[Translate] More at TheHill.com: “Democrats must be “very, very careful” to avoid overreaching and will not rubber-stamp President-elect Obama’s policies, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Tuesday. In an interview with The Hill, Reid said it is essential for Obama and congressional Democrats to work closely with Republicans in the new Congress. He added that 2009 is very different from 1993, the last time Democrats controlled both Congress and the White House. Back then, Reid said, Democrats had controlled the...
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[Translate] More at chicagotribune.com: “WASHINGTON – Roland Burris and Democratic Party leaders headed toward a symbolic showdown at the door of the U.S. Senate on Tuesday as the former Illinois attorney general presses his claim to a disputed seat. Burris said in an interview Monday evening that he intends to try to walk onto the Senate floor to be sworn in with incoming senators when the Senate convenes Tuesday despite declarations from party leaders that they will prevent the 71-year-old, longtime politician from entering...
[Translate] Hillary Clinton Should Not Be In Nomination: Ignore P.U.M.A Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s name should not be put in nomination for the Democratic Presidential Nominee at the DNC Convention for several reasons. But before I state them, let me explain that I have supported the idea of an Obama / Clinton ticket for some time. But these reasons have caused me to be less enthusiastic about that, and to reject the idea of her name in the nomination process. 1) Senator Clinton lost the primary. For reasons that have...
[Translate] A week or so back, I got after conservative columnist Charles Krauthammer for missing the fact that Barack Obama is a symbol of America and what’s possible here. I wrote: You miss what leadership is about. Your column demonstrates that your don’t get it. And it shows that you don’t know or intellectually understand what kind of role the President of the United States serves. That person is considered this: LEADER OF THE FREE WORLD. Do you understand? Ok. I’ll repeat it. LEADER OF THE FREE WORLD. That...
[Translate] I found this interesting bit of information over at DemNotes blogsite: There will be a few events during the week hosted by the Youth Council. On the Monday of the National Convention, the Youth Council will host a press conference about youth issues. Tuesday will feature a “Youth Voting Panel” with some key national figures discussing youth voting issues. Wednesday evening, the Youth Council will host a Youth Watch Party in Denver for those unable to access the Pepsi Center. Thursday, the Youth Council will host...
[Translate] Senator Ted Kennedy Returns To The Senate Senator Ted Kennedy, courageously battling terminal brain cancer, returned to his Senate duties and in the process displayed his uncanny knack for great political timing. Recognizing that his vote would not only break a tie in the overall voting for a bil preventing a six percent cut in Medicare, but perhaps bring some Republicans over to the Democratic Side, Kennedy made the trip to Capitol Hill, and was given a war hero’s welcome. I can’t wait to see him at the...
[Translate] I met with Oakland’s elected City Attorney and my friend John Russo the day after election day to talk about his unopposed win for a third term, how Oakland has changed, Oakland Politics and the District Three Council race, who Senator Obama should pick as his VP, what Russo’s is proudest of with the evolution of his office, and the talks between the City of Oakland and the Oakland Raiders. Russo explains that the talks are between the Raiders and the Oakland / Alameda County Joint Powers Authority and...
[Translate] Hey, I thought she quit running for President yesterday! But it’s being reported that Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton will officially end her run for President of the United States Friday, as Senator Barack Obama’s clinched the Democratic Nomination for President of the United States. Reportedly, Senator Clinton was pressured by two groups: the New York political delegation, lead by the legendary Representative Charlie Rangle, who said that Hillary Clinton left the New York group in a kind of confusing position....
[Translate] My letter to FactCheck.org editor Lori Robertson on Obama and Oil Industry Title: “Factcheck” On Obama and Oil Industry Is Pure Bullshit Dear Editor, I read your writers’ article that claims to be a fact check on Senator Barack Obama and the oil industry. This crap you had your writers issue is the biggest — well near biggest — bunch of bullshit I’ve ever read. If you look at the millions of donors to any political campaign who are employed, say, with bars or restaurants or how...
[Translate] Gov. Bill Richardson v. James Carville A Warning To Superdelegates In a timely op-ed in the Monday Washington Post, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson reveals that is call to Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton to report that he’d endorsed Senator Barack Obama for President was “heated” but did not give more details. Richardson was writing to report his displeasure with the “personal” attacks Clinton supporter and CNN Commentator James Carville has exacted on him after Richardson endorsed Obama....
[Translate] At the California State Democratic Convention, Congressman Jerry McNerney took a small bit of time to talk with me about the Iraq War and the Presidential Race. He’s an uncommitted Superdelegate and as such I tried to get him to explain who he was leaning to and what his criteria were for selection, but he didn’t answer that, preferring to focus instead on his reelection campaign. ...
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