Author: duranta

All You Fascists…

While Daily Kos conferenced with the candidates, our democracy took a huge step that much closer to totalitarianism. I pose this question to the netroots: just how influential are we when our democracy can be pulled out from...

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I’ve had it.

You can call this diary what you will. I’ve had it. Been there, believed that. It’s also a diary rescue of fairleft’s diary, “Hillary, I’ll still occupy Iraq in 2017”. There was a time when I...

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10 Warning Signs

I found this article by Heather Wokusch, 10 Warning Signs for Today, and number one on the list is, of course, the recent executive order signed by Bush. The order is entitled “Blocking Property of Certain Persons who...

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Obama and lobbyists

I found this article today, and felt it should be viewed by everyone interested in the integrity of our candidates for the presidency. For your review: Away from the bright lights and high-minded rhetoric of the campaign trail,...

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Cindy Sheehan and Sacred Cows

I have to admit I have a soft spot for Cindy Sheehan. She came to New Orleans just months after Katrina, and spoke at our rally for the St. Bernard Housing Developement in New Orleans, on February 14th, 2006. The development was...

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