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Archive for April, 2006
Living With War
Neil Young’s new album, Living With War, now available for streaming. The New York Times calls it “irate, passionate, tuneful, thoughtful and obstinate” and says it will be available on iTunes next week and in stores soon after. Go Listen.
Apr 28, 2006 by Joshua Skaroff in
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Hastert Is A Hippo(Crite)
From Political Wire:
After holding a press conference at a local gas station in Washington, D.C., House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL) was photographed several blocks away getting out of the hybrid automobile he used at the event and getting back into his gasoline-powered SUV.
Apr 28, 2006 by Peter Slutsky in
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Tony Snow Goes On The Record
Tony Snow, the former Fox News anchor who will serve as White House Press Secretary did an interview with Bill Sammon of The Examiner. Here are some excerpts. Read to the bottom.
Snow on calling Bush an embarrassment:
I knew it was something I’d have to deal with, but ironically, I had to deal with it the first time I went into the White House. I’d also been somewhat critical of the first President Bush.
Snow on DNC Chairman Howard Dean:
Howard Dean was the one public figure who came out hard, but Howard doesn’t know me.
Snow on Bush’s low polling numbers:
When you have a president in the 30s and Congress in the 20s, that’s bad. And I think one way you restore it is by behaving, by acting in a genial way.
Snow on President Bush punching his critics in the face:
You’ve seen the president take a lot of blows on the chin because he doesn’t want to ball up his fist and knock people’s teeth out. There’s an opportunity to make people — even people who disagree with us — feel really good about the whole thing.
President George W. Bush balling up his fist and knocking people’s teeth out…PRICELESS.
Flashback: Vice President Dick Cheney shoots a man in the face, neck and heart.
Apr 28, 2006 by Peter Slutsky in
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Iowa Meet Russ…Russ Meet Iowa
Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) will travel to Iowa this weekend to speak at the University of Iowa and to campaign for Democratic Congressional candidates.
Sen. Feingold is most likely going to run for the Democratic nomination and as we all know, Iowa plays a pivotal role in the nomination process. Good luck in Iowa, Russ. Try the Jello salad - it’s delicious!
You can take a look at Sen. Feingold’s leadership Political Action Committee website, The Progressive Patriots Fund. Make sure to check out their very smart new web ad, “W”.
Apr 27, 2006 by Peter Slutsky in
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DCCC Launches New Site
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC or D-trip) launched a new corruption website today. Check it out.
Apr 27, 2006 by Peter Slutsky in
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FEMA On The Outs
From The New York Times:
The Federal Emergency Management Agency was so fundamentally dysfunctional during Hurricane Katrina that Congress should abolish it and create a new disaster response agency from scratch, according to a draft of bipartisan recommendations proposed by a Senate committee.
This is all insider baseball. Bottom line, The Republican-led government failed the American people. You can overhaul and rename, you can fire, you can talk and talk, but at the end of the day, Americans want to be protected and want their tax dollars to be used effectively. It doesn’t matter what you call the department, it matters that there are people working everyday to prepare for natural disasters and if a severe storm, fire, earthquake or tornado hit, the response must be instantaneous.
We have seen the Republican leadership in action over the past six years. It took a disaster like Hurricane Katrina for all of America to really comprehend the emptiness of their governance. (To quote Sen. John Kerry from DoubleSpeak’s inaugural episode)
If anything; Iraq aside, the lagging economy aside, the failure of international leadership aside, the 2006 elections are a referendum on the Republicans and their response to the citizens of the Gulf Coast in their hour of need. For that alone, they ALL deserve to lose their jobs. Vote Democrat in 2006.
NEVER AGAIN
Apr 27, 2006 by Peter Slutsky in
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Matt Brown Drops Out
This afternoon, Rhode Island Secretary of State Matt Brown (D) dropped his bid for the U.S. Senate, clearing the way for presumptive nominee, former Attorney General Sheldon Whitehouse (D).
Matt Brown is a very good candidate and a committed progressive, but intra-party struggles, coupled with a late primary were ultimately going to hurt the chances of a Democrat snatching that very vulnerable seat away from Republican Senator Lincoln Chaffee.
With Sheldon Whitehouse at the helm, I say, bring it on!
From the Associated Press:
Secretary of State Matt Brown, dogged by questions about his fundraising practices in the campaign for U.S. Senate, drops out of the race.
Brown says he did not have enough money to continue in the race.
He threw his support behind fellow Democrat and former Attorney General Sheldon Whitehouse.
They were both vying for the seat held by Republican Senator Lincoln Chafee, who faces Cranston Mayor Stephen Laffey in the Republican primary.
Brown had a strong showing in an independent poll by Brown University early this year.
But in recent months, he has struggled with dwindling funds and persistent questions about a series of donations made to his campaign by Democratic parties in three other states.
We will be seeing more of Matt Brown in the future. DoubleSpeak wishes him well.
Apr 26, 2006 by Peter Slutsky in
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Sen. Byrd Takes On Bush
It [the Senate] retains all of its original powers, including providing advice and consent to Presidents on nominations and on treaties, serving as a court of impeachment–you better believe it, Mr. President. The Senate can send you home. You better believe that. If the House impeaches you, the Senate will try you. The Senate, don’t forget it, serves as a court of impeachment and has an equal say with the House on legislation.
Rock on, Sen. Byrd! By the way… Sen. Byrd might look old in the above picture, but my research actually shows that this picture was taken in 1920.
Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV) is running for re-election in 2006 to his eighth term in the U.S. Senate. Keep it up, Senator!
Apr 26, 2006 by Peter Slutsky in
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