The Boss and Piano Man for Obama
Just saw this on HuffPo and couldn't find another diary -Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel and Special Guests to appear in NYC at the Hammerstein Ballroom to support the next President of the United States...
View ArticleAnalysis - Pop Vote vs State Vote
Four Days to Go.An earlier Diary got me thinking.State PollsSo, I decided to do some spreadsheet analysis. I'm sure the Big Guys at 538 and other sites have done the heavy lifting but I thought I...
View ArticleRebranding the Party?
Quick One.....Just saw this on CNN via TPM.A select group or Rs is looking to rebrand their party...More yucks...
View ArticleDutch Treat & Better Health Care
Good NewsHour segment this evening on health care in other countries. Today focused on The Netherland. Very interesting. Get on your wooden shoes and follow me.....
View ArticleAnother Republican Healthcare Plan
Besides Don't Get Sick, and if You Do, Die Quickly....Perhaps Rep McCotter's plan is the same thing. I don't know who Michigan Representative Thaddeus McCotter is, but I wonder where they come up with...
View ArticleSen Lautenberg Diagnosed with Cancer
Just saw this on TPM and NJ.com....NJ Senator Frank Lautenberg, champion of mass transit, and signer of the THE healthcare letter has been diagnosed with TREATABLE stomach cancer. Still the Senator is...
View ArticleBadlands
Tough day at the office, lousy drive home, trying to catch up with work at home when I hear on The NewsHour about the failure to break the R filibuster on DADT. I can't stand them......
View ArticleTaxes, What Taxes?
From todays NY Times Business section, "G.E.’s Strategies Let It Avoid Taxes Altogether", by David Kocieniewski. Surprise, Surprise Surprise. Ya see taxes are just for the little guys who can't hire...
View ArticleBernie Gets It
This will be short cause it's getting late. Caught this on Facebook. Bernie Sanders on the floor of the Senate talking about the budget and the Republicans plans to balance it on the backs for the...
View ArticleHow The Deficit Got This Big
In the Sunday Review Section of the NY Times some simple graphs tell the story. For DKos'ers we've seen these charts before in various forms. Why doesn't the President and the Dems in Congress use...
View ArticleAnother Hat in the R Ring?
Former NY Governor George Pataki?Yep...He thinks he is the best man for the job of beating Obama in 2012.....
View Article50 Years Ago Today.......
Before Linsanity, Kobe, Lebron; Before Michael, Magic and Larry.....There was Wilt. 50 years ago today, Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points against the NY Knicks in Hershey, PA. Since then, the...
View ArticleCaterpillar CEO - Greed Still Good
One of my pleasures is going through the NY Times on the weekend. Taking a seat in the living room with the sun coming through the window I get to catch up on world events. While I enjoy the Car...
View ArticleDo You Believe Christie? Poll
Radio Station NJ 101.5 is a major station in NJ. They go back a number of years as I recall to with the "Florio Free in '93" campaign after former Gov Jim Florio took initiatives to balance the state...
View ArticleNJ's Other Governor - Kim Guadagno
Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno. Guadagno, who was Christie's Lt. Gov. in his first term has resided mostly in the background. I don't recall her name being in the news over the past 4 years. Not...
View ArticleCat Stevens/Yusuf Show Cancelled
Rrrrrr. My wife and I were psyched. We are both big Cat Stevens fans. Also have the more recent albums released by Yusuf, the name Cat Stevens began using when he retired from the music business...
View ArticleChristie Indictments Near?
Could it be that NJ Gov Christie and his minions will final face some music? Perhaps as early as next week?
View ArticleNeil Young & The Big Box
Mr. Young has put out a lot of music over the years. Some of it seminal works like Ohio and Heart of Gold. Some not to my taste. Say what you want, but Neil has always been Neil. Years ago, after...
View ArticleSen Sanders & The NYT
The article in today's NY Times is about the Sanders campaign. Written by Jason Horowitz it actually covers Sanders, something that doesn't happen to much in the Times. But if you read between the...
View ArticleWithout Water in Waukesha?...Waaa
I haven't spent much time in Wisconsin...worked in the Milwaukee area some years ago. What I know about Wisconsin politics has been learned right here at DKos. I read with interest Walker's war on...
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