Friday, May 09, 2008
Evening Open Thread
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Matt Ortega
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Afternoon Open Thread
- Cheney: everything going "swimmingly" in Iraq.
- Valerie Plame files appeal "to resurrect lawsuit against Bush Administration."
- CBO shows McCain is wrong on the Webb-Hagel GI Bill.
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Michael Link at 02:53 PM | Comments (42)
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Friday Five
Here are five of the events in PartyBuilder for the coming week. You can add your own event or find one near you.
- State Democratic Convention (Columbia, MO) - We are needing more volunteers to assist with ushering and other things at the convention. Please contact the local chapter for more information on helping.
- Iowa Democratic Veterans' Caucus (Fairfield, IA) - See you in Fairfield for our next State Vets Caucus meeting on Saturday, May 10 at 10 AM.
- Fish Fry (Frankfort, IN) - ALL YOU CAN EAT Fish Fry with all the fixin's (including homemade desserts!) Sponsored by the Roosevelt Kennedy Club as a fundraiser for local democratic candidates.
- Drinking Liberally Monthly Meeting (Reno, NV) - Come on out and join in Reno's newest and most fun social club!
- Political Leadership: Examining Local, State, and Federal Issues (Orlando, FL) - Join the Orlando area's top Young Professionals for an outstanding evening of networking, new business connections, promotions, great food, and dynamic speakers.
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Michael Link at 12:42 PM | Comments (0)
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Republicans Vote Against Your Mom
Not just your mom. But my mom. And your mom's mom. In fact, every mother in America.
Republicans, unhappy with the Democratic majority, have been using such procedural tactics as this all week to bring the House to a standstill, but the assault on mothers may have gone too far. House Minority Leader John Boehner, asked yesterday to explain why he and 177 of his colleagues switched their votes, answered: "Oh, we just wanted to make sure that everyone was on record in support of Mother's Day."By voting against it?
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Michael Link at 11:13 AM | Comments (5)
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Let's Make A Deal!
'You Scratch My Back I'll Scratch Yours' McCain pushed key land deal for fundraiser:
Sen. John McCain championed legislation that will let an Arizona rancher trade remote grassland and ponderosa pine forest here for acres of valuable federally owned property that is ready for development, a land swap that now stands to directly benefit one of his top presidential campaign fundraisers.Initially reluctant to support the swap, the Arizona Republican became a key figure in pushing the deal through Congress after the rancher and his partners hired lobbyists that included McCain's 1992 Senate campaign manager, two of his former Senate staff members (one of whom has returned as his chief of staff), and an Arizona insider who was a major McCain donor and is now bundling campaign checks.
When McCain's legislation passed in November 2005, the ranch owner gave the job of building as many as 12,000 homes to SunCor Development, a firm in Tempe, Ariz., run by Steven A. Betts, a longtime McCain supporter who has raised more than $100,000 for the presumptive Republican nominee. Betts said he and McCain never discussed the deal.
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Morning Open Thread
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Michael Link at 09:28 AM | Comments (52)
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Thursday, May 08, 2008
Evening Open Thread
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Michael Link at 06:57 PM | Comments (67)
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John McCain's East River Tour
John McCain is taking a ferry ride down the East River from New York City to Highland, New Jersey tomorrow. Sounds like a great photo op, no?
Turns out, McCain's tour will pass a series of landmarks he opposed funding for or even voted against.
Bon voyage, Senator McCain!
Details below:
Keep reading "John McCain's East River Tour"
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Matt Ortega
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Record Turnout
Some folks at the Democratic Party crunched the numbers and put together some pretty remarkable findings about the record turnout this election cycle. It's transforming the Democratic Party and allowing us to compete everywhere, with tons of new voters being registered, so I'm recommending that all of you check it out.
Not only did registration increase 65% over the same period in 2004, but turnout increased as well. In Kansas, turnout increased 2,549 percent in Kansas.
We're making gains with young people, in "battleground" states, in unconventional states, and in every region in the country. Again, check out the memo. It's pretty exciting to watch the excitement on our side while Republican turnout is pretty stagnant.
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Michael Link at 04:45 PM | Comments (2)
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Afternoon Open Thread
- McConnell "spikes" White House FEC request.
- Layoffs at the New York Times.
- FBI seeking Condoleeza Rice ethics probe records.
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Michael Link at 01:32 PM | Comments (64)
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Now Inflation the Big Concern
Both on Wall Street:
The improving picture on Wall Street has fed the widespread belief that the Federal Reserve will end its nine-month rate-cutting campaign at its June meeting, as it eyes the growing threat of inflation.
And with the public:
The poll suggests that inflation is the top economic issue for most Americans, with 47 percent of those questioned identifying it as the biggest economic problem.
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Michael Link at 10:47 AM | Comments (2)
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"Surprising" Jobless Decline
From CNBC:
The number of US workers filing claims for initial jobless benefits fell more than expected last week, according to a report Thursday that suggested the labor market, while soft, was not deteriorating rapidly.First-time jobless claims fell to 365,000 in the week ended May 3 from an upwardly revised 383,000 for the prior week, the Labor Department said.
The good news, according to the economist quoted in the article, is that things are bad but not "dramatically" worse.
UPDATE: First version said "jobs" instead of "jobless."
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Michael Link at 10:12 AM | Comments (3)
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Morning Open Thread
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Michael Link at 08:35 AM | Comments (41)
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Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Evening Open Thread
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Michael Link at 06:00 PM | Comments (52)
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What about Nixon!?!
From today's Washington Post online chat with Karl Rove:
Columbus, Ohio: "You boldy predicted that Bush’s approval ratings would rebound — instead he is, according to Gallup, the most unpopular presdient [sic] in history. Will you finally admit that your vision for this nation has been overwhelmingly rejected by the majority of the people?"
Karl Rove: "Get your facts right — there are at least three president who had worse approval ratings, Truman, Johnson and Nixon."
1. That's his defense?
2. Rove is wrong, anyway.
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Michael Link at 04:43 PM | Comments (5)
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