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ucDems :: Blog: Shifting Coalitions and the Politics of War Crimes
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Friday, May 18, 2007. Shifting Coalitions and the Politics of War Crimes. Once upon a time, Karl Rove dreamed of putting together a coalition of voting blocs that would form an unbreakable permanent majority. Together with some swing voters they were able to lure consistently over several elections, this Republican movement was able to maintain a razor-thin majority in Congress and in presidential elections for several cycles. Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) is another former Republican who couldn't stand it any...
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ucDems :: Blog: Picking Nits?
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Friday, April 13, 2007. Now that Democrats run Congress, some interesting investigations are getting underway, just as Republicans warned us. They would. There are now some big, sexy scandals brewing as a result. Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) has been holding hearings on pretty much every aspect of the corruption and incompetence surrounding Iraq. Sen Patrick Leahy (D-VT) has been pursuing. The sordid US Attorney firing scandal. Various rules and regulations demand the following of White House employees:.
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ucDems :: Blog: Rahmblin' Man
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Friday, April 27, 2007. Anyone who read this blog. During the 2006 midterms (i.e. my Mom) knows how many, uh, suggestions I had for the way Rahm Emanuel should do his job as DCCC chair. But I tried not to lose sight of the fact that Rahm and I are still on the same team, even if we don't see eye to eye all the time. That's why I was so happy to see the text. Of his recent speech to the Brookings Institute. Some choice quotes from the speech:. The corporations don't have to lobby the government, because t...
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ucDems :: Blog: What do we remember?
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Tuesday, May 01, 2007. What do we remember? Well, it's May 1st. There are a whole bunch of things traditionally celebrated on May Day, but I usually think of International Workers' Day. Most industrialized countries celebrate their Labor Day today, in memory of the workers who were brutally suppressed at Haymarket Square. Right here in Chicago back in the 1880's. The raw emotions so many people attached to that event in the United States led President Cleveland to put US Labor Day. Part of remembrance is...
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ucDems :: Blog: Got to Give it Up
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Wednesday, May 09, 2007. Got to Give it Up. In my last post. I talked about the hypocrisy of Republicans who are setting a timeline in September after dragging every other proponent of a timeline through the mud for years. Well, this may shock you, but I found some more Republican hypocrisy since then. This time they're trying to harass the Iraqi politburo, or whatever joke of a legislative body "runs" their country, into giving up its two month summer vacation. I would say they don't. AND failed to even...
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ucDems :: Blog: June 2007
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Sunday, June 17, 2007. I Got a Crush.On Karfunkel. It has recently been discovered that our very own Brian Karfunkel makes a cameo in the too hot for youtube "I got a crush. on Obama" video. Check out the video:. And if you missed it, here's a screen shot of our man:. Posted by Mojowen @ 9:18 PM. I Got a Crush.On Karfunkel. Go to the Progressive Gala, Ready to Question. Better Enforcement Through Community. Shifting Coalitions and the Politics of War Crimes. Breaking the Camels Back. Got to Give it Up.
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ucDems :: Blog: Tenet and Iraq
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Monday, May 07, 2007. Former CIA director George Tenet was in the news last week for his new book. On the build up to the invasion of Iraq. Basically no one is buying the premise of the book (although people appear to be buying the book itself, which ranks #11 on Amazon as of this writing). In the words of Wonkette, the premise can be expressed thusly: George Tenet's Book Absolves George Tenet. That he will not be returning that particular medal, thank you very much. Anyway, said Tenet (emphasis added).
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ucDems :: Blog: December 2006
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Tuesday, December 05, 2006. Time Magazine is generally not a publication I trust to deliver earth-shattering scoops, but an article there caught my eye the other day. This piece. By Michael Duffy begins by describing how an integral part of the Bush As Decider narrative is his resistance to fickle changes of heart. However, as polls. Consistently show disapproval ratings for Bush flirting around 60%, it becomes increasingly clear that people have given up on something about the perpetual Bush narrative.
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ucDems :: Blog: Breaking the Camel's Back
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Wednesday, May 16, 2007. Breaking the Camel's Back. If ever there was any doubt that George W. Bush needs to be impeached, the testimony we heard yesterday should lay it to rest. A former top aide to Attorney General John Ashcroft testified yesterday about a series of events that sounds more like the climax of a Hollywood thriller than like a government playing by the rules. From the Post. On the night of March 10, 2004, as Attorney General John D. Ashcroft. Had just determined was illegal. The overarchi...
