Bang the Drum

rants and ramblings of a political junkie

Entries Tagged ‘hope’

In these final hours…

Hope. And believe.

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War With Iran? No, We Can’t. Call your Representatives.

Someone really needs to tell Congress to get a grip. That someone needs to be us. This is absolutely NOT the time to be saber-rattling in a serious way with Iran, and CERTAINLY not the time to be authorizing any resolution for military action.

Over the last three weeks 77 House Democrats and 92 Republicans have [...]

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FISA, Fox and Obama

“In our country, I have found that this cooperation happens not because we agree on everything, but because behind all the labels and false divisions and categories that define us; beyond all the petty bickering and point-scoring in Washington, Americans are a decent, generous, compassionate people, united by common challenges and common hopes. And every [...]

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Organizing for Obama: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Resolve

Four years ago I was sure there wasn’t another Democrat living in this city. It wasn’t an unreasonable thing to believe, given that our representative is a 5-term Republican who voted for the war, thinks we should wiretap whoever we want, and consistently votes for Bush policies with full confidence that he’ll be sent [...]

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