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For The Trees
Who is our economy FOR, anyway? About the Authors: Dave Johnson John Emerson Richard Reich Thomas Leavitt
Recent Posts: BEST OF STF: Dave's: Articles not at STF: The ATLA Speech on building a progressive infrastructure Lowering the Bar The Attack on Trial Lawyers and Tort Law Who's Behind the Attack on Liberal Professors On the Right and their communications infrastructure: Why Republicans Win Win or Lose The "Conventional Wisdom" Machine Some History of the Conservative Movement HOW TO FIGHT BACK An Amplifier Of Our Own Don't Blame the Democrats How They Do It 1 2 3 4 Getting Rolled Other: You're Gonna Get Drafted Scalia and Self-Government Who is Our Economy For? Voting Machine Story Link Collection What's Wrong with this Picture? (Voting Machines) Like Meat in the Supermarket Get Active Thin Line 1 2 3 Fixing Social Security Seeing the Forest I, II, III "Incredibly Positive News" The Breadth of It The Republican Crony Club Moon Bush Ralph Nader is a Scab John's Best Of: Kerry Smear Page Bandar Bush 9/11 Commission Report Damages Bush -- if you read it Florida Goon Squad Intimidated the Supreme Court The Use and Abuse of George Orwell Zizka's Archives (John's previous identity) Zizka Sampler News Sources: AlterNet BuzzFlash Common Dreams Cursor Drudge Retort Information Clearing House Smirking Chimp TruthOut What REALLY Happened Links to Other Weblogs: |
 11/01/2003 Voting Machines Cartoon This Modern World: Something Truly Terrifying. --- Posted at 11/01/2003 04:58:00 PM by Dave Johnson Link to this | | | | e-mail this post  
Voting Machines Petition ActForChange Petition: Stop the Florida-tion of the 2004 election --- Posted at 11/01/2003 04:57:00 PM by Dave Johnson Link to this | | | | e-mail this post
"I'm A Uniter, Not A Divider" Bush said, "I'm a uniter, not a divider." Newspaper story today, Nation Is Again Divided Over Bush. Actually, he's nothing more than a big liar. --- Posted at 11/01/2003 04:02:00 PM by Dave Johnson Link to this | | | | e-mail this post
"Strict Father, Nurturant Mother" I left a comment over at DailyKos, in the discussion of Lakoff's "Strict Father, Nurturant Mother" description of politics. This is being discussed by Digby and Body and Soul. Please go take a look at what they're writing and discussing. My comment: "Lakoff is a linguist, and he studies how people think about new concepts. His research shows that people use metaphors to understand new conecpts. For example, if you are familiar with cars, and then see a bus for the first time, you'll think 'big car,' using the car as a model for your metaphor for understanding and categorizing what you are looking at. And when you see an airplane you'll think 'bus with wings that flys.' This is how our minds work.I advise everyone to read Lakoff's book, Moral Politics. --- Posted at 11/01/2003 01:01:00 PM by Dave Johnson Link to this | | | | e-mail this post
10/31/2003 BlogStreet : Most Important 100 Blogs According to BlogStreet : Most Important 100 Blogs, Seeing the Forest is #71 in the top 100. If you're a weblogger reading this, but don't have Seeing the Forest on your blogroll, do the right thing. And if your weblog is in Seeing the Forest's blogroll but Seeing the Forest is not in yours, you're in big trouble. 
Update -- Saturday -- Number 66 today. --- Posted at 10/31/2003 12:31:00 PM by Dave Johnson Link to this | | | | e-mail this post
Clark I saw Gen. Wesley Clark interviewed on the News Hour yesterday. He was really good. Really, really good. I'm glad to see a person like that, with his credentials, making the case against Bush. It helps Dean a lot. When Dean has the nomination it will be harder for Bush to discredit his message, because the public will know they are shared by people like Clark. I don't see Clark getting the nomination. Dean has too strong of an organization, and Clark entered the race too late. Dean is also a very, very good candidate and has built a strong, people-powered campaign. This shows why Dean will make a great president. I agree almost completely with Dean's positions - moreso than Clark's. But Clark is showing himself to be a first-class American leader. Good for him! --- Posted at 10/31/2003 08:44:00 AM by Dave Johnson Link to this | | | | e-mail this post
Publicizing The Effects Of Tax Cuts Interesting Times writes about the effects of the spending cuts in Alabama, then writes: "Neither Joe Average Alabaman nor Joe Average American will see these results if Democrats don't loudly highlight them. The secret of the Republicans long-term success is that the Democrats have run away from the fight instead of making it clear just what are the consequences of the 'cut taxes cut taxes cut taxes' strategy. For Democrats to win on this issue they have to make it clear to people just what it is they are giving up if they continue to hold on to their Bush tax cuts."Good point. --- Posted at 10/31/2003 08:37:00 AM by Dave Johnson Link to this | | | | e-mail this post
Did YOUR Economy Surge 7.2%? The economy surged last month at an annual rate of 7.2%. (But still lost jobs.) Did you feel any of it? Did your income increase by 7.2%? No? So who did feel it? Where did the 7.2% GO? Who is our economy FOR? Think about it. A most dangerous question. --- Posted at 10/31/2003 08:30:00 AM by Dave Johnson Link to this | | | | e-mail this post
10/30/2003 Policy Hijacked From Bush? Cheney's hawks 'hijacking policy': A former Pentagon officer turned whistleblower says a group of hawks in the Bush Administration, including the Vice-President, Dick Cheney, is running a shadow foreign policy, contravening Washington's official line. --- Posted at 10/30/2003 07:20:00 PM by Dave Johnson Link to this | | | | e-mail this post
Light Blogging I Guess It's 'cause I can't bring coffee into the computer room anymore. I'm not allowed to. --- Posted at 10/30/2003 04:57:00 PM by Dave Johnson Link to this | | | | e-mail this post
Center for American Progress Have you all visited the new Center for American Progress, and signed up for their daily e-mail. the Progress Report? --- Posted at 10/30/2003 01:54:00 PM by Dave Johnson Link to this | | | | e-mail this post
Brad DeLong On Today's Unemployent Number Yet More Unemployment Claims Weirdness: "This week's number, of course, is not a 'decrease': it is the same as the number announced last week, which has been revised upwards. " --- Posted at 10/30/2003 07:57:00 AM by Dave Johnson Link to this | | | | e-mail this post
Lakoff Again Digby on Lakoff and Framing. --- Posted at 10/30/2003 07:54:00 AM by Dave Johnson Link to this | | | | e-mail this post
10/28/2003 Bob Barr Calls for Impeachment! Excerpts from Republican Representative Bob Barr's call for impeachment: "'...I believe in several fundamental premises. First, this is a rogue administration; consciously and systematically operating outside the bounds of the laws of this land, and outside the common and historical norms of political conduct for our country. Second, this President and his Administration must be held accountable for their misdeeds. If we in the House of Representatives, as the body charged with oversight of the executive branch, do not hold him accountable, then we have no legitimate claim to governing this country. [this] President ...enjoys a relatively high approval rating because he has not yet been held accountable for his misdeeds. Fourth, this is a most serious matter for consideration which must be approached knowingly, deliberatively, with an eye toward both past and future history, with each step weighed very carefully.... --- Posted at 10/28/2003 07:58:00 PM by Dave Johnson Link to this | | | | e-mail this post
Computer All Fixed My laptop is all fixed again. And again want to HIGHLY recommend Bay Area ComputerMan! They are quick and very reasonably priced. They handle computers from out of the area as well. I'll start posting more tomorrow. --- Posted at 10/28/2003 07:55:00 PM by Dave Johnson Link to this | | | | e-mail this post
Whiskey Bar: Following the Money Billmon is Following the Money. --- Posted at 10/28/2003 07:51:00 PM by Dave Johnson Link to this | | | | e-mail this post
10/27/2003 Thank You Guest Bloggers! I want to thank the guest bloggers for filling in while I was gone! Thank You! --- Posted at 10/27/2003 08:46:00 PM by Dave Johnson Link to this | | | | e-mail this post
What's Going On, Anyway? Starting Saturday everything started going wrong. I won't tell you about the drive from Manhattan to JFK, or American not giving me the upgrades that we already had. Or the incredible meal -- it's like they hire caterers who make fun of vegetarians who order special meals. But you expect to have trouble driving from Manhattan to JFK, and always, always with airlines. It's not that... Sunday I spilled coffee on my laptop, again. (I know, what a dick. Believe me -- I'm hearing it.) And then I get a wasp sting sitting on my own couch in my own living room. This morning I had a nice post for the weblog ready, and the Mac crashed. About a half hour wasted. I'll try to recreate it. It was about the weather. But here's the best one. In the mail was a notice that my car insurance is cancelled. I call the agent this morning and find out it is because my driver's license is suspended! To find out WHY my license is suspended requires a trip to the DMV. So I got that about 11, and got to talk to someone at about 2:30. Yes, waiting at the DMV from 11 until 2:30 to ask one question. THAT is what "cutting spending" means. My license was suspected because I did not appear in court in July for a number of violations received in Bakersfield in March. Except I was not IN Bakersfield in March! The DMV printout had the phone number of the traffic court in Bakersfield. Call them. And by the way, if it really isn't you it will still cost you $55 to get your license back. Don't drive home. So I call Bakersfield. naturally the phone system is designed to prevent you from talking to a human being, but there was a phone number given for something else, and i called that, explained and got through to someone who could look into this. It seems a David Thomas Johnson, with the same birthday as me, was ticketed for not having a driver's license and a number of other things. So they contacted DMV, and DMV's computer decided that David Courtney Johnson was close enough. If I send a letter to the judge with copies of my driver's license and the DMV printout and a letter explaining, then in about 3-5 weeks they'll get this off my DMV record. Except the insurance agent tells me my insurance will be terminated by then. So more calls and finally they'll try to get it straightened out with DMV in a few days... That took ALL DAY. Looking forward to tomorrrow. The Mac version of Blogger doesn't have a spelling checker. How'd I do? --- Posted at 10/27/2003 08:12:00 PM by Dave Johnson Link to this | | | | e-mail this post
Lakoff Atrios is recommending everyone read Lakoff. Atrios has a lot of readers. My mission on the Internet may be turning a corner, entering a new phase. More on that later. Meanwhile still no luck with the mouse button problem. It's still stuck in the "pressed" position, and without being able to use a mouse I can't boot my laptop past the "User/Password" screen. So maybe it's a repair shop tomorrow... It is difficult to use Blogger with a Mac. On top of that, this morning I had a great post ready and the Mac crashed. --- Posted at 10/27/2003 08:08:00 PM by Dave Johnson Link to this | | | | e-mail this post
The Computer The computer works, except that the left "mouse button" won't come out of click position. I'm hoping this will dry out today. --- Posted at 10/27/2003 09:34:00 AM by Dave Johnson Link to this | | | | e-mail this post
10/26/2003 No Luck So far no luck with the laptop. I'll try again tomorrow morning and then take it to the repair shop. A great way to return. On top of that, I'm sitting on my couch about a half hour ago and a wasp stings me on the wrist. WTF? --- Posted at 10/26/2003 07:12:00 PM by Dave Johnson Link to this | | | | e-mail this post
Looks Terrible Seeing the Forest really does look terrible on a Mac. I'll be working on the look very soon. --- Posted at 10/26/2003 05:13:00 PM by Dave Johnson Link to this | | | | e-mail this post
I'm Back I'm Back. But I spilled coffee on my laptop again, so we'll see if it dries out OK. This is from the Mac. I just couldn't wait to have a Peet's. If you don't know about Peet's, you wouldn't understand. --- Posted at 10/26/2003 11:51:00 AM by Dave Johnson Link to this | | | | e-mail this post
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