Friday, August 31, 2007

I Guess I Can't Count Hillary Out

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I think I need to come clean on something. I have rested my case against supporting Hillary in the primary on the idea that she can't w...
Thursday, August 30, 2007

California Democrats Need to Stand up for Government-Financed Health Care Coverage

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Inevitably, every credible health care expansion put forward by Democrats will be attacked by insurance-backed Republicans as "socializ...
Wednesday, August 29, 2007

(:)(:)(:) for DiCaprio's The Eleventh Hour

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Three Snouts Up for Leonardo DiCaprio's The Eleventh Hour previewed at the Crest Theater last night. Anyone whose top goal in life is ...
Tuesday, August 28, 2007

DiFi Will be Key Player in Gonsalez Replacement

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Gonsalez' resignation presents another opportunity for Dianne Feinstein to better serve the people of California. As a member of the Se...
Monday, August 27, 2007

It's Not Me, It's You

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All of my spiritual training tells me to focus on me. All of it. I'm the only person I can change. I'm the only person whose beha...
Friday, August 24, 2007

Why do Californians like DiFi so much?

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Today's California papers report on a field poll that shows we have soured on the new Congress. Democrats and decline-to-states are fed...
Thursday, August 23, 2007

(:)(:)(:)(:) for Blue Bottle Coffee in Hayes Valley

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Four Snouts Up for Blue Bottle Coffee at 315 Linden Street (tucked in a sort of alley between Gough and Octavia off Hayes in Hayes Valley), ...
Wednesday, August 22, 2007

The Evils of Having an "Agenda"

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Under the heading of "oh, snap," one of the biggest insults one Sacramento insider can dish out to another Sacramento insider is ...
Tuesday, August 21, 2007

(:)(:)(:)(:)(:) for Clerks 2 on DVD

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Five Snouts Up for Clerks 2 on DVD. Five snouts for Clerks 2???? You heard me. Faithful readers know I only give 5 snouts for the movies ...
Monday, August 20, 2007

The Five Presidential Candidates You Never Hear About

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This article is reprinted with permission from Rudolf's Diner online 'zine, where Sara writes the Eye on the Pie column. Biden, Do...
Thursday, August 16, 2007

Spam the Democratic Party

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Are you on the lists I'm on? I get email from John Kerry, Harry Reid, DCCC, DSCC, DNC--if you get an email from any Democrat in Congres...
Wednesday, August 15, 2007

(:)(:)(:)(:)(:) for The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor

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Five Snouts up for The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor. This "children's" book is the imaginative, mesmerizing "true...
Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Republicans Eat Their Own in California

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Tonight's Dinner? Central Valley Senator Jeff Denham (R-Modesto). In the ongoing budget stalemate in the California State Senate, Denha...
Monday, August 13, 2007

Hang up on the "d-trip"

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I recently returned from Washington, DC, where, as I expected, I got an earful from public interest advocates about what a disappointment Na...
Thursday, August 09, 2007

14 White Men Hold CA Budget Hostage

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Republicans won’t vote for schools & hospitals without the promise of dirty(er) air Sacramento – That’s the headline all the paper...
Monday, August 06, 2007

Watch John Edwards at the Yearly Kos Convention

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This is an inspiring clip on Youtube (short, 3 minutes?) of John Edwards speaking to the Yearly Kos Convention of bloggers in Chicago. Watc...
Wednesday, July 25, 2007

2 Snouts Up for "You Kill Me"

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(:)(:) for You Kill Me , directed by John Dahl ( Red Rock West ) and starring Ben Kingsley and Tea Leoni in theaters everywhere. First of al...
Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Four Snouts Up for You Tube--CNN Presidential Debate

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(:)(:)(:)(:)for the You Tube--CNN Democratic Presidential debate last night broadcast on CNN. I found this a very refreshing and sometimes ...
Friday, July 13, 2007

Garcia vs. Parra--How Republicans Don't Serve Their Constituents II

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And another thing about Republicans in the California legislature, they don't vote their district, even when they win a tough election. ...
Thursday, July 12, 2007

Three and a Half Snouts Up for "the Golden Door" at the Crest Theater

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(:)(:)(:)(;) for The Golden Door directed by Emanuele Crieslese in Italian, now showing at the marvelous Crest Theater in downtown Sacramen...