His Cross to Bear

Mr.Evan Bayh - The Song

Just received via email. . .and with apologies to Don McClean:

Chairman Van Hollen Takes on Mike Pence on Meet the Press

Via: The DCCC -

On Meet the Press, DCCC Chairman Van Hollen debated Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence on the Recovery Act, heath insurance reform, Democratic accomplishments and Republican obstruction:

Chairman Van Hollen lays out a list of Democratic legislative victories for the American people and calls out Republicans for their obstruction and hypocrisy.

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David Gregory calls out Rep. Pence (R-IN) for criticizing the Recovery Act -- which includes the largest and fastest middle-class tax cut in history. Chairman Van Hollen also thanks Rep. Pence for putting their "warmed-over Bush economic policies" on the table -- including a tax cat for the wealthiest Americans.

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The discussion turns to Thursday's health insurance reform summit. Chairman Van Hollen points out that the Republican plan doesn't prohibit insurace companies from discrminating against patients with pre-existing conditions.

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Why Bayh Quit - Sylvia Smith

A great read from Sylvia Smith:

If your not-so-wonderful job is a stepping stone to your ideal career, you put up with it because it’ll get you where you really want to be. If your ho-hum occupation is the only way you have to support a family, you suck it up and look for fulfillment elsewhere.

But if your sought-after career is not going to happen in the foreseeable future, and if you have other resources or talents – why hang around in a job you find dissatisfying and even distasteful?

Finish reading HERE.

Der Governator Calls Out Fellow GOP Hypocrites

Timid Democrats Build the Rightwing Base

No one knows better than PDA activists that it’s not enough to have a Democratic-majority in Congress or a Democrat in the White House.

Corporate Democrats won’t move our country forward.

When they govern through corporate-approved “reforms” and military escalation, they disorient the liberal and progressive base—while energizing conservatives and setting the stage for the next (even more) rightwing rise of the GOP.

Jeff Cohen still has faith in the essential PDA principle that only a transformed Democratic Party can govern successfully.

It’s not glamorous work to transform a major political party, but it is essential work. As explained in these videos, rightwing activists in our country have shown that it’s possible:

Part I


Part II


Part III


Part IV

Knack Frontman Succumbs to Cancer

Doug Fieger, lead singer and founder of The Knack, lost his six year battle with cancer today. The 57 year old Detroit native had undergone surgery in 2006 to remove two tumors from his brain.

The Knack had continued to release albums and tour through the mid-2000s but they never replicated the success they enjoyed with their first two albums, "Get the Knack" and "... But the Little Girls Understand."

My Sharona

Conan's Surprise Appearance

You probably saw Dave,Oprah & Jay Leno's Super Bowl ad for The Late Show with David Letterman:



But did you see the scene they cut from it: