Call for Oklahoma Democrats to make change HERE

Candace Richardson was one of the hardest workers for Obama in Oklahoma. Like many of us progressives, she’s a little concerned about what caused Oklahoma to buck the trend and move to the Right instead of the Left in the election.
To read the whole article visit: http://peacearena.org/2008/11/call-for-oklahoma-democrats-to-make-change-here/

Who’s “We”, White Man?

Paul Krugman, winner of this year’s Nobel Prize for Economics wrote this in a NYT op-ed (stupid registration required) recently:
A few months ago I found myself at a meeting of economists and finance officials, discussing — what else? — the crisis. There was a lot of soul-searching going on. One senior policy maker asked, “Why […]

Conservatism + Bush = Disaster for Republicans

 

Calendar opens at New location

Everybody,
I have found a better location for the Calendar of Events and it is easier for me to keep so make sure you visit http://odpacalendarofevents.blogspot.com/ for your calendar of events

Bill Moyers on Progress

Ocugrad linked this on the message boards, and I thought it was good enough that it should be shared here.

Are You Smarter than a Politican?

Take an online civics quiz and find out. Post your score below if you dare.
For reference, the average person (as per Yahoo! news!) scored 49%. The average elected official scored only 44%. That means the average elected official knows less about our government than we do. (I know; the shock is nearly unbearable).
So how does […]

More Palin Carnage

I…I’m really at a loss for words on this one.

If you grew up on a farm and this kind of thing doesn’t bother you, you might prefer watching the unedited version.

Calvin is Feeling Good


A Letter to The Red States

Dear Red States:
 
We’ve decided we’re leaving. We intend to form our own country, and 
we’re taking the other Blue States with us. In case you aren’t 
aware, that includes California , Hawaii , Oregon , Washington , 
Minnesota, Wisconsin , Michigan , Illinois and all the Northeast. We 
believe this split will be beneficial to the nation, and especially 
to […]

Who You Gonna Call…Hank Paulson?

It must be tough being a secertary in one of the low profile posts in the W administration. You see all the God-like power the VP, and Homeland Security, and Attorney General heads have managed to acquire, and wonder how you can get yourself some of that.
So when the financial crisis happened, where most […]