AP is reporting that Jim Webb-D has won Virginia. Hallelujah -one more time.
Democrats take the Senate. Yes! Yes! Yes!
I brought muffins to work to celebrate the election results. In New York, it was a slam-dunk. I am especially excited about Eliot Spitzer. I met him last spring at the 86th Street subway entrance. Very slight and almost shy but he kicked some serious white-collar ass as AG. I'm guessing the the timidity is about approaching crabby NYers at rush hour when they are hurrying to hurl themselves into a crowded metal tube lurching at 30 miles a hour, facing morning breath, thumping Ipods, and holy-rolling preachers on the number 4 Downtown.
I think Eliot is all about fighting the man. I can dig it.
Saddam and Rumsfeld: Smackdown For Two
How can anyone resist a political two-fer in one week? Need I say more?
Yes indeed as I was reminded of the replacement's history and another amazing political two-fer. Reminder is courtesy of Wonkette.
Meet Robert M. Gates, Iran-Contra Crook and Bush 41 CIA Chief
How twisted is this country? An Iran-Contra crook and ex-CIA chief is immediately greeted as a sane, grown-up yet “fresh” replacement for the delusional old Donald Rumsfeld. Even more fun, Gates’ nemesis Daniel Ortega was elected president of Nicaragua on Monday. You may remember Ortega as the Sandinista leader who fought off the Contras in a long bloody “civil war” in large part engineered by...wait for it...Oliver North, William Casey and deputy CIA director Robert M. Gates, among others. North, a convicted felon and official fall guy for Iran-Contra, was in Nicaragua last week campaigning against Ortega.
Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose....
News from the Little Apple
Our MLW field correspondent, Micaela Johnson, reports that over 1,000 seats are still available for Rummy's speech tomorrow night at KSU as part of the Landon Lecture Series.
A $25 iPod card to the first person to note in Comments who spoke in the Landon Lecture Series in March, 1968.
In The Meantime: Let's Party Like It's 1992!
Who else feels like it's November 1992 all over again? I remember coming home from my stint as an Election Judge at a polling place on Roanaoke Parkway (the basement of an apartment building?) and having a million messages on my voicemail, "Bill takes Texas!" "Bill just won Missouri!" "Bill is cleaning house!"
I remember heading to The Hurricane with Tina Ritko to celebrate and listen to a girl band from Baltimore, called Disappear Fear. And it felt just like that - like all the fear and hatred and injustice had disappeared. For a short while anyway. About 24 hours in fact until suddenly the most important issue facing our nation was "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
But tonight - let's keep it positive and celebrate the good stuff. Cause it's really good stuff. Some of the list below is courtesy of Worth Reading with a few MLW inclusions for my peeps in the heartland.
I heart the heartland!
Missouri: Show Me Liberal
Senator Claire McCaskill, D-Missouri
Amendment to Support Stem Cell Research: Passed
Kansas: From Red to Blue
Representative Nancy Boyda, D-Kansas
Representative Dennis Moore, D-Kansas (incumbent)
Governor Kathleen Sebelius-D (incumbent)
Attorney General Paul Morrison-D
Salute to the Pioneers of 2006!
First woman to serve as Speaker of the House: Representative Nancy Pelosi, D-California
First Muslim elected to U.S. Congress: Keith Ellison-D
First Democratic Socialist elected to U.S. Congress: Bernie Sanders
First Jewish Governor of New York: Eliot Spitzer, D
First African-American Governor of Massachusetts: Deval Patrick, D
First openly gay person ever elected to any office in their state
Representative Patricia Todd, Alabama State House-D
Representative Kathy Webb, Arkansas State House-D
The first openly gay person ever elected to their state legislatures
Al McAffrey, Oklahoma-D
Matt McCoy, Iowa-D
First openly gay State Senators in their states
Senator Jolie Justus, Missouri-D
Senator Ed Murray, Washington -D
First State Supreme Court with two openly gay justices
Ohio - Judge Virginia Linder join Judge Rives Kistler
Keep the Faith
Representative Harold Ford, Tennessee-D: Your time has not yet come - it will!
Profiles in Courage
Senator Lincoln Chafee, Rhode Island -R
One of 15 Senators and the only Republican who voted against the war in Iraq, Chafee was ousted yesterday despite 62% approval ratings from voter exit polls. Chafee is pro-choice, supportive of rights for gays and lesbians, opposed to the death penalty, and favors environmental protection. If only all Repulicans were like Mr. Chafee.
Saddam and Rumsfeld: Smackdown For Two
How can anyone resist a political two-fer in one week? Need I say more?
Yes indeed as I was reminded of the replacement's history and another amazing political two-fer. Reminder is courtesy of Wonkette.
Meet Robert M. Gates, Iran-Contra Crook and Bush 41 CIA Chief
How twisted is this country? An Iran-Contra crook and ex-CIA chief is immediately greeted as a sane, grown-up yet “fresh” replacement for the delusional old Donald Rumsfeld. Even more fun, Gates’ nemesis Daniel Ortega was elected president of Nicaragua on Monday. You may remember Ortega as the Sandinista leader who fought off the Contras in a long bloody “civil war” in large part engineered by...wait for it...Oliver North, William Casey and deputy CIA director Robert M. Gates, among others. North, a convicted felon and official fall guy for Iran-Contra, was in Nicaragua last week campaigning against Ortega.
Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose....
News from the Little Apple
Our MLW field correspondent, Micaela Johnson, reports that over 1,000 seats are still available for Rummy's speech tomorrow night at KSU as part of the Landon Lecture Series.
A $25 iPod card to the first person to note in Comments who spoke in the Landon Lecture Series in March, 1968.
In The Meantime: Let's Party Like It's 1992!
Who else feels like it's November 1992 all over again? I remember coming home from my stint as an Election Judge at a polling place on Roanaoke Parkway (the basement of an apartment building?) and having a million messages on my voicemail, "Bill takes Texas!" "Bill just won Missouri!" "Bill is cleaning house!"
I remember heading to The Hurricane with Tina Ritko to celebrate and listen to a girl band from Baltimore, called Disappear Fear. And it felt just like that - like all the fear and hatred and injustice had disappeared. For a short while anyway. About 24 hours in fact until suddenly the most important issue facing our nation was "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
But tonight - let's keep it positive and celebrate the good stuff. Cause it's really good stuff. Some of the list below is courtesy of Worth Reading with a few MLW inclusions for my peeps in the heartland.
I heart the heartland!
Missouri: Show Me Liberal
Senator Claire McCaskill, D-Missouri
Amendment to Support Stem Cell Research: Passed
Kansas: From Red to Blue
Representative Nancy Boyda, D-Kansas
Representative Dennis Moore, D-Kansas (incumbent)
Governor Kathleen Sebelius-D (incumbent)
Attorney General Paul Morrison-D
Salute to the Pioneers of 2006!
First woman to serve as Speaker of the House: Representative Nancy Pelosi, D-California
First Muslim elected to U.S. Congress: Keith Ellison-D
First Democratic Socialist elected to U.S. Congress: Bernie Sanders
First Jewish Governor of New York: Eliot Spitzer, D
First African-American Governor of Massachusetts: Deval Patrick, D
First openly gay person ever elected to any office in their state
Representative Patricia Todd, Alabama State House-D
Representative Kathy Webb, Arkansas State House-D
The first openly gay person ever elected to their state legislatures
Al McAffrey, Oklahoma-D
Matt McCoy, Iowa-D
First openly gay State Senators in their states
Senator Jolie Justus, Missouri-D
Senator Ed Murray, Washington -D
First State Supreme Court with two openly gay justices
Ohio - Judge Virginia Linder join Judge Rives Kistler
Keep the Faith
Representative Harold Ford, Tennessee-D: Your time has not yet come - it will!
Profiles in Courage
Senator Lincoln Chafee, Rhode Island -R
One of 15 Senators and the only Republican who voted against the war in Iraq, Chafee was ousted yesterday despite 62% approval ratings from voter exit polls. Chafee is pro-choice, supportive of rights for gays and lesbians, opposed to the death penalty, and favors environmental protection. If only all Repulicans were like Mr. Chafee.
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The lecturers were:
Sen. Robert F. Kennedy
U.S. Senator, New York
"Conflict in Vietnam and at Home"
March 18, 1968
Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller
Governor of New York
"Our Country's Problems, Solutions"
May 9, 1968 Arthur Schlesinger
Former Presidential Adviser
"The 1968 Election: An Historical Perspective"
Didn't 41, when he was Reagan's Veep, try to take out Ortega?
Will 43 try to avenge that too?
If only Lincoln Chafee could be the Republicans' candidate for president in 2008. Then I'd feel safe no matter who won- I'd probably like them both!
Jolie Justus is really awesome (she's promised to repeal all the Medicare cuts that Blunt made) and I'm glad McCaskill. Thank goodness for St. Louis City and Jackson County!
Tom, you soooo googled that!-) Don't spend it all in one place!
Yes...Ms. Pelosi is the speaker of da house. San Fran is charged.
What planets aligned today...Democratic "thumpin'" (quote from GWB), Rummy getting trumped, and the end of Britney and K-Fed. This is almost too much to handle for a Wednesday!
Let's keep on eye on those possible senate recounts.
STOP!!!!!!!! This breaking news now requires the breaking open of another bottle of wine. Ok, if only my lottery ticket scores tonight.
Tom
You got yourself an iPod card!
Anonymous
I believe it was Mr. Reagan and his "freedom fighters" who were supporting the death squads in El Salvador and Nicauragua who was trying to get Ortega ousted. But of course, 41 was VP and very experienced in coup d'etats during his stints as CIA Director.
Michael - I agree! But the Republicans would never elect Mr. Chafee - I think he should become a Dem!
Tina,
Indeed, another bottle of wine for the Senate!
Arizona rejected an attempt by Right Wing Jesus Freaks to define marriage as between a man and a woman. The bill would have also terminated insurance and other benefits to unmarried couples no matter their sex. The Jesus Freaks said it was an attempt to "protect" marriage. The best way to protect marriage is to pubicly stone to death adulterers and outlaw divorce. Word.
It was Robert Kennedy. Looks like Tom already got it though!
Deja-fucking-vu: Daniel Ortega and Robert Gates again? Next thing you know the Psychedelic Furs will be on Tour. This isn't Worlds of Fun, its more like Six Flags Over Where's My Exit Strategy.
P.S. What did June say to Ward after a night of serious love-making?
You were a bit hard on the Beaver.
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