Bang the Drum

rants and ramblings of a political junkie

The needle and the damage done…

By Karoli August 29, 2008 Bush Administration, Domestic Policy, Election 2008 No Comments

Evidently Floridians have been injected with the offshore drilling meth now, too. Have we become a nation of such uneducated, black and white thinkers that no one bothers to go…

Barack Obama: We are a Better Country Than This

By Karoli August 29, 2008 Barack Obama, Election 2008 No Comments

Like everyone else on the planet tonight, I have an opinion about The Speech, too. I thought it was fabulous. I especially thought he did an excellent job of keeping…

Excerpts from Sen. Obama’s Speech

By Karoli August 28, 2008 Barack Obama, Election 2008 No Comments

Excerpts of the Remarks of Senator Barack Obama “The American Promise” Democratic National Convention August 28, 2008 Denver, Colorado As prepared for delivery “Four years ago, I stood before you…

The Fierce Urgency of Now

By Karoli August 27, 2008 Barack Obama, Election 2008 No Comments

This has been my theme since last week when I attended the funeral of our friends’ daughter, a bright shining star who suffered from Cystic Fibrosis, diagnosed at age two.…

Santa Barbara Sells Out

By Karoli August 27, 2008 Domestic Policy, Election 2008 No Comments

This is disappointing. The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors approved a measure Tuesday to support offshore oil drilling, decades after an infamous 1969 oil spill coated the coastline and…

DNC 08 Reports – Live, or Mostly Live

By Karoli August 25, 2008 Election 2008 No Comments

I’m not there, but you knew that. I am, however, watching on the web, CSPan, identi.ca and Tw*tter. I suggest you track the MOMocrats, DaveWiner, CSpan, Baratunde and QueenofSpain for…

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