Displaying 361 To 390 Of 485 Comments Marriage equality is now legal in the nation’s capital. Preface:This quick rant was not aimed at anyone on this website. It was aimed at some people on another website that have driven me up the wall with the constant cries of Obama being Bush all over again. I beg you to forgive me if I stepped on anyone’s toes. Let me further state that my meaning is not directed towards those who are frustrated with the president. It’s directed at the prophets of doom who are decrying that we’ve been had. Yes, Obama is a politician, and like any other he is playing the game of politics. It is to be expected, but that doesn’t mean we are in a third term of GWB. There is nothing wrong with questioning the president. There is nothing wrong with disagreeing with him. There is nothing wrong with speaking out about your questions and disagreements, but this constant expectation that everything will be perfect is hard for me to personally comprehend. People will call you “Obamabot” because you are trying to remain optimistic. The people who are really “Obamabots” are the ones truly thought all our problems would be solved once he is elected and are now disappointed that things aren’t the utopia they had envisioned. I’m not happy about Afghanistan. I really think he could’ve pushed harder for a Public Option, but in the end I know that if Obama was really Bush in a third term we’d have invaded Turkey and would be talking about TORT reform rather than health care reform. To me that says we are at least heading in a better direction. We cannot expect that a single man in our Democratic-Republic is capable of being the messiah that people jokingly claimed we think he is. Winning the election was just the first step. Now is the time for even more effort. I’m sorry, but talking about the divisive ways of Scarianna got me off on a tangent. 😛 » Posted By Scheherazade On December 18, 2009 @ 12:36 pm Umm… I actually called her out on not doing her job in an actual email to her and CC’d it to her staff. In fact, that was the most mild of my accusations. I’m not sure that I should put the email on here for all the world to see, but I assure you I’ve sent her three thus far and none of them have been excruciatingly polite. » Posted By Scheherazade On December 18, 2009 @ 12:27 pm okay 🙂 » Posted By Scheherazade On December 18, 2009 @ 12:13 pm Actually, I’ve emailed her directly and said as much. I’m sure that is part of the reason I’m no longer welcome there. 😉 » Posted By Scheherazade On December 18, 2009 @ 12:01 pm Our nation’s long and shameful history of slavery is much worse and thus different than what the LGBT community confronts. However, prejudice is still prejudice. So I find it hard to understand how those who are against racism could be for this. They quote the bible, but the bible promotes both racism and slavery. Indeed according to the bible you could be a slaving owning, racist, sexist, homophobe and still go to heaven. » Posted By Scheherazade On December 18, 2009 @ 11:57 am Thank you for your kind words. 🙂 I do hope the day comes soon when the denial of civil rights to the LGBT community is just another ugly memory in our country’s history. They’ve totally banned from posting on Huffy. Any attempts to login to any account from my IP address is automatically denied. I guess I really got under their skin. » Posted By Scheherazade On December 18, 2009 @ 11:55 am Also, there is this from Talking Points Memo: Voting Underway » Posted By Scheherazade On December 21, 2009 @ 3:01 am I just wrote an article that explains it that very thing. Also, you can find more information at Bloomberg.com. 🙂 » Posted By Scheherazade On December 21, 2009 @ 2:55 am Not sure if this is worth a look or not, but I happened across it a moment or two ago. » Posted By Scheherazade On December 20, 2009 @ 1:50 pm I don’t think you understand just how hopeless I am. 🙁 » Posted By Scheherazade On December 20, 2009 @ 1:38 pm Do you offer lessons? I can’t haggle for crap! 🙁 » Posted By Scheherazade On December 20, 2009 @ 1:21 pm » Posted By Scheherazade On December 20, 2009 @ 1:20 pm I love sourcewatch.com. I use it all the time! » Posted By Scheherazade On December 20, 2009 @ 12:36 pm Fair enough. » Posted By Scheherazade On December 20, 2009 @ 11:57 am I don’t really think it’s that big of a deal. I would like to see other states get some of the perks that Nebraska has been given, but in the end if it gets the legislation passed then I don’t have much complaint. Besides, the idea that Medicaid will be covered by federal funds for Nebraska from here on isn’t necessarily a bad thing. I simply mention it because I do notice that people haven’t threatened people in Congress with money, but they are tempting them with it. I would like to see both push and pull. If they can do the one as a form of encouragement, I don’t see why they can’t do the other as an additional means of motivation. » Posted By Scheherazade On December 20, 2009 @ 11:32 am Don » Posted By Scheherazade On December 20, 2009 @ 11:23 am Okies. » Posted By Scheherazade On December 20, 2009 @ 11:09 am Just forwarded the previously sent emails to that address. » Posted By Scheherazade On December 20, 2009 @ 11:02 am Maybe not, but Reid sure used the lure of money to temp a few Senators to vote for cloture. » Posted By Scheherazade On December 20, 2009 @ 10:57 am Based upon what I’ve read it doesn’t seem likely. 😐 » Posted By Scheherazade On December 20, 2009 @ 10:48 am Speaking of email. I’ve sent one to the last known addy I have for you. I also sent one to AdLib as well. » Posted By Scheherazade On December 20, 2009 @ 10:46 am
» Posted By Scheherazade On December 20, 2009 @ 10:40 am The fact that one person in the senate (read Lieberman, Nelson, etc) can hold the nation hostage is an outrage. » Posted By Scheherazade On December 20, 2009 @ 10:21 am Musical ties through the generations and those “Ingleses locos” *gasp!* I will take a Les Paul over a Strat any day! 😐 » Posted By Scheherazade On December 19, 2009 @ 12:39 am What an awesome story. 🙂 The Who is amazing, except Pete Townshend destroying Les Pauls really makes me want to cry. 🙁 BLOODY SACRILEGE I SAY! » Posted By Scheherazade On December 18, 2009 @ 9:46 am Am I able to use the C&P function for word if I wrote it in Open Office? » Posted By Scheherazade On December 19, 2009 @ 9:03 am I was reading yesterday on The Daily Howler about how those of us who are furious at this overuse of the filibuster are being silly. Maddow on filibuster: Here » Posted By Scheherazade On December 18, 2009 @ 11:50 am Okies. 🙂 No worries. I wasn’t sure what was permissible anyway. So I’m glad you’re having a look at it. I just was happy to see it. 😀 » Posted By Scheherazade On December 18, 2009 @ 11:33 am I just published something copied over from tp.org. If that format is not okay I do understand. I was just very happy to see it. 🙂 » Posted By Scheherazade On December 18, 2009 @ 11:25 am Debbie is a cancer survivor too. If anyone should be allowed to offer feedback on HCR I would think she would be such a person. » Posted By Scheherazade On December 18, 2009 @ 11:06 amComments Posted By Scheherazade
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For reasons tied to the murky parliamentary logic of the senate, this is the first of six votes. But the tick tock over from now to Thursday are basically just what the maximum delay Republicans can force under senate rules. That was the sixty votes the Dems needed. Let’s be clear: this makes passage of the senate bill all but certain.
Conrad: Final health bill will have to hew closely to Senate’s version
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