Change You Can Believe In? #election2010 #tcot #progressive

There is a rip in the force when Sen Jim DeMint (R, SC) and liberal Markos Moulitsas from Daily Kos agree on the results of an election.  Both of these men believe that one thing is clear from the results of Tuesday evening — establishment power is losing the control it once had over the [...]

Must Read Blogs and Op-Ed’s — April 14, 2010

Something is brewing!   It is hard to tell what it is, but something is definitely brewing.   Based upon early estimates the Democratic Party will most likely lose several seats in the House and Senate during the mid-term elections.    There is an enormous amount of visible angst from both the left and right [...]

Must Read Blogs and Op-Eds — March 27, 2010 #tcot #hcr #dadt

I was not alive in 1963 when President Kennedy was shot down in Dallas, TX, nor was I alive in 1968 when both Martin Luther King and Senator Robert Kennedy were killed.   If I was, I am sure that the time period before the Brothers Kennedy and Dr. King  were killed was very similar [...]

Must Read Blogs and Op-Ed’s — March 2, 2010

Has technology ruined the political debate?  Richard Reeves wrote a great Op-Ed regarding the “new” behavior of Washington Politicians in a world of blackberries, twitteratti, and nonstop news coverage.   Reeves theorizes that Democrats and Republicans no longer spend anytime together, which prevents any type of bipartisanship to occur.  Instead they receive their talking points [...]

Must Read Blogs and Op-Eds — February 16, 2010

Has pop culture invaded the minds of so many individuals that we are willing to live in a country governed by “celebrity” rather than a country governed by able minded citizens whose ambition is to assist the American people with their day to day lives?  If you think that American Idol has done more than [...]

Scott Brown (R-MA) Wins US Senate Seat

What agenda is the main stream media selling?   It is becoming increasingly irritating that most of the MSM is selling a “republican” come back as the reason why Scott Brown won the election.  The best article I could find that reflects what I feel really happened was reported by the Huffington Post.
The Huffington Post [...]

Mass Votes! #massen #coakley #scottbrown

As we know now Scott Brown is the winner of the MA election to fill Senator Kennedy’s seat.   I will be running more commentary throughout the day to show just how the media is portraying this.   Here at Defend Your Vote — we are concerned with the issues of the people and whether [...]

Say It Ain’t So, Blago!

As if being on a reality show was not enough, Blago has to comment on Senator Reid’s gafee?
From AP:
CHICAGO – Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Monday that it was stupid for him to tell Esquire magazine that he’s “blacker than Barack Obama” and that he doesn’t believe it anyway.
In an interview on WLS Radio [...]

Palin joins FOX

This is the one story that could remove Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) from the headlines.   It is being reported by the NY Times that former Governor Sarah Palin has signed a multi year contract with Fox News.  Palin will appear as a contributor to its already existing programming, and will occasionally host specials for the network.
The [...]

Must Read Blogs and Op-Eds — January 11, 2010

Health Care is the lead in most opinion pieces over the weekend. Is it going to cost to much? Who politically is going to win? Are the Democrats in an unavoidable catastrophic situation? Are the Republicans going to win big in 2010 because of the Democrats failure to do anything about [...]

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