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Lobby Baucus for just $50!

I posted this idea as a comment on Slinkerwink's diary yesterday and received a suggestion to turn it into a diary, along with a few e-mails expressing interest.This is my comment from last night:I...

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Taking the fight to Max Baucus - action alert!

We are in a war and the other side just invited us to conduct highly effective offensive ground operations literally on their front lawn. We must evaluate if the resources necessary to conduct that...

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We should take the half-loaf...

Just not the miserable stinking piece of shit Wyden just described on Rachael's show.All half-loaves are not created equal; the one we can have through reconciliation is the one to take now.Holy Joe...

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Why killing the bill will elect more and better Democrats...

Since electing more and better Democrats is the purpose of this place, I think we need to focus occasionally on the effects the route forward on HCR will have on the next couple of elections.Governor...

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Claudia Wright - the Democrat in the Democratic Primary

A year ago, it would have been laughable to predict that either Bob Bennett or Jim Matheson would have any difficulty being re-elected, let alone re-nominated...Bennett’s gone and, courtesy of Claudia...

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Ode to Governor Walker...

... a work in progress, set to the tune of Cee-Lo Green's current hit.I suggest some Woody to set the mood...http://www.youtube.com/...Maybe some Pete to sharpen the focus...http://www.youtube.com/......

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The ghost of Tom Joad shows up in Utah

It snowed like hell with strong, gusty winds. The spirits of Joe Hill and Tom Joad warmed the crowd and shone in the eyes of Utah AFL-CIO President Jim Judd and Julie Holzer, International...

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Prosser should be investigated by the DA, not the Judicial Commission; call...

Unless the Wisconsin Supreme Court is a subsidiary of the WWF, leaving this to the judicial commission is ludicrous. Any employer's workplace rules, including the Supreme Court's, become secondary when...

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Why are Repuplicans trying to kill ARPA-E?

Its not their general anti-science stupidity. This is far closer and dearer to their hearts...This is about their patrons' bottom line. The Koch brothers and the oil industry are hearing...

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This needs more attention...

I lifted this from sunbro's comment on Jed's front page about Romney's troops crashing an Obama event.  http://www.youtube.com/...Let's do whatever we're supposed to do to make this go viral...

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Mitt's opinion of his low-information voters is worse than ours

Mitt, Mitt... How stupid do you think they are? You know, the mostly poor, mostly white social conservatives Republicans have relied on for generations to vote against their own self-interests...Let me...

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It's time to make him deny it...

It has long been my contention that the strongest of many reasons Mitt can't live up to the fine example his father set in releasing a decade or more of tax returns is the likelihood that Mitt took...

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ARPA-E's Electrofuels Program must die!

ARPA-E’s Electrofuels Program has been a wild success…Time to kill it…DARPA’s baby cousin, the Energy Department’s ARPA-E, has jump-started a new Green Revolution in its first three years. ARPA-E’s...

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Rising GOP star Mia Love is in hot water; time to throw her an anvil!

Lee Benson of the Deseret News destroyed Mia Love's chances of being elected in his column last Sunday http://www.deseretnews.com/...I'm not sure Congressman Jim Matheson can go after this hard...

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Foreign policy debate opportunity: Obama, climate change, and world leadership

In Monday night's foreign policy debate, President Obama can kill any talk about not presenting a vision for the future by addressing climate change in terms of foreign policy, and rightfully claim...

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Green Energy movement loses a giant; Makani Power CEO Corwin Hardham found...

Corwin Hardham, founder and CEO of Makani Power was found dead in his office Wednesday.http://www.sfgate.com/...Cause of death is unknown; Hardham was 38 years old and an avid kite-surfer.Makani Power,...

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What the President can say about climate change next time out

In his second inaugural address, President Obama declared:The path towards sustainable energy sources will be long and sometimes difficult.  But America cannot resist this transition, we must lead it....

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Panetta's excellent playmaking

It's Panetta to Hegal on the Alley-Opp...  Yes!! And the crowd goes crazy! ...that will definitely be Chuck's first entry on his Sec Def career highlight reel!

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"A Most Convenient Convergence" is now live on Kickstarter!

A Most Convenient Convergence is my documentary about the coming Green Industrial Revolution, which is our best hope to reverse the buildup of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere.I have launched a...

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No, Congressman Benishek, I'm a scientist, and you're a liar

This has been submitted to The Mining Journal of Marquette Michigan, the leading paper in the Congressman's district, for consideration as an Op-Ed piece or a letter to the editor. No word yet on...

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