Five Years Gone
Five years ago today the war in Iraq began. Babies born five years ago have been weaned from bottle and breast, inoculated, potty trained and this year were sent off to Kindergarten. Teenagers just...
View ArticleSarah Palin's speech reminded me of...
Reese Witherspoon in Legally Blonde. The same sing-songy voice and lack of any real substance but instead of having a little fou-fou dog as an accessory they had the way too quiet and docile Downs...
View ArticleI'm so frigging nervous!
Okay, I admit it, I'm a frigging wreck worrying about this election. I mean how devastating it would be if the unthinkable happens and Obama loses. We've come so far and for it to be taken away from...
View ArticleI'm not so nervous today!
Really, I'm not. I'm not sure why but I'm actually feeling pretty good.
View ArticleI'm such a mix of emotions right now...
I'm such a mix of emotions today. I am so, so proud that Barack Obama is finally President and that we got to wave good-bye to the Bush years but yet so sad that my husband, David, isn't here with me...
View ArticleRenaming the Health Care Reform Act
There has been mention on these pages, and on many other progressive websites, of renaming the Health Care Reform Act to honor the late Senator Edward Kennedy. The question is how does this get done?
View ArticleWeekend Opinionator: Acorn Falls, the Web Rises
The New York Times Weekend Opinionater today reviews the ACORN scandal and the resulting blog commentary. More after the jump.
View ArticleSouth Dakota - WTF?
So I'm looking at election results today and realized that the Republican Senator John Thune from South Dakota ran unopposed. WTF?
View ArticleThank You Senator Sanders!
Thank you Senator Sanders for all that you did today. I am proud to be a progressive and to have you on my side.
View ArticleThank you #occupywallstreet
I finally made it over to Liberty Park today at lunchtime to spend some time with Occupy Wall Street and while it's not the demonstration I've been waiting for my whole life, it's pretty close. People...
View ArticleCarpooling to #occupywallstreet
There have been groups that have sprung up overnight on Facebook and elsewhere about carpooling to #occupywallstreet. (search on FB for Carpool to #Occupy Wallstreet, the link is not showing up...
View ArticleOccupy Wall Street is Occupying Wall Street
A little over two weeks ago, on April 9th at around 11:30 PM, a small dedicated group of occupiers began occupying Wall Street.
View ArticleHurricane Sandy-We Still Need Help
Hurricane Sandy - How You Can Help:I made my fourth drop-off of relief supplies yesterday morning and stand in awe of the goodness that is radiating out from people everywhere. I'll be heading back out...
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