http://www.democraticunderground.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sat, 18 May 2013 06:32:16 Sat, 18 May 2013 06:32:16 Why do we have to be in 365 days a year campaign mode? Year-in, year-out. It seems that we're letting the corporate media dictate our lives, our wishes, our politics, now the pace of our political campaigns.

Who cares who's running for president in 2008 now? It's totally meaningless. Hillary a... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/longship/65 Sun, 11 Feb 2007 13:17:55 This is my first post on DU in over a month. I am making it from my local public library which only allows a person one hour of Net use per day. My friends here who may be wondering where I've been may better ask, "Where is Longship and what is he doing in that handbasket?"

First, my office cau... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/longship/62 Fri, 02 Feb 2007 14:28:29 Forgo [i]It's a Wonderful Life[/i] this season and go with the real Capra gem, [i]You Can't Take It with You[/i]. If you've never seen it, it should be a must see. Absolutely pure Capra, a zany comedy with a social lesson for everybody, especially those in this greed and gore world of ours.

[h3... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/longship/61 Mon, 18 Dec 2006 13:35:23 Former Lloyd Bentsen staffer, Brent Budowsky, has written a compelling argument for Time Magazine choosing the Republican Party as the "Person of the Year". It's also a very good take down of the party of war, torture, vacations, and corruption. It's one of the best reads in some time.

[b][i][l... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/longship/60 Thu, 14 Dec 2006 11:48:34 Some blessed person posted a thread here a little while ago about the 1970's BBC/PBS science series, Jacob Bronowski's "The Ascent of Man". I had watched all these programs when they were first broadcast on PBS. I have viewed some of them again, as they were rebroadcast. However, it has been years.... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/longship/59 Fri, 01 Dec 2006 03:55:00 It didn't happen on one of those Constitution-shattering bills. It happened on a rather innocuous emergency funding amendment for drought suffering farmers. It wasn't Edward Kennedy or Barbara Boxer threatening to pull the trigger. It was Kent Conrad.

What happened in the well of the Senate th... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/longship/53 Wed, 15 Nov 2006 00:23:09 But I unequivocally support all Democrats.

For instance, I like Evan Bayh a lot and could easily support him for President (in the absense of a Gore candidacy).

I understand that certain Democrats will vote as their constituency desires. Nelson of Nebraska comes to mind. I accept this as a n... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/longship/52 Fri, 10 Nov 2006 13:25:34 It's like the classic Bush administration escape from accountability, "Nobody could have predicted...". But this essay is not about airliners crashing into buildings, weapons of mass destruction, Iraqi insurgencies, category five hurricanes, or any other neocon problem. I'm writing here about the... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/longship/51 Fri, 03 Nov 2006 15:04:33 To illustrate the depth of GOP problems this year [link:www.dailykos.com|Daily Kos] is reporting three new and important stories that are becoming all too typical of this election cycle.

[b][link:www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/10/26/135525/23|WY-AL: NRCC swoops in to rescue Cubin; also CA-04 and... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/longship/50 Thu, 26 Oct 2006 14:14:33 Stuart Rothenberg has turned the corner on the 2006 midterms. Charlie Cook and Larry Sabato are nearly there, too. But here's Rothenberg's latest take on what's happening before our very eyes. This is going to big, folks. That's why we can't let down our guard, why we have to work extra hard to ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/longship/49 Thu, 26 Oct 2006 02:25:24 [link:www.dailykos.com|Daily Kos] is [link:www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/10/24/15539/825|reporting an ASU poll] that puts Pederson within two points of Senator Kyl in AZ. (See third bullet at link.)

This is one of my benchmarks for a true Democratic tsunami in November. If Pederson is making ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/longship/48 Tue, 24 Oct 2006 16:38:19 I'm optimistic. That's why I'm working very hard on this election and why I am encouraging others to do the same.

But I see too many defeatist posts around here. "[i]We're going to lose because they'll steal our votes.[/i] Or, "[i]We're going to lose because of some last minute Rovian plot.[/i... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/longship/47 Tue, 24 Oct 2006 16:07:48 It's two weeks out. The general rule of thumb for undecideds (and independents) is that they will break proportionally for the incumbent party. However, that rule doesn't always hold. In 1994, it clearly did not hold true. Likewise, this year with all the advantages in the Democratic Party colum... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/longship/46 Mon, 23 Oct 2006 17:19:25 The Democratic Party has all the issues on their side, now even national security. A huge majority think the country is going in the wrong direction. A substantial majority think that Democrats will do a better job in Congress. Iraq is taking yet another nose dive. Even more Repugnican scandals ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/longship/45 Mon, 23 Oct 2006 15:58:11 Fiery explosions
Reporter in foreground
Media bling-bling
... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/longship/44 Tue, 10 Oct 2006 17:53:01 *** The Political Scene in Autumn 2006 ***

A quick rundown of the political environment and why I think it might not be possible to be overly optimistic this election.
[ol][li]All the issue polls are firmly aligned with the Democrats, even national security! Furthermore, there has not been a... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/longship/41 Sat, 07 Oct 2006 19:33:31 I don't know if these people are just in a funk about the last six years, or if they truly believe that there's nothing we can do to turn things areound. Either way, these gloom and doom pronouncements cannot, by themselves, do any good.

The solution to the problem is simple. Get lots and lots ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/longship/40 Sat, 07 Oct 2006 14:36:23 Sure, it keeps you warm for a while. But soon, and often when you just need it the most, the ends of the threads start fraying. So you pick off a little fluff, and then a little more. The fluffiness goes and the sweater begins looking like an old wire screen. Finally, somebody pulls at a loose e... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/longship/38 Tue, 03 Oct 2006 00:54:24 KS -- Sebelius -- Likely Democrat to Solid Democrat
OH -- Open -- Lean Democrat to Likely Democrat
OK -- Henry -- Likely Democrat to Solid Democrat

[link:www.cookpolitical.com/|Cook Political Report]
... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/longship/37 Mon, 02 Oct 2006 12:39:30 I won't bother with the historic contexts. We have no need of invoking Godwin here. So I will use another metaphor. The United States of America has just crossed the River Styx to a realm this sad world has not seen for decades.

Today, we've seen a legislation enacted which will surely be put ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/longship/36 Fri, 29 Sep 2006 03:25:22 This is a great site with an entire new look and now with a fresh inflush of staff and very timely daily updates.

Amongst the polls cited are new Senate race polls for AZ, NV, PA, and VT.

AZ - Kyl 50/Pederson 39 - Rasmussen
NV - Ensign 58/Carter 35 - Mason-Dixon
PA - Casey 54/Santorum 40 - Q... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/longship/35 Tue, 26 Sep 2006 17:38:06 Just like the creationist stuff. Just like the intelligent design stuff. Just like the Apollo moon hoax bull. Just like the 9/11 conspiracy theory stuff. None of it rises to the level required by real science or by real investigations. Yet that is precisely where the debate is taking place abou... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/longship/34 Tue, 26 Sep 2006 02:13:31 [div class=excerpt]I suddenly had this feeling that everything was connected. It was like I could see the whole thing, one long chain of events that stretched all the way back before Larkhill. I felt like I could see everything that had happened and everything that was going to happen. It was like a... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/longship/33 Thu, 21 Sep 2006 16:39:29 I was a high school math teacher here in California. When NCLB came on the scene the environment in the schools changed dramatically and for the worse. The administrations began doing all sorts of things to undermine academic freedom. The state education department began making stupid decisions w... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/longship/30 Wed, 20 Sep 2006 14:06:25 In spite of the six years of desolation and destruction of the ChimpCo administration, I have to remain optimistic that this country will do the right thing, even if it is not now, even if things take a turn for the worse this November. This is the only way I have to cope with the sense of horror t... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/longship/29 Mon, 18 Sep 2006 14:08:39