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Respected Republican Admits Evidence of "Climate Change"

Unfortunately, they only mean "Political Climate." In a memo sent out Thursday, Rep. Tom Davis (R-VA) warns his pachyderm cohorts of an impending political ice age: "Three straight special elections,...

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The Importance of Being Vice-Presidential

How the "vice-president" should be chosen and what qualifies a person to hold the office, has never been clearly defined throughout America's history.  The founders themselves misunderstood the nature...

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BREAKING: McAuliffe on Faux News "RFK Jr. is cool with it"

In explaining his candidate's most recent Faux Pas (Re: Assassination), Terry McAuliffe brought up RFK Junior's response.  Kennedy's statement: "It is clear from the context that Hillary was invoking a...

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PLEASE HELP: Student with cancer

Hey KOSSACKS.  As I've become acquainted with the community here at daily Kos, I've learned that this is a group of people that are not only intelligent, witty, and smart, but also caring.I've seen,...

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Who cares about V.P.? Let's talk campaign song!!!

I'm in the mood for music!!!Living in Asheville, NC, our annual Bele Chere festival is going on and there's music in the air!  So, my question is this, what do you think should be O-boy's campaign...

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New Feature: Sunday Morning Concert Series

The idea for this diary came out of what I experienced yesterday when I put out my diary entitled, "Who cares about VP???  Let's talk campaign song!!!" What I received were some fantastic ideas about...

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The audacity of Haiku

So many of us are busy.  So is O-boy.Jet lag.  Bad hip.Rather than fill his website's inbox, give your thoughts in Haiku form.More below the break...

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It's time for the Polympics!!!

All the big sports have all-stars.  College sports have "All-Americans," the NFL has a Pro-Bowl team, MLB/NHL/NBA have their All-stars as well.The Olympics, though, are a different breed.  Every four...

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Never mind the Smear Tactics??? Let's talk Campaign Song!!!

Well, it's Saturday morning which means it's once again time to discuss the most important things on Earth.  Topping the list - Obama's Campaign Song!For those of you familiar with the topic, we had a...

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N.C. Kossacks Unite!!!

In his report from a couple of days ago, Kos concludes that North Carolina is definitely within play for both the presidential and senatorial elections.Because I have seen so many insightful comments,...

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Will dKos Teachers/Parents please stand up?

As foreign affairs, the economy, and political strategy take center stage, one of the most significant pieces of Bush legislation seems to have been erased from the minds of many voters.  Some of you...

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Late night Haiku: Concern Troll Edition

GET TOUGHPlease go negative! Brutish cuts unhinge my "nerves."Be bad Obama.PASS THE PANDERMcCain gets the cheers. Where are the simple answers? Please us with more pith!More below...

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Friday Night Limericks:  Waiting impatiently edition

When in doubt...or drunk...go for limericks!!!That poor bastard Grampy McSame, Real countries he never can name But don't let him rock ya With Czeckoslovakia The cold war, for him, is still game.Hey...

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Say it with me - "Great Job, Caroline Kennedy!"

From the word go, Caroline Kennedy has done a great job leading up to the announcement of the v.p. choice.  With thousands of "Who will be V.P.?" diaries, hundreds of hours of radio and TV coverage,...

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My In-laws Are Losing Their Home

If you're looking for evidence of how neo-liberal/conservative politics are destroying America Americans, you need look no further than the story of Ralph and Paulette, my in-laws.Ralph and Paulette...

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Opening Night Haiku: Talking Pukes Edition

"Ku" means puke in Korean... feel free to rail on your favorite puke. David Brooks - asshat. "More dems are voting McCain..."In my wettest dreams.Fuck Pat Buchanan. Never mind, that's really gross....

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Call To Action: Don Siegelman

If you believe like I do, you believe that the universe (or, perhaps God) is on the side of Justice.  However, stories like former Alabama governor Don Siegelman's make you wonder.I heard Siegelman's...

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Lowering Our Sights:  The Republican National Convention

Hunters and shooters know that it is important to have a rifle "sighted in" on the right distance.  Like skilled sharpshooters, the wits at dKos must also occasionally adjust their scopes.  For better...

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Monday Night Haiku: RNC Edition

So much to puke out tonight (remember "ku" is the Korean word for vomit).1.)  Ok now Kossacks     Too many Palin entries     Blow hot bandwidth air.2.)  Like rocks to rivers,     The old senseless...

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Haiti Is In Serious Trouble

The AP is reporting a death toll of at least 126 people as Gonaives, Haiti is almost completely underwater.  Haitians are reporting that they've had nothing to eat in two or, in some cases, three days....

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