http://www.progresspolitics.com Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:11:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Take a look...talk about the unpopular kid in class. http://www.progresspolitics.com/2008/11/20/world-leaders-would-not-shake-bushs-hand-at-g20-summittwowvideo/ The GOP is salavating over the prospect of of wiping out a large contingent of organized labor under a Democratic majority in hopes of ushering in it's next white night in 2012.  I can hear the slogans now, "Democrats destroyed Detroit," "Democrats against unions."  The automobile industry is very important to our economy.  Four percent of our GDP ... http://www.progresspolitics.com/2008/11/20/auto-bailout-or-not/ Per the Associated Press McALLEN, Texas — A South Texas grand jury has indicted Vice President Dick Cheney and former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on charges related to the alleged abuse of prisoners in Willacy County's federal detention centers. The indictment criticizes Cheney's investment in the Vanguard Group, which holds interests in ... http://www.progresspolitics.com/2008/11/18/breaking-vice-president-dick-cheney-and-alberto-gonzales-indicted/ Watch CBS Videos Online CBS) Since Barack Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States 12 days ago, he has largely remained out of sight, getting high-level government briefings and conferring with his transition team. But he surfaced on Friday afternoon in Chicago, alongside his wife Michelle to give ... http://www.progresspolitics.com/2008/11/17/president-elect-barack-obama-full-cbs-60-minutes-interview-and-transcript-video/   http://www.progresspolitics.com/2008/11/17/president-elect-obamas-weekly-you-tube-address/ Maya Soetoro-Ng was not in Chicago with her brother on election night even though he offered to fly the family into the Windy City for the results.  Maya knew exactly where she wanted to be on the night that millions of Americans will remember as a pivotable turning point in ... http://www.progresspolitics.com/2008/11/13/a-personal-note-from-president-elect-obamas-sister-maya-soetoro-ng-about-election-night/ "President-elect Barack Obama has pledged to change the way Washington works and curb the influence of lobbyists," said top transition aid John Podesta.  "[I]f someone has lobbied in the last 12 months, they are prohibited from working in the fields of policy on which they lobbied" is a statement released ... http://www.progresspolitics.com/2008/11/12/president-elect-obama-reiterates-his-tough-stance-on-lobbyists-in-his-administrationno-influence/ Watch CBS Videos Online Transcript When President-elect Obama gave his victory speech Tuesday night in Chicago's Grant Park, he was quick to give credit. "To the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of politics," the president-Elect said, "You made this happen." Who was Obama talking about and how did they do ... http://www.progresspolitics.com/2008/11/10/pres-elect-barack-obamas-inner-circle-cbs-interview-video-transcript/ http://www.progresspolitics.com/2008/11/06/had-you-known-what-was-possiblethe-audacity-of-hope/ PROGRESS http://www.progresspolitics.com/2008/11/05/ladies-and-gentlemen-the-44th-president-of-the-united-states-barack-obama/ until the first polls open.  We get one chance, one opportunity, one moment, to make history by ensuring that Sen. Barack Obama is elected President of the United States of America.  We are prepared and have done all the ground work, now we have to deliver.  The Get Out The Vote ... http://www.progresspolitics.com/2008/11/03/this-is-ittwenty-two-hours-forty-five-minutes/ Georgia early voting numbers seem to favor Sen. Barack Obama over Sen. John McCain Number of ballots cast:1,994,990 Number of ballots voted in person: 1,773,752 Number of mail-in ballots returned: 221,238 Turn out Demographics: Black Female 439,434   Black Male 260,432   White Female 666,827   White Male 534,174   Asia-PI Female 6,370   Asia-PI Male 5,007   Hisp-Lt Female 8,504   Hisp-Lt Male 6,214   Native AM Female 159   Native AM Male 137   Other 67,372   Total 1,994,990 Top 5 Counties in turn out: 1. Dekalb: 177,320 2. Fulton: 160,641 3. Cobb: 135,907 4. Gwinnett: 106,801 5. Henry: 69,604 http://www.progresspolitics.com/2008/11/02/early-voting-results-in-georgialooking-good-senator-obama/ http://www.progresspolitics.com/2008/10/30/in-case-you-missed-itsen-barack-obama/ height="344"> Transcript Below (with props to Dopeman). Charles: I was born in '22. I lived through the Great Depression. That's the reason I've been a Democrat all my life, 'cause I saw what Roosevelt did when he first come into office. My mother would have lose her farm and we would've lose everything ... http://www.progresspolitics.com/2008/10/29/meet-charles-who-met-barackhe-will-bring-you-to-tears-video-and-transcript/ Remarks of Senator Barack Obama “One Week” Closing Argument Speech As Prepared for Delivery Monday, October 27th, 2008 Canton, Ohio     One week.     After decades of broken politics in Washington, eight years of failed policies from George Bush, and twenty-one months of a campaign that has taken us from the rocky coast of Maine to the sunshine ... http://www.progresspolitics.com/2008/10/29/senator-barack-obamas-closing-argument/ In 1992 George Bush Sr. ran against William Jefferson Clinton when it was "the economy stupid."  The last market crash was during the Reagan administration in 1987 when market indexes dropped 43% in seven days.  George Bush 41 also left the nation in a recession when he left office in 1992.  It ... http://www.progresspolitics.com/2008/10/28/it-took-a-democrat-to-get-us-out-of-the-economic-crisis-of-1992-it-will-take-a-democrat-to-get-us-out-of-the-economic-crisis-of-2008/ The GOP and John McCain are saying that voters should vote for either so that Democrats don't win the particular branch of government that the person speaking at the time is not running in.  This is the argument that the GOP is using to urge voters to vote for their candidate ... http://www.progresspolitics.com/2008/10/27/gop-congressional-candidates-closing-argumentdont-vote-for-my-opponent-because-mccain-is-going-to-lose/ There are exactly 10 days, 21 hours, 38 minutes, to the minute before the first polls open on November 4th. My question to all of you is....what are you doing to make history?  What will you tell your grandchildren that you contributed to this historic event?  Will you tell them that ... http://www.progresspolitics.com/2008/10/24/10-more-days-21-more-hours-53-more-minuteswhat-are-you-doing-to-make-history/