Liberal Or Progressive?
Some Democrats Abandon The `L' Word
When is a liberal conference not a liberal conference? When it's a progressive one.
Therein lies no small bit of controversy among the ever-churning American left.....here

"In the end, a label is less important, What matters is we're all at the table meeting and developing a path to action.".......Carolyn Castore
I Stll Like Liberal Best.

Britney Mad At Todd

"Total nut jobs,"

Lawyers for Britney Spears have told a Florida radio station to take down billboards showing the pop star's shaven head as part of an advertisement for its morning talk show. The billboards featured three identical pictures of Spears, apparently snarling, next to radio station WFLZ's logo and a picture of talk show host Todd Schnitt.........here

"I'm not happy with that,"......Todd Schnitt

Iraq Second Among World's Failed States

Iraq has emerged as the world's second most unstable country, behind Sudan, more than four years after President George W. Bush ordered the U.S. invasion to topple Saddam Hussein. Iraq suffered a third straight year of deterioration in 2006 with diminished results across a range of social, economic, political and military indicators. Iraq ranked fourth last year.....here

I Got A Crush On Obama

The Right-Wing Smear Campaign

Hillary's Turn

She's ahead in the polls and on course to become the Democrats' presidential candidate for 2008. So it is no surprise that a right-wing smear campaign is gathering speed to derail Senator Hillary Clinton's bid for the White House. Top of the list of projects is a planned movie, being filmed by veteran Republican operator David Bossie. Bossie is raising money for the film through his conservative group Citizens United. Republican groups are set to model their anti-Clinton operation on the notorious Swift Boat campaign........more

Losing Janina

On June 13th, 100 immigrants will travel by train all across America to tell the stories of their American dream. You can follow them and their journeys. More important, you can tell the world your own immigrant story, or your parents’, or grandparents.
http://dreamsacrossamericaonline.org/

"As a Democrat, I believe that we should welcome the stranger"
Howard Dean

That no child should go to bed hungry; that housing and a path to home ownership should be accessible to all; that everyone in America deserves universal health care; that the war should be the last resource only after diplomacy has been exhausted; that we should properly equip our troops before we send them to war; that we should take care of our veterans when they come home; that everyone, every single American, deserves equal rights under the law; that we should be good stewards of the Earth; that hardworking people should earn a living wage and be able to take care of their families with what they earn; that we ought not to pass debt along to our children; that faith should not be used to divide people, but rather to bring us together; and that you and I have more in common than we have differences...........here

Maya Angelou on Hillary

Support Alan Crotzer

“It’s even more beautiful than I remember”

Bartlett Park neighborhood volunteer Norm Bungard has started a fundraising effort to assist former resident Alan Crotzer. The state House has supported compensation for Crotzer but this was stopped in the state Senate. He is trying to rebuild his life and support his family.......here

AlanCrotzer.org

No One Righted "The Horrible Thing"

Nawal Zoghbi - AL Layaly

Welcome To Tampa, Expect Delays

The Progressive Majority
Why a Conservative America is a Myth
This report by the Campaign for America’s Future and Media Matters for America shows that in study after study, solid majorities of Americans take progressive stands on a full spectrum of issues, from bread-and-butter economics to the so-called “values” issues where conservatives claim preeminence.......here

Howard Dean
Florida Has Essentially Converted Their Primary To A Straw Poll
In an exchange with Victory NH's Primary Defenders, DNC Chairman, Howard Dean defended the Democratic National Committee's Primary Calendar while conceding that while New Hampshire's First in the Nation Primary is still critical to the presidential race, Florida's unilateral decision to move their primary up to January 29th, has "essentially converted their Primary to a straw poll."......here.......Watch the video......here

Who Is Your Ideal Candidate For President

Stogie's Results: Theoretical Ideal Candidate

1. Dennis Kucinich (88%) - 2. Barack Obama (86%) - 3. Alan Augustson (86%)
4. Wesley Clark (76%) - 5. Joseph Biden (75%) - 6. Hillary Clinton (72%)

7. Al Gore (70%) - 8. John Edwards (70%) - 9. Christopher Dodd (69%)

10. Mike Gravel (65%) - 11. Bill Richardson (64%) - 12. Kent McManigal (56%)

13. Ron Paul (52%) - 14. Elaine Brown (45%) - 15. Mike Huckabee (29%)

16. Rudolph Giuliani (26%) - 17. John McCain (25%) - 18. Chuck Hagel (24%)

19. Tommy Thompson (20%) - 20. Mitt Romney (18%) - 21. Sam Brownback (17%)

22. Tom Tancredo (15%) - 23. Fred Thompson (14%) - 24. Newt Gingrich (14%)
25. Duncan Hunter (10%) - 26. Jim Gilmore (7%)

Get Your Results......here

American Family Shocked By Rome's Rage

We Come From A Place Where You Just Don't See This Kind Of Street Protest

For the Cooper family, from Knoxville, Tennessee, visiting Rome was supposed to be the highlight to their two-week vacation in Europe. Instead, they arrived on Saturday to find some of the Eternal City's most famous streets and piazzas packed with tens of thousands of anti-war demonstrators protesting against a visit by President George W. Bush on his way home from a G8 summit.......more

"It's tough to take when you see people being so disrespectful of our president,"......Sarah Cooper

ONE Vote '08

Gigi Wacked By Louisiana Deputies

One owner said her family was forced at gunpoint to leave its dog behind. Another owner said residents became frantic when, they said, they overheard one deputy claim that "once everybody's gone, we're going to have target practice tonight." They claim in court papers that deputies were under " authorization...of their superiors and employers.......more

Gigi, was among the dogs allegedly killed by authorities after their owners were forcibly evacuated during Hurricane Katrina. A lawsuit says an animal rescue worker found Gigi shot in the head.

Fathers Day for Peace

David Arquette

Condi 2008

A Tourist From Texas On The Platt Street Bridge

One Vote '08 Campaign

DNC Chairman Howard Dean and the head of the DNC's Faith in Action initiative, Rev. Leah Daughtry, issued the following statement praising the announcement of the One Vote '08 Campaign, which will use the 2008 Presidential election to bring national attention to the issue of global poverty.......here

One.org

Powered By American Lives
A Hummer Wasn't Big Enough For This Guy

Lieberman Wants To Attack Iran

Sen. Joseph Lieberman said Sunday the United States should consider a military strike against Iran because of Tehran's involvement in Iraq.......here

Bayonet Point - June 8, 2007

Ella And Karen Carpenter

Hotel Narsarsuaq

Over the years there have been persistent rumors that seriously wounded soldiers from Korea were treated in Narsarsuaq, far away from the glare of publicity, to avoid weakening public support for the war in the US. No evidence, however, has been found to substantiate these rumors.......here......Wikipedia

"No One Thinks of Greenland" A Novel By John Griesemer.......here

A Few Days in Narsarsuaq Greenland.....here

Dean: Democratic President Would End War

The high hurdles faced by congressional Democrats in their efforts to end the Iraq war make electing a Democratic president in 2008 the best way to finish the conflict, Democratic party chairman Howard Dean said Saturday. He noted his party has made little progress toward ending the war, the cause, he said, that returned them to power........here

"The American people hired Democrats last November to ensure that we end this war. So let me be clear, we know that if we don't keep our promise, we may find ourselves the minority again.".......Howard Dean

PTV Top 10

Bob Graham Begged
Fellow Senators To Read The "Entire" NIE on WMDs
"Friends, I encourage you to read the classified intelligence reports which are much sharper than what is available in declassified form," Sen. Graham on the floor of the Senate in October 2002.......here

"We are going to be increasing the threat level against the people of the United States."
He warned: "Blood Is Going To Be On Your Hands"

The Cuban Health Care System
Future Doctors From Latin America Trained In Cuba For Free

Imagine a society in which healthcare is the right of every citizen and the responsibility of the state. Imagine being able to see your doctor as often as you wanted, free of charge. Imagine a solid foundation of primary care and preventive medicine with clinics on virtually every other street corner.....more

Sicko: Why the US Government Hates Cuba (Health Care).....here

Caladesi Island State Park
Rated Second Best US Beach
Florida International University professor Stephen Leatherman has created an industry out of his annual review of America's best beaches....here

Bob The Prophet

Daniel Robert Graham

In 2003, Graham's war opposition hurt his popularity even in Florida, where he had served two terms as governor and three as senator. Republicans lambasted him for statements accusing the Bush administration of misleading the public on Iraq and for suggesting there was as much ground to impeach Bush as there had been for President Clinton......here

"Nobody can feel anything other than sadness at this tragedy that our country has fallen into in the last five years. I'm disappointed that there wasn't greater caution and candor on behalf of people making the decisions, and our nation has suffered enormous losses as a result of it."....Bob Graham

The Real Winner Of That Debate Was Bob Graham, How Times Have Changed.

Democrats' Innocent Bystander Fable