My life will be complete the day I get Roland and Donna Brazille at the same table to talk about politics over a mind blowing arroz con pollo or some heavenly soul food.

The faux Latinos CNN has on their payroll do not speak to me. It's the people like Roland and Donna that totally rock it for me. I honestly wish they had progressive Latinos on CNN.

Hey! They should hire me!

[Editor's Note: While I am on vacation I am reposting some old articles I consider still relavent. For those who care about truth rather than Republican lies, let's look at the real Rudy Giuliani.]

Rudy Giuliani has just shown that he is as much a lying fearmonger as Karl Rove or any other Bush administration toady. From Politico:

Rudy Giuliani said if a Democrat is elected president in 2008, America will be at risk for another terrorist attack on the scale of Sept. 11, 2001.

But if a Republican is elected, he said, especially if it is him, terrorist attacks can be anticipated and stopped.

“If any Republican is elected president —- and I think obviously I would be the best at this —- we will remain on offense and will anticipate what [the terrorists] will do and try to stop them before they do it,” Giuliani said.

Ummmm...let's review some history, Rudy. Ronald Reagan and the elected Bush both SUPPORTED the Muslim fanatics that evolved into al-Qaeda. Bill Clinton is the one who first recognized them as a threat and tried to get them. The attack he ordered after the bombing of the USS Coles hit the location where bin Laden had JUST LEFT. The Clinton administration PREVENTED the millenium attacks. Clinton was so focused on getting al-Qaeda that the Republicans called him "obsessed" with al-Qaeda and he TOLD Bush that al-Qaeda would be the number one focus of Bush's administration.
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The Iowa Democratic Party is encouraging people to come out and meet Republican candidate Mitt Romney...and ask him about his support of Bush's plan to privatize Social Security:

Des Moines – This weekend, Iowans will get the chance to “Ask Mitt Anything” at events throughout the state. A week ago, Governor Romney praised George Bush’s plan to privatize social security, calling it “a big plus.” Iowans are encouraged to ask Romney about his plan for the future of social security.

“Apparently, Mitt Romney has forgotten that the idea of privatizing social security proved so unpopular that it was never brought up for a vote even when Republicans controlled the House and Senate,” said Carrie Giddins, Iowa Democratic Party Communications Director. “We hope that Iowans will ask why Romney supports privatization even after the plan was rejected by the American people.”

Romney Praised Bush Plan to Privatize Social Security. “Mitt Romney yesterday praised the notion of personal accounts for Social Security recipients, a key aspect of the Social Security reform plan of President Bush that never made it out of Congress. Romney said it would be a good idea to use the Social Security trust fund to allow personal accounts, which could earn higher rates of return for beneficiaries. ‘Personal accounts would be a big plus,’ Romney said.” [New Hampshire Union Leader, 6/7/07]
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Rudy Giuliani has just shown that he is as much a lying fearmonger as Karl Rove or any other Bush administration toady. From Politico:

Rudy Giuliani said if a Democrat is elected president in 2008, America will be at risk for another terrorist attack on the scale of Sept. 11, 2001.

But if a Republican is elected, he said, especially if it is him, terrorist attacks can be anticipated and stopped.

“If any Republican is elected president —- and I think obviously I would be the best at this —- we will remain on offense and will anticipate what [the terrorists] will do and try to stop them before they do it,” Giuliani said.

Ummmm...let's review some history, Rudy. Ronald Reagan and the elected Bush both SUPPORTED the Muslim fanatics that evolved into al-Qaeda. Bill Clinton is the one who first recognized them as a threat and tried to get them. The attack he ordered after the bombing of the USS Coles hit the location where bin Laden had JUST LEFT. The Clinton administration PREVENTED the millenium attacks. Clinton was so focused on getting al-Qaeda that the Republicans called him "obsessed" with al-Qaeda and he TOLD Bush that al-Qaeda would be the number one focus of Bush's administration.

Now let's look at Bush's administration: he ignored the warnings, let 9/11 happened, and he has consistently ignored the continuing al-Qaeda threat and instead invaded Iraq, a nation with absolutely NO TIES to al-Qaeda before we invaded. Experts around the world agree that we are LESS SAFE THAN EVER because of Bush's failed foreign policy.
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Americans United for Change has been producing ads targeting some of the key supporters of the McCain/Bush/Lieberman escaltion.

Previous targets included Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) and Senator John Sunnunu (R-NH).

Here is their ad targeting Congressman Randy Kuhl (R-NY):

You can help defeat Kuhl and other NY State Republican supporters of the McCain/Bush/Lieberman escalation by donating here.

Okay, those who hate the kind of insider analyses Michael and I sometimes engage in can just skip this diary. But really it is more than about how Democrats are setting themselves up for more victories. It is also about how Howard Dean really has changed the face of politics by creating a much bigger role for small donors, internet bloggers and regular schlubs who want to fight for their favorite issue. Some may see it as business as usual, but I see it as a shift in how politics is functioning. Not a fundamental shift, but still a significant one.

Well, the demise of the Democratic Party has been predicted for some time...and when Howard Dean became head of the DNC more people than ever predicted it would spell doom and destruction for the party of the Donkey.

Since then, we did unexpectedly well in 2005 elections (NYC aside). Then in 2006 we kicked ass. Now it is too early to say what 2008 will bring, but my gut feelings about our candidates vs. their candidates may be playing out in the most important arena there is: fundraising.

From Politico:

According to preliminary fundraising numbers released by the campaigns this week, the combined Democratic field raised about $80 million, compared with roughly $50 million collected by their GOP adversaries.
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