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Donna Edwards' Statement on Passing of New G.I. Bill
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May 22, 2008
Congratulations to Senators Barbara Mikulski, Ben Cardin, and the 73 other members of the United States Senate for your leadership in passing overwhelmingly a bill that will provide much-needed assistance for veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. We have asked our men and women in uniform to sacrifice their jobs, their families and in many cases, their very lives. It is imperative that our government reward this sacrifice by investing in our veterans by helping them to attend college.
I would also like to extend my gratitude to Senator Jim Webb of Virginia for his leadership in standing up for America's veterans whenever and wherever they are in need. As the daughter of a career U.S. service member, I appreciate fully the challenges and needs of transitioning from military to civilian life. My father was the beneficiary of the old G.I. Bill, and those benefits transformed our lives and the opportunities for my father and for our family. They were a just reward for long and honorable service and sacrifice.
As we approach this Memorial Day, I join the United States House of Representatives and Senate in urging President Bush to sign the 2008 G.I. Bill. I ask the President to recognize that providing for our veterans after their deployment, and in so many cases multiple deployments, must be one of this nation's top priorities. To be sure, my opposition to continued U.S. involvement in the Iraq War is not to be confused with my categorical support in honoring and valuing the service and sacrifice of America's finest. I am grateful today that Congress is standing with our service members and for their future. President Bush must do the same.
good re-read in case you missed it then. I did. Comments informative too
http://www.alternet.org/story/39679/?page=2
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... and get donned with the dem nomination ?
IMO, because he, Michelle, his campaign staff, his volunteers worked twice as hard as Clinton(s), especially in the beginning and through the critical month of Feb.
Hillary was the hare but Barack the tortoise ...
- Dodd worked iowa hard--he moved there and had the firefighters.
By Monica Smith on Jun 4, 2008 6:24 PM EDT
It is great to see you here. I'm so glad you are happy and everything is going well for you.
Guess Barack and Lieberman had a little "conversation" today in the Senate.
Lieberman Draws Fire on Obama
In a move that could further imperil his already weakened status in the Democratic Caucus and fuel talk about his split loyalties, Sen. Joe Lieberman (ID-Conn.) Wednesday took center stage in the GOP’s mounting attacks on the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.).
http://www.rollcall.com/news/25627-1.html?ET=rollcall:e2084:80056086a:&st=email&user_id=80056086
Furthermore, during a Senate vote Wednesday, Obama dragged Lieberman by the hand to a far corner of the Senate chamber and engaged in what appeared to reporters in the gallery as an intense, three-minute conversation.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/198727.php
heh heh! I do believe lieberbush just became even more irrelevant - right now he's saying buh bye to his committe assignments.
Would love to know what was said!
My hunny, an Indy, said Obama's speech last night made him cry. And again today when he read it on baby. *I* say: O's gonna win this one in a walk, even if McCain *doesn't* explode (and my bet is still that he will).
the scene from a few good men flashes in my mind... I see mccain exploding with a 'you can't handle the truth' kinda breakdown! and I can't wait to witness it! ;)
Jo
Clinton to concede on Friday. Guess her non-concession didn't go over so well last night. As a diarist at Kos put it - last week she said she had 17MM votes - last night it was 18MM and it appeared as though she was invalidating Barack's victory. Let's hope Friday she'll show some much needed grace.
Clinton's Road to Second Place
June 4, 2008
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Hillary Clinton, once positioned to be Democrats'"inevitable nominee," won't be. On Tuesday, Sen. Barack Obama won enough delegates to claim the party's presidential nomination.
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By last summer, when the Clinton campaign began organizing in Iowa, the volunteer-strong Obama network had already mobilized supporters statewide. Advisers say the Iowa loss hardened both Clintons against caucuses. With money getting tight and polls in caucus states discouraging, Sen. Clinton scaled back spending and appearances in places such as Idaho and Nebraska, effectively forfeiting them.
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Including this amazing glimpse behind the scenes at the end:
"Before South Carolina's primary, Mr. Clyburn admonished Sen. Clinton for suggesting President Johnson deserved more credit than Martin Luther King Jr. for civil-rights laws. On primary night, Mr. Clinton called Mr. Clyburn and they spoke for 50 minutes. 'Let's just say it wasn't pleasant,' Mr. Clyburn says.
"Mr. Clinton called Mr. Clyburn an expletive, say Democrats familiar with the exchange. Mr. Clyburn's office would confirm only that the former president used 'offensive' words. Some day soon, the congressman says, he'll write about the incident. On Tuesday, he endorsed Mr. Obama for president."
who are posting at her website want her to leave the Democratic party and run as an indie - they don't want her to be VP.
so just what did Hillary gain from their comments - will she use that as a wedge - to split the ticket?
- Jo, the Clinton campaign was about as top-down as it gets...
By * cChalfonte* on Jun 4, 2008 7:14 PM EDTI'd doubt she ever saw their comments. It was a push for more $$$$, imo. Strong supporters always have difficulty when their guy/gal drops out. Weren't some Dean folks calling for the Gov. to go Indie at one point? This stuff usually goes nowhere.
She's dropping out, officially, on Friday. Barack Obama won--all decisions are his, including veep and cabinet.
I'll say this: If she even hints at being interested in being McC's VP....she's dead. to. me. I saw some musings about this somewhere in the blogosphere--only reason I even mention it.
Bilderberg, Shadow Supergovernment
Enrico Piovesana
Peace Reporter
June 4, 2008
It was particularly difficult this year to find out when and where the annual conclave of world powerbrokers, the Bilderberg Group, would take place. Finally, it appears certain that the highly secret meeting of western political-military elites will take place from June 5 – 8 in Chantilly, Virginia, near Washington, in a luxury hotel immersed in nature, the Westfield’s Marriott.
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What is Bilderberg? The Bilderberg group, which convened for the first time in 1954 in Holland, is considered the most powerful decision-making organization in the world. Semi-secret (without even a website), the group consists of elite political, financial, managerial, military, and media leaders from North America and Western Europe. In contrast with the Trilateral Commission, which was created out of the Bilderberg Group specifically to work with emerging Asian nations (Japan in the Seventies, China and India today), the Bilderberg Group is a genuine “shadow government” of the West that, some critics say, decides the fate of the world to suit the interests of the restricted oligarchy it represents.
I turned on MSNBC to see coverage of HRC conceding. They are still talking about her, her, her being VP. This is sickening. I don't care what she is demanding. She is not going to be the VP dolts. Get over it. TV being turned off. I'll get my news here. Andrea Mitchell is ugh. Tweetie or whatever he is called is a joke.
They have to keep any election story hot on the burner or, as Keith Olbermann said last night, "what will we have to talk about now?" (The primary being over.)
on my local PBS (Boston) station now.
It's starting to sink in that Barack Obama has beaten Hillary Clinton for the nomination. I had originally hoped for Gore, then Feingold and even sent money to Dodd. Then I fell for Obama and haven't looked back. But I always had a feeling that the Inevitable One would be inevitable. Glad I was wrong.
Ignore them at your own peril.
Hillary and the taking heads apparently think by ignoring the caucus votes (which would have to be calculated per state) that we will all be brainwashed into thinking these 100,000"s of votes simply did not occur.
Popular votes cannot be counted without including caucus votes, 100,000's of them. In realaity, Obama is zillions of popular votes ahead.
When You Count ALL The Votes, Obama Wins Popular Vote
Total Popular Vote, including FL
Obama: 17,535,458 - 48.1%
Clinton: 17,493,836 - 48.0%
Total Popular Vote, including FL & MI
Obama: 17,773,626 - 48.0%
Clinton: 17,822,145 - 48.1%
Total Popular Vote including FL, MI, IA, NV, ME, & WA
Obama: 18,107,710 - 48.1%
Clinton: 18,046,007 - 47.9%
Numbers courtesy of Real Clear Politics
The popular vote was very close, but like Phil said, "there is a first place and a second place".
She came in a close second in the popular vote.
... watching the Steve Miller Band play there and Obama winning the dem nomination --
has got me thinking, eating at Uno's Pizza isn't enough of a Windy City experience --
time to see the sudden center of the political world in America -- Chicago.
Obama won the nomination, and Kimmy is back.
Super delegates Gov. Brian Schweitzer, U.S. Sens. Max Baucus and Jon Tester, and party Vice Chairwoman Margarett Campbell of Poplar joined McDonald in announcing that they would cast their votes for Obama at the Democratic convention in Denver.
It was all about fishing. really
Great to read the blog backlog of comments.
saw this at Kos.. "the wailing of the establishment party getting beat. They can't believe they got their clocks cleaned. That teaches them for screwing over Dean. Now, his name will really be mud up there. "
These blogs have been a blast today!
It is actually sort of sweet justice that she got creamed after all the shutting down of Dr Dean.. heh! good ol' politics!
As for the popular vote, according to Real Clear Politics, the most generous (to Obama) reading has Obama ahead by four-tenths of one percent.
- take The Cup to seven, Pittsburg, you have an awesome goalie
By Phil Specht on Jun 4, 2008 8:08 PM EDTjust as long as the Wings collect octopii and let that foreign guy skate around with both arms over his head holding Lord Stanley back in the great Motor City
game five was as good as hockey gets
the owners of my Sports Bar went out of business, after their home was destroyed in the August floods, so I guess you guys are stuck with my typos blogging out of the corner of my eye
Sorry its so funny I have to share, get over it.
"I'm watching CNN and it's all "what does Hillary want?!" Tune in Next! What Hillary Wants for The HOUR!
who gives a flying monkey's ass what Hillary wants?
THIS IS NO LONGER ABOUT HER.
Memo: it quit being about HER in February.
She's had 4 months to "think about it tomorrow." Times up babe. You don't have to go home, but you can't stay here...."
Obama won the nomination and Kimmy's back!
- Obama was playing a little too much four corners at the end.
By Phil Specht on Jun 4, 2008 8:19 PM EDTI'm looking forward to a seven games between the Celtics and the Lakers and in the NBA they take it to the hole with two hands when it counts.
Hillary splashed in a few threes to keep it interesting.
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feel free to ignore
Mrs. Clinton had initially said she wanted to wait before making any decision, but her aides said that in conversations, some of her closest supporters said it was urgent that she step aside.
Pathetic she couldn't do this on her own!
and how nice to see kimmy back. My Lord girl, you do get up to things in your absences!
Definitely living in the fast lane!
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Anni --- this is a comment that I just posted in response to one of your Schweitzer comments from this morning. Since I "saw" Charles upthread [waves!!], perhaps he can respond too.
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"Late seeing this ... interestingly, many MT progressives were endorsing one of Schweitzer's rivals (Pogreba) in the primary.
I believe that is due in part to Schweitzer's running mate, who is not a Dem.
But I hope to hear more of the backstory when I am physically out there.
Wonder what Charles in Montana's thoughts are ... hmmm.
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- Dean is first; Edwards follows close behind.
By Monica Smith on Jun 3, 2008 5:59 AM EDTLet me quibble, however, with the concept of education as a reward. While I happen to think that education, which benefits the whole community, is an obligation the community should honore anyway, if it wants to be deserving of the name, in the case of men and women who've demonstrated competence in the service of their country, it's definitely an entitlement.
The reluctance to provide fair compensation to those who provide service to the nation, as distinguished from those who serve themselves or multi-national corporations, can only be explained as a persistent commitment to voluntary servitude, which needs to be accompanied by a large dollop of abuse to show the world who's boss.