Progressive Politics from Memphis
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Put this Punk Away
The news is buzzing with the arrest of Illinios Governor Blagojevich and his Chief of Staff John Harris for trying to sell the seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama. Let me echo LWC’s sentiment. Blago has been under a microscope for a long time. Still, this fool had the temerity to try and profit personally…
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Somebody Gets It
I’ve been suffering from the “post-Turkey Day” blues, and a whole lot of stuff to do, so I apologize for the lack of content. Right now I’m in Anaheim, CA, spitting distance from Mickey Mouse, and well, I can honestly say I’d rather be at home, but I can’t be so, it is what it…
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A Thanksgiving Message from Vibinc
Thanksgiving is, perhaps, my favorite cold holiday besides New Years. It involves two of my favorite “deadly sins” sloth and gluttony, and ultimately leads to a great deal of imbibing once the family finally leaves. This year, will be the third year my mother and uncle have come over for Thanksgiving. I like this because…
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Winning Where No Democrat has Won Before
We have less than 2 years. 2 years to contest 10 Republican held Senate seats, and defend 7. Think it’s too early to start on this? Think again. That plan I posted yesterday is just one part of a prescription for the party that includes a seismic shift, from being the party of here and…
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It’s About the Plan
Last night GoldnI posted about the NCDP’s Plan of Organization. GoldnI notes: At the top of the page, in one of the drop-down menus, are links to the contact info for every single county party. The TNDP has it’s problems, but getting someone’s contact information isn’t one of them. In fact, I downloaded just about…
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Revenge Vs. Reward vs. Accountability
This is my third and last Lieberman post of the day. On the Big Orange Devil there’s a post by Argyrios that argues the Lieberman vote is the “Change We Need”. I get what the author is saying. I argued about a week ago that Obama may want Lieberman to keep his post for many…