Sarah Palin: fundraiser today at home of corrupt, SEC-fined Wall Street...
“I think the corruption on Wall Street. That’s to blame. And that violation of the public trust. And that contract that should be inherent in corporations who are spending, investing other people’s...
View ArticleRight wing attacks on ACORN: The Willie Hortonization of Voter Registration...
Clearly the Republicans have decided that they're going to try to turn ACORN into a Willie Horton-type symbol for this campaign.Not content to simply launch a coordinated campaign of voter suppression...
View ArticleNew Pew Poll - 53% - 39% among "likely voters"
The highly respected Pew Research Center for the People & the Press today released an astonishing poll showing a 14% Obama lead over McCain. The was done Oct. 16-19 with a national sample of 2,599...
View ArticleWhy we stand in line to vote - a historical photo essay
Over the last few days when looking at the photographs of people standing in line at early voting sites across the country, I've been reminded of so many pictures I've seen of election lines before -...
View ArticleSenator Leahy publicly opposes Lieberman chairmanship
(From the diaries. Assuming this is confirmed, Leahy would be the first Senate Democrat to publicly announce his opposition to Lieberman's retention of his committee chairmanship -- kos)Senator Patrick...
View ArticleWorld's first (openly) lesbian Prime Minister to be named in Iceland
According to the Associated Press, Iceland is about to make history by having the world's first openly lesbian Prime Minister.Openly gay woman is Iceland's 1st female PMJohanna Sigurdardottir has been...
View ArticleMarriage equality moving forward in Vermont legislature
Vermont's legislative leaders today announced plans to move quickly on a vote to enact marriage equality, promising to pass legislation allowing same-sex couples to wed by the end of the legislative...
View ArticleMarriage Equality in VT: Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approves gay...
Marriage equality for lesbian/gay Vermonters moved one step closer this morning (Friday) as the Vermont State Senate Judiciary Committee approved legislation (S.115) authorizing same-sex marriage in...
View ArticleVermont: Gay Marriage passes State Senate 26 to 4
This afternoon (Monday, March 23) the Vermont State Senate passed S. 115, legislation for civil marriage equality by a vote of 26 to 4.The 23 Democrats in the Senate voted for the bill by a 22 to 1...
View ArticleGay marriage passes in Vermont legislature 95-52
The Vermont House of Representatives Thursday evening voted for marriage equality by a 95 to 52 margin This vote follows a 26-4 vote two weeks ago by the Vermont Senate.The House will vote again Friday...
View ArticleVermont passes gay marriage, legislature overrides Governor’s veto
Vermont this morning became the 4th state to allow marriage for same-sex couples, as both the Vermont House and Senate voted to override the veto of Governor Jim Douglas (R-Out-of-touch). By doing so,...
View ArticleNPR reporting torture memo = disbarment?
The Bush Justice Department lawyers responsible for the memos authorizing torture will be referred to bar associations for potential disciplinary action, according to a report today from National...
View ArticleGetting our facts right when fighting birther lies and forgeries: The history...
Over the weekend birther/conspiracist/ lawyer/dentist/ real estate agent/ wingnut Orly Taitz rolled out a document that she claimed was a birth certificate showing Barack Obama was born in Mombassa,...
View ArticleRight-wing Canadian Prime Minister seeks to suspend Parliament
For the second time in slightly more than a year, Conservative Party Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is taking the extraordinary step of "proroguing" Parliament - effectively suspending all...
View ArticleSad news: Kate McGarrigle, folk singer, dies
Canadian singer and songwriter Kate McGarrigle, of the famed McGarrigle Sisters, and mother of singers Rufus Wainwright and Martha Wainwright, died Monday January 18th at age 63. She was also once...
View ArticleBreaking: Giannoulias bank closed by feds
According to Politico: "Federal regulators Friday shut down the bank owned by the family of Illinois Democratic Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias. The FDIC estimates the cost to the Deposit Insurance...
View ArticleTea Party North? - Toronto elects right wing mayor
In municipal elections today, Canada's largest city elected right wing City Councillor Rob Ford as Mayor, defeating openly gay Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament George Smitherman and Deputy...
View ArticleLosing Democratic Candidates Who Should Run Again
A "wave" election means that a lot of good candidates got dragged down in the under tow.While on Tuesday, a lot of the Democrats who lost were "Blue Dogs," conservative Dems, and/or poor campaigners....
View ArticleBeth Robinson, lesbian, marriage equality activist, named to Vermont Supreme...
Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin at noon today announced that he is nominating Beth Robinson to join the five member State Supreme Court.Burlington Free Press: Beth Robinson chosen by Shumlin for Vermont...
View ArticleRomney doesn't remember, but 35 years later I still do
I've lived through what Mitt Romney did to John Lauber.The news coverage swirling around the disclosure that 47 years ago Mitt Romney took part in a vicious bullying assault on a gay classmate has,...
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