All of this a way of getting to the point that money is one way to get respect, and proving that you can deliver it to the right kind of people has a way of encouraging people to come around to your point of view. So, yes, demonstrating that the mighty blogs can pull in $100K over a few days for a House candidate – and not just any House candidate – 14 months out from an election is one way to get a bit of respect. And a way to get people to listen to your concerns… and responding to them.
Burn Bush for Burner — 1,888 donors — $68,110.57
Blue America ‘08 — 186 donors — $5,112.41
Blue Majority — 155 donors — $4,476.65
Eschaton ‘08 Challengers — 75 donors — $3,076.44
Total raised for Darcy across ActBlue: $87,818.
Groups like Emily’s List come in with a check for a hundred thousand dollars and can pretty much demand to control messaging on a Congressional campaign. Much of the blogosphere’s ability to get the attention of politicians when they go off the reservation is due not only to the fact that we raised quite a bit during the last election cycle for candidates we support, but also because we made Joe Lieberman raise $17 million to keep his seat.
Yes, a hundred thousand dollars — particularly at this point in the election cycle — does get people’s attention.
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Zed!
Hah! No 4 in a rows around here!
And good news, too.
hey there
Go, DARCY!
GordonM @ 2
ccmask last thread said 3 is luck and 4 is not. I told her I’d ease up for the rest of the day…*g*
Congrats are in order, however…*g* again.
“Burner Down the House”
(youtube link)
Scarecrow — EPU’ed reply for you downstairs.
Wow we really are making a difference!
Biodun @ 5
Sucker… *g*
Redshift @ 7
Got it. Thanks.
Go, Darcy! Indeed!
That rat fink Bush is going to be just around the corner from me today and I can’t get away to direct some protestations his way. Well, if I could, I’d proudly tell him and Reichert that the presidential visit did make me get on the computer and throw some dollars Darcy’s way.
Go get ‘em. Looking forward to supporting her again and again and again.
TexBetsy @ 8
Yes! So much of the time I think this must be what it feels like to be Sisyphus, endlessly struggling to roll his rock up the hilll, only to have it come rolling back down.
But…it seems to be working!
Time for one of Howie Klein’s fund raising “matches”.
This is soooo sweet! Go, Darcy, go!
TexBetsy >
And we`ve only just begun…The best is yet to come
Etc
Go Darcy go !
“We have replaced “commentary” with “conversation.”” – Aaron Barlow
PTrig @ 11
My husband works in Bellevue. We are meeting him and three other people at his office to go to the Mariners game this evening. God forbid we be stupid enough to actually want to attend something we’d like to attend, especially when traffic all over the area will be disrupted by the visit of the Boy King.
I told the Washington State Democratic Party that perhaps they might want to produce a commercial re: why does Bush continually visit the Seattle area during rush hour (and make the third worst traffic in the United States even worse,) but so far, I’m not sure they’re going to run with the idea.
-S
also, scarecrow, I noted downstairs that the TPM montage includes Edwards saying that this is up to the Iraqis.
wow,
$87 K in just a few days.
Very well done guys. I have to tell you targeted donation like this, really speaks the language that electeds understand.
I read over at DailyKos that all the attention that O’Rielly et al are giving to the blogs these days has increased readership there. Hopefully the same is happening here. I’d like to think that the increased readership and membership will help all democratic candidates to raise money in forums like this. Also will help make all democratic congress people and candidates more accountable. Let them know we are watching their every move.
I have so little hope these days. It’s nice when good things happen.
OT – Sidney Blumenthal weighs in:
1,580 DAYZ AND THE KILLIN’ GOEZ ON AND ON AND..
Citizen Hamsher and the Firepup Patriots:
TELL IT DARCY…TESTIFY WOMAN…BURN HIS ASS!!
This is great and I bet she wins but how can the netroots leverage this experience to apply pressure in the districts of the Democrats like Tauscher, McLieberman and Baird …in my opinion it’s just as important to take out these DINOs as it is to increase the margin of Democrats in the House.
KEEP THE FAITH BUT VERIFY!!
If we found the right moment, (?confirmation hearings for AG?) I would love to do another action like the rubber stamps we sent last year– I thought that sent a real message from the blogosphere to Congress. I know it was labor intensive for the folks doing the planning and delivering, and they are blessed forever for their work. It was a relatively inexpensive way for us individuals to state our case in a concrete way. (And we sent a slew of business to the small company who created the stamps.)
Just a thought.
jayackroyd @ 17
John Edwards speaking the truth-doesn’t he know that a candidate is supposed to lie when asked a hard question? John Edwards is obviously a dangerous radical.
Which is why I support him.
Strategerie @ 16
When Der Chumpenfuhrer visits Phoenix, he always stays at a hotel/resort about a half mile from my house. I live by a mountain, and there are only two ways in and out of my neighborhood. Both get blocked off during rush hour when he is in town and I literally cannot get home. Forces me to drink at a bar for three or four hours; which could be worse I suppose, unless I get a DWI going home later.
Marty Kaplan has a pithy, funny piece on the Abu departure.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/…..61930.html
Gosh, not that anyone’s competing or anything, but who’s that BlueAmerica bunch in the fucking LEAD??
*g*
Here’s a media approach I’d love to see- celebration of the different approaches candidates offer- that having options & different opinions IS A GOOD THING and people should be applauded for having different ideas….
Was in the middle of sending money to Darcy when this post came up. Like minds. . . .
sent along some for John Leasch too.
Go Darcy!
Teddy: Gosh, you noticed!
1,580 DAYZ AND THE KILLIN’ GOEZ ON AND ON AND..
Citizen RonD and the Firepup Patriots:
“John Edwards is obviously a dangerous radical… Which is why I support him.”
Yes indeed…how does Edwards/Gore sound to you? And what if Edwards and Gore stood up together in the next couple a weeks and announced jest that??!!
KEEP THE FAITH, THE CURE FOR FASCISM IS MORE DEMOCRACY!!!
It will be interesting to see what the net amount (Bush event- Burner’s) will be. Remember, that when Bush came out just prior to the 06 election the actual amount raised was far less than projected. Don’t automatically assume that W will actually raise $500K for Reichert this time, either.
Strategerie >
Leaving open the door to an independent group picking up the idea and running with it.
There is so much to be done and so little the WSDP seems willing to do that one could be excused for thinking that they aren`t actually interested in being for any actual change in power relationships.
Long past time for real change both here & in that back east Washington swamp.
“…We have trees within a half hour of downtown Seattle that are older than the republic…” – Timothy Egan
I’m in for $25 … who else?
I’m leaving for the live Town Hall event in 5 minutes . . . go DARCY!
bmaz @ 24
Shouldn’t the fire department have something to say about that, since they wouldn’t be able to answer calls with the roads closed?
Speaking of Blue America candidates, McNerny said during his thread the other day that he would review the thread and answer all the questions he couldn’t get to, didn’t he? Anyone know if those answers will be posted here, or on his site, or if it’s going to happen at all?
Siun @ 33
I sent $50 each to Burner and Charlie Brown this morning……
at the ris of being naive i’d like to think that the fact that the entire DOJ had basically ground to a halt might have weighed in on him-plus Rove was gone. That had to be a reoccurring thought-who would cover him now?
NorskeFlamethrower @ 30
It sounds great to me, but I doubt Gore would go for it…I suspect Gore/Edwards would be great as well, but I’m through “waiting for Gore”…If he gets in great, but unless or until then, for me, it’s…
Edwards/Clark ‘08.
RonD @ 39
ahh my dream ticket
Siun @ 33
I want to so bad today, but I have to wait until payday on Friday!
Stacked ticket: both from the south.
GordonM @ 1
wtg Gordon
TeddySanFran @ 26
You don’t say. I hadn’t noticed.
RonD @ 39
that’s pretty much where I’m at, reluctantly
Biodun @ 42
My honest appraisal of the best persons for the job, nonetheless.
Hugh @ 25
Marty’s great! I had made this same point here a few nights ago. (#258).
Abu gets to slink away, and will not be held accountable for actions 10 times worse than anybody did in the Nixon White House. Lots of pats on the back awaiting Abu at the country club.
The Dems could’ve and still could nail this criminal, but I suspect, under lofty speeches about “moving forward,” they’ll let him go onto Repube Welfare at a high-paying law firm.
If we end up with Michael Jerkoff or some such freak (no offense to freaks), what difference will all this make? Really…
In honor of internet donations, here is Series of Tubes with Senator Stevens
Biodun @ 42
Just like our last winners were!
O/T, I guess, but I’m just catching up.
Doesn’t this strike anyone as the height of hypocracy? I mean, remember Richard Clark? or Joseph Wilson? or John Kerry? Is he fucking joking?!
punaise @ 45
PLEASE no more waiting for Gore. It would have been great but he says he’s not going to run and I believe him. We have a good field and Edwards is almost exactly where all of us are on positions.
I don’t for a minute believe that Gore would allow all these candidates to spend all this money and work so hard for months and then step in and scoop up the whole thing. Not like him to do that.
I have this nagging feeling that even with all the domestic skulduggery and thuggery fomented by this administration, that if not for Iraq, Bush would still be popular and the GOP would be well positioned to win in 2008.
In this house we are still hoping Gore will come in.
Any Democrat but Hillary. There… I said it, and feel good about saying it. ;0)!!!
Steve Soto at the Leftcoaster:
If Gore doesn’t come in it will be Hillary. Done deal.
If Gore won’t run we will vote Edwards. And we like Edwards/Kucinich or Edwards/Clark.
EPU’ed from a Gonzo thread this a.m. I mentioned that anon at the Muck’s suggestion that answering subpeonas be required for confirmation. It was said in affirmationthat an anon at the Muck has a good track record for saying wise things. If this is the same anon, he has reviewed his own track record. Shorter anon:
Cheney is next.
Here it is:
Now that the Justice department is finished with it’s house cleaning, The rest of the deal Bush made to spare himself impeachment will begin. The Cheney resignation will be forth coming within the time frame I estimated last week. There are three weeks left on that clock. If you look through obscure posts from three weeks ago until last week, you will see my original predictions about Rove (perfectly timed) and Gonzales (also one week prior as stated) Deny my accuracy and attribute it to coincedence or guessing if you like, but within three weeks from this day the dark one falls. The deal has been made and the substance of it is out. I am not a mystic and do not own a crystal ball. I do however own many devices that are able to communicate messages through the air. These have been put to great use.. Cheney is next, and you heard it here first. AS I STATED WITH MY OTHER POSTS MARK THIS ONE! Do not talk of it, Just mark it! It will be a great remebrance!
Posted by:
Date: August 27, 2007 2:52 PM
Anybody see this exchange on Scarborough this morning? Pretty interesting points made about the Dems:
http://rawstory.com//news/2007….._0827.html
Oklahoma kiddo @ 52
This is absolutely correct-even factoring in Iraq, IMO. For precedent, I remember polls in early ‘04 that showed Bush losing to a generic Democrat by 20 points or more. They are husbanding their resources, and waiting until they see the “”whites of our eyes”.
Anyone who thinks this election is a foregone conclusion had better wake up. They have no intention of losing power, and no scruples against doing whatever is necessary to retain it.
Hey pups – the following from David Fiderer at HuPo is epu’d…
…. but offers a great opportunity to stop Chertoff as AG….
hope it spreads across the blogosphere today…..
BlueStateRedHead @ 55
Is this the same Deep Modem person?
LS @ 56
Interesting read, etc. Thanks.
Oklahoma kiddo @ 54
Edwards/Dodd. I think Dodd has been under-estimated.
Tithonia @ 37
I hear things, and I know people who know people.
And
A little birdy told me that there’ll be news on Sep. 7 … not saying what but … ;-)
From Capital Hill Blue:snip
The secret behind the resignation’s timing is simple – Bush did not want to go through a messy nomination hearing. And given his promise not to inject an appointment while congress is not in session, some think that he is boxed in. They would be wrong.
When Gonzales was still #1, his top deputy resigned. That left Paul Clement as the next highest ranking DOJ employee. Now that Gonzo is leaving, while those top spots remain open, he takes charge.
What Bush and Rove managed to do is to “set up” congress yet again. Not only will there never be a confirmation hearing for a new DOJ head, there won’t even be a nominee. Why would Bush need one? His dream candidate is already in place.
Oklahoma kiddo @ 54
What about Edwards/Obama? Obama takes a backseat for 8 years, gets the sorely needed experience he needs for a real bid at the oval office, shows humility, and then waltzes in on the wings of love in 2016 for an eight year run of his own. He gets to affect policy for 16 years and change the course of history. Otherwise, he gets to be an also ran and loose to a woman who loses to a crazy man and America looses its last shreds of credibility with the whole, “Democracy is a good thing,” meme.
BTW Alberto Gonzales was confirmed as Attorney General February 3, 2005 by a vote of 60-36 with 4 not voting. No Republicans voted against Gonzales. Democrats who voted for Gonzales (essentially the Democrats from the Gang of 14):
Landrieu (D-LA)
Lieberman (D-CT)
Nelson (D-FL)
Nelson (D-NE)
Pryor (D-AR)
Salazar (D-CO)
The 4 not voting were:
Baucus (D-MT)
Burns (R-MT)
Conrad (D-ND)
Inouye (D-HI)
http://www.senate.gov/legislat…..vote=00003
Strategerie @ 16
He conveniently waited until the I-5 construction was completed to visit. At least he gave us that consideration. Maybe the boy king is kinder than he appears. Nah, forget that.
Fortunately, his visit effects my commute little. I do get that feeling, though, that there is a disturbance in the Force each time he comes to town.
Go M’s.
Too bad we can’t have Burner instead of Clinton.
Resignation timing?
Stewart, Colbert, Froomkin all seem to be on vacation…just sayin’.
ccmask @ 63
An “acting” appointment is max 210 days..but you may be right..the law means nothing to these people..What would congress do about it?
BlueStateRedHead @ 55
So Fred Thompson is waiting to campaign as sitting VP?
Just chipped in $100 (10% tip) for Darcy.
Act Blue is getting my vinyl record buying budget amount the next 14 months.
Thanks, Jane.
Oklahoma kiddo @ 60
it’s so great to have Wonkette on and have her say LIKE, every other sentence so people know what she is, like, talking about.
John in Sacramento @ 62:
Good or bad? Is Doolittle resigning? Getting indicted? Give us a hint!
Fern @ 61
Yes. Lahoma and I like Dodd too. We would be comfortable with Senator Dodd at the top of the ticket. ;0)
raven @ 72
That speech affectation ,like uh you know drives me like up the like uh fucking wall.
Jane, I hope you go to bed at night knowing that you are doing an amazing, wonderful thing. It is a humbling honor to be permitted to interact with you and the rest of this community, and I thank you.
Off on the business of the Queen. See everyone later.
Tithonia @ 73
Waaaaaaaaaaaaah. Hint pleeeeaaasssee!!!
LS@59:
deep modem=the Muck’s anon. It is thought:
http://www.democraticundergrou…..id=1655390
BlueStateRedHead @ 55
Errr, which thread? What website?
Thanks
Steve-AR @ 75
Me too! Upspeak drives me nuts also.
johnSwifty @ 64
We have this awful feeling that HRC has it wrapped. At this point we will be voting for Edwards in the primary. Subject to change. We think there is a possibility of the ultimate ticket being Hillary/Obama.
LS @ 80
Upspeak, hadn’t heard that. I blame it all on Maynard G Crebbs.
Tithonia @ 73
Good. Nothing to do with Conman Do Little
The Bearded wonder on CNN “confirming” that Fredo was pushed out by “the White House”.
And Junya didn’t get a vote on it.
Hmmm…so Junya ain’t really in charge. So what else is new?
raven @ 82
is that the insidious habit of ending every declarative sentence with a raised vocal inflection as if if asking a question? ‘cuz, it’s like, really annoying?
Mad Dogs @ 84
Can’t he be more specific? Give us a hint, Wolf! Was it someone who isn’t part of the Executive Branch OR the Legislative Branch?
Raven — Tuesday Weld was a fox.
Oh, those poor WA GOPpers: they’re getting pissy-pants Bush today, at $500 a plate.
[snort]
Jane -
Sent a check for $50. to Darcy and noted ActBlue on it. Guess there is no way of having it count in the totals but I wonder how many Pups there are out there who donated by mail vs. charging down the toobz.
raven @ 82
Upspeak is that annoying way of ending the “tone” of a sentence with an “up” sound. I can’t demonstrate it, since you can’t hear me..but think of valley girl intonation and rhythm..like..badabadabadabada baaah?????
raven @ 82
Werk? Werk!
Maynard and Zonker Harris make excellent role models
retirin’ in five @ 87
She was great in “Lord Love a Duck”!
I’m starting to wonder if Bush really didn’t think Gonzo should leave. That would certainly be consistent with what we’ve seen. But it would also mean that everyone else–including Gonzo–thought he had to clear out, and fast. I still think something big is about to drop. And I’m still hoping it’s Sealed v Sealed.
retirin’ in five @ 87
I had a huge crush on her when I was a kid. Weld did a pretty good job in “Soldier in the Rain”.
Please express it in Seinfeldian terms. Ya got your high talkers, your low talkers, your close talkers, and now, your up talkers.
LS @ 90
In French, it is the way you turn a declaratory sentence into a question.
LS @ 90
I googled it!
Frank Probst @ 86
How’d you figure out it was Barney?
Yip, yip…arrghhooooo!
From Union Leader dot com: Lots more at the link:
MANCHESTER – With flat-tax advocate Steve Forbes sitting behind him, Republican Presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani yesterday said he will propose in greater detail a “simplified tax code” this fall.
Giuliani said he would make the Bush tax cuts permanent, do away with inheritance taxes, reduce corporate taxes and institute tax-free retirement savings accounts and health care incentives.
He also claimed not one of the leading Democratic candidates has ever been an executive and made those kinds of decisions in either the public or private sectors.
“If you’ve never run anything, you sometimes have unrealistic ideas,” he said. “This is not a place for on-the-job training.”
BlueStateRedHead @ 55
Should I put it in my calendar?
SO, does Jeb come in to replace Darth?
Supposedly Rove built a house in Fla near Jeb’s vaca house. I thought it was to work on Jeb’s 2012 campaign.
Is it to run the WH from Fla? Is Rove not really “gone”?
Does this mean Poppy is now running things? Which could explain the Shrub foot stomping this AM.
THAT WOULD BE INTERSTING……….
retirin’ in five @ 95
lol
Oklahoma kiddo @ 94
She was also good in “Who’ll Stop the Rain” and “Looking for Mr. Goodbar.”
raven @ 102
Weld was riveting.
John@79:
re shorter Anon (who maybe Deep Modem, see my response to LS@55)
here is the link to anon’s review of his track record and prediction:
Cheney next.
http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/004012.php
The blogosphere may not always be able to decide what is cookin’ on the stove, but it has the unique ability to turn up the heat on any of the burners to bring attenetion to the cooks.
looseheadprop @ 100
All of the wine glasses in my house just simultaneously shattered…due to the surreal screaming note I just heard….omg…it was me.
BlueStateRedHead @ 104
Someone on another blog suggested Deep Modem is Constant Pations. Ever hear that?
LS @ 106
I may be an id10t, but I do not think Jebbie could get confirmed by both houses of congress.
dakine01 @ 107
Why not?
I think Edwards/Obama would be the winningest ticket the Dems could put out there. And I honestly think Hillary is the most likely choice to lose.
That’s not rooted in my own personal concerns with her positions, but I think it’s an accurate assessment of the political climate.
I think Democrats have an incredible opportunity to win the White House in 08, but I think the odds go down considerably with Hillary on the ticket.
Even someone with virtual no name recognition would do better as the “Not Republican” choice than Hillary.
But nominating Hillary would fit right in with the recent pattern of the Democratic Party shooting themselves in the foot.
I plan to vote for Edwards in the primary, unfortunately I think the Indiana primary is held sometime AFTER the inauguration in 09.
zennurse @ 22
Completely agree. Hardly scientific but I am still hearing professional politicos using the phrase rubber stamp in their public comments. Can’t believe it is simply coincidence.
LS @ 109
Too many folks already suffering from Bush fatigue amongst other reasons. Plus, the in congress candidates and their various allies would not give a leg up to someone for ‘08. It would be someone who would pretty much have to promise NOT to be a candidate in ‘08
SufiLizard @ 110
Hillary’s candidacy gives great hope to the Republics.
Updated totals for Darcy:
Burn Bush for Burner: 1,980 people, $71,774.43
Blue America ‘08: 197 people, $5,652.41
Blue Majority: 155 people, $4,476.65
Eschaton ‘08 Challengers: 75 people, $3,076.44
Total across ActBlue: $90,805
Badwater @ 113
Hence the “annointing” of her by big media. Hillary vs any Republican is a win/win for the oligarchs.
Badwater @ 113
And once again, I may be an id10t, but this could be a case of the Rs eventually regretting they get what they ask for – I for one, do not think HRC will be the disaster that the Rs are counting on her to be.
Wolfie probably referring to someone in the fourth branch.
steve at 75=”That speech affectation ,like uh you know drives me like up the like uh fucking wall.” (and, like, everyone else, that, ya know, like, commented on this, like, upspeak thingy…….)
like, i don’t, you know, like, see why it, like, bothers you, ya know? like, i’m just sayin’, ya know?
LS @ 106
Well that would be consistatn with what was just posted about Blitzer saying that Gonzo was pushed out by the WH, but Shrub wasn’t told.
If we go with the theory that Cheney was in charge of the Executive Branch power grab and Rove (who I know for a fact was given the power to pick USA’s and could overrride SHrub’s preferences) was in charge of politicizing executive branch agencies to create the permanent Republican Majority
Well, Rove ain’t doin’ so well. Not only did he lose Congress, he and Gonzo were likely to get impeached/idicted/something.
Contrast Cheney who has been able to maintain operatioal silence. His firewall (Libby) didn’t break. It may be that Poppy, Baker and Cheney are taking matters into their own hands???
dakine01 @ 116
I hope you’re right, because she’s looking pretty likely as the candidate, but I really think she’s the best hope for Republicans.
dakine01 @ 108
Why do you think that?
BlueStateRedHead @ 104
It would fit with the rumor Just that two more cabinet officials would resign within coming weeks.
dakine01 @ 112
The Republics certainly would give Jeb a leg up. If the Bush family wants Jeb in there, the Republics are not going to risk offending their royal family by preventing it. Additionally, another Bush as President gives them yet more opportunities to enrich themselves: Plunder before Party before Country.
SufiLizard @ 110
Oh, oh, your assessment rings true and has me spinning in a cold sweat…cold blooded as it were…and twirling like a dervish…I am a reptilian dervish for your words!
The best line so far today on the Gonzo resignation is GSD’s “he doesn’t recall resigning” quip.
But Mark Field, a commenter over at Balkinization, is running a close second. Noting that the effective date of Gonzo’s resignation is September 17 (i.e., Constitution Day), Mr. Field says,
looseheadprop @ 121
See me @112 for a couple of reasons to start with.
Got a letter from Darcy’s campaign:
Hope everyone’s preregistered. I’ll be stuck at work and can’t participate. :(
Just kicked in $100 for Burner. Nuts to George!
1,580 DAYZ AND THE KILLIN’ GOEZ ON AND ON AND..
Citizens oklahoma kiddo, Raven and the Firepup Patriots:
On this day of celebration and asskickin’ practice, why do I detect a large degree of resignation to Mrs. Clinton gettin’ the nomination? This thing with Abu and the clusterfuck which is the upcomin’ Iraq report to Congress does absolutely NUTHIN” for the pretender to the neo-con throne.
Like Big Al has said over and over again, the telescopin’ of the nomination process two years out is simply a diversion to exhaust democratic opposition to the fascists in BOTH parties. The nomination for Mrs. Clinton is NOT a foregone conclusion…not if we don’t get exhausted and we use our tactical advantage in the Democratic Party: numbers and the threat of direct action to short circuit corporate propaganda machine. “Numbers” means that there are a hell of a lot more of us than there are of THEM and the use or even the threat of national demonstrations and selective strikes takes the steerin’ wheel away from the corporate media. And of course, there’s Al Gore!! I’m afraid that they’re holdin’ charges against his son to stall an announcement but I gotta believe that Mrs. Clinton is shittin’ bricks about a Gore announcement.
So let’s not leave the field to the corporate contractors, brothers and sisters…let’s concentrate our firepower on the Democratic Party leadership and scare the shit outta them. Fuck the idea of 60 votes in the Senate…how about 50 million in the streets!!
KEEP THE FAITH AND TAKE NO FUCKIN’ PRISONERS
LS@107. you’re right about the id-ing of Anon=deep modem=Constant Pations. (see linkbelow)
Loosehead@106: hope the champagne glasses survived, because we will be toasting if deepmodem=Anon of the Muck josh marshal (with good suggestions from EW) can do a Woodward and Bernstein.
except: oh the congress was different, and wasn’t there a federal judge somewhere in the story and a John Dean..
.
exception to except: there was no progressive blogosphere…no FDL..no ..Jane…no Josh..and no pups..Kos..and you know the roll.
what do the pups think? reason for hope? cause the thread on the Muck has dried up.
Since the hope of my doing any serious work today is gone, I am open to serious talk.
*the anon=deep modem evidence is presented below
http://www.democraticundergrou…..id=1655390
dakine01 @ 126
My memory’s fuzzy but isn’t it one of the recent Amendments (after JFK was murdered) that you can’t have a family member as cabinet officer? Or in the administration?
correction to my 130:
Loosehead@106: hope the champagne glasses survived, because we will be toasting if deepmodem=Anon of the Muck PLUS josh marshal (with good suggestions from EW) can do a Woodward and Bernstein.
Norske…
Gore is HRC’s, corporate, the DLC’s, and the GOP’s horrible nightmare. Which means he should be the next president. ;0)
john in sacramento @ 131
Hillary was in charge of health care reform for the Clinton administration. Was that a cabinet position? Or is the First Lady kinda given an honorary role? Or, maybe if you’re cheated on in such a glaringly public forum, the amendment allows that you need not be considered a ‘family member’ for anything other than purely political reasons.
New thread upstairs or keep donating to Darcy here!
johnSwifty @ 134
HRC’s role in the clinton health care bit was NOT a cabinet position. It was a working group on a par with the Iraq Study Group/9-11 Commission type deal.
From Andrew Sullivan’s Daily Dish:
Alberto Gonzales, next to Dick Cheney, was the strongest advocate of keeping Guantanamo open. Now that he’s out, this is the time to listen to former Secretary of State Colin Powell and shut down the place.
Gonzales represents everything un-American about the current America — the suspension of habeas corpus for those accused of crimes; the advocacy of torture techniques on enemy combatants; the promulgation of illegal, domestic spying and eavesdropping; the delusion of a “unitary executive” in our government (i.e., monarchy); the deep politicization — what I’d call the Sovietization — of our nation’s judicial system.
LS @ 106
It’s not just an old commercial
It can happen
And thanks BlueStateRedHead for your links
Please let it be true (knocks on wood)
john in sacramento @ 138
“Is it live, or is it Memo Wrecks?”
Siun @ 33
There are some heavy hitters in Eschtaon ‘08 Challengers. OTOH it looks like many of the other contributions were at $25. Do the math. It is quite likely that somewhere around 2000 patriots coughed up $25. Another speculative guess is that most of them are good for the same for other outstanding progressive candidates. Just guessing and praying. Even if my guess/”analysis” is wrong, it does show that just 2000 of us giving $25 does add up.
Keep it up gang!
mmmh … To have a chance we need to raise large amounts for opposing candidates which in turn forces the incumbent to commit even more to private interests for their continued financing. Quite the vicious circle.
john in sacramento @ 131
I don’t think there is any law or statute to that effect, but the “advise and consent” provision in the Constitution was intended by Alexander Hamilton to exclude “unfit persons” from serving in high appointed offices because of nepotism or business attachments.
That would allow “fit” and qualified individuals who were relatives to serve, provided they passed the scrutiny of the Senate.
http://www.senate.gov/artandhi…..mation.htm
http://www.whitehouse.gov/ask/20040728.html
Oklahoma kiddo @ 67
OK, I’m no Hillary fan at all, but this is getting ridiculous. Is Burner just an empty vessel into which everyone’s aspirations can be put? She has never held ANY elected office, fergawdsake. She was a midlevel manager at Microsoft. She dropped out of law school after a year. I hope she’s elected and does a great job, but really, who can tell?