an interesting encounter that made me smile. Figured it might be nice to share.With all the financial obligations I'm juggling between my own here in Seattle and...
View ArticleLetter to an old friend on what she should do with her tax rebate
Tonight I got an email from an old friend of mine living down in Los Angeles, about what she should do with the tax rebate coming in.She's not totally politically unaware, rather fond of Obama herself...
View ArticleThank you Hillary!
Just noticed that this section had been added to Barack Obama's site and thought it could use some exposure here on the Big Orange.Video and link below...
View ArticleI'm going to make this very simple for everyone...
Color me inspired by this diary.I'm disappointed in Obama's stance on this.I'm disappointed in the "chicken little" ism being derided on the rec list right now.I'm disappointed in at least the...
View ArticleGeorge Carlin has left the building...
This is gonna be a short one. One of my heroes is gone and I'm just too stricken to really put much into this...Comedian George Carlin dies at 71
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