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    Among the rich you will never find a really generous man even by accident. They may give their money away, but they will never give themselves away; they are egotistic, secretive, dry as old bones. To be smart enough to get all that money you must be dull enough to want it.

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    Lead From The Heart And Forget Bi-Partisanship

    President Obama should not listen to the cries to “lead from the center” and he should forget completely about bi-partisanship with regard to his priorities. I never thought I would say this but the President needs to take a lesson from Bush II. Do you remember any articles in the mainstream media saying Bush should lead from the center? Did Bush really [...]



    Million Doors for Peace

    Click here to sign up for this action.  Walk your neighborhood door-to-door spreading the message to end the illegal war and occupation of Iraq.
    The coalition organizing Million Doors for Peace includes: Catholics United, Cities for Peace, MoveOn.org, Pax Christi USA, Peace Action, Progressive Accountability, Progressive Democrats of America, United for Peace & Justice, USAction & TrueMajority.org, Voters for Peace and Win Without War.

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    Carrier – Benton Race About More Than Taxes

    Kayaker Carrier in action

    David Carrier ended last night’s election tally with a very respectable 47% of the vote against Benton.  Benton is an incumbent with gobs of special interest money.  Carrier is a newcomer to politics with limited resources and lots of energy.

    Why is Carrier giving Benton a run for his money (pun intended)?  It seems the tired old Republican talking point of “no [...]



    Sociometrics

    lthough I am a native Washingtonian, Seattle born, I knew nothing about Vancouver until I came here in 1992. It did not take long for me to appreciate why some people–including native Vancouverites–refer to Vancouver as “Couve Holler” or “Vantucky”. In the apparent establishment, such as it is, the same names, associations, backgrounds and networks kept coming up over and over. And in this [...]



    Crist on KPOJ Morning Show

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    Cheryl Crist was a guest with Thom Hartmann on KPOJ AM 620 this morning. The audio is here of the interview starting at about the 18 minute mark:

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    There is also a KPOJ poll that Cheryl Crist is winning about who you will vote for in the primary, Crist or Baird, here:  KPOJ Poll

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    Baird the “Lieberman of the Left Coast”

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    Comes now a letter to the editor today in the Columbian re our Congressman Baird:

    FISA vote is last straw

    I recently heard, then read, about Congressman Brian Baird’s rationale for voting for the new FISA bill. What a bunch of half-truths.

    First, I am an independent. Baird has willingly changed his philosophy in recent years, supporting the “surge,” now supporting the elimination of my constitutional [...]



    Is Obama Selling Us Out or Simply Selling Himself to the Media?

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    Over at OpEd News in an article titled What’s the Matter in Madison?, the author makes the comparison of the Christian Right being to the Republicans what Progressives are to the Democrats:

    …essential to an election victory, easily rallied and a dependable source of funds, but not to be considered seriously in any policy decisions. As Evangelicals are mocked by Wall Street, so [...]



    glenzilla v. olbermann

    We don’t have cable, so I only get to read about these things afterwards, but Olbermann has truly come to this duel with Glenn Greenwald unarmed:

    …Olbermann — just as he has done on his show repeatedly ever since Obama announced his support for the [FISA] bill — also suggested that Obama is harboring a Secret Benevolent Plan that he isn’t telling anyone about whereby [...]

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