Poll: Majority of Americans proud to have Obama as President
While it's still uncertain how the "More Perfect Union" speech will resonate with the larger electorate not only in the critical remaining primary states but also across America, and while his national...
View ArticleJohn Bush McCain
This is going to be a short painless one as I have to run to work. After reading DHinMI's diary "Dems Prove They Can Do Rovian Dirty Tricks Against McCain" I stayed up all night playing with photoshop....
View ArticleObama's Remarkable Speech on Martin Luther King, Ft. Wayne, Indiana
On Friday, April 4, while the nation celebrated the legacy and memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Senator Obama gave one of his shortest and most memorable speeches this year: on the true legacy of Dr....
View ArticleDid we make a costly mistake about Rev. Wright?
Since all hell broke loose last month regarding Rev. Jeremiah Wright's sermons, a great deal more has happened in America. Most of us swore, cussed, all but called for the burning torch. Fingers were...
View ArticleI am elitist, so what? I'm bitter too!
I'm elitist. So what? Can't apologize for everything, can I? I have a doctoral degree and I earn more than the average American, whoever that is. I drink tea and wear a hand-woven tie. But I'm bitter...
View ArticleI've Got One for John McCain
So, John McCain is now the people's man. He tells his audience at the Associated Press annual meeting in Washington, DC that he thought Senator Obama's statement about small town America is "elitist",...
View ArticleDanger: Managing Expectations Can Hurt You!
One of the most impactful diaries today is all about managing expectations before Tuesday. More precisely, it is about how we must not raise our hopes too high, or even high for that matter, lest we...
View ArticleIs McCain's Age A Legitimate Talking Point?
This has to be a very short and quick one as I have to rush to work, but I thought I should raise it so that Kossacks can decide it once and for all, hopefully. Is Senator McCain's age a legitimate...
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James Carville calls it for Obama, will send a check
Yes, indeed. First was Rep. John Lewis. Then Senator McGovern. And now the rothweiler of the Clinton camp is about to defect as well. He's practically called the nomination for Barack Obama and...
View ArticleNAACP picks young community organizer as new president
NAACP, the nation's oldest civil rights organization, has broken with tradition and chosen Benjamin Jealous, a young, radical organizer as its new president. A former-teenage protest organizer and...
View ArticleWhat is Michelle Obama thinking tonight?
She's a strong woman; we've all come to know and witness that. Elegant, brave, unwavering, far from easy to intimidate. And she wears it all so lightly.Yet, after Senator Clinton's quip today about a...
View ArticleBarack bags Hon. Doctorate at Wesleyan
I know most Kossacks watched the events at Wesleyan live earlier today and the open thread was on the rec list forever (Al Rogers's diary is on now), but not everyone watched the full ceremony live,...
View ArticleI feel a little sad about Sen. Clinton tonight
She may concede tonight, she may not, but her towel is already in the ring and her corner has packed up to leave the ringside. This marathon fight is effectively over, and even as a staunch supporter...
View ArticleHillary's Comedy of Errors
As most clear-headed people have come to agree, what could have been an earth-shaking historic moment in American political history, and to all intents and purposes seemed so inevitable only a year...
View Article1 Million Acres of Solar Panels Could Be A Huge Environmental Disaster
First, my tip to raoul78 for his diary currently on the rec list in which he questions the recent decision of the Federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to halt further lease applications for...
View ArticleMy Letter to Amy Chozick @ The Wall Street Journal
I almost never write letters to editors, let alone individual journalists, yet given what is rapidly becoming a pattern, of journalists peddling all manner of narratives to try and sway this election...
View ArticleThe Black Moses is Gone
Ten days short of his 66th birthday, the original Black Moses, the baddest of the baddest of the cool, Oscar and multiple Grammy award winner, soul and funk master Isaac Hayes died this morning in...
View ArticleWe are Proud of Community Organizers
Numerous comments and quite a few diaries have appeared here since last night in response to the disparaging comments about community organizers that GOP leaders dished out yesterday.
View ArticleCalling Nancy Pelosi: Will You Please Hold Firm!
We've all read the news making the rounds. It's on the rec. list. Pelosi has announced that Congress will not hand over a blank check to Secretary Paulson or accept his bailout demand without...
View ArticleCall Now and Ask Them to Please Go Ahead and Vote Early
I spoke to a friend up in Boston, MA last night. Her grandma who lives in Akron, Ohio is in her 80s, and up until a recent downturn in her health, had been campaigning and canvassing for Obama. She...
View ArticleWhy Bill Richardson Is Right for State
A great deal has been written on Daily Kos this past week regarding the news that Senator Hillary Clinton might be President-elect Barack Obama's top choice for Secretary of State. Most of the energy...
View ArticleOttawans Warm it Up for the President
I thought I'd share this iReport video that I just came across of Canadians sending welcome messages to the President.
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