I recently pulled out a parking lot, and forgot to turn on my headlights immediately, but I turned them on after a couple of seconds.

Yes, I was pulled over by the cops.

They asked me to produce proof of insurance, but my fricking glove box was jammed with the drivers manual.  He didn't ticket me for not having my headlights on, but did ticket me for not having proof of insurance.  He told me if I would provide proof to the clerk of court this would be dismissed.  Failure to provide proof would result in a $385 FINE if I didn't pay this fine, I would lose my license to drive. He let me go.

I believe very strongly that his crusade against the netroots candidates is motivated by support for Iraq war.  I believe they are trying to replace candidates that are strongly against the Iraq war with candidates that are for it, but won't commit vocally in favor of it.  Their latest entry is Acuri in NY.  Acuri won't commit to a position on withdrawal, other than vague statements  that he believes the troops should stay until Iraq is stable.   Duckworth is another stand for nothin.   Harold Ford, Schumer's mentoree, openly says he loves Bush and doesn't want a pullout until the job is done.   Please realize, Schumer is a member of a neocon front group named Foundation for Defense of Democracy. He is not all that stealth about his own beliefs, and we should stop being willfully blind to his motivation. Here is some information on Schumer's ties to this group from right web.

If the Democrats don't recruit these working class Latinos they are truely lost.

Crossposted from Dameocrat Blog

More Than 500,000 Rally in L.A. for Immigrants' Rights - Los Angeles Times: "More Than 500,000 Rally in L.A. for Immigrants' Rights
By Teresa Watanabe and Anna Gorman, Times Staff Writer
2:51 PM PST, March 25, 2006

I am pretty sure that ordinary Americans didn't have this in mind, when they they attempted to install a Democracy in Iraq.

Crossposted from Dameocrat Blog

City Pages - Bin Laden's Game: "CP: Can you talk about the role that the Iraq war has played in his recruiting successes?

Crossposted at Dameocrat Blog

This story probably won't stop the hasbara people from making the claim that "Arafat launched the last intifada," but many Israeli officials privately acknowledge "this is not true," which means unilateral disengagement and the idea that there is "no partner for peace," is also bunk. Just read the comments by former Shin Bet agent Yuval Diskin.

Crossposted from Dameocrat Blog

Flemming Rose - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Flemming Rose" the man who published those cartoons depicting Mohammed as a suicide bomber, has some disturbing ties to campus watch, and seems to be obsessed with the "clash of civilizations".

Crossposted from Dameocrat Blog

Excellent two part article from the guardian about whether Israel's treatment of the Palestinians can be compared to Apartheid.