A winning Democratic presidential team
If we want to win the 2008 presidency and, more importantly, achieve a landslide takeover of Congress, Democrats need a presidential team that won’t stir up the negative passions of conservatives....
View ArticleBarack The Vote
America is looking for a leader who inspires us, someone who can rebuild our trust in government and our good name worldwide. Barack Obama is drawing both young and old out of the woodwork and into the...
View ArticleFairness and Inclusion for Florida & Michigan Voters
Let’s face it - it's unfair, undemocratic and quite preposterous for the Democratic party to select a candidate for president without including voters from every state in the union. Now that it seems...
View ArticleA Few Gems Shining from the Abyss of the Pennsylvania Debate
Amidst all the uproar over ABC’s debate moderators’ divisive, distracting and sometimes just inane questions, there are a couple of gems from the discussion that shouldn’t be overlooked. From Hillary...
View ArticleHow Democrats Can Win on the Gay Rights Issue
Stop blaming minorities for the passage of CA’s Prop 8 and other mean-spirited initiatives. The real issue is that churches and the right wing push an anti-gay agenda in order to fundraise and...
View ArticleA Good Thing Happened On The Way To Marriage Equality
Once upon a time, gay men were considered freaks and lesbians were assumed to be mimicking men. Butches and Grrls were called Bull Dykes, and Faggot was meant to make men fear the threat of violence by...
View ArticleMarriage Equality Winning Streak May Have Hit a Snag
Gay rights advocates have had a jubilating series of court wins since the US Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and California's Proposition 8. In spite of the same old...
View ArticleWingers still winging it against gay marriage
This week's stunning victory at the Supreme Court is being celebrated across the nation. Two words: “Certiorari denied.” Also known as a SCOTUS punt. While the losers grapple with how to deal with the...
View ArticleNOM digs in for more fundraising, Duck Dynasty star to speak!
Now that marriage equality is spreading across the nation, the cash flow is drying up for those who make a living off homophobia. What's a bigot to do?NOM (the National Organization against gay...
View ArticleWall Street tax dodger funds anti-Dem with ads right here on DailyKos
The Super PAC misleadingly named "Ending Spending" reportedly spent $674,000 last week to attack Oregon's Rep Peter DeFazio (D). Bob Mercer, billionaire tax dodger, just gave $1 million more to take...
View ArticleThe best arguments for same-sex marriage come from the 6th Circuit decision...
This week's 6th Circuit Court decision reversing district court rulings that had struck down gay marriage bans in Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee is the first major loss for post-DOMA marriage...
View ArticleFlorida cops pulled dangerous stunt at Middle School
Florida parents are justifiably outraged that police entered a middle school with what looked like drawn guns without informing students and teachers that it was just a drill. The school has...
View ArticleRecount for the Oregon GMO Labeling Ballot Initiative
Oregon is within 800 votes of winning GMO labeling at the ballot this year, and the measure is currently in a recount.Ballot measure 92 GMO labeling results as of Dec 8 (95% of est. votes counted): Yes...
View ArticleR's step up for Net Neutrality, Dems missed the boat
Progressives have promoted net neutrality for years, asking our elected Democrats to establish it as the law of the land. Unfortunately, since Democrats didn't act when they had the chance,...
View ArticleOK bill to establish church control over marriage & protect clerks from doing...
Those darn gays, you just can't keep 'em down on the farm closeted. Same-sex marriages are now legal in 36 states and DC, and the Supreme Court will likely strike down the rest of the state bans this...
View ArticleNew bill to Fast Track the Fast Track for the TPP
Oregon Senator Ron Wyden joined Sen Orrin Hatch and Rep Paul Ryan in introducing a bill to fast track the TPP Fast Track bill.That's right. After claiming that they were worried that members of...
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