Rose Siding's Journal - Democratic Underground

Howard Dean: "We are not going to change the rules in the middle of the game"

Thu, 22 May 2008 09:23:59

In a letter received and excerpted by mod mom:

"I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE WILL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARTY RULES. OUT OF RESPECT FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS AND THE STATES THAT DID NOT VIOLATE PARTY RULES, WE ARE NOT GOING TO CHANGE THE RULES IN THE MIDDLE OF T...

Barbara Bush speaks out on life

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 13:10:27

Yesterday, Mommie Dearest [link:www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2008-01-25-barbara-speaks_N.htm?csp=34|spoke] at the National Archives

In Bar's beautiful mind, she still lives at the White House:

[div class="excerpt"]On Jenna Bush's bridal shower and friendship: "Family and friends and fait...

Helen Dares to Question WH about Civilian Casualties

Sat, 01 Dec 2007 09:03:52

Perino responds by lecturing her, even challenging her position in the room-

[div class="excerpt"]Q Why should we depend on him?

MS. PERINO: Because he is the commander on the ground, Helen. He's the one who is making sure that the situation is moving �

Q You mean how many more peop...

Vice President Richard B "Big Time" "Dick" Cheney in Charge

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 21:18:10

Man of the [link:www.democrats.org/a/2007/06/cheney_fought_f.php|Peep-hole], Face Shooter, Statesman-o-war. Sure, you've read about the [link:money.cnn.com/2007/11/06/markets/oil_record/?postversion=2007110616|continuing success] of his energy task force, but what else has he done for you lately? [l...

Charmed on Air Force One, Sen. Dianne Feinstein Changes Opinion of Bush

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 09:36:30

...Bush invited Sen. Dianne Feinstein to join him on Air Force One during his trip. It may not have been coincidence that less than 24 hours earlier, Feinstein played a pivotal role in allowing Judge Leslie Southwick, a target of liberal groups, to be confirmed to an appeals court when she voted to ...

Petraeus Spokesman: Glenn Greenwald lacks ethics, provides "comic relief here in Iraq"

Sun, 28 Oct 2007 12:12:49

[i]*That's the US military in the form of [b]Col. Steven A. Boylan, Public Affairs Officer and personal spokesman for General Petraeus (Commander, Multi-National Force-Iraq)[/b][/i]

My unintimidated hero posted the communication, which reads like a right wing blogger rant.

This is not the way...

Liberal-loathing Partisan Joins �Neutral� Pentagon Outreach Program

Sat, 06 Oct 2007 08:54:26

Ken Silverstein
October 4, 2007

Turns out there�s more on those supposedly neutral public servants in charge of the Pentagon�s blogger outreach program that I�ve been discussing over the last few months. The Washington Post reported yesterday that the newest addition to the Pentagon�s outreach...

From leadership: "Moments like this we need to band together....and fight back"

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 09:00:23

[i]Their leadership, not ours. Via Hullabaloo. Try to imagine the response had the [u]D[/u]CCC sent a mirror version of this after the attack on MoveOn.[/i]

[b]Playing A Different Game Altogether[/b]
by digby

From the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee:

Friends,

...

Bush Revealed that Saddam Agreed to Terms

Sat, 29 Sep 2007 09:42:25

And still the Decider chose war-

[div class="excerpt"]How much money does Bush think a US soldier�s life is worth? How much money does Bush think the lives of our allies� soldiers or innocent Iraqis are worth?

As we�re finding out, not very much. On March 17, 2003 President Bush issued the war...

NYT's Bobo: Dem pols "detest the netroots' self-righteousness and bullying"

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 10:34:40

In the beginning of August, liberal bloggers met at the YearlyKos convention while centrist Democrats met at the Democratic Leadership Council�s National Conversation. Almost every Democratic presidential candidate attended YearlyKos, and none visited the D.L.C.

At the time, that seemed a sign th...

He's General Outlivedus

Sun, 23 Sep 2007 10:08:04

A fitting re-baptism....

[div class="excerpt"]Bury My Heart At Wounded Feelings

Since 9/11, when MoveOn.org deeply offended the supporters of General David Petraeus, the following soldiers have died in Iraq:

Staff Sgt. Terry D. Wagoner, 28, of Piedmont, S.C.
Spc. Todd A. Motley, 23, of Cla...

Democrats Take Hardline Stance, Will Demand Withdrawal Timeline

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:19:13

This afternoon's announcement looks like a significant development:

[b]After weeks of suggesting Democrats would temper their approach to Iraq legislation in a bid to attract more Republicans, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid declared abruptly Tuesday that he had no plans to do so.

The Democr...

Democrats Won't Temper Iraq Legislation

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:59:00

Source: [b]AP via SFGate[/b]

After weeks of suggesting Democrats would temper their approach to Iraq legislation in a bid to attract more Republicans, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid declared abruptly Tuesday that he had no plans to do so.

The Democratic leader said he will call for a vote thi...

Charlie Savage: The Cheney Project

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 21:24:03

[i]The Globe's Savage, who shed so much light on Bush's underreported signing statements, begins his book tour with this post at a TPM sight. He'll also be writing at Salon. Interesting stuff.....[/i]

The Cheney Project

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I kept digging more and learned that this agenda of concentrating...

NYT Columnist Compares bin laden to "Lefties"

Sat, 08 Sep 2007 22:39:26

[b]"...it�s like {bin laden}�s been sitting around reading lefty blogs, [i]and he�s one of these childish people posting rants at the bottom the page[/i], you know, Noam Chomsky and all this stuff."[/b]

That's, um, us, I think.

I am so so so SICK! of preening tv stars like Bobo hurling hateful...

The GOP wanted to reduce the deficit so pony up, children!

Sat, 25 Aug 2007 10:14:34

Starting October 1st, the state will take a cut of the delinquent support payments it collects. Not from the finally-paying, non-custodial parent but from the actual amount collected -virtually from the hand of the kid.

The letter I received ("Notice of Annual Fee for Support Enforcement Service...

U.S. ranks just 42nd in life expectancy

Sat, 11 Aug 2007 19:27:10

Source: [b]Associated Press[/b]

Lack of insurance, obesity, racial disparities to blame, experts say
WASHINGTON - Americans are living longer than ever, but not as long as people in 41 other countries.

For decades, the United States has been slipping in international rankings of life expectancy...

Poppy Dogged by Junior's Critics

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 08:59:30

There are times in the life of George Herbert Walker Bush, the 41st president of the United States and father of the 43rd, that people, perfect strangers, come up to him and say the harshest things � words intended to comfort but words that wind up only causing pain.

�I love you, sir, but your so...

Darcy Burner: This FISA bill sucks....elect better Democrats

Mon, 06 Aug 2007 08:03:30

MAN, I hope she gets elected this time around.

http://www.darcyburner.com./...

Rockefeller: Senate Gives Gonzales "Unprecedented Authority"

Sat, 04 Aug 2007 09:09:42

and takes rights away from Americans.

From Laura Rozen at [link:www.warandpiece.com/blogdirs/006473.html|War and Piece]:

[div class="excerpt"]Statement from Senate Intelligence committee chairman Jay Rockefeller:

We all agreed Congress needed to take immediate action in order to help keep t...

CNN to Replace Zahn with Campbell Brown

Sat, 28 Jul 2007 11:03:33

[div class="excerpt"] [b]Brown to replace Zahn at CNN[/b]
Compiled from Post wire services

Paula Zahn is leaving CNN, turning her prime-time slot over to Campbell Brown. Zahn's final program will be Aug. 2. Others will fill in until November, when Brown - newly hired from NBC News - will start,...

Give 'Em Hell Harry Gives Some to the Washington Post

Thu, 26 Jul 2007 09:26:25

The Senate on Iraq: No 'Phony Debate'

Thursday, July 26, 2007; A20

[b]On reading the July 21 editorial "The Phony Debate," it became clear why The Post's editorial writers have been such eager cheerleaders for the Bush administration's flawed Iraq policies -- the two share the same disrega...

Holy hogs on high. "The Corner" conjures Tocqueville to counter Rove's "obscene" remark

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 10:26:08

Not Our Kind of People [Mark Krikorian]

According to a congressman's wife who attended a Republican women's luncheon yesterday, Karl Rove explained the rationale behind the president's amnesty/open-borders proposal this way: "I don't want my 17-year-old son to have to pick tomatoes or make beds...

The Nation blows the lid off in "The Other War"

Sat, 14 Jul 2007 16:42:44

It's a brutal read. EVERY member of Congress needs to be alerted to this piece of journalism.

[div class="excerpt"]
[b]Over the past several months The Nation has interviewed fifty combat veterans of the Iraq War from around the United States in an effort to investigate the effects of the four-y...

Please. Look at these babies. (graphic warning)

Sun, 01 Jul 2007 10:51:20

There's so much horror to keep up with that it's not even surprising that [link:www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=2899692&mesg_id=2899692|NeoConsSuck's LBN post] of this attack got little attention. How can we possibly absorb [i]all[/i] of it? But it m...