How about "Why is wanting ethical senators only a liberal issue?"

NO! Passive voice. Typically liberal and absolutely ineffective. (no offense intended). But Barack is a good politician partially due to his deep understanding of effective speech.

Posted at April 25, 2008 9:53 PM in response to Obama: National Journal Rating Of Me As "Number One Liberal" Is Bogus

Your position on the Clintons is posted all over TPM. ROFL. Get a new whine.

snarky. nice attempt to shut down debate.

Posted at March 6, 2008 12:26 PM in response to Hillary Spokesperson Compares Obama To...Ken Starr!

It must be infuriating to be a Congressperson; Especially as all your power evaporates under the guise of the unitary executive...

Posted at March 5, 2008 6:44 PM in response to EPA Chief Flouts Supreme Court Ruling

Those organizations are: the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, the American Society of Newspaper Editors, the Associated Press, the Citizen Media Law Project, E.W. Scripps, Gannett, Hearst, The Los Angeles Times, the National Newspaper Association, the Newspaper Association of America, the Radio-Television News Directors Association, and the Society of Professional Journalists.

I got about a third through that list and exclaimed: "Holy Sh!t!" Good for Wikileaks. They provide an unprecedented-ly accessible outlet for the world's brave whistle-blowers.

Posted at February 28, 2008 11:30 PM in response to ACLU, EFF Jump into Wikileaks Case

I just gave $10 to Obama (poor college student). First time donor, but volunteered for ACT in '04.

Also,
I want a break between being ruled by two alternating royal families.

I have a MAJOR problem with this as well. I could go into an extended diatribe regarding the numerous ways this is undemocratic, but I'll just leave it with this: The thought of Bush(4yrs)+Clinton(8)+Bush(8)+Clinton(8) = 28yrs leaves a hint of stomach acid and half-digested MSG-laden General Tso's chicken lingering on my breath for days.

Posted at February 7, 2008 1:24 AM in response to Obama Campaign Has Raised Over $4 Million -- Since Polls Closed Yesterday!

marketing is necessary.  its such a developed field that its impossible to compete without it.

Posted at November 20, 2005 3:35 AM in response to Topic for Discussion

To compete, we MUST take advantage of marketing; however, we MUST also counter marketing's often duplicitous nature with a strong statement of our ideals and values as Democrats

 ...as an attempt to avoid the ethical lapses (which is daily becoming more evident in the repub's duplicitous use of marketing and public discussion... ie Iraq Group, Plamegate, Clear Skies, etc etc)

Posted at November 19, 2005 5:27 PM in response to Topic for Discussion

I don't have much to say on the topic as stated here, HOWEVER, the CENTRAL aspect of the last post on TPM that partially spurred this section is MARKETING.  

I repeatedly find the republican's marketing abilities mentioned in these discussions, but never do our liberal blogs take the next step.

We MUST begin a discussion on marketing the Democratic Party AND actually enact it.  

As a liberal student studying sociology, marketing, and the techniques involved, largely disgust me (esp. Frank Luntz). However, it is undeniable that the evolution of media forms and advancement in the understanding of popular opinion have created an environment where politicians are simply demagogues. 

To compete, we MUST take advantage of marketing; however, we MUST also counter marketing's often duplicitous nature with a strong statement of our ideals and values as Democrats

-bookman 

Posted at November 19, 2005 5:19 PM in response to Topic for Discussion