Progressivism
A Failure to Plan is a Plan to Fail: A challenge to the progressive community
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By Pen
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February 19th, 2010
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Cross-posted a Firedoglake
A failure to plan is a plan to fail. So said a poster here on a different diary today and it got me to thinking. What is the progressive plan for dealing with the Conservadems in Congress who’ve sold us out time and again since the Reagan years?
(crickets)
Yeah, that’s the problem. The debate always comes down to this: Vote Dem or let the Repugs rule. And that’s what happens. Dems lose their base in disgust and Repugs take over. I’m just as guilty. I’ve voted Nader every election until the chance to elect a black man president outweighed the knowledge that this guy was being foisted on us by the corporatocracy.
Instead of worrying about polls, or what the Dems should be doing or what Obama isn’t doing, we should be wholly focused on getting progressives past their primary challenges and replacing Conservadems on the ballot. But we aren’t.
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PROGRESSIVE GUIDES
Run Government like a Business!
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By loosecannon
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January 23rd, 2010
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Those words have new meaning since the SC granted corporations the right to finance election campaigns with unlimited donations. Thus putting a price tag on our democracy.
The predictable result will be government of the people, by the corporations, for the corporations.
The big winners will be media who will be able to raise the prices for advertising during closing weeks of campaigns to whatever the market will bear. So don't expect an overload of media anger over this decision!
Our new rulers will naturally be Wall Street who already spends 10 times as much money on annual bonuses as our presidential election campaigns cost.
Fortunately for all of us with Wall Street owning our government they will be free to manage our government with the same skill with which they managed the economy!
Discuss!
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Is this the End?
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By loosecannon
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January 23rd, 2010
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Of liberalism? Of the Dem lease on the Capitol? Of our Democracy?
I can't answer those questions, I can only assert that they may in fact be real and pertinent, all of a sudden.
Between the victory of Brown and the loss of Kennedy's Senate seat, and the SC's most recent decision to elevate corporate rights and reverse a century of campaign finance regulation the political universe has suffered a pole shift.
And we have no idea where the new poles will align themselves.
So.... while the future is still unknowable it does indeed look like Obama and the democratic "leadership" in DC may have inadvertently driven a spike through the heart of their own ideology. And the Supreme Court may have driven a spike through the heart of the republic.
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A Case of Good Cop, Bad Cop
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By Pen
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January 19th, 2010
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That's what we find ourselves caught in here in America during its greatest internal crisis since the Civil War.
The wealthiest 1% has got America by its balls. And to keep us from realizing it to the point we might have to be labeled "Enemy Combatants" they've been treating us to the old Good Cop, Bad Cop routine that they're used to using on America's minorities and the weakest elsewhere.
You know how the routine works:
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big green battery
Spike Narayan watched a Tesla electric sports car rocket from zero to 60 mph (100 kph) in less than four seconds and knew batteries would be the next big thing.
"It's hard to understand you're not in a gas powered Porsche," Narayan said as he recalled the demonstration outside IBM's Almaden Research Center in the heart of Silicon Valley.
"Your head snaps back from the speed."
The vision underscored the importance of battery power to Narayan and other IBM researchers who led a future-of-batteries conference that ended Thursday at the center.
Scientists spent two days discussing potential new ways to store electricity and chart paths for research.
IBM is focusing on Lithium-Air batteries, which the company said has the potential to pack up to 10 times the power stored in Lithium-Ion batteries commonly found in cell phones and laptops.
The US technology giant and its partners expect to invest approximately 10 million dollars in the project during the next three years.
bmw
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By sain
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September 8th, 2009
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BMW will unveil at the Frankfurt Motor Show a limited edition M6. Only 100 customers will be lucky enough to enjoy this special model, that features an exclusive design on both interior and exterior.
The new M6 Competition Limited Edition comes with a new exterior paint: Frozen Gray Metallic in matte finish, combined on the interior with Merino full leather interior with either black or light gray two-tone contrast stitching.
This high-performance coupe will add improved driving dynamics thanks to suspension modifications, revised springs, dampers and stabilizers.
The Big Picture 7-30-09
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July 30th, 2009
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40:50 minutes (18.7 MB)
"So Long, For Now" After some "farewell" callers, we launch a Limbaugh Lie special, including a discussion about the future of progressive radio.
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The Big Picture 7-30-09 Bonus Hour
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July 30th, 2009
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36:50 minutes (16.87 MB)
"Local Keynesianism" Ramon Day opens this bonus hour with a discussion of the local Jacksonville budget. This leads to a really good discussion -- including another good call -- on Keynsianism and local government.
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Limbaugh Confused About "Producers"
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July 30th, 2009
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18:12 minutes (8.33 MB)
He seems to think that the people who get the income are the "producers." What of the people actually turning the wrenches, swinging the hammers, and working the shovels? For our last show before my sabbatical to finish the film, this is definitely a "don't miss."
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The Big Picture 7-29-09
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July 29th, 2009
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41:00 minutes (18.77 MB)
"Mendacity" Michelle Malkin says Obama is exploiting racial divisions -- after he said he didn't know whether race was involved in the Gates incident. Malkin even acknowledges that he said that. Nothing gets in the way of agitating the bigots.
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Limbaugh Talks Down The Economy Some More
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July 29th, 2009
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16:49 minutes (7.7 MB)
It seems that Limbaugh needs to keep you miserable, in order to get your vote.
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The Big Picture 7-28-09
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July 28th, 2009
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40:30 minutes (18.55 MB)
"You Shall Know Them By Their Works" Republican administrations create stagnant slow-growth economies -- always. I don't think it's an accident.
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Limbaugh Frantically Talks Down The Recovery
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July 28th, 2009
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19:15 minutes (8.82 MB)
Amidst growing signs of economic recovery, Limbaugh shows who really "wants you miserable."
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The Big Picture 7-27-09
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July 28th, 2009
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41:40 minutes (19.08 MB)
"Take Care Of Working People And They'll Take Care Of You" The minimum wage goes up today, amid standard issue conservative predictions of "job loss." There is no data to substantiate that tired, worn-out prediction.
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Limbaugh Listener Gives Example Of Brainwashing
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July 28th, 2009
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20:34 minutes (9.42 MB)
Today, we turn the program over to a Limbaugh listener. This Naval Academy graduate shows how ever smart people can be brainwashed.
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The Big Picture 7-23-09
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July 23rd, 2009
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42:00 minutes (19.23 MB)
"They Know They're Morons" Unveiled today, my new theory about "most stupid people are conservative."
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Limbaugh Decides He Believes In Polls
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July 23rd, 2009
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17:56 minutes (8.22 MB)
Back when polls showed Dubya and less than 25 percent, he didn't believe in polls. Now that Obama has slid a little -- to an abysmal 57%, maybe -- Limbaugh is a new found believer in them.
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The Big Picture 7-22-09
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July 22nd, 2009
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41:00 minutes (18.77 MB)
"Waterloo" The wingnuts are throwing everything they've got into defeating health care reform. What if they fail? Who's Waterloo is this?
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Limbaugh Distorts A Simple Poll Data Story
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July 22nd, 2009
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12:55 minutes (5.92 MB)
OMG! Obama's poll numbers are worse than -- gasp -- Jimmy Carter's at this point in his presidency. He's doomed, doomed I tell you. Or maybe not. Find out the real story -- and why Limbaugh has to twist absolutely every story he reports.
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