Glen Beck: A Man of His Words...

Glenn Beck interviewed Rep.-elect Keith Ellison (D-MN), who became the first Muslim ever elected to Congress on November 7, and asked Ellison if he could "have five minutes here where we're just politically incorrect and I play the cards up on the table." After Ellison agreed, Beck said: "I have been nervous about this interview with you, because what I feel like saying is, 'Sir, prove to me that you are not working with our enemies.' " Beck added: "And I know you're not. I'm not accusing you of being an enemy, but that's the way I feel, and I think a lot of Americans will feel that way."

Glen Beck, can I have five minutes here where we're just politically incorrect and I play the cards up on the table? I am not nervous to say this to you, because what I feel like saying is, "Shitbag, prove to me that you are not a racist xenophobe."

And I know I've just implied that you are even if I didn't actually say it. I'm not accusing you of being a racist xenophobe, but that's the way I feel, and I think a lot of Americans will feel that way.

As Media Matters for America has noted, Beck previously warned that if "Muslims and Arabs" don't "act now" by "step[ping] to the plate" to condemn terrorism, they "will be looking through a razor wire fence at the West" and declared that "Muslims who have sat on your frickin' hands the whole time" rather than "lining up to shoot the bad Muslims in the head" will face dire consequences.

Nevermind Glen. You don't need to prove anything to me. I guess I'll just let your own words speak about your character. Though I do find it interesting that many people that advocate hate tend to advocate violence as a solution to their hate.

Dodd Introduces Legislation to Return Habeas Corpus

A whole mixed bag of stuff in here that might be of interest to everyone:

Washington- Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT), an outspoken opponent of the Military Commission Act of 2006, today introduced legislation which would amend existing law in order to have an effective process for bringing terrorists to justice. This is currently not the case under the Military Commission Act, which will be the subject of endless legal challenges. As important, the bill would also seek to ensure that U.S. servicemen and women are afforded the maximum protection of a strong international legal framework guaranteed by respect for such provisions as the Geneva Conventions and other international standards, and to restore America’s moral authority as the leader in the world in advancing the rule of law.

“I take a backseat to no one when it comes to protecting this country from terrorists,” Sen. Dodd said. “But there is a right way to do this and a wrong way to do this. It’s clear the people who perpetrated these horrendous crimes against our country and our people have no moral compass and deserve to be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. But in taking away their legal rights, the rights first codified in our country’s Constitution, we’re taking away our own moral compass, as well.”

The Effective Terrorists Prosecution Act:

• Restores Habeas Corpus protections to detainees
  



• Narrows the definition of unlawful enemy combatant to individuals who directly participate in hostilities against the United States who are not lawful combatants
  



• Bars information gained through coercion from being introduced as evidence in trials
  



• Empowers military judges to exclude hearsay evidence they deem to be unreliable
  



• Authorizes the US Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces to review decisions by the Military commissions
  



• Limits the authority of the President to interpret the meaning and application of the Geneva Conventions and makes that authority subject to congressional and judicial oversight
  



• Provides for expedited judicial review of the Military Commissions Act of 2006 to determine the constitutionally of its provisions
  

“We in Congress have our own obligation, to work in a bipartisan way to repair the damage that has been done, to protect our international reputation, to preserve our domestic traditions, and to provide a successful mechanism to improve and enhance the tools required by the global war on terror,” Dodd said.

About the only thing that doesn't make some sense is the review of the MCA... Better to just repeal it and start over making laws that might be Constitutional and not such a tyranical slap in the face of the freedoms this country was built upon.

Fred Lucas is Distorting the News

Fred Lucas of the Danbury News Times is trying to rope readers into believeing that there is a "sore-loser law" on the way. Apparently it just isn't true:



ctblogger has been on a tear digging stuff up on Lucas and his writings since he read a comment by Fuzzy Turtle in one of my earlier diaries on Lucas' stupidity.

HA! you mean FRED LUCAS, BOY REPUBLICAN...!! he's so biased it's sad. His articles about Nancy Johnson read like LOVE LETTERS.

"Fred Lucas, born into a prominent Republican family in London, Ky."

This could get interesting...

Lucas Chokes Down on More GOP Talking Points

Fred Lucas of the Danbury News Times "Connecticut politics Blog" chokes down on another GOP talking point:

"Electing Democrats really does mean a free lunch."

Considering the Abrahmoff scandal and the documented evidence of free meals he was giving to Republican power brokers at his "Signatures" restaurant, don't you think your GOP talking point is beyond being a bit hypocritical?

Serious and honest reporters offer pieces that are objective, balanced and factchecked. Not talking points tailored to their own personal political views.

I think the News Times Live is practicing irresponsible Journalism ethics in allowing your continued dissembling of GOP talking points under the banner of "Connecticut Politics." If they wanted to be honest they would call your Blog "The GOP Failed POV". And I am not the only one that is noticing your one sided reporting.

Okay, this is getting too silly.

You couldn't find one person who's in support of this proposal Fred?

This sore-loser proposal is a no-brainer and makes sense. Why have a primary if you can just ignore the results of your party and run as a independent? The primary battle between Ned Lamont and Joe Lieberman ultimately was a great waste of money and time for the party as a whole as Lieberman used a loophole to his advantage. If Lierberman would have just ran as an independent in the first place, the Democratic Party could have saved a great deal of money but instead, Lieberman used the party to his advantage (money, GOTV), only to dismiss the results of the primary and run as an independent.

ctblogger is correct. Money wasted and time wasted were keys to Lieberman's election win. If Lieberman had dropped his already failing primary bid earlier on it would have allowed the entire Connecticut wing of the Democratic party to concentrate more fully on the election races for the Senate , the House, and for Governor. The entire point of the Lieberman plan was to bog down the Democratic party for his and other Republicans benefit.

"During the campaign, Bysiewicz argued that if Lieberman and Lamont faced off in the general election, then there was no point in having a primary because it was a waste of taxpayers' money to fund two elections with the same candidates."

Just as you Bush flacks claim that voters put Lieberman in... They also voted Bysiewicz in, and she was up front about her agenda. You "joe whiners" can claim ignorance in this, but that does not change the fact that she promised to change the "weasel loophole" and she is delivering on her campaign promise.

I bet we won't see Joe deliver on his campaign promise to "bring the troops home" as soon as possible. Bush is already floating the "add 20,000 troops in Iraq" trial baloon that McCain floated a week ago. You know Joe will bend over on Bush's newest "Stay the course!" rhetoric.

But don't forget that CentCom commander Gen. John Abizaid shot down that idea as soon as McCain floated it.

Joe should have been a man and joined the walk of RED SHAME before the primaries. Instead he used a wussy loophole for the benfit of his Republican benefactors.

You wanted to keep this wimp-protector law in place? You should not have voted for Bysiewicz.

Drug Companies Overcharging

And they wonder why we don't like or trust these drug corporations?

New Haven Register - Drug company to pay state $2.8M for overcharging:
"Omnicare Inc., one of the nation’s largest providers of pharmaceuticals for the elderly, will pay Connecticut $2.8 million as part of a national settlement of charges the company overcharged for Medicaid drugs.

...snip...

State investigations found Omnicare officials would switch less expensive prescribed tablets for a more costly capsules of the same drug, or reverse the process if the tablet form was more expensive for a particular prescription.

The company also would change prescribed doses to increase profits, according to investigators. For example, Omnicare employees would replace a prescription for a singe 15 milligram pill to twice as many 7.5 milligram pills, which would be more expensive.

Blumenthal said the overcharging was 'certainly the result of deliberate and purposeful switching.'

According to Blumenthal, the switching by Omnicare resulted in about $1.4 million in overcharges for Connecticut’s Medicaid program from 2000-05."

It's bad enough that that Canadians can buy the same prescription drugs cheaper than we can... But they want to double up on overcharging us now?

I am seriously surprised that they won't be doing jail time for this fraud against Connecticut's senior citizens.

Conservative? Centrist? Nope... Progressive!

A note from The Nation to all of the idiots that mistook the BLUE WAVE as a GOP win:

The Crowded Progressive Caucus - Yahoo! News: "The Nation -- What will be the largest of the ideological caucuses in the new House Democratic majority?
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Why, of course, it must be the 'centrists' affiliated with the Democratic Leadership Council's 'New Democrat Coalition.' Yes, that's got to be the case because all the commentators at the Wall Street Journal keep saying that centrists were the big winners on Tuesday.

Er, no.

Well, then, it must be the more conservative Democrats who identify themselves as 'Blue Dogs.' Surely, that's the answer because all the folks on Fox News keeping talking about them.

Nope.

The largest ideological caucus in the new House Democratic majority will be the Congressional Progressive Caucus, with a membership that includes New York's Charles Rangel, Michigan's John Conyers, Massachusetts' Barney Frank and at least half the incoming chairs of House standing committees."

The MSM better break out their newest GOP talking points because their old ones are wearing pretty thin.

How about the Senate?

The caucus will need an infusion of new members -- not because those associated with it lost elections Tuesday but because they won. CPC members Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Sherrod Brown of Ohio will be leaving the House to become U.S. Senators. Interestingly, the two members of the "Blue Dog" caucus who ran for the Senate, Hawaii's Ed Case and Tennessee's Harold Ford, both lost.

Whoops! Those Progressives stomping all over the MSM's crazy GOP talking points everywhere you turn...

Welcome to a the real world. A world where facts will be used LIBERALLY...

Republicans Going Off the Deep End

The Republican American incorrectly explaning the incompetent GOP's annihilation in the elections:

Where Republicans in Connecticut and Massachusetts have gone wrong is in offering voters weak alternatives. Why should voters elect a Republican who talks and votes like a Democrat when they can elect a real Democrat?

Unless Republicans want to be fitted for political body bags, they need to rediscover the conservative principles that once made them such an appealing and real alternative.

A Little reality check. Where the GOP went wrong was in becoming a party that is so corrupt, divisive, inept, incompetent, deceitful, and most certainly PARTISAN that the average American voter can no longer relate to them as a reasonable voting option.

The closest GOP candidate to being a REAL conservative was Chafee in Rhode Island and he became just another GOP casualty simply for being associated with the lunatics in the GOP fringe.

An Iranian "Curveball" Lobbed By Perle?

It appears that the last collosal failure (Iraq) by the neocon set wasn't enough humiliation for them... THEY WAN'T MORE! The only difference is that Iran is the next country they want to be welcomed as liberators in this time...

Don't these radical ideologues hell bent on perpetual war ever give up?

Sen. Reid on Gates

Reid told The Associated Press that a top priority for the remainder of the lame-duck session will be confirming Robert Gates as defense secretary, succeeding Donald H. Rumsfeld. "The sooner we can move it forward the sooner we can get rid of Rumsfeld," he said.

Gates certainly would have to work very hard at failure to fill Rumsfeld's shoes... It just can't get any worse in Iraq, so Reid is correct in trying to move this along.

Republican Staffers Needed

Republican staffers, a new career awaits

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We are hiring.

We know many of you are patriotic Americans who long to serve their country, and take great pride in the country and it's ideals.

I'll be honest, we need more Marines.

We need the kind of men and women who want to serve this country, and often face danger.

Having served the Congress, you know the peril we face. Without your help, all of our work and effort in the war on terror may come to naught.

We need you to join the fight. Anyone between 17-35 can enlist in the Marines, although we prefer enlistees by 27 or 28. We will consider older candidates.

Those interested can get more information at www.marines.com

We have information on becoming a commissioned officer for college graduates. The Marines need new, dedicated officers like you.

We hope you consider joining the Marine Corps as your next career option.

Semper Fi,

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Recruiting, USMC

Pass along to your friends.

Hat tip to Steve Gilliard & OYE

Courtney Still Hanging On

Democrat Joe Courtney's lead in the tight Second Congressional District race hovers around 89 votes as recounts continue this afternoon.

Nine of the district's 65 towns are slated to re-tally their votes Tuesday.

Last day of recounts... Results likely tonight.

Fred Lucas Doesn't Get It

Fred Lucas just doesn't get it:

Lieberman said on Meet the Press Sunday he would not rule out caucusing with Republicans under certain circumstances. True, the statement came from some high pressure questioning from Tim Russert, but Lieberman nonetheless left the potential open.

The Economist magazine called him the nation’s most influential senator. Most political analyst say the slim 51-49 Democratic majority, makes Lieberman ultra powerful.

If the Dems irk him and he caucuses with the Republicans, it creates a 50-50 Senate. That would put Vice President Dick Cheney in charge of casting tie breaking votes.

Joe knows how powerful he is, and he’s letting Democrats know he knows how powerful he is.

The only reason The Economist calls him influential is because they know his vote can be bought. Lieberman can bloviate all he wants about crossing the aisle.

LET HIM! I dare him to. I double-dare him to! lol

He can go ahead and do that but a look at the Senate elections in 2008 shows that it would slip Lieberman into obscurity as fast as fast can be.

Does anyone think the "Lieberman For Lieberman" party is going to let its only candidate slip into the abyss of 4 years of irrelavence in the Senate that is in store for any GOP members left after 2008?

And ALSO consider the cold hard reality that Lieberman has been salivating over becoming relevant in a committee for ages. He has that job on the Dem side of the aisle. Do you think the GOP would bump its senior members to make room for Liberman? They are already battling a completely fractured base and don't need Joe to become another HUGE wedge in their already feuding base.

Show a little common sense Fred. Joe can talk until his face turns red BUT he will stay on the blue side of the aisle unless the Democratic party kicks his lobbyist bought'n'paid-for-ass to the curb AGAIN!

And don't be too surprised if the Democratic party does kick him to the curb if wahbaby Joe tries to hold the voter approved Democratic agenda hostage...

Losing the Senate for 2 years ain't no big deal considering it will just make Joe and Republicans the bad guys for maneuvering against the American voters' wishes to take Congress away from the Republican children that broke it.

No matter how you look at it... If Joe goes to the red side he kills his gravytrain and any Republican chances of fixing the right-wing-nuttyness that has broken their party...

Yep... In fact, I triple-dog-dare you Joe... Be a man and walk the fuckin' walk of RED SHAME into obscurity.

Judy "neocon propaganda" Miller on Bloggers

Judy thinks she should be protected BUT not us:

"I'm worried about bloggers," she said. "(A post) starts as a rumor and within 24 hours it's repeated as fact."

While she advocates a federal shield law to protect mainstream journalists from divulging their sources, she doesn't favor extending that to bloggers who don't follow the standards and ethnics of the journalism industry.

Still, she wouldn't restrict a blogger's right to publish online. She said some bloggers have been invaluable in uncovering government flaws.

"I'm glad to welcome them as long as they agree to the standards," she said.

Bear in mind that this is the same Judy Miller that helped lie America into the Iraq war with her neocon propaganda pieces on WMD in the NY Times.

Considering her past digressions, and the integrity of her writings and sources, she should seriously consider using her keyboard as a paperweight for the sake of honest Americans AND Bloggers everywhere.

Wal-Mart selling Nazi SS skull t-shirts

Apparently Wal-Mart uses the GOP method of paying lipservice through PR campaigns while doing nothing to fix the actual problem.

Bent Corner » Wal-Mart is still selling Nazi SS skull t-shirts:

"The New York Times published an article about Wal-Mart and bloggers. In it they mention Marshall Manson quite frequently. It's an interesting read.

Marshall Manson asked me if I would post an update to my original post about Wal-Mart and the Nazi shirts. Something about how quickly they responded to the problem once they realized they were selling Nazi swag. I would have no problem doing that. If I felt they had indeed acted upon the information that they were selling Nazi clothing. The problem is that they haven't done anything about the Nazi shirts. Yesterday afternoon I stopped at a Wal-Mart on my way home for work and found a stack of the same shirts still for sale in the men's department. My wife also stopped at a different Wal-Mart on her way home from work yesterday. She too found a stack of these Nazi shirts still for sale.

In my opinion, quickly taking care of a problem involves actually taking care of the problem.

Instead of having someone from a PR firm contact bloggers, Wal-Mart should have concentrated on simply removing the shirts from their stores. They could have worried about contacting bloggers after their stores were free of Nazi clothing."

As if I didn't need one more reason not to shop at Wal-Mart... This is just creepy.

Freepers on White Powder

Usually we are talking about the right-wingnut-crack that freepers are smoking. Crooks & Liars reports on the white powder that one Freeper was desperate to share with anyone that held oposing viewpoints to the failed Republican agenda.

C&L reported earlier on the guy who sent the fake anthrax around. Who would have thought that a right wing conservative would be involved in terrorist activities?

HMMM? Who would have thought that the wingnutty Free Republic was guilty of supporting terrorists other than Mr. Bush?

Hypocrisy over TIME

Media Matters points to the hypocrisy of TIME magazine's covers:

"A tale of two covers: Time's '94 postelection cover touted 'G.O.P. Stampede,' '06 cover asserts 'the center is the new place to be'"

If the center is somewhere in the middle of the vast majority of Americans that voted for the LIBERAL and PROGRESSIVE candidates that were elected... Then yes.

It seems that Newsweek does no better as they equate the BLUE WAVE by voters in the election as supposed support for a Republican that hasn't been in office for years now...

It is appalling how these corporate owned entities are so quick to print GOP talking points and dress them up as news.

Courtney Lead Narrows

Joe Courtney only leads by 65 votes now:

Norwich Bulletin: "LEBANON — The town clerk announced that “human error” provided 100 extra votes to Democratic challenger Joe Courtney in the 2nd Congressional District, narrowing the margin of his lead to 65 votes over U.S. Rep. Rob Simmons."

These results are from among the 35 towns left to finish their recount efforts today...

CT Post Almost Gets It

The Connecticut Post gets it half right when they say that "The classic New England Republican - fiscally conservative, socially liberal - is nearly extinct"

But with the GOP's effort to appeal to its base in the South, it has moved away from building the party in New England, and that could spell more trouble down the road.

"Even though people like Chris Shays survived this time, what happens when he leaves the scene?" asked White. "When these folks leave the scene, they tend to get replaced by Democrats."

Even with the gloomy predictions, Tuesday's election might not be all bad for New England Republicans and could even mean new prominence for moderates such as Snowe and Collins, said Randall Miller, a professor of history at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia.

In a sharply divided Senate, Miller said, "those that survive likely will be the ones that will be courted most by the Democrats."

The move of the party to the faaar-right-wingnut POV to satisfy a small part of the GOP base may be part of the cause. But the answer for survival of the GOP is not going to be contingent on the Democratic party courting the leftovers from the fractured Republican party.

The supposed moderates of the GOP better be ready to give way to the Democratic parties initiatives because THAT IS WHAT AMERICA VOTED FOR!

Get with the American voters' approved LIBERAL program or STFU... That goes for the rejected GOP and the MSM that has backed these past catastrophic failures of GOP proportions.*

*GOP proportions = Too little, too late... And grossly incompetent overall. (As per usual)

Shays Explodes the Myths of Bipartisan and Moderate Republicans

So much for the supposed bipartisan and moderate Republican myths, as Chris Shays says that the Republicans couldn't even reach across to the supposed moderates in their own party...

Shays in the Courant:

"Nothing changes for me," the 4th District Republican said. "In fact, it may be easier to get my bills passed."

After all, he figured, "there will be a number of issues Democrats favor that the Republican majority was not willing to take up."

You must mean more moderate issues? And in a real bipartisan forum too? Wow! Thanks for clearing that up Chrissy boy.

I say "supposed moderates" in the Republican party because there is nothing moderate about a Republican that labels the sickly Bush administrations' sanctioned TORTURE as a "sex ring" and only an isolated incident despite the overwhelming evidence that he is wrong on both counts.

Anything else about Republicans that are supposedly bipartisan?

Top candidates are current Majority Leader John A. Boehner, R-Ohio, conservative leader Mike Pence, R-Ind., and current Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Joe Barton, R-Texas. Shays opposed Boehner for majority leader earlier this year.

"I'm not thrilled with any of them," he said.

"Boehner is someone who's more willing to reach out to Democrats, but my problem with him is he's one of the guys who didn't want to deal with the ethical challenges facing our Congress."

Golly Chrissy? Why didn't you talk more about this when Republicans were in charge of Congress and could have done something about the lack of a bipartisan effort by Republicans?

Too little, too late you GOP quack. Enjoy your pork barrel lame-duck session. But remember that Pelosi will be cutting much of the corporate fat from your future when she enacts her Congressional reforms.

I wonder if Chrissy and the rest of his ilk will show real bipartisan support in helping Speaker Pelosi to clean up Congress?

Which Way For New Milford Commuter Rail Service?

While Norwalk would like to see improvements that would ensure their viability, it is obvious that many commuters north of Danbury would be well served by a Danbury connection going west to New York.

The Commuter Commando covers a bit on this:

Pease said people always bring up the idea of using the Maybrook railroad line, which runs east and west through Danbury, to reach Brewster or Southeast in New York. That way they can bypass the Danbury/Norwalk line entirely, and just shoot over to New York for the direct run into Grand Central.

The Housatonic Railroad uses the Maybrook line east of Danbury to deliver lumber to the lumberyard at Exit 9 in Hawleyville, and to carry stone from Derby into Danbury.

"The question the state is asking is how do you offer the most competitive service into New York City by spending money on the Danbury line? That's a valid question," Pease said.

Using the Maybrook line from Danbury to Southeast or Brewster would not help the people south of Danbury, Pease said.

"What makes the Danbury/Norwalk line usable is the number of riders," Pease said.

If the Maybrook line was opened to Southeast, it would draw riders away from the Danbury/Norwalk line.

The reality is that all communities would be better served if they enhanced/created both connections. An expensive option, but one that would serve to better the quality of life and viability of the overall service for everyone long into the future.

The suggestion that this needs to be integrated into the NY system with Grand Central Station is realistic, but it must also be integrated into the local Hart bus system which could use system wide improvements of its own, IMHO, (IE: Longer hours of operation and more frequency) to increase the usefullness of the entire system overall.

Without the proper infrastucture short sighted solutions will just end up having to be revamped sooner than need be or will prove a fruitless effort from lack of usability. A real focus on the LONG TERM future of public transportation is neccessary if you want the people to consider it as a realistic option to flooding the highways with their cars.

Republicans Eating Their Own "Fascists"

From Steven D at the BooTrib:

It's directed at Republicans. And it's not who you might suspect:

A day after the Democratic sweep of the midterm elections, Woodbury County Republican Chairman Steve Salem had harsh words for his own party, lambasting the influence of the conservative Christian right wing.

Salem said he coined a new phase: "You've heard of IslamaFascists -- I think we now have Christian fascists. What is the definition of a fascist? Not only do they want to beat you, but they want to destroy you in the process."

Salem said "if things keep going the way things are going locally and statewide, it is going to be more and more difficult for Republicans to recruit candidates. We have elements of the party who are moral absolutists, who take the approach that if you don't take my position every step of the way, not only will I not support you, but I will destroy you."

Now before we all get our schadenfreude on about Republicans eating their own, let's consider something far more important: Mr. Salem is right. They are fascists ...

(cont.)

Sorry Steven D... I can't help the schadenfreudean title up there... lol Not only is that Republican a little late in pointing out the obvious, he is also wrong in claiming to coin a new phrase since various forms of "Christofascism" have been out on the net ever since they helped make the GOP as radical as they are now.

I have no problem with other peoples' personal choices of religion, or their right to talk about it and practice it in the ways that they want to... I do have a problem with other people thinking I have to practice their religion their way.

This country wasn't built on religion. It was, however, built partially on religious freedom. That freedom applies to the religious people of ANY faith and the non-religious alike.

MSNBC POLL: Impeach Bush?

MSNBC did a live poll:

Do you believe President Bush's actions justify impeachment? * 332234 responses
	Yes, between the secret spying, the deceptions leading to war and more, there is plenty to justify putting him on trial. 87%
	No, like any president, he has made a few missteps, but nothing approaching "high crimes and misdemeanors." 4.4%
	No, the man has done absolutely nothing wrong. Impeachment would just be a political lynching. 7%
	I don't know. 1.8%
Not a scientific survey. Click to learn more. Results may not total 100% due to rounding.

Americans really want a change.

TPM MUCKRAKER's Early Dem Picks

The TPM MUCKRAKER has already made its early picks as ones to watch on the Dem side of the aisle for possible muck:

Thankfully, less-than-squeaky pasts don't appear to be a factor in the Dems' reasoning as they divvy up leadership posts and committee chairs. Here are our favorite Democrats poised to take key positions:

Like everyone else in the USA, I want to see an end to corruption in Washington. And it doesn't matter which side of the political spectrum it comes from.

Grassroots politics is all about accountability and getting the corporate lobbyists' greedy hands out of the government till.

Still Waiting on CT-02

WFSB3 has Courtney still holding on and only losing one vote in the recount so far:

Republican U.S. Rep. Rob Simmons picked up a single vote after the first town in the 2nd Congressional District recounted its election results on Thursday.

But the three-term congressman still trails Democrat Joe Courtney by 166 votes.

Joe's New Mantra on Iraq

"Git er done!"

No more "Stay the course!" for Joe Lieberman.

Joe Lieberman, who rebelled against his own Democratic Party to win back his U.S. Senate seat as an independent, pledged Wednesday to build bridges across party lines "to get things done."

"Git er done!"

"If we don't stop hating the people across the political aisle, how are we going to strengthen this country and get anything done?" Lieberman said to reporters.

"Git er done!"

Gary Rose, a professor of politics at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, said he would be surprised if Lieberman took away any lessons from the election.

"I think he knows why he lost the Democratic primary, but I don't think it will condition how he acts," Rose said. "He was on the wrong side of the fence on the war but he went ahead and won the general election so I don't think he feels compelled to change that position." Nevertheless, when Congress returns for a lame duck session next week, Lieberman said he would focus on building a bipartisan coalition around the Iraq war. "Not to retreat from Iraq but urgently change what we are doing to get things done," he said.

UMMM??? Sounds more like:

"Stay the course!"

We warned Nutmeggers that a vote for Joe was a vote for the same incompetence that got us in this mess in the first place.


A new mantra for you Joe:

"REDEPLOY!"

It is what Americans voted for.

More Trouble in Florida Voting

In FL-13 some glitches may have cost the Dem the race.

As The Corporate Owned Media Spins

As the corporate media grasps at straws to try and defend the "conservatism" that owns them they completely disregard the facts. Media Matters puts the MSM's "disassembling" of the GOP talking point that the newly elected Dems are "conservatives" to rest:

Following are the findings of a Media Matters examination of the positions staked out by the 27 Democratic challengers on their campaign websites, in news reports, and in candidate questionnaires:

• All 27 candidates support raising the minimum wage.

• All 27 candidates advocate changing course in Iraq.

• All 27 candidates oppose efforts to privatize Social Security.

• Only two of the 27 candidates do not support embryonic stem cell research.

• Only five of the 27 candidates describe themselves as "pro-life."

Does anyone in this group sound like any of the typical conservatives we have voted out of power?

America voted Liberal, or Progressive if that is what you prefer? And there is is no amount of lying by the GOP, or the DLC, or the corporate owned MSM that can change this fact. Americans knew what they were doing when they voted in this new bunch of Dems. They were voting for the left.