Second of three parts.

First of three parts.

Obama Wants Republican Victory in November, Politico Reporter Tells Hardball — by NormanB (“Deviations from the Norm”)

Progressives agree Obama is no fighting progressive. We split on what to do about it. An argument for retaking the Democratic party with a 2012 presidential primary challenge to Obama is the fact that nearly two years into the Obama administration we could have won more progressive battles had Obama simply chosen to fight the battles.

David DeGraw’s New Book – The Road Through 2012: Revolution or World War III

The last couple of weeks, I’ve been seriously tweeting, building a following and my tweeting activity. In the process, I’ve come across a number of people who are simply tweeting D-party talking points. The chief among these is a variety of versions of the fear card. The formula is “if you don’t like X, then just vote R or, at least not for the Ds, and you’ll get a lot more of it.”

I’ve engaged a number of the tweeters involved. Most ignore me, but in two cases I’ve had reasonably extensive exchanges, and in one case, I’ve had an exchange where I kept getting the fear card played. I replied by pointing out that Ds weren’t behaving very well in relation to the specific fear my correspondent was pointing to.

Exclusive, on-the-ground interviews obtained by Brave New Foundation’s Rethink Afghanistan project confirm what NATO forces repeatedly denied: U.S. and allied forces in Afghanistan killed dozens of people in the Sangin District of Helmand Province on July 23.

Within the next 12 months, various Chicanos will be crafting an alternative political platform for national politics for the 2012 election cycle. Thusly, if you’re a non-minority, you can be that all important “influencer” by adding your Ideas to this Diary.

Dr. Levinstein JPL Pasadena CA. says MIT student accidently spotted object during a deep space scan using the Hubble space Telescope. NASA has been told not to panic public. Oject to hit the earth or moon sometime late in 2012.

Liberals need to find a candidate for the Presidential primary in 2012. This is my suggestion. What is yours? Obama must move to the left for our support.