Hazelton, PA war on Hispanics Challenged by ACLU, Others
This is my first diary, so be gentle. I saw that this lawsuit has been diaried before here, but it took the diary in a completely different direction. I also have access to the Complaint, and that...
View ArticleRepublicans Peddling Fear Again
The Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania just sent out a mass mailing to its faithful filled with lies and distortion. It is increasingly obvious that the only thing they have to offer is...
View ArticleA.P. Reporter Calls out Romney; Russert sez: "We're Not Stenographers"
This morning on the Today show, Tim Russert played the video of a former Boston Globe ans current AP reporter calling out Mitt Romney for claiming that his campaign is not being run by lobbyists....
View ArticleMinuteman Missiles and Hillary Clinton -- The story Al Roker couldn't tell
Notwithstanding Al Roker's exclusive inside the silo report this morning, I have seen and done things few civilians, not to mention military personnel, have ever done. Follow my Minuteman Missile...
View ArticleDear Rep. Gerlach, I know you are a Republican, but the FISA bill SUCKS.
I just sent this missive to my Congressman, Jim Gerlach (PA 6). I know it probably won't change his vote, but maybe if he hears it enough, it might break through that Stepford Wives white noise coming...
View ArticleWhy Race Matters
It is hard to ignore it in this campaign. Race. For the first time ever, we have a presumptive nominee who is an African American. There is no escaping it. Race. Senator Obama delivered nothing...
View ArticleWith Friends Like These....
I don't normally read Richard Cohen's column but he had some great ones today. If this is the best the GOP can do to support their VP candidate, then I would surmise that the only people excited about...
View ArticleA conversation with a Conservative about Sarah Palin
A good friend and former colleague of mine, who happens to be conservative, sent me a missive on how poor Sarah Palin was getting slimed in the media. What follows is our email conversation. As to...
View ArticleAP Flags Dirty Tricks -- ALL GOP
This morning, the AP ran a story in the increasing dirty trickis this election, including a number of racist appeals. Curiously, though, every example they mentioned was designed to supress...
View ArticleHappy Juneteenth
While the SCOTUS is on the verge of rolling back yet another civil rights protection, we can at least celebrate the end of slavery in this nation. For those who don't know what Juneteenth is all...
View ArticleConservatives: Wrong according to Wentworth
From the people who brought you the funiest Mothers Day video ever, comes a metaphor showing that we are right and they are wrong. And how laughing at them may be the best way to drive them out of the...
View ArticleFilibuster this!
filibuster. n. the use of irregular or obstructive tactics by a member of a legislative assembly to prevent the adoption of a measure generally favored or to force a decision against the will of the...
View ArticleFederal Judge Impeached!
Louisiana U.S. District Judge G. Thomas Porteous Jr. was impeached by the House of Representatives today. In a rare show of bipartisanship, the legislative body voted unanimously to adopt articles of...
View ArticleTea Party targeting Senator Menendez for recall
Not satisfied with disrupting town hall meetings, spitting on Congresspeople, throwing bricks through Democratic political offices and speaking with thinly veiled threats, the New Jersey Tea Party is...
View ArticleCheney gets another lease on life with surgery
Dick Cheney had heart surgery last week at a disclosed location (Fairfax Hospital in Virginia) to have a ventricular assist device implanted. Slowly but surely, he is getting a bionic heart. Kind of...
View ArticleGOP Playbook -- Lies, rumors and fear exposed on NPR
Of course you already knew that. But now the media, well, NPR, are getting into the act to try to expose these lies. This morning on Morning Edition, NPR did a story on the origin of some of these...
View ArticleCPAC made me ill this morning
It started out a good day. The sun was bright and just peeking up over the horizon and the lingering notes of Beethoven's 7th symphony from last night's Philadelphia Orchestra concert were in my ear....
View ArticleLetter to Congressman Jim Gerlach (R-Pa06)
I read what Ezra Kline had to say about the 112th Congress -- the worst ever -- and decided to take some of my frustrations out on my idiot Congressman, Jim Gerlach. Read my rant below the fold.Go...
View ArticlePA ID Law Oral Argment -- Decision in two weeks
The local legal press covered the oral arguments (free registration required) yesterday. As we have become accustomed to lately, the questioning seemed to be split by party affiliation. Even though...
View ArticleFacebook frenzy: They really are that bad
When I read some of the anectdotes here about encounters with tea-partiers, I sometimes wonder, can they really be that bad? After my Facebook experience yesterday, I have concluded that, yes, they...
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