Iraq Strategy
Recently, the experts and pundits have been clamoring for John Kerry to detail a strategy for Iraq. One of the most recent was Francis Fukuyama in the Financial Times (no link because I have outlined...
View ArticleEnergy Policies -- Rapid Implementation
A previous diary comparing the Bush, Cobb, and Kerry positions on energy provoked this diary. It was a comment that grew too long. Bush's policy can be summed up as "stay the course" or more of the...
View ArticleThe Next Attack on Kerry -- NRA and Gun Owners
Business Week has a piece (subsription only) called "Stalking Deer Hunter Dads"; Why Kerry's attempts to woo gun owners are missing the mark so far" by Paul Magnusson.United Auto Workers member John...
View ArticleReligious Voter Outreach Redux
Pastodan had a diary G-ddammit! (DNC's Stupid Religious Voter Outreach) about the Kerry-Edwards campaign's religious voter outreach program. Although I share pastordan's concerns, I have thought about...
View ArticleNC early voting - 1 day turnout
Yesterday was the first day of voting in NC. According to a Google search of various newspapers, the turnout was good. Cabarrus County Total 6125 (7% of registered voters) Rowan County Total 4685...
View ArticleNC: Rovian Sign Strategy
Last week there were a bunch of Bush signs at major intersections on a major street that I travel frequently. Over the weekend, these signs disappeared. Today there are new signs that say: "The Bush...
View ArticleThe dKos Community - Our Heritage Foundation and AEI
I would assert that progressive Democrats need progrressive democratic think tanks. The Center for American Progress does excellent work, but is built as a Washington institution on the same model as...
View ArticleChristian Conservatives--Redux
In the six months that I have been reading the posts on dKos, Views from a former Christian conservative is the most important one for understanding one of the keystone groups in the Religious Right,...
View ArticleWhat Do We Need to Change?
[editor's note, by TarheelDem] Updated title to more accurately reflect the relevance of this diary.There has been a lot of discussion in diaries and comments about tactics and strategies for building...
View ArticleProgressive Principles - 14 Points - Part 1
What is a progressive Democrat, or progressive democrat for that matter? Liberal Oasis has my vote for the most accurate statement of the principle that makes a Democrat a democrat:Belief in the...
View ArticlePost Conservative Realities
The movement of modern conservatives is drawing to a close. Its manipulation of the levers of power show its desperation. When it comes to an end, as it will, we will have to clean up the mess. What...
View ArticleProgressive Principles - 14 Points - Part 2
Update [2004-12-12 13:58:27 by TarheelDem]: Last week I posted this diary as the first step in creating a statement of the intermediate principles that progressive democrats have. When we stand true...
View ArticleThe Other Side of Baptists in the South
There's been a lot of bandwidth spilled on dKos discussing the messed up theology and politicization of churches, Baptist and evangelical, in the South. In honor of Friday, here is some material that...
View ArticleThe Most Marketed Generation
Generations are a market segmenting device. The intent is to seel different things to different age groups. It works only to the extent that there is something distinctive about and age group....
View ArticleOn Going Nuclear
Back in the day, going nuclear meant doomsday, the end of the world, nuclear winter, and all that. But in some religious circles, it meant the fulfillment of John's prophecy in Revelation. In my...
View ArticleRebuilding after the Fall of the Bushevist State - 1 - Laws
The folks in Germany had to do it after World War II. The folks in Russia had to do it after 1989, but did it somewhat badly. Some successfully accomplish it. For some, it is a condition that...
View ArticleRebuilding after the Fall of the Bushevist State 2 - Separation of Powers
The folks in Germany had to do it after World War II. The folks in Russia had to do it after 1989. Some successfully accomplish it. For some, it is a condition that lingers and lingers. After a...
View ArticleRebuilding after the Fall of the Bushevist State 3 - Civil Service
The folks in Germany had to do it after World War II. The folks in Russia had to do it after 1989. Some successfully accomplish it. For some, it is a condition that lingers and lingers. After a...
View ArticleRebuilding after the Fall of the Bushevist State 4 - Cabinet Departments
The folks in Germany had to do it after World War II. The folks in Russia had to do it after 1989. Some successfully accomplish it. For some, it is a condition that lingers and lingers. After a...
View ArticleRebuilding after the Fall of the Bushevist State 5 - Freedom USA
The folks in Germany had to do it after World War II. The folks in Russia had to do it after 1989. Some successfully accomplish it. For some, it is a condition that lingers and lingers. After a...
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