A letter to my boys
I was trying to decide what to write about with this, my very first post on Kos. I felt a bit intimidated, after reading some of my favorites, and not thinking I was smart enough or informed enough to...
View ArticleWhy I Love Being a Liberal
I am, as all my friends and family know, an unrepentant liberal, a progressive, and a Democrat. I am a supporter of the president, I love that there are two Democratic senators from my state and that...
View ArticleSorry, John, Too Little, Too Late
First off, let me say that I applaud John McCain for standing up to the Bush apologists and telling the truth - that torture did not help us find and kill Osama Bin Laden. That torture - or "enhanced...
View ArticleProbably a silly question, but...
So, I'm about halfway through reading Blind Allegiance to Sarah Palin, by Frank Bailey - which, so far, I wholeheartedly recommend. I also recently read Game Change. Both books paint a fairly...
View ArticleSeriously, CNN?
I don't know if this is really considered a diary, but I just had to comment. Forgive me if I interrupt any pie fights in progress, but I just had to rant. Meet me below the squiggly thingy.
View ArticleSometimes, it's just not fair
First off, this is a personal story I've decided to share. It doesn't have anything to do with politics, I just thought that, of all the places I can think of, this community is the one place I could...
View ArticleSame-sex marriage vote set for Wednesday in Washington State
So, this is just a really short diary, more of a comment, actually. I just read an article saying that my state, Washington, is set to vote on same-sex marriage tomorrow afternoon or evening. They...
View ArticleQuitting smoking, second try
So, I wasn't sure if this counted as a GUS (giving up smoking) diary or not, but I felt the need to put it down here. I'm on my last pack right now. Ten cigarettes left. Those will be gone, between...
View ArticleGuess what, Mitt?
Guess what, Mitt? I pay taxes. I may not pay federal taxes every year, but I sure as hell pay taxes.
View ArticleRecession Dad! or How I keep job-hunting, but kind of dig being a...
So, let me start by saying that I do have a job, and it's a pretty decent one. The only problem is that I only work about 20 hours a week. I have insurance, and vacation time, and sick time, and...
View ArticleIncomprehensible
I just read a post on a friends Facebook page, and it took all I had not to go completely insane. You see, this woman is a friend of my wife's, and they've been very good friends for a long, long...
View ArticleTell Me Again
Tell me again. Tell me again why your right to own a fucking gun trumps my right, and my children's right, to live in a world where we don't have to worry about getting gunned down.Tell me again why...
View ArticleSome things that I (think) I know
Just a few things I think that I know, over a life lived over four decade (nearly). I mainly wanted to get this down, if you don't consider this a diary, I understand, it's mainly me talking to the...
View ArticleHappy birthday to me?
Twenty years ago, on November 5th, 1996, three days before my 20th birthday, I got to vote in my first presidential election. I was young, politically naive, and barely knew anything about the...
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