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• Whistleblower Rats Out Health ...

  Whistleblower Rats Out Health Insurance Company
  
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 3:04pm EST
  

• Finally, Some Fun! Jody ...

  Finally, Some Fun! Jody Wagner's Excellent New Ad
  
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  Posted: September 23, 2009, 10:54am EDT
  

• The GOP's Insult-Everyone Path to Marginalization: Why ...

  The GOP's Insult-Everyone Path to Marginalization: Why Rural Voters Should Bail on the GOP
  
  Cross Posted at Blue Commonwealth and Daily Kos
  
  (I am (finally) fired up and ready to go. Consider this the first installment on this subject of how out of touch today’s GOP' [...]
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  Posted: September 20, 2009, 12:35pm EDT
  

• Making Negatives Out of Positives in Sotomayor's ...

  Making Negatives Out of Positives in Sotomayor's Rulings
  
  By most accounts Judge Sonia Sotomayor has a well-qualified resume. Except from conservative ideologues, she brings broad support to her confirmation hearings. Nevertheless, as the hearings approach, the Washington Post's Jerry Markon weighs in. And it appears he's trying hard to' [...]
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  Posted: July 11, 2009, 8:15am EDT
  

• Sarah Palin Was Allegedly AWOL from her ...

  Sarah Palin Was Allegedly AWOL from her Governorship, But Claims Higher Calling
  
  Sarah Palin was allegedly AWOL from her governorship, but claims a "higher calling ." Thus begins the newest excuse for playing hooky and then resigning her job as governor of Alaska. She's only nominally served two' [...]
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  Posted: July 07, 2009, 9:43am EDT
  

• Howard Dean on Bipartisanship ...

  Howard Dean on Bipartisanship Lost on Obstructionists
  
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  Posted: June 23, 2009, 3:24pm EDT
  

• Real Health Care Reform ...

  Real Health Care Reform (With a Government Option) NOW!
  
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  Posted: June 22, 2009, 8:23pm EDT
  

• Dick Cheney's Ongoing Revisionism ...

  Dick Cheney's Ongoing Revisionism Tour
  
  

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  Posted: June 19, 2009, 2:17pm EDT
  

• Here We Go (Again)Divisiveness is ...

  Here We Go (Again)
  
  Divisiveness is endemic to the new GOP ticket for Governor, Lt. Governor and Attorney General. With the Republican state caucus behind them, candidates for governor (Bob McDonnell), LG (Bill Boling) and AG (Ken Cuccinelli)bring to Virginia what Lavar Stoney (Executive Director of the Virginia Democratic [...]
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  Posted: May 31, 2009, 1:03pm EDT
  

• Using case of Dan Choi, Jon Stewart ...

  Using case of Dan Choi, Jon Stewart and John Oliver Satirize and Show the Idiocy of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT)
  
  In this video Jon Stewart and John Oliver rip into DADT and show it for the absurd policy it is.
  
  The Daily Show With Jon StewartM [...]
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  Posted: May 17, 2009, 2:23pm EDT
  

• Deeds Campaign Gets Defensive/Aggressive: And Reveals Something ...

  Deeds Campaign Gets Defensive/Aggressive: And Reveals Something About Itself
  
  Analysis
  
  The overall capable and energetic Deeds campaign staffers have done a very good job in the campaign so far. However, the campaign’s apparently creating controversy where there is none. In so doing, it has created a problem of [...]
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  Posted: May 16, 2009, 10:31am EDT
  

• Are 51% of Texas ...

  Are 51% of Texas Republicans are Traitors?
  
  
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  Posted: May 16, 2009, 9:50am EDT
  

• George Allen Can't Help Himself: Starts Anti-New ...

  George Allen Can't Help Himself: Starts Anti-New Energy Org to Mislead and Obstruct Real Energy Change
  
  
  George Allen wouldn't know sound energy policy if it bit him in the butt. But that hasn't' stopped him from starting a company to (mis) educate folks about energy. Here's the' [...]
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  Posted: May 14, 2009, 11:52am EDT
  

• McDonnell's Campaign Director (Bushie ...

  McDonnell's Campaign Director (Bushie Gillespie) Shoots Himself in the Foot (But Doesn't Even Know It).
  
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  Posted: May 07, 2009, 7:02pm EDT
  

• Sad Spectacle of Republican ...

  Sad Spectacle of Republican "Leadership"
  
  
  
  Video from NLS blog. [...]
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  Posted: May 02, 2009, 2:53pm EDT
  

• Short TakesI'm still blogging. But many ...

  Short Takes
  I'm still blogging. But many days, it's over at Blue Commonwealth. In addition to BC, soon I'll also continue to writing here. Meanwhile, here are some articles:
  
  Peggy Frank to Challenge Dave Nutter
  Peggy Frank announced her candidacy for Delegate (7th House District). Read more [...]
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  Posted: April 28, 2009, 8:15pm EDT
  

• This Week in Health: Health Care Hypocrisy ...

  This Week in Health: Health Care Hypocrisy (Time to Call Your Favorite Blue Dogs)
  
  (Cross-posted at Blue Commonwealth).
  
  Congress is at “work” on the budget for FY beginning in October. At least some members in Congress are at work trying to bring Americans the health care insurance [...]
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  Posted: April 21, 2009, 8:26pm EDT
  

• GOP Gasbags Run Out of Gas

  GOP Gasbags Run Out of Gas
  
  Listen to the foolishness of the usual suspects when they condemn the Obama administration's dealing with the hostage crisis (kidnapping by pirates). PST, guys, he was successful!!!!! And I love the send-in-the-marines alternative measure. The marines do a great job, but, seriously, was' [...]
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  Posted: April 14, 2009, 7:23am EDT
  

• A Spring Regenerative Gift for Us All: ...

  A Spring Regenerative Gift for Us All: Their Time, and Even a Slice of Their Lives
  
  
  [Cross-posted at BlueCommonwealth.com]
  
  Shades of gray pencil window-shade upon ceiling, lines almost beckoning us out into the afternoon's light. This beautiful spring week, some among us celebrate rebirth and others gather' [...]
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  Posted: April 12, 2009, 5:16pm EDT
  

• Rescue At Sea

  Rescue At Sea
  
  

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  Posted: April 12, 2009, 4:20pm EDT
  

• Countdown Takes On Obama/Holder Dubious Claim of ...

  Countdown Takes On Obama/Holder Dubious Claim of Sovereign Immunity, Even When the US Acts Illegally by Spying against Americans.
  
  
  Yesterday Countdown took on Obama/Holder dubious claim of sovereign immunity, even when the US acts illegally by spying against Americans without cause. Take a look.
  
  

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  Posted: April 09, 2009, 8:02pm EDT
  

• Bill Moyers, Glenn Greenwald and Amy Goodman ...

  Bill Moyers, Glenn Greenwald and Amy Goodman Discuss Celebrity Journalism
  
  During the aftermath of the outing of Valerie Plame, Tim Russert admitted that he presumptively considered all of his conversations with insiders confidential. It is astounding that Russert was considered the model of tough journalism, when in fact [...]
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  Posted: April 05, 2009, 12:57pm EDT
  

• GOP Gives Zero-based Budgeting New Meaning! (More ...

  GOP Gives Zero-based Budgeting New Meaning! (More on the GOP Non-Budget)
  
  
  AS I indicated in a previous post, from the GOP, here's it's economic plan for American--the number zero, as in zero details and zero numbers (except the numbers 10% and 25% (more on that in a moment). [...]
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  Posted: March 28, 2009, 9:52am EDT
  

• The GOP Needs Your Help: Seriously, GOP ...

  The GOP Needs Your Help: Seriously, GOP Leaders Have Lost It
  
  Today, the GOP House leaders fronted by US Rep John Boehner produced the magic potion which will cure all of America's budget woes. But it had no numbers. Read about it here.
  And here's the [...]
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  Posted: March 26, 2009, 8:12pm EDT
  

• On Eric Cantor's trip to Mars

  On Eric Cantor's trip to Mars
  
  A Caller to C-SPAN accused the Obama administration of fascism. This she says when the admin she apparently supported, was as close to a fascist state as we have ever had. She even falsely claimed the new Democratic administration was a "belligerent takeover."' [...]
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  Posted: March 26, 2009, 7:46pm EDT
  

• Rachel Takes on the GOP and Wall ...

  Rachel Takes on the GOP and Wall Street
  
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  Posted: March 21, 2009, 5:41pm EDT
  

• BWAHAHAHAHAH! Brit Hume Says Because of Blogs ...

  BWAHAHAHAHAH! Brit Hume Says Because of Blogs News Will Be More Partisan
  
  [Hat Tip ThinkProgress]
  
  At the blatantly wrong-wing Media Research Center's Award Gala this past week, Brit Hume, who got their award for journalism excellence (?!?!?!?!?), said the following:
  
  HUME: What are we getting?…We’re getting' [...]
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  Posted: March 21, 2009, 4:31pm EDT
  

• John Stewart Is Better Than ...

  John Stewart Is Better Than Cramer
  
  First, The Jim Cramer Interview in Three Parts:
  
  Part One here.
  
  Part Two here.
  
  Part Three here.
  
  More Daily Show Commentary on CNBC:
  
  Here.
  
  Here.
  
  And here. [...]
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  Posted: March 13, 2009, 5:54pm EDT
  

• Yoo-thanizing Our Constitution[The blog is crossposted ...

  Yoo-thanizing Our Constitution
  [The blog is crossposted at Blue Commonwealth.]
  
  In an otherwise excellent post, as are most of his, Cvillelaw at Blue Commonwealth, says that the revoking of the Yoo Memos on January 15, 2009, was a triumph for the law. Here's the quote:
  These memos have' [...]
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  Posted: March 05, 2009, 3:30pm EST
  

• Short Take: Lies, Lies, and More Lies ...

  Short Take: Lies, Lies, and More Lies About Obama Marginal Tax Rates
  
  From the howling of nearly all Congressional Republicans and, more recently, the predictable treachery of protect-the-rich-at-all-cost Democratic Senators Max Baucus (MT)and Evan Bayh (IN), you would think that Obama wanted to unfairly tax the rich. Yeh, the [...]
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  Posted: March 05, 2009, 9:46am EST
  

• Top Ten GOP Idiots

  Top Ten GOP Idiots
  
  One of the more enjoyable blog columns is the regular weekly list of the GOP's biggest idiots that week. Check it out here...' [...]
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  Posted: March 02, 2009, 5:20pm EST
  

• Bobby Jindal and "Truthiness"

  Bobby Jindal and "Truthiness"
  
  Bobby Jindal's amateurish and sad speech Wednesday night was not just those things. It also included a lie.' [...]
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  Posted: March 01, 2009, 2:38pm EST
  

• Prisons-for-Profit Undermine Everyone’s Rights, Not “Just” Those ...

  Prisons-for-Profit Undermine Everyone’s Rights, Not “Just” Those of the Accused
  
  
  [Note: This blog is cross-posted at Blue Commonwealth]
  
  Senator James Webb has put prison and related reforms on the front burner. And not a moment too soon. Jim deserves considerable credit for taking this complex set [...]
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  Posted: February 12, 2009, 12:03pm EST
  

• Olbermann Nails It: Eight Years in Eight ...

  Olbermann Nails It: Eight Years in Eight Minutes
  
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  Posted: January 28, 2009, 2:27pm EST
  

• Please Follow Me To My New Blog

  Please Follow Me To My New Blog
  
  I will not completely fold my old blog, DemocracyUpsdide Down, but I will do much of my blogging at my new blog here. It's called Donkey Hokie. As many know, the donkey (particularly a feisty donkey) is the symbol of Democratic' [...]
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  Posted: January 28, 2009, 11:10am EST
  

• A New Day....

  A New Day....
  
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  Posted: January 25, 2009, 3:11pm EST
  

• A Ticket is Supposed to Be a ...

  A Ticket is Supposed to Be a Ticket: My Morning in the Purple Tunnel of Doom (and Reflections in the Aftermath)
  
  I thought I’d wheel my way home, (nautural) high from the exhilaration of the Inauguration carrying me on a virtual cloud back to the Burg. I’d roll up [...]
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  Posted: January 24, 2009, 6:28pm EST
  

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  Posted: January 22, 2009, 9:18pm EST
  

• Revisionism 201: Sarah Palin Blames ...

  Revisionism 201: Sarah Palin Blames Everyone--But Herself
  
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  Posted: January 09, 2009, 9:50am EST
  

• And Another from the Past (in 2005)

  And Another from the Past (in 2005)
  
  The Heart of a Blogger (Part I)
  
  We hear way too much about George W. Bush's "compassionate" heart. But few supporters of this administration care to look into the hearts of those they'd prefer to demonize. I've been listening and reading' [...]
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  Posted: December 29, 2008, 2:46pm EST
  

• Then and Now: A Few Old Posts ...

  Then and Now: A Few Old Posts Before I Retire This Blog and Move to My New Site
  
  Here's where I started back in 2005.
  
  
  
  The world is upside down.
  
  You know it's true. It sometimes feels like we've morphed into an old Saturday' [...]
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  Posted: December 29, 2008, 2:40pm EST
  

• New Tapes Reveal LBJ Knew ...

  New Tapes Reveal LBJ Knew Nixon's Camp tried to Up-End Peace Talks
  
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  Posted: December 29, 2008, 11:48am EST
  

• Jon Stewart Takes on Mike ...

  Jon Stewart Takes on Mike Huckabee on Gay Marriage
  
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  Posted: December 10, 2008, 3:01pm EST
  

• I Did Not Stand in the Rain ...

  I Did Not Stand in the Rain (I Should Have)
  
  I did not stand in the rain ten days ago, in protest of the anti-human, anti-happiness California Prop 8 crowd's vote. I should have. I will next time. And the time after that. That's because the purveyors of hate [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2008, 10:50pm EST
  

• Sec. Rice Admits that Bush Admin Knew ...

  Sec. Rice Admits that Bush Admin Knew There Were No WMDs in Iraq
  
  From the New York Times there is this:
  Ms. Rice also confirmed Secretary of Defense Scott Ritter’s revelation that he had provided the C.I.A. with documentation in the 1990s, when he was a U.N. weapons inspector, [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2008, 9:03am EST
  

• It's a New Day

  It's a New Day
  
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  Posted: November 10, 2008, 8:48am EST
  

• The Awesome Landscape: Reflections

  The Awesome Landscape: Reflections
  
  
  Follow the link over to RaisingKaine.com here. [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2008, 3:17pm EST
  

• From One Friend's Porch: Re-birthing ...

  From One Friend's Porch: Re-birthing Grassroots Democracy
  
  Read about it [here http://www.raisingkaine.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=17064].' [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2008, 3:01pm EST
  

• Here We Go...To the Finish ...

  Here We Go...To the Finish Line
  
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  Posted: November 03, 2008, 3:00pm EST
  

• Virginians for (Real) Change

  Virginians for (Real) Change
  
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  Posted: November 02, 2008, 12:45pm EST