Daily Kos
A popular and influential liberal blog featuring commentary and analysis on the latest political maneuvering.
Author: A group blog, Daily Kos is the brainchild of Markos Moulitsas, aka "kos," who created the blog in 2002. Kos is a military veteran and trained, though nonpracticing, lawyer. He is author of the book, Crashing the Gate: Netroots, Grassroots, and the Rise of People-Powered Politics. Other posters include Daily Kos executive editor Susan Gardner and a number of contributing editors: stay-at-home mother Barbara Morrill; actor and playwright Arjun Jaikumar; novelist Mark Sumner; Dr. Greg Dworkin, chief of pediatric pulmonology and medical director of the pediatric inpatient unit at Danbury Hospital in Danbury, Conn.; Georgia Logothetis, an associate at Arnstein & Lehr in Chicago; Internet consultant Michael Lazzaro; and Laura Clawson, a senior writer at Working America, community affiliate of the AFL-CIO.
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Recent Posts from Daily Kos
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'This is a fight for the future.'
Tuesday, August 26, 2008 It was the second day of the 2008 Democratic National Convention, and I was still getting used to having a press pass and being part of "the new media", instead of…
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Late Afternoon/Early Evening Open Thread
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Beautiful Loser
"I guess really good soldiers are really good at very little else."- Ernest Hemingway, For Whom the Bell Tolls In 1948, a 12-year-old boy discovered two four-leaf clovers in his yard in Arlington, Virginia.…
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McCain: Out of Touch or Did He Forget?
Is John McCain completely out of touch with his own campaign's decisions or did he have another senior moment? From today's appearance on Face the Nation with Bob Schieffer: SCHIEFFER: When will you let her…
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McCain Convention Bounce Continues
As expected, we are looking at small number changes in the tracking polls in McCain's favor, subject to equilibration in a week or so. The MoE is +/- 2. Rasmussen: Numbers are Sun (Sat) (Fri)…
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Midday Open Thread
Major kudos to the Daily Kos community! Responding to last night's call to make sure there was hell to pay for James Inhofe questioning Barack Obama's patriotism, the community raised $10,797 for Inhofe's progressive…
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The Grinning Corpse
Some people should not make a habit of smiling. On most people it looks good; some, though, seem not to have the proper face for the task. When John McCain smiles, the look is reminiscent…
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It's Not That John McCain Doesn't Get It, It's That He Just Doesn't Care
With all due respect to Sen. Barack Obama, I think he's mistaken about John McCain. The selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate - a candidate not only "uniquely and supremely unqualified" for the…
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Out West: Land of Opportunity for the Democrats?
I wended my way to Denver from Seattle last week my preferred way, by car. The vast empty of the high desert that comprises most of the geography between the two points always lends itself…
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Your Abbreviated Pundit Round-up
Sunday, and the storm (Hannah) has passed (Ike is to come.) Frank Rich: This is one column that shouldn't be abbreviated. A taste: McCain is now the man of James Dobson and Tony Perkins. The…