Maybe the best news from yesterday's elections is that the new senator from Montana, Jon Tester, is an organic farmer. If we can get him into some good committees, we may yet have a decent farm bill (Yes! Blogging about the farm bill!) or even some organic or sustainable standards worth a damn.
I think it's fabulous that my state elected the first Muslim congressman in the US. It makes me even happier that he's a Wellstone-style progressive.
Even better, we have the first socialist US Senator ever in Bernie Sanders. The small amount of interview with him that I've heard makes him sound like he's thinking about getting work done over ideology, which is exactly what I look for in my socialists.
Nancy Pelosi is awesome. That's all.
Comments (13)
Re: Nancy Pelosi. Don't tell my mother you said that...though I think she'd expect it of you by now.
Posted by Ben | November 9, 2005 9:48 AM
Posted on November 9, 2005 09:48
the lag from gulag actually means camp, so saying gulag camp is like saying pin number, so chris is a stupid idiot, haha.
Posted by zakcq | November 10, 2005 8:17 AM
Posted on November 10, 2005 08:17
I'm rubber and you're glue whatever you say bounces off me and sticks to you!
Ahh, the joys of arguing with lefties.
Posted by Chris D. | November 10, 2005 9:43 AM
Posted on November 10, 2005 09:43
But congress is led by children now! Which is both a good idea and a good republican joke.
Posted by ryan | November 9, 2006 11:49 AM
Posted on November 9, 2006 11:49
What I look for in my socialists are gulag camps and forced starvation—but that's just me!
Posted by Chris D. | November 9, 2006 7:40 PM
Posted on November 9, 2006 19:40
boing fwip.
Posted by zakcq | November 10, 2006 11:28 AM
Posted on November 10, 2006 11:28
I have to admit, Dugan wins that argument. That was a pretty dumb thing to say, Zackq.
Posted by Ben | November 10, 2006 1:25 PM
Posted on November 10, 2006 13:25
oh, really... i hadn't realized... you mean that I answered a stupid comment with a stupid comment?
...where's the irony key again? apple-shift-something, right?
Posted by zakcq | November 10, 2006 1:32 PM
Posted on November 10, 2006 13:32
I'm not sure there were any winners there.
Posted by ryan | November 11, 2006 12:12 AM
Posted on November 11, 2006 00:12
Did you know the Pernice Brothers were at 7th Street on Saturday night?
Posted by Ben | November 13, 2006 11:21 AM
Posted on November 13, 2006 11:21
What do you think of the governor's new health care proposal? I know I'm pretty angry with it so I'm assuming you'd be happy about it—am I wrong?
Posted by Chris D. | November 16, 2006 10:14 AM
Posted on November 16, 2006 10:14
I almost made a post about it, but it's already boring enough here with two political posts in a row.
Yeah, I was seriously shocked. I'd like to hear more details on how he's planning to fund it, but it's the complete opposite of one of his main campaign points. So he narrowly wins reelection and now has a Democratic legislature, and suddenly he's a moderate?
On the other hand, everybody's favorite mormon Mitt Romney passed his version in Massachusetts, and a HMO industry group just announced their own plan for public health this week. The conservatives might have realized that they need to get the dialogue started with a business perspective before Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid do.
Or there's my conspiracy theory where now the Republicans have been informed to let the Dems go crazy for the next two years and let them pass flawed versions of liberal bills so they can take the elections in 08. OK that's a stretch.
Posted by ryan | November 16, 2006 10:30 AM
Posted on November 16, 2006 10:30
no, no, everyones favorite morman let the democrats pass thier health care bill (and since they have a 95% majority, he really didn't have a choice), took credit for it, and then went on to make fun of the state he governs in red states with lots of electorial votes. awesome.
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Posted by zakcq | November 17, 2006 4:51 PM
Posted on November 17, 2006 16:51