Possible "Upper" regarding Medicare Part D
After having gone through the nightmare on Medicare Part D Street, it occurred to me that something will happen either right before the November elections or right around that time. What is it? It's...
View ArticleDid Cheney have his own Monica at the Ranch?
Huffington Post has a recent headline about.... And according to Willeford's account, Cheney and the ambassador were side-by-side when the shooting of Whittington took place....
View ArticleFox Viewership Going DOWN!!!!!
Feb. #'s: 25-54 Demographics Vs. 2005 Total day '06: FNC: 236,000 / CNN: 131,000 / MSNBC: 116,000 / HLN: 97,000 / CNBC: 81,000 Total day '05: FNC: 271,000 / CNN: 126,000 / MSNBC: 79,000 / HLN: 88,000...
View ArticleTom DeLay (Texas 22)
This is a quick note before I leave for a doctors' appointment. I live in Tom DeLight's District and personally, I could not be happier that he won the Republican Primary. Why? Because, his District...
View ArticleFavoribility Ratings (Dems vs. Reps)
Interesting Stats: (CBS/NYT poll 05/04/06 to 05/08/06) http://www.pollingreport.com/... Democrats: 55% = Favorable 37% = Unfovorable http://www.pollingreport.com/... Republicans: 37% = Favorable 57% =...
View ArticleThe PNAC
I am assuming that most of the people on this board are already aware of the "Project for a New American Century or PNAC" and their principal of creating a meaner, leaner military with the help of...
View ArticleMarijuana and Lung/Throat Cancer
http://news.google.com/... I am a Medical Marijuana advocate in Texas, working to relax these absolutely insane laws regarding marijuana. In fact, I went just last week to talk to Representative John...
View ArticleEdward R. Murrow Awards
I just read that the Edward R. Murrow awards have been handed out and they are: http://www.broadcastingcable.com/... NBC Tops Murrows By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 6/22/2006 9:15:00 AM...
View ArticleTom DeLay (Texas 22)
I live in the Delightful, Unrepresented District of Texas, a/k/a TX-22. I have been on Tom's e-mail list and was quite appalled at the one he sent out yesterday (I know, I'm late checking my e-mail)....
View ArticleBush Approval Ratings over 40%
I personally believe that we need to take notice of something very important, especially this close to the November elections. Bush's approval numbers are rising and the last two, CNN and USA Today...
View ArticlePath back to ABC's 9/11 Docu-Drama
I'm going through my DVR (ie TIVO) recordings for the coming week and found these tidbits interesting regarding this "Dramatization of Events" on 9/11. I know there was a "call to action" diary...
View ArticleMy TX-22 Voting Trip
Yesterday, I drove me and my handicap equipped van to my local early polling location. After an horendous time trying to park my van in a place where I can roll my electric wheelchair out, I rolled on...
View ArticleInteresting Info-Athiests & Agnostics
I was reading another DailyKos diary entry which led me off to a list of famous "Athiests, Agnostics and Ambiguous" people. http://www.celebatheists.com/... Anyhow, while reviewing the names I see the...
View ArticleCNN Int'l and Comcast
I live in the greater Houston area where we have been served by Time Warner cable for years. Comcast bought out Time Warner and the changes that affect their customers has gone into affect. On what was...
View ArticleIraqSlogger going to Subscription Only
I am not sure how many people here go and read IraqSlogger (http://www.iraqslogger.com/) but I am a daily reader. They do a really good job at analyzing the news that not only comes out of Iraq but...
View ArticleNot So Fast - California Republicans at it Again
Well, I hope this catches the eye of many of you out there. Seems the Republican Californians want to resurrect their attempts at changing California's Electorial system. While it would be fair if it...
View ArticleWright, Robertson & Fallwell
With all of the attention being placed on Reverend Wrights comments, which were taken out of context in the first place and do have some meaning if one is to listen to them in full (though I do have a...
View ArticleImportance of the Supreme Ages
I'm not sure if anyone else has gone out to the Supreme Court's website and tallied the actual ages of our current Supreme Court Judges. There is obviously something very, very unnerving going on - and...
View ArticleHelp Me Please
I posted that video of John McCain and all his qualities on my personal blog and I got a response that if I answer well we may turn another undecided into a decided. Posted under the fold. I'd like to...
View ArticleAnother Beauty Queen for McCain
What does she bring to McCain's team except a pretty face? As far as being Pro-Life. No, She is Pro-Birth. I'm reading that she had her Downs baby and then promptly left it in someone else's care 3...
View ArticleHow Taxes can actually equalize, help control markets
I'm going to try and make this as simple and easy to understand but it is a good argument as to how taxes effect the Economy. Here in Texas, we do not have an Income Tax, but we do have a high sales...
View ArticleThe NBC/Washington Post Poll
I know, another diary but I'm just getting around to watching the ABC evening news. George S is talking about the swing voter groups, a/k/a Independents and also Catholics: Independents: 43% Obama 50%...
View ArticleMust See Video on Bailout
The Real News Network has a video on the bailout and reasons that the American Government should NOT be bailing out Wall Street. Even President Sarkozy of France is screaming that the days of no...
View ArticleShe Just Stinks
I'm taking advantage of someone else's wi-fi waves, so I can get some relief. I need to be politically correct, only because I'm dealing with very old, sick people. See, I'm stuck in Midland, TX....
View ArticleMcCain has issues with a certain C word
Okay, I'll be upfront.... This is a "for fun" diary that actually exposes a bit more to the man, John McCain, than we remember. Okay, so I see something about John McCain saying the "C" word so I hop...
View ArticleWhere did that $700 Billion Go?
AOL, where their readers lean rightward, has a little breakdown of where that $700 billion bailout money package is going and folks, its not to the banks, which were supposed to trickle down. Why did...
View ArticleNick Lampson - TX-22
I live in Texas-22, you know, Tom DeLay's old district and redistricting should have made this a completely safe seat for any Republican... But, I go over to one of my favorite sites.......
View ArticleWar on Drug at Change.Org
Quick, I know this is not a big post but... http://www.change.org/... There's only 9 votes left - so this is a HURRY UP and get this issue NOTICED. Thanks and I must enter more info so that The...
View ArticleFareed Zakaria and his take on Bush's biggest Mistake
Zakaria: The legacy of America's most unpopular president I have my DVR set to record Fareed Zakaria's GPS on Sundays on CNN. I don't usually watch any of the 24/7 News Networks but I do like Fareed's...
View ArticleResponse from K.B. Hutchison
Why oh Why do I even contact my two Texas Senators? They are worthless in every sense of the word. I remember when Kay Bailey was a News Reporter in the Houston area. She has so disappointed me. And...
View ArticleGoodbye MTP
Today, I finally deleted Meet the Press from my DVR recordings. I simply cannot take David Gregory's obvious Republican/Neocon slant. I sat there and watched for the last time as Newt Gingrich rattled...
View ArticleIt is set in Stone (Updated to Clarify)
So, I’m watching a special segment on PBS about Arlington National Cemetery and the different wars that are represented there. World War 1 World War 2 Korean War Vietnam War And then, there it was,...
View ArticleMichael Jackson and Iran
Huffington Post has an article (well, they link to one at the Daily Beast) about all of the News covering the recent celebrity deaths, especially Michael Jackson’s, and the consequences it might have...
View ArticleForbes Misreprsents Marijuana (Surprise, Surprise)
Forbes has an article up about George Soros and his funding for the legalization of drugs. Here comes some woman who obviously does not know her facts but decides to write on the subject anyway. More...
View ArticleI'm getting rid of RID
RID is the non-profit group that Jon Stewart's guest last night, Ms. McCaughy, represents and works for. I have been a monthly contributor to them for years, ever since my mother-in-law was diagnosed...
View ArticleMake your Voice be Heard
I finally used Congress.Org's website to send my email to the people who supposedly represent me and my interests. Currently Congress.Org's website says that 74% of the communications they have...
View ArticleJohn Cornyn's Sad, Sad little Reply
This is why I sometimes dislike even sending the people who supposedly represent me anything to begin with. But here goes what the Senator from Texas has to say about a few things... My notes are in...
View ArticleWho is Responsible for the Federal Debt?
I've had it with hearing the right-wing noise machine claiming that Obama is running the Federal Government into the ground. So I did a little work on the subject because in my mind, I was pretty darn...
View ArticleWhose Watching on the Weekends?
Okay, I know this will be a quick diary and will move along quickly down the list, but I saw something that nobody else has pointed out, yet anyway. From the TVByTheNumbers website I was looking at the...
View ArticleShocking News ***John Stossell Leaving ABC for FOX***
I'm over at Talking Points Memo and see a link about John Stossell leaving ABC News for FOX Business News and also special segments on Fox News.. Oh, I can't believe but yet I can.
View ArticleCaremark Killing Grandma
I had the local News on this morning and our local CBS station had done an investigative piece. Well, either they did or someone else did and shopped it around, I don't know. But this is simply wrong...
View ArticleWhy I Can Actually Support this Bill. I'm shocked at Myself too
Wow, it hit me as I was watching ABC's World News this evening and they were explaing that the Public Option had been removed but.... and here's the part we need to do something with.... More below...
View ArticleBush, China, Taiwan and Bonds
Here's a story that is not getting much attention and yet I think it deserves much more than it is getting. China is making threatening remarks to the Obama Administration over it's proposed sale of...
View ArticleThose Damn Liberals
Not all Texans are dumb and gullible and driving pick-up trucks. There is another diary up about Texans giving in large amounts to Democrats outside of the state, it touched a spot with me. I'm glad...
View ArticleMy Experience at the Pain Clinic
Where has the last 6 years of my life gone? The worst part of it all started in May, 2006 shortly after I was referred to a pain clinic for some of my MS and other related aches and pains. However,...
View ArticleWhat's Happening in America ??
I am part of a private group of like-minded people on Facebook. I am reposting a post that I think says it all, plus I am still coming off a heated discussion with a lady last night - smart woman...
View ArticleDid Romney Just make an Admission
I know I heard it last night, I heard Romney claim that Governments do not create jobs - not just once but twice for emphasis.... And you know what? I did hear him say it. More below the fold even...
View ArticleDefinitions
I just read for the last time how "We are not a Democracy, We are a Republic," from a misguided, definition deficient individual.The Definition of a Democracy from Google:A system of government in...
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