It's a great day when the House of Representatives passes legislation which would allow the government to negotiate for cheaper prescription drugs for Medicare recipients.  But with the stroke of a pen, Bush will overrule and nullify the will of congress and the public, and the &%$#@!* corporate press is running interference for him.

I work in politics as an organizer and have found that to combat the rampant apathy in my community you really need to be able to out-cynic the worst cynics.  Rosy optimism rarely gets past folks' shit-detectors.  You can't bombard people with doom-and-gloom, but you need to be able to show how a person can face the worst-case scenarios with total honesty and still be bright and energetic and take positive steps forward.  So I try to stay well informed.  I spend at least a couple of hours online every day reading the latest chapters in the ongoing horror stories of global ecology and economy on the brink, the rising tide of theocracy and fascism, the assault on democratic institutions and social spending, etc....YOU GET ME.  My point is, I live in a state of perpetual outrage and have gotten pretty good at channeling it into action.   I just wake up every day and assume that when I open Firefox, something's going to piss me off.   I'm rarely disappointed.

Assholes are killing Cougars in my backyard.

Lion hunt shuts down Sabino area

Outcry isn't stopping lion hunt

Sons-of-bitches aren't satisfied with having paved a road right up the middle of the canyon - one of the most beautiful places on earth - to make it more accessible to visitors, and more profitable to the private company that runs the tram, now they're killing off the most spectacularly beautiful creatures you could ever hope to see on a hike.

Hmm, let's see.  I have no journalistic credentials whatsoever, but I want to be famous and rich.  Hey I know! I'll use fabricated innuendo from an "unnamed source" to libel the innocent!  Dittosphere, here I come!

My rep, Raul Gijalva (AZ CD-7), an early and enthusiastic Dean backer (I believe it was his endorsement which forced Janet Napolitano to stay on the sidelines and not endorse Kerry - Janet owes her office to Raul), said yesterday of Kerry, "He's going to be our nominee."  I hope more Deaniacs can get past this point soon because it gives us a nice early jump on the next great offensive against the GOP: the congressional races.

I really think it's time for folks to start looking at the broader dynamics of the primary (i.e. how the candidates' jockeying became a killer team offense against Bush) for insight into how to take away GOP control of congress.

I think we need to re-analyze the congressional map for competitiveness based on new factors like the increase in dem turnout and Bush's shrinking coattails.  

I am not saying people should stop paying attention to the primary, but, clearly the GOP is vulnerable in congress this year.  Whadya think?