Can't say how much I'm gonna watch, but with Senator Kennedy supposed to speak tonight (TEDDY!), it's surely going to be at least background for most of the evening. Anybody up for an open thread?

I'm watching C-Span, will probably mostly stick to them and PBS, but feel free to snark on the blather of the various "personalities", too.

Democratic ( Read more... )

Democratic hopefuls sure to target Hillary:
PHILADELPHIA - For the second presidential debate in a row, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton can expect to be everyone’s punching bag. This time she will be on the stage to defend herself ( Read more... )

I just discovered VoteHillaryShop.com, and OMG, I want to buy everything. Dude, they even have plus size tees! I want this one:


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We're back, baby!


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Finally! U.S. UN Ambassador John Bolton has resigned. I heard the good news on tonight's The Daily Show.

Apparently, Bush is not happy:

An unhappy President Bush said Monday he regretfully accepted John Bolton's decision to leave his temporary job as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.

Senate opposition, led mostly by Democrats, doomed Bolton' ( Read more... )

WaPo:
Rep. Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.) was elected House majority leader this morning, defeating Speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi's candidate, Rep. John P. Murtha (D-Pa ( Read more... )

When you see the pundits and politicos pulling spin out their asses, just remember: We won. And I don't just mean Democrats, although the picture is impressive:

It looks like Democrats will take the House with a bigger majority than the Republicans did in their "Revolution" in 1994. Meanwhile, the Republicans didn't win a single new House seat, ( Read more... )

*yawns* Sooooo sleepy. I think I might go back to bed after posting this. In the meantime, have some linkspam!

++ Let's see, I guess we should start out by mentioning Saddam Hussein has been sentenced to death by hanging for crimes against humanity. Good fucking riddance.

++ Democratic win may prod Bush on Iraq.

++ The Red-State revue, ( Read more... )

... but need a nudge to vote Democratic? Send them this video of Republican former Representative Pete McCloskey explaining some of the reasons why we need a change.

Peter McCloskey (R) campaigning for Jay Fawcett (D). Excerpts:

I've been a Republican since 1948. My family goes back four generations in California as Republicans. But for the ( Read more... )

From Political Wire:
"Democrats are holding at least narrow leads in enough key Republican Senate seats to gain control," a Reuters/Zogby poll shows ( Read more... )