Hold Fast

Memo to Al Wynn: desperation is not an attractive cologne. Voters can smell it from a mile away. And when the traditional press runs stories that come this close to calling you a liar and a moron, you know you’ve gone too far.
Matt Stoller provides the background:

I’m reading through this complaint the Al Wynn campaign […]

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Via Open Left, Senator Russ Feingold gives a very tight encapsulation of the fundamental problem with the Protect America Act and current efforts by Republicans in the Senate to keep there from being judicial and congressional oversight of domestic surveillance activities. “Trust us” is not adequate when we’re dealing with the powers a government has […]

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Glenn Greenwald explains that the word does not mean what you think it means.

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John Edwards is dropping out this afternoon.
Prepare for thousands of diaries on DailyKos and MyDD with this as their general theme:

Seriously though, this is a shame that was going to happen for a long time. Edwards was the last progressive voice in the race and a lot of liberal Democrats will be left with hard […]

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The NY Times pretty much nails Giuliani’s precipitous fall from national frontrunner to punchline for jokes by Ron Paul and Fred Thompson supporters.
In interviews Tuesday, even before he gave a concession speech in which he spoke of his campaign in the past tense, Mr. Giuliani described his strategic mistakes, suggesting that his opponents had built […]

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The Senate also passed a 15 day extension to the Protect America Act late last night. It will head to President Bush’s desk to be signed into law, presumably.
While this will give the Senate more time to negotiate a better solution for FISA reform legislation, it also gives us more time put pressure on them […]

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The Drum Major Institute, a progressive think tank, has posted their response to Bush’s State of the Union address (Full disclosure: I’m a member in DMI’s Netroots Advisory Council). Here’s a clip from their section on FISA and retroactive immunity.
“Establishing after-the-fact that it was acceptable for telecommunications companies to break the law and spy on […]

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Last night I watched the State of the Union at a Living Liberally event in NYC. There were probably between 150-200 people there, including about a dozen Young Republicans. It was a very vocal crowd, with a lot of hoots, hollers, insults, and rebuttals thrown at President Bush with each spurious claim he made.
What was […]

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A very strong statement from Senator Barack Obama:
I strongly oppose retroactive immunity in the FISA bill.
Ever since 9/11, this Administration has put forward a false choice between the liberties we cherish and the security we demand.
The FISA court works. The separation of power works. We can trace, track down and take out terrorists while ensuring […]

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Senator Chris Dodd:

“In his last State of the Union speech to the nation, President George W. Bush once again demonstrated why the country is in such dire need of a new direction. Having heard his assessment of the state of America today, I am concerned about his unwillingness to provide real assistance to middle class […]

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