Jun 18 2010
It’s part two of our “Netroots Nation Goes To Vegas Piano Bar Extravaganza”, and in keeping with tradition that means we are again taking a story request.
This time we won’t be talking about energy security or “climate security”; instead, we’ll discuss retirement security, keeping your money for yourself instead of paying it out in “mystery fees”, and how one of the “usual suspects” is at it again.
And if all that wasn’t enough…we also have pie.
Jun 23 2009
Welcome to the 13th installment of “Considered Forthwith.” Sorry I missed getting this up here over the weekend.
This weekly series looks at the various committees in the House and the Senate. Committees are the workshops of our democracy. This is where bills are considered, revised, and occasionally advance for consideration by the House and Senate. Most committees also have the authority to exercise oversight of related executive branch agencies.
First, I want to note the committee monitoring project that Meteor Blades has announced over on the GOS. I hope to take part and invite anyone else who is participating to see my list of links at the end of this diary for more information about specific committees.
This week, I will look at the House Education and Labor Committee, yet another committee with jurisdiction over health care reform. The big news: we have a public option sighting!
Oct 16 2007
Cross posted at the Daily Kos under betson08
Blog Action Day coincides with Wolf Awareness Week. So I thought I’d startle you into noticing an issue that has been really bothering me since I first heard about it a month ago, and diaried it over at the Daily Kos here.
There have been important recent developments, so I thought I’d take advantage of the environmental theme of Blog Action Day to pass them on.
Who in the world would go up in a small plane and slaughter these majestic creatures, and how can we stop this?
