BRAZENLY LIBERAL — a fact-based initiative

I love the guys at Democrats.com because they will not settle for half-baked, warmed over, faux bipartisan, so-far-toward-the-center-it’s-now-on-the-right bullshit being served up by the Blue Dogs and too many others.
Dear Brazenly Liberal,
After months of debate, an overwhelming majority of Americans support a “robust public option” similar to Medicare.
And thanks to the heroic efforts [...]

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Here’s the Dishonor Roll of Democrats who betrayed the people:
Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.), Kent Conrad (D-N.D.), Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.).
Remember them when their Primary opponents need money.
(More info at  Huffpo)

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Teddy Kennedy

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Last night, the Vermont House of Representatives passed a bill giving the OK to same sex marriage. Passed it by a healthy margin, too. 95-52. O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!
The frustrating thing is that’s just a handful of votes short of what it would take to override the veto Republican Gov. [...]

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This week, the House Democrats capitulated to Bush and the telecommunications companies. (Senator and Presumptive Democratic Presidential Nominee Barack Obama says he will fight to strip telecom immunity from the bill when it gets to the Senate.) And you just know this kicked up a storm in the liberal blogosphere, as well it should. We [...]

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racaulk’s brilliant idea for a 2006 Democratic campaign theme. It’s a message that can address local issues without losing its unifying qualities. Have you had enough
record gas prices while oil companies rake in record profits?
death in Iraq with no end in sight?
being treated like a criminal because you’re government has been so bad [...]

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Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) told her caucus members during their weekly closed meeting Wednesday “that impeachment is off the table; she is not interested in pursuing it,” spokesman Brendan Daly said. (Read the rest)
Impeachment would be sweet revenge, indeed. It would be justice. It would be a righteous dragging of the Decider [...]

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What really gets under my skin is hearing Republicans say the Democrats only criticize and offer no solutions. The reason it gets under my skin is they’re kinda right.
Don’t get me wrong – the current administration and its Congressional lapdogs are doing just about everything wrong and deserve plenty of criticism. [...]

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