Darfur and Powerlessness
"Never Again" is the mantra taught to young Jewish children in their Hebrew school classes. "Never Again" can we allow the Holocaust to happen. "Never Again" can we let genocidal maniacs kill...
View ArticleIraq, Iran, Syria, North Korea and Darfur
Saddam Hussein is a bad man. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is a bad man. Bashar al-Assad is a bad man. Kim Jong-il is a bad man. In my humble opinion each of these men, and each of these dictatorial...
View ArticleJews, Democrats and Israel
I came to DailyKos a few months ago because I am a political junkie, a former "Hill" staffer, and new to the world of blogging. Coming to the site in the months before the election was invigorating....
View ArticleA Dream Deferred
What Happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore -- and then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over -- like a syrupy sweet? Maybe...
View ArticleWhat Anti-Zionism is Not
I don't know why I am doing this. I know it is not going to go anywhere. Yet I keep trying and trying. People at DKos tend to use the word Zionist and anti-Zionist alot. I wanted to provide the...
View ArticleCalifornia Court Issues Important Criminal Decision
Ok. I know that a blog is no place to brag. However, today a California court ruled that a prior juvenile conviction could not later be used to enhance a sentence for a subsequent crime committed as an...
View ArticleGreat New Political Site
From the creators of the best sports Wiki around (www.armchairgm.com) come a new political Wiki. http://politics.wikia.com/...
View ArticleAre We as Bad as They Are?
This is a diary that has been brewing in my mind for awhile. I am frustrated by the state of political discourse in this country. Rhetoric substitutes for substance. Insults substitute for argument....
View ArticleThe Origins of A Conflict (I/P)(Part I) (With Updates)
There is much misinformation in the cyber-world about the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. There are a lot of people who are loaded up on opinion but deficient when it comes to facts. It is...
View ArticleDisagreement vs. Hatred
My last post asked the question whether liberals were just as bad as conservatives when it came to rhetoric. The answer, for me, is no. I think the left has a long way to go until their rhetoric and...
View ArticleWhither "Hope" and "Electability"? The Case for Bill Richardson
A few weeks ago I diaried the creation of a brand new political wiki. It is different from DailyKos in that it is not a partisan site. To give you an example of some of the stuff being written over...
View ArticleLet's Call A Spade A Spade
There it is. I have said it. Now, what does it mean? I always assumed that this was a racially insensitive statement. In fact, I thought it was downright racist. But when someone suggested to me that I...
View ArticleOf Dissent, Disagreements and Elections
I left Daily Kos a little over a year ago because I finally grew too frustrated with many of the ideas expressed on this site, and the ways in which ideas (or more frankly lack of ideas) were expressed...
View ArticleConfusion on Obama's Faith Based Initiative
I was asked yesterday to write an article about Obama's statements on Faith and social services. I worked for many years on this issue and, while I applaud much of what Obama had to say, I do find his...
View ArticlePUMA goes both ways
I was writing this as a comment and thought maybe I should make it a diary.
View ArticleThe Tim Kaine Problem (with poll)
From 1999 to 2002 I lived in the Arlington, Virginia area. The first political campaign I ever worked on was Chuck Robb's failed re-election campaign. I also happily supported and voted for Mark...
View ArticleDemocratic Blogs and Democratic Ideals
Markos Moulitsas Zúniga will prove to be an important historical figure in 21st century American politics. The creation of Daily Kos not only provided an outlet for, organized and activated a...
View ArticleOne of many McCain VP Diaries Today
I thought I would chime in with my thoughts on McCain's potential picks and what each would mean.
View ArticleAmazing, Must-Read Quote from John "Herbert Hoover" McCain
If this has been picked up elsewhere, please let me know. I certainly haven't seen it. I am in the middle of Jean Edward Smith's amazing biography of FDR. I am about 1/3 of the way through with the...
View ArticleA Happy New Year
There is nothing to this story except my reflection on one former republican who has been lost by Republican incompetance and won over by the Democratic party. As many of you know, we are in the middle...
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