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Democratic Digest
http://democraticdigest.wordpress.com
A commentary on current events and national politics with a Democratic viewpoint
- Added on: Feb 21st, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Willy Gissen
- Listed in: Democratic Public Relations
- Tags: Democratic obama congress
Recent Posts
Working on the Weekend: The Senate and Healthcare Bill
Kudos to Senator Harry Reid for calling the Senate into session over the weekend to work on the healthcare bill. It was encouraging to see some signs of positive legislative activity this week as Senator Barbara Mikulski offered an amendment to inclu...
A New Afghanistan Attitude
As we prepare to hear the President’s speech on Afghanistan tomorrow night, we should adopt a new attitude towards the war and try to separate his recommendations from the follies of the last eight years. During the Bush administration, we were...
Democrats Deserve Victory
The Democratic Party deserves a pat on the back after its squeaker win on Saturday night in the U.S. Senate. Passing a large complicated bill is even more difficult these days than when Medicare and Social Security were enacted because our company ha...
Palin Palooza
Sarah Palin’s book tour would be laughable if its premise were not so possible. That premise, the possibility of electing Sarah Palin to the highest office in the land, would be an anti-intellectual reaction to the Obama administration. It is t...
Healthcare Heroes
Healthcare heros — they remain to be determined. What conscientious representative will step up to the plate when all seems lost in our struggle for national healthcare? The road ahead seems so fraught with peril; it makes me despair sometimes ...
Will Obama Step Up to the Plate?
One of the more intensive debates going around political circles these days concerns whether President Obama will step up to the plate. He hasn’t done so yet, at least not with health care. The debate has been largely left in the hands of Congr...
