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Thank You

Posted: May 7th, 2008, 5:35pm CDT by Dave

This will be my last post here at the College Dems blog, and I want to thank everyone for being such great friends and such a dedicated group of people. I came to UNO three years ago and joined the College Democrats. Whether you came because of those fun buttons we were selling, or a [...]

Tribute To The Fallen 2008

Posted: April 23rd, 2008, 9:58am CDT by Dave

This year, we placed 4,041 American flags, one for each of the men and women who have given their lives in Iraq.

2008 Candidates

Posted: March 15th, 2008, 11:11am CDT by Dave

Hey all. I’m jumping back in for a moment to give some updates on the 2008 elections. As I’m sure you’ve all heard by now, Scott Kleeb has entered the race for United States Senate. He’ll face businessman and former Republican Tony Raimondo in the Democratic Primary. (Kleeb will be at the UNO Democrats meeting on [...]

Transition

Posted: January 8th, 2008, 2:36pm CST by dave

I took over the UNO Democrats Blog just over a year ago, and I’ve really enjoyed the opportunity. Starting today, the UNO Democrats Blog is going to go back to a team format, with Tyler, Madison, Jared, and others taking over blogging duties. It’s been real fun, but it’s only fair to hand the reins [...]

2007 - A Year In Review

Posted: December 31st, 2007, 8:23pm CST by dave

Looking back at the year that was in 2007. January: 4: The new Democratic majority is sworn in and Nancy Pelosi is elected the first female Speaker of the House. 5: Lee Terry throws the first of many hissy-fits of the year on the House floor. 8: UNO Democrats hold our first meeting of the semester. 10: Bush lays out [...]

Happy Festivus!!

Posted: December 23rd, 2007, 5:55pm CST by dave

Air your grievances here.

The State of the Race

Posted: December 19th, 2007, 2:10am CST by dave

Been a while since I posted something about the national race, and things have changed a lot in the past few months. Here’s a rundown for those of you just tuning in. The Democrats: 15 days out from Iowa, and the top three look neck-and-neck in the Hawkeye state. Hillary Clinton: If she can’t win Iowa, she needs [...]

Scott Kleeb: Moments

Posted: December 4th, 2007, 2:29am CST by dave

Tony Raimondo, Lifelong Republican

Posted: November 29th, 2007, 5:23pm CST by dave

Just let his own words speak for him. Behlen Manufacturing chair Tony Raimondo (R) said he realized when ex-Ag. Sec./ex-Gov. Mike Johanns (R) entered the race, he wouldn’t be able to raise the money needed to get the GOP nod. Raimondo: “Especially when the governor endorsed him, I think the Republican primary closed up. … I [...]

Maybe We Need Another Golden Flip-Flop For Tony?

Posted: November 29th, 2007, 12:26am CST by dave

I cannot imagine, a month after giving a tongue-in-cheek award to Jon Bruning for changing parties due to political convenience and ambition, defending that same ambition just because the candidate happens to be switching to my party. Joe Jordan tells us - after getting a weak-ass response from state chair Steve Achelpohl - that [...]

Bruning Out; More On Raimondo…

Posted: November 20th, 2007, 6:45pm CST by dave

Well, I was wrong. Jon Bruning is dropping out of the race for U.S. Senate. While publically his supporters will claim that Bruning was forced out by the D.C. establishment, I will maintain that it was clearly the Nebraska Young Democrats “Fallen Star” Award that destroyed his candidacy. Yeah, we may have received only a [...]

NE-Sen: DSCC Recruiting Failed Bush Nominee

Posted: November 19th, 2007, 12:57pm CST by dave

Ryan Anderson at the New Nebraska Network reported this morning on the increased chatter that Republican businessman Tony Raimondo was considering running for Senate… as a Democrat. This is a terrifying proposition, as I will explain in a moment, but worse than that is the information that we are hearing from several sources: the DSCC [...]

Chapter of the Year, 2007

Posted: November 5th, 2007, 1:58pm CST by dave

Congratulations to the UNO College Democrats on another successful year, and being awarded the 2007 Nebraska Young Democrats Chapter of the Year. From the HPV awareness campaign, to Yellow Dog University, campaign invasions, Tribute to the Fallen, and everything else we’ve done in the past year, it’s been a hell of a year. Let’s make [...]

Welcome To The Real World…

Posted: November 5th, 2007, 1:11pm CST by dave

Saturday, at the Nebraska Young Democrats’ Forever Young Dinner, we presented an award to Jon Bruning, the “Fallen Star” Award. Lamenting the loss of a bright, young liberal voice to the winds of political ambition. Jordan McGrain, the Bruning campaign manager, responded to our press release in the North Platte Telegraph on Saturday. I’m sure [...]

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Kerrey’s Out

Posted: October 24th, 2007, 5:10pm CDT by dave

Disappointing news, for sure: I have decided I will not leave The New School to become a candidate for the United States Senate in Nebraska. The reason is simple enough: For my family and me now is not the time for me to re-enter politics as a candidate. You have to respect the reasons, and to be [...]

Mike Johanns

Posted: October 10th, 2007, 3:17pm CDT by dave

As Johanns announced his candidacy for Senate, the DSCC rolled out a new web ad focusing on Johanns’ “leaving the field” yet again.

Rudy & Hillary & ???

Posted: October 4th, 2007, 3:17pm CDT by dave

James Dobson of Focus on the Family penned an op-ed for the New York Times today, stating in no uncertain terms that Rudy Giuliani would be an unacceptable choice for the religious right in 2008: After two hours of deliberation, we voted on a resolution that can be summarized as follows: If neither of the two [...]

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Daub’s Out

Posted: September 28th, 2007, 2:07am CDT by dave

I’m rarely surprised anymore by something I see in Nebraska politics, but this one is a genuine shocker. Hal Daub is dropping out of the race for U.S. Senate. Even as news leaked out of his announcement, scheduled for Friday morning, Daub’s campaign ads - which began airing this week - were peppering the airwaves. [...]

Kerrey Decision Coming Soon

Posted: September 27th, 2007, 12:57pm CDT by dave

Omaha World-Herald: Democrat Bob Kerrey says he’s “excited” about the prospect of running for the U.S. Senate again, but he said today that he still isn’t ready to commit to the race. Kerrey said he would be calling friends and supporters in the next two days to explain to them the pros and cons of his running. He [...]

Ernie Chambers vs. God

Posted: September 18th, 2007, 2:20am CDT by dave

Oh, I bet Hal Daub thought he’d grab all of the headlines on Monday, but the always unpredictable senator from Nebraska’s 11th District had other plans. Ernie Chambers decided to sue God. Yeah, you read that correctly. Chambers is apparently doing this to prove a point about frivolous lawsuits, prompted by a lawsuit that he sees [...]

Hal Daub

Posted: September 17th, 2007, 12:57pm CDT by dave

Maybe this time the voters will like him? Congressman Hal Daub challenged sitting U.S. Senator David Karnes in the Republican Primary in 1988. Karnes, who was appointed by unpopular governor Kay Orr after the death of Ed Zorinsky, won the nomination and then proceeded to get thrashed by - who else? - former Governor Bob Kerrey [...]

This Week In Nebraska Politics: Game Of The Year Edition

Posted: September 15th, 2007, 3:22am CDT by dave

As we wait for kickoff on a primetime matchup between Nebraska and USC, here’s the latest from around the state this week: Chuck Hagel announced his retirement, setting events into motion. Bob Kerrey met with DSCC chair Chuck Schumer in D.C. on Tuesday. Dave Heineman strongly hinted that Bush administration cabinet official Mike Johanns might get in the [...]

Hagel Will Not Seek Re-Election

Posted: September 8th, 2007, 12:10am CDT by dave

Don Walton confirms it: Sen. Chuck Hagel will announce Monday he’ll not seek re-election next year. Hagel also will tell an Omaha news conference he does not intend to be a candidate for any office in 2008, clamping a lid on speculation he might be pondering a late-inning presidential bid. In a prelude to Monday’s announcement, he conferred [...]

The Wait Is Over? - Monday

Posted: September 7th, 2007, 1:57pm CDT by dave

Chuck Hagel will announce his plans on Monday. Strong indications that he will announce his retirement.

This Week In Nebraska Politics

Posted: September 7th, 2007, 2:23am CDT by dave

Random Ramblings and notes for you on a Friday: The Douglas County Democratic Party got some good all around press coverage for the 2008 caucus. More from our own Catherine Leo at the NDP here. Kyle discusses the Republican response here. In case you missed it: Jon Bruning blatantly ignores campaign finance laws and pays for a [...]

Stay Away From Public Restrooms and Republicans

Posted: August 31st, 2007, 1:34pm CDT by dave

We begin with the most unfortunate opening line in an “I’m not gay” speech ever… But what’s lost in the story - and in all stories of this type - is the issue: the problem isn’t that he’s gay, it’s that he’s a pervert! The same with Jeff Gannon, the gay prostitute who posed as a [...]

Anti-Immigration Protestors Show Their True Colors

Posted: August 29th, 2007, 1:01am CDT by dave

If you’ve been around Omaha for the last couple of years, you may have noticed the protestors that show up every so often in front of the Consulado de Mexico on 36th and Dodge St. Their thinly-veiled racism, however, is no match for the atrocious display of racism that is coming this weekend: The National Socialist [...]

First Meeting of the Year!

Posted: August 27th, 2007, 5:41pm CDT by dave

It’s time for another semester! Welcome back to all the familiar faces and hello to all the new members. Let’s make 2007-08 another fantastic year! First Meeting of the Year Monday, August 27, 8 PM MBSC Council Room (3rd Floor)

Kerrey Making A Move Toward Bid?

Posted: August 24th, 2007, 2:50pm CDT by dave

Don Walton has the story: Bob Kerrey stepped to the brink of a possible 2008 Senate bid Thursday. Kerrey placed a conference call to New School University trustees in New York City to inform them he may be returning to Nebraska. A decision on whether to return to his roots and attempt to once again represent Nebraska [...]

Terry Watch

Posted: August 10th, 2007, 3:03pm CDT by dave

A new website has just launched, Terry Watch, pledging to keep an eye on Rep. Lee Terry. Check it out!

Bruning Screws Over College Students

Posted: August 9th, 2007, 2:01pm CDT by dave

Kyle puts the pieces together on Nelnet and our Attorney General, Jon Bruning. But while the focus is on taxpayers, it’s a sad and troubling thing that - once again - the needs of students are completely ignored by our government. Not that we should be surprised - Bruning has taken $16,000 in contributions from Nelnet [...]

Exciting News!

Posted: August 6th, 2007, 4:48pm CDT by dave

Kyle Michaelis at the New Nebraska Network has just launched NNN 2.0, a community based blog with user diaries (like those used at Kos and MyDD). It’s an exciting new step for the online progressive movement in Nebraska, and I encourage everyone to check it out and join in the discussion. Also, don’t worry - the [...]

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“Terry Lee” Almost Suffers Beatdown

Posted: August 6th, 2007, 4:39pm CDT by dave

Oh, how sorry I am that I missed this one… Apparently, Lee Terry decided to pick a fight with Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. after hearing shouts come from his direction on the House Floor. Now, Terry’s never been the brightest Representative, but falsely accusing a kung fu master (seriously) of instigating a fight is probably not [...]

Friday News & Notes

Posted: August 3rd, 2007, 1:32am CDT by dave

First of all, congratulations to Scott and Jane Kleeb on their new baby daughter! There’s only so many times I can rehash the same old speculation about Chuck Hagel, but I’m more than happy to link to others’ speculation, so here you go: Real Clear Politics not much new here, but still an interesting read. Bob Novak (Douchebag [...]

Open Thread

Posted: August 1st, 2007, 2:06pm CDT by dave

I haven’t been posting as much lately - lack of news as much as anything. We’ll be back in full force when the semester starts, I can promise you that much. There’s a few exciting developments coming in the next couple of months, and we’ve got the beginning of a new school year and a [...]

“Hatemongers”

Posted: July 26th, 2007, 2:11pm CDT by dave

In honor of those who have nothing better to do than talk about Nebraska bloggers on the internet:

In Theory…

Posted: July 26th, 2007, 1:16pm CDT by dave

One of the most common negatives I hear about Hillary Clinton is how she would be a drag on the rest of the Democratic ticket - she has no coattails. It’s one that I happen to agree with, even though I believe she would still win. In theory, Rudy Giuliani is the strongest Republican candidate. In [...]

“None of the Above”

Posted: July 17th, 2007, 9:57am CDT by dave

Hey, for once, I agree with the plurality of Republican primary voters. I wouldn’t vote for any of these guys, either!! In a new AP/Ipsos Poll, 25% of Republican respondents say they are either undecided or would prefer someone other than the current field — more than the vote share of any actual candidates listed in [...]

More Q2 Fundraising Numbers

Posted: July 15th, 2007, 2:05pm CDT by dave

Just the raw numbers for now: NE-01 Jeff Fortenberry: $88K raised, $187K on hand. NE-02 Lee Terry: $112K raised, $282K on hand. NE-03 Adrian Smith: $99K raised, $132K on hand. NE-03 Scott Kleeb: $3K raised, $70K on hand. Kleeb quietly filed an amended report on June 4 so he could begin raising funds for a federal race in 2008. He [...]

Hagel Gets Crushed In Q2 Fundraising

Posted: July 14th, 2007, 2:43pm CDT by dave

A couple of weeks ago, Jon Bruning released his Q2 fundraising numbers, coming in at over $720,000 for the quarter, a very good number for a primary challenger. Now, incumbent Republican Senator Chuck Hagel, who two weeks ago said that his campaign would be “well beyond” the amount raised by Bruning, has clocked in at [...]

Bad News For Cubs Fans

Posted: July 12th, 2007, 2:56pm CDT by dave

From the Chicago Tribune: The family that founded discount broker TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. has joined the list of potential bidders for the Chicago Cubs, the Tribune has learned. Sources close to the situation said the Ricketts family of Omaha and Chicago has signed a non-disclosure agreement with Cubs owner Tribune Co. and is [...]

Lee Terry Sells Out College Students

Posted: July 12th, 2007, 1:53am CDT by dave

Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed an overhaul of student aid, slashing interest rates on student loans, raising the pell grant limit, and adding loan forgiveness provisions for public servants. Not surprisingly, our “representatives” in Congress voted against the bill, which also cut federal subsidies to large lenders such as Nelnet, the huge Republican contributor based [...]

John McCain is Rapidly Imploding

Posted: July 10th, 2007, 1:16pm CDT by dave

On the heels of fundraising numbers that left him near the bottom of the Republican field, John McCain announced the resignations of his campaign manager Terry Nelson and chief strategist John Weaver. McCain has been burning money at a rapid pace, and let go about 50 staffers last week. Now he’s losing his top two campaign [...]

In the News

Posted: July 9th, 2007, 12:31pm CDT by dave

Two members of UNO Democrats, Megan and Trisha, were featured in a World-Herald article about the Chris Dodd-Paul Simon event in Council Bluffs this past weekend. Let’s hear it for our quotable members!

Hagel Fuels More Speculation

Posted: July 8th, 2007, 7:47pm CDT by dave

On Meet The Press today, Chuck Hagel ruled out a bid for President as an independent. He gave more cryptic answers when asked about his political plans: “You try to keep as many options open for yourself in life as you can. And you try to be in a position where you’ve got some opportunities,” Hagel said. “I [...]

KO on Libby

Posted: July 4th, 2007, 11:15am CDT by dave

Have a great 4th!

Senate Q2 Fundraising Numbers

Posted: July 2nd, 2007, 7:04pm CDT by dave

(Like I said, my frantic pace returns quickly.) OWH: Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning said Monday that he had raised $721,200 by the end of June to prepare for a possible campaign against incumbent U.S. Sen. Chuck Hagel. It’s not enough to scare Hagel away, though it’s certainly enough to suggest that Bruning’s not going to have much [...]

“Soft on Crime”

Posted: July 2nd, 2007, 5:39pm CDT by dave

There’s really not a whole lot I can say. George Bush has absolutely no shame. None. AP: President Bush spared former White House aide I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby from a 2 1/2-year prison term in the CIA leak case Monday, stepping into a criminal case with heavy political overtones on grounds that the sentence was [...]

Left Behind

Posted: July 2nd, 2007, 12:47pm CDT by dave

My usual frantic pace of posting has died off lately (coinciding with the sudden death of my laptop. Never fear, though, I’ll be back up and running - and switching to Mac - in a week.) Something that I haven’t focused on enough - and Ryan and Kyle are doing an extraordinary job with over at [...]

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Scott Kleeb’s Back In

Posted: June 26th, 2007, 11:14pm CDT by dave

Well, I couldn’t let this pass unnoticed. Scott Kleeb is jumping back in for 2008. As each day passes, I am more and more appreciative of what we accomplished together on our campaign for Congress last year. I can say without a doubt that the campaign was the most rewarding, most energizing and most inspiring endeavor in [...]

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The Supreme Court’s Definition of “Free Speech”

Posted: June 26th, 2007, 4:30pm CDT by dave

It was a curious case, an oddity that was mildly humorous in the middle of an otherwise slow news day. The case of Morse v. Frederick, or “Bong Hits 4 Jesus.” A high school student in Alaska was suspended from school for the off-color banner bearing the nonsensical slogan, which was not on school property [...]

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Bloomberg-Hagel: “A Rare Genetic Disorder”

Posted: June 22nd, 2007, 5:15pm CDT by dave

A good laugh from The Daily Show

Bloomberg Leaves GOP; Is Hagel Next?

Posted: June 20th, 2007, 12:30pm CDT by dave

Possibly setting the stage for an independent bid for President, billionaire New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg left the Republican Party yesterday, changing his party affiliation to “unaffiliated.” But let’s not fool ourselves here. This is a man who changed his party affiliation to Republican so he wouldn’t have to deal with a competitive Democratic primary [...]

Round Two?

Posted: June 19th, 2007, 3:13pm CDT by dave

There isn’t a more fascinating aspect of this race than the dynamics of Chuck Hagel, Dave Heineman, Jon Bruning, Tom Osborne, and the rest of the Republican Party. I wrote a great deal about this last month, and don’t really have a lot to add to it at this time. The sides are forming for a [...]

Your Random Senate Notes For Friday

Posted: June 15th, 2007, 2:43pm CDT by dave

Chris Cillizza of the Washington Post is ready to call the Nebraska Senate race one of the top 10 races likely to change hands in 2008: 8. Nebraska (R): No one we talk to thinks Sen. Chuck Hagel (R) is going to run for reelection to the Senate. Say what you will about AG Jon Bruning [...]

Ricketts 2.0

Posted: June 14th, 2007, 12:11pm CDT by dave

The Omaha World-Herald is reporting that Columbus businessman Tony Raimondo is moving ahead with his plans to run for Senate, making him the third Republican to make significant moves toward a bid for the nomination. But what’s most interesting about this move, is Raimondo’s motivation - he doesn’t think Hagel’s running. And the longer Hagel [...]

Kerrey Slams Bruning For Hypocrisy

Posted: June 8th, 2007, 6:10pm CDT by dave

The arrogance and conceit of Nebraska Republicans is really quite disturbing sometimes. Asked if he could beat Bob Kerrey in a general election, Bruning responded that yes, of course he could, because “I don’t believe Nebraskans want another carpetbagger,” and “his record would be so easy to assail.” That’s a record, by the way, that starts [...]

Bruning Announcement Reaction

Posted: June 7th, 2007, 7:49pm CDT by dave

If Jon Bruning believes that he can simply dismiss all of his potential opponents as “carpetbaggers,” he might want to think again. He made the accusation about Hagel, who maintains a home in Virginia, and then later about Bob Kerrey, who has spent the last six years as President of The New School in New [...]

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Why The “Anti-Hagel” Can’t Win In 2008…

Posted: June 6th, 2007, 8:19pm CDT by dave

Apparently, judging by Jon Bruning’s rhetoric lately, and his meeting with the New York Sun’s editorial staff to tip the off to his impending announcement, he’s made a calculated decision that his campaign is going to be all about running against Chuck Hagel. It’s a calculated gamble on Bruning’s part. For one thing, we’re not [...]

Bruning To Announce Thursday

Posted: June 5th, 2007, 6:50pm CDT by dave

Well, it looks like Jon Bruning’s going to officially announce his candidacy for U.S. Senate on Thursday, making him the first officially announced candidate for the Nebraska Senate race in 2008. My read of the situation is this: The longer Chuck Hagel waits to get into this race, the less support he’s going to have. His [...]

Lee Terry and Ethical Hypocrisy

Posted: June 5th, 2007, 4:19pm CDT by dave

For someone who has deemed earmark rules too confusing to bother with, shirking his responsibility to his district on a regular basis, and despite his own involvement in pork projects, Lee Terry certainly talks a lot about ethics reform. Even though he voted against some of those reforms in January. With the news of indictments against [...]

Our President Is An Insane Warmonger

Posted: June 5th, 2007, 11:46am CDT by dave

The missile defense shield is one of the most insanely idiotic ideas to ever come out of a Republican administration - a relic from the Reagan administration, a pipe dream that doesn’t really work, but gives billions of dollars to defense contractors to try anyway. This administration has done its best to convince us that the [...]

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Where Will Hagel’s Ego Lead Him?

Posted: June 3rd, 2007, 1:31am CDT by dave

Turning our rhetorical guns back on the bad guys… John Judis has a profile of Chuck Hagel in TNR this week (available here, free registration required). It’s mostly your standard profile of Hagel, but there’s some good stuff toward the end about Hagel’s state of mind right now. Two months later, Hagel appears to have concluded [...]

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The “Honest Mayor”

Posted: June 2nd, 2007, 3:34pm CDT by dave

Just in case you ever thought that either Hal Daub or the Omaha World-Herald had any credibility, whatsoever, here’s a friendly reminder from just about ten years ago. When Brenda Council challenged Daub in 1997, and directly attacked his credibility about police manipulating crime stats in the city. Daub said he was being honest, and to [...]

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Fred Thompson and the GOP’s Messiah Complex

Posted: May 30th, 2007, 2:16pm CDT by dave

Ryan wrote last week at the NNN about the opening for Chuck Hagel in the Republican electorate. The meat of the argument: Iowa Republicans (and Republicans in general) are actually quite against the war. At least when you ask them about it as an issue. But Republicans have been rabid and cultlike in their support [...]

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Staying True “Blue”

Posted: May 29th, 2007, 5:15pm CDT by dave

In order to win as a Democrat in Nebraska, you must act like a Republican, talk like a Republican, and vote like a Republican. This is what the tired old conventional wisdom of Nebraska Democratic politics has told us for years. “Inside the box” political thinking that has resulted in exactly one federal victory in [...]

Remember The Fallen

Posted: May 27th, 2007, 1:51pm CDT by dave

This Memorial Day weekend, take some time to remember those who have given their lives in service to this country.

Why Fight?

Posted: May 25th, 2007, 8:37pm CDT by dave

The moment I knew we were going to war in Iraq didn’t come until October, 2002. It wasn’t until the finality of a democratic deriliction of duty occured that I was convinced that war was inevitable. I was somewhat naive then, and not a bit more idealistic than I am now. And yet, somehow, that was the day I decided I had to be a Democrat. For the few who fought this. The thing that’s never going to change, the one thing that I can say with certainty, is that the Republican Party is completely intent on using fear to drive us apart. It works. Fear of gays, fear of terrorists, fear of Mexicans, fear of drugs, fear of sex… Whatever the fear is, they use it against the American people.

So, why do we fight? Because we can’t let them win. Even when it seems like we live in a backwards, intolerant state, or when our Congress is intent on prolonging the war in Iraq, we can’t give up. We can’t allow fear to take over. Progress will come.

As upset as I am at the Democratic leadership in the House and Senate, I am pleased with Barack Obama, Chris Dodd, and Hillary Clinton for voting against this despicable piece of garbage foisted on the American people. Obama, especially, has been forceful in his criticisms of Bush and the war with this vote.

No more excuses for the President. He got exactly what he wanted. No more excuses for the Democrats: next time, you play ball for real.

Betrayal

Posted: May 24th, 2007, 9:16pm CDT by dave

You’re not going to get a whole lot of “go team” from me this week, and I suspect that a lot of my friends here are on the same page. I want to specifically focus this rant on our elected officials and the absolute act of betrayal that they committed today. To start, there’s Keith Olbermann’s (as-always) on-target Special Comment about the war spending bill that the Democrats allowed to pass:

That says it all, really. I can’t find much solace in the fact that Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, and Hillary Clinton voted against this bill. It doesn’t speak much of their leadership that the bill passed with an overwhelming bipartisan majority. And this is what I’ve been saying all along: the brand of bipartisanship that exists in Washington is a load of horseshit. It generally consists of the Democrats capitulating to the will of the Republicans, and the Republicans never budging on a single issue.

Today, by overwhelming majorities, both houses of Congress gave President Bush everything he wanted, a blank check to conduct the war in Iraq. This is just sickening. The ultimate act of political cowardice by individuals who have no business being a majority party. You wonder why people don’t think Democrats stand for anything? This is why! This was the Democratic majority “showing the way,” if by “showing the way,” you mean being led around by the nose by a warmongering failure of a President.

If they are this deaf to the will of the American people, the Democrats deserve to lose in 2008.

The Stakes Have Never Been Higher

Posted: May 24th, 2007, 1:06am CDT by dave

Bob Kerrey provides a good jumping off point for a long-overdue rant, here. Namely, the Democrats’ betrayal of their mandate to end the war in Iraq. In case you had not heard, the Democratic majority has decided to give President Bush a blank check to mismanage this war indefinitely! No timetables. No accountability. Just give him the money and let him continue to send our military to the slaughter.

Due respect to Kyle, but Bob Kerrey does us a great disservice. And by conceding that Kerrey recognizes the stakes, you imply that the liberal stance, indeed the American stance, is not realistic, and doesn’t recognize the stakes. That is, after all, Kerrey’s entire argument in the WSJ editorial. Due respect to the Senator, but with regards to Iraq, he has no place in talking about reality, if he still does not recognize why this war was a mistake. It wasn’t simply the execution of the war, but the very idea of it that was wrong.

I realize the stakes. Indeed, the stakes have never been higher. We often hear from the same people who have been wrong every step of the way that the consequences of leaving are too dire. We must stay. We never hear about the consequences of staying. Virtually every nightmare scenario they can dream up has already happened - civil war is already occuring, it will continue no matter what the U.S. military does. The sectarian groups have infiltrated the Iraqi military. Bombings and mortar attacks occur several times, daily. People are dying every single day! And, there’s not a damn thing that our presence there is going to do to change that except get more Americans killed.

We are not in a situation where we can be seen as a rational, impartial party to mediate a civil war, if indeed we could even begin to mediate this carnage. Often we hear that if we lose, they win. But who wins? Who are we fighting anymore? Kerrey seems to still believe that we are fighting the same people who attacked us on 9/11, even though, as a member of the 9/11 Commission, he damn well knows that’s not true.

Fear brought us to this point. And now, political cowardice on the part of Democrats - many of whom were elected to get us out of this war, who now propose to give the President the funding he needs, no strings attached, to fund this war indefinitely. Those are the stakes. The American people want out of Iraq. Out of fear of being called weak, the Democratic Party has decided to go out and prove they are just that. Congratulations, Senator Reid.

Why I am Wary of Bob Kerrey

Posted: May 22nd, 2007, 7:35pm CDT by dave

(The opinions expressed in this post are, of course, my own, but you know that by now. They do not represent the opinions of UNO College Democrats or the Nebraska Young Democrats. I’ve always tried to call it like I see it, so here it is. - Dave).

News from the weekend (I’m still catching up), Joe Jordan’s blog suggests that Kerrey’s polling looked very good, beating every potential Republican candidate (h/t Leavenworth Street). But despite this good news, and perhaps some indication that he’s considering a run, I’m still wary of what it would mean for Bob Kerrey to become the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate.

I made a couple of comments when Bob Kerrey first expressed interest in running for Senate that suggested I’d be cold to a Senate run. I like Kerrey, I think he’s done a lot of good things for Nebraska, but there’s two significant factors that worry me.

First, Kerrey has lived in New York for the past six years. He briefly considered running for mayor of New York City. Now, it’d be incredibly difficult to tar Bob Kerrey, a three-time winner of statewide elections in Nebraska, as a “carpetbagger,” but a similar situation forced John Breaux, a Democratic institution in Louisiana, out of the race for that state’s governorship.

But second, and most importantly, Kerrey is dead wrong on Iraq. I say this with all respect to the good Senator, and he has been a tremendous supporter of our group’s efforts with Tribute To The Fallen, but there it is. He fails to recognize that this war was a colossal, catastrophic mistake. A failure of epic proportions matched only by the incompetence of its execution. Today, in the pages of the Wall Street Journal, Kerrey again demonstrates how wrong he is.

Using a series of strawman arguments and hypothetical fantasies, Kerrey claims that Iraq was a grave threat to our national security before the invasion - despite the clear absence of weapons of mass destruction, or any links to al-Qaeda. The most choice strawman argument among them?

Suppose we had not invaded Iraq and Hussein had been overthrown by Shiite and Kurdish insurgents. Suppose al Qaeda then undermined their new democracy and inflamed sectarian tensions to the same level of violence we are seeing today. Wouldn’t you expect the same people who are urging a unilateral and immediate withdrawal to be urging military intervention to end this carnage? I would.

This was carnage of our own creation. And the same reasons why I support getting the hell out right now are the reasons why any military intervention under that unlikely scenario would not only be unfeasible, but wrong. Because it is clear that our soldiers would become targets by both sides - just as they are now. It’s also clear that the Shiites and Kurds had no way of overthrowing the Hussein government without our intervention. The U.S. military created the power vacuum that allowed the current situation to arise. The Sunni were largely shut out of government operations because of the de-Baathification policy. The Shiite majority was subjugated for years under Saddam’s rule. The result is the seeds of civil war against the backdrop of a centuries-old sectarian conflict. You cannot take sides in this civil war, particularly when both sides think it’s perfectly okay to blow your people up.

But at a time when even Ben Nelson recognizes the American people’s need to bring this war to a conclusion, Kerrey is still standing with Joe Lieberman and the vast majority of Republicans on the issue of Iraq. That concerns me greatly. I’ll readily admit I wasn’t the biggest fan of Nelson, but he was the best choice on the ballot last year. The same would be true for Kerrey in 2008 if he is the nominee - he’s better than the other guy, whomever the other guy ends up being.

But if we’re to move things forward, if we’re ever going to bust out of this rut in Nebraska, we need to demonstrate clearly and forcefully exactly the difference between our two parties. And right now, the clearest line is drawn in Iraq. Almost all Republicans are for the war. Almost all Democrats are against the war. And it’s difficult to imagine any scenario which shows the American people changing their position on the central issue of our time.

This is my strong reservation about a Kerrey candidacy: it positions us, as a state party, on the wrong side of the most important issue in 2008.

Perhaps I’m wrong, and perhaps Iraq will be irrelevant in this race. But based on where the Republican primary is going, I think that’s highly unlikely. Iraq will dominate the debate in this race, in every federal race in 2008.

Let’s put it this way: Bob Kerrey’s taking a position that is out of step with the majority of people in Nebraska. That number’s only going to grow over the next year and a half. Being anti-war is not a bad thing in Nebraska. We want out just as much as everyone else.

Make no mistake about my partisan loyalties: I’d vote for Kerrey in a general election, even in the unlikely event that he faced Chuck Hagel. But I’m not wild about supporting a candidate for Senate whose position on a major issue appeals more to the radical right-wing elements in the Republican Party than anyone in his own party. (See Also: Ben Nelson and immigration).

That’s my two cents for the evening. I’ll be getting back to examining the Republicans’ every move soon.

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Hagel and Bruning’s War of Words

Posted: May 21st, 2007, 6:03pm CDT by dave

OWH:

Chuck Hagel continued to hold his political cards close to the vest Saturday, while Jon Bruning laid his on the table at a gathering of state Republicans in Bellevue.
Bruning, the Nebraska attorney general, made it clear he has decided to run for the U.S. Senate, even if that means going head-to-head against Hagel in a GOP primary.
Hagel, who held an Omaha fundraiser the night before with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, did not talk about Bruning, his plans or the possibility that he could run for president as an independent.
Instead, the maverick Republican, who has angered some in the party with his criticism of President Bush’s handling of the Iraq war, talked about his belief that the GOP has strayed from the path of Presidents Ronald Reagan and Dwight Eisenhower and that politicians must put country ahead of party.
Both Hagel and Bruning spoke to about 125 Republicans who gathered at Bellevue University for a meeting of the Nebraska Republican Party’s state central committee.

So, Hagel’s running against the Republican Party, and he’s doing it in a room full of die-hard Republicans. You have to wonder what the hell he’s thinking anymore. Once again, it prompts speculation - that Hagel is all-too-willing to encourage - that Chuck Hagel is running for President as an independent. Possibly under the banner of the absolutely moronic “Unity ‘08.”

Meanwhile, Bruning has done his best to make his campaign about being the anti-Hagel candidate. It could backfire tremendously - for one thing, Hagel still has a large amount of institutional support, though that may be softening. But it could also seal his status as the frontrunner for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate. And it’s Bruning’s abrasive nature, his ruthless ambition, and his extremist views that will put him at odds with whomever the Democrats choose as our nominee. I look forward to seeing Fahey mop the floor with Jon Bruning.

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McConnell: Hagel’s Right, I’m Wrong

Posted: May 20th, 2007, 8:50pm CDT by dave

While we were bringing in a Presidential candidate to Omaha, Nebraska, another potential candidate was holding a fundraiser on Friday - Senator Chuck Hagel. Ostensibly for a Senate reelection bid, Hagel brought in some prominent Republicans from around the country, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. McConnell had some interesting comments to the Lincoln Journal Star’s Don Walton:

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell lavished praise Friday on Sen. Chuck Hagel and said many of his warnings about the Iraq war have been validated. “Many of the predictions Chuck Hagel made about the war came true,” the Kentucky senator said in a brief interview after his remarks at a fundraising reception. “They have proven to be accurate.”
Hagel’s views on the war “have not diminished his effectiveness,” McConnell said, and may, in fact, increase his effectiveness over time.

What McConnell fails to acknowledge is that while Hagel was giving those warnings, McConnell was a gung-ho supporter of the war effort. In fact, he still is. It was McConnell who prevented any sort of debate on the escalation in Iraq. It’s been McConnell who has tried to save the White House from embarrassment at the cost of his own party’s electoral success.

Mitch McConnell, October 2002:

Let me say to my colleagues who suggest that diplomatic initiatives and weapon inspections can prevent the coming conflict with Iraq to look at recent history. Saddam Hussein has violated each and every one of the 16 U.N. Security Council Resolutions pertaining to Iraq. His armed forces continue to fire on American and coalition aircraft in the no-fly zone. Al-Qaida terrorists continue to leave footprints on Iraqi soil. And Saddam Hussein and his henchmen continue to make billions of dollars by exploiting the U.N.’s oil for food program and through other illicit activities.
Although the regime recently proved that it can fool some embarrassingly naive visiting American lawmakers into believing its empty assurances of cooperation and compliance, they are not duping this Senator–or the President.
More importantly, the American people will not follow the lead of these modern-day Neville Chamberlains and allow the United States to be played for a fool. For it is only a fool who does not learn from past mistakes, and the world has ten years of Iraqi lies from which to learn. Speaking before the United Nations General Assembly a day after the anniversary of the September 11th attacks, President Bush challenged the United Nations to maintain its relevancy in a world challenged by terror:
Iraq has answered a decade of U.N. demands with a decade of defiance. . . . [America] will work with the U.N. Security Council to meet our common challenge. If Iraq’s regime defies us again, the world must move deliberately, decisively to hold Iraq to account. We will work with the U.N. Security Council for the necessary resolutions.
The fact is that President Bush is giving the United Nations and the international community a final chance to disarm Saddam Hussein through diplomatic means. But under no illusions of Saddam Hussein’s violent and irrational character, the President has made clear that if reason fails, force will prevail. I am reminded of President Franklin Roosevelt insights into Nazi Germany and Adolph Hitler: “No man can tame a tiger into a kitten by stroking it. There can be no appeasement with ruthlessness. There can be no reasoning with an incendiary bomb.”

Ah, the “Hitler” comparison. The last refuge of a man with no reasonable arguments. Many of Hagel’s warnings were correct, but the implication of that remark from McConnell is that he, and the vast majority of Republicans, were and still are completely wrong.

At least they’re ready to finally admit it. But don’t expect them to do anything about it.

A Few Notes

Posted: May 20th, 2007, 8:29pm CDT by dave

I want to thank Nebraska Young Democrats and the Young Democrats of America for a very successful Spring National Conference this weekend. Governor Bill Richardson, a candidate for President, gave the keynote address and met with the Young Dems on Friday. Also on Friday, we heard from Scott Kleeb, and on Saturday we had a panel discussion with Jim Esch and Gary Di. And we showed everyone a hell of a good time in Omaha.

Specifically, for the UNO College Democrats, the YDA National Committee passed a resolution recognizing our efforts for the Tribute To The Fallen that we held in April.

Don’t forget, the YDA National Convention in Dallas is July 18-21st. It should be a lot of fun.

I’ll get back to regular posting very soon - we’ve got a lot to discuss.

A Tale Of Two Mayors

Posted: May 15th, 2007, 4:47pm CDT by dave

Former Omaha Mayor Hal Daub, as expected, announced his plans to enter the 2008 Senate race this morning.

But quite unexpected was Daub’s refusal to shut the door on a Senate bid should Hagel decide to seek reelection. In our clearest indication yet that the Nebraska Republican Party may be ready to move on from Chuck Hagel, Daub said he won’t base his decision of whether to run or not on Hagel’s presence in the race. Bruning said the same thing in April, except with more of an eye toward forcing Hagel out of the race.

Daub claims he will embark on a “listening tour” across the state, and base his decision to run on what he hears from the Nebraska voters. But Daub has already heard from the voters of Nebraska on more than one occasion, losing two statewide elections - one primary and one general - and losing reelection as mayor of Omaha. As Ryan Anderson points out, Hal Daub seems to be running against Hal Daub.

Daub’s six years as mayor of Omaha were steeped in controversy. Never one to work well with others, Hal Daub drew heated and contentious fights with the Omaha City Council. Omahans grew tired of this, and threw his ass out in 2001. In Mike Fahey, the man who defeated him in that election, it became very clear that Omaha had found the right man for the job. Consider this from Fahey’s campaign announcement in December, 2000:

In remarks prepared for delivery at his campaign headquarters near 132nd and L Streets, Fahey never mentioned Daub’s name. But the frequent conflict between Daub and members of the City Council provided the backdrop for Fahey’s speech.

“I understand that it takes an evenhanded personality to forge mutually respectful relationships with a sometimes divided and divisive electorate,” Fahey said.

“People want decisive leadership, not divisive leadership. People prefer consensus, not confrontation.”
Omaha World-Herald December 20, 2000

In the last six years, Fahey has proven to be the decisive leader that he promised he would be in 2001. The people of Omaha responded in kind, overwhelmingly reelecting Fahey to a second term in 2005.

Now, both Daub and Fahey are considering taking a run at the U.S. Senate. And based on their records alone, it should be clear who the superior choice is. As Ryan wrote last week:

The Fahey administration has committed itself to fiscally responsible growth, and in this area they have been remarkably successful. Buildings have been raised, standards of living have been raised, but taxes haven’t. Their bold advocacy of a city-county merger is a model of effective government that could cut red tape and save the state money. Apparently, all this hasn’t gone unnoticed (or unappreciated) out west.

Now 52 weeks away from what promises to be a heated Republican fight for the nomination - it’s clear that Nebraska, like Omaha in 2001, is in need of decisive leadership, just the kind that Mike Fahey has provided for the city of Omaha over the past six years. And the kind that will earn the respect of Nebraskans of both parties, from all corners of the state.

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Hal Daub’s Ready To Lose Another Election

Posted: May 11th, 2007, 5:47pm CDT by dave

KMTV is reporting that that former Omaha Mayor and three time electoral loser Hal Daub is going to enter the Senate race on Tuesday, announcing the formation of an exploratory committee to run in case Chuck Hagel decides against seeking reelection.

Daub, then a Congressman from Nebraska’s 2nd District, unsuccessfully challenged David Karnes for the Republican nomination for Senate in 1988 (Karnes eventually lost the general election to Bob Kerrey). In 1990, he unsuccessfully challenged Jim Exon for his Senate seat. After a couple of years out of the political spotlight, Daub jumped back in when P.J. Morgan decided that being mayor of Omaha was too hard, and resigned. After beating Brenda Council in the special runoff election, Daub became mayor of Omaha, and in 1997, narrowly defeated Council again.

Over the next four years, Daub tried to take absolute control of the city’s operations, with a “my way or the highway” approach that didn’t sit well with voters. Constant feuds with the City Council and toxic personality clashes throughout city hall led to a contentious election in 2001. Mike Fahey was elected mayor of Omaha largely on the strength of his message, and Omaha was just plain sick of Hal Daub.

Daub is currently National Committeeman for the Nebraska Republican Party. But while Republican insiders may not yet be sick of him, the state of Nebraska and the city of Omaha have rejected him and his style of politics on numerous occasions. Hal Daub seems to be more than willing to give Nebraska another opportunity to reject him.

UPDATE: At some point in the near future, I’ll start digging through the news archives for some “Greatest Hits” from Hal Daub (and anyone else you want me to pick on, too). So stay tuned for that.

I Agree With Rudy Giuliani…

Posted: May 11th, 2007, 1:51pm CDT by dave

Wait. Did I really just say that?

Yeah. In case you missed it, Republican frontrunner Rudy Giuliani decided this week that he is going to run as a pro-choice Republican:

After months of conflicting signals on abortion, Rudolph W. Giuliani is planning to offer a forthright affirmation of his support for abortion rights in public forums, television appearances and interviews in the coming days, despite the potential for bad consequences among some conservative voters already wary of his views, aides said yesterday.

“Ultimately,” Giuliani said, “there has to be a right to choose.”

I cannot emphasize enough how significant this is. For thirty years now, the fight for a woman’s right to choose has been largely waged on partisan grounds (which means that even if you personally disagree with Ben Nelson, ultimately the fact that he’s a Democrat helps women’s rights considerably). Republicans have been “pro-life,” while Democrats have been “pro-choice.” And to run against that in your own party, particularly for the Presidential nomination, is very nearly political suicide. Jerome Armstrong at MyDD has a great analysis of what this is going to do to the debate on the Republican side.

For a while, it looked like the war would be a central division in the Republican electorate, but the Cult of Bush has remained strong. It may still happen, particularly if Hagel gets into the race, but for now, the central issue for Republicans is going to be choice. And at every opportunity, Giuliani is going to be hammered by the other Republican contenders.

This isn’t The West Wing, folks. If Giuliani’s really going to seek the nomination of the Republican Party as a pro-choice candidate, he can kiss any chance he has of winning goodbye. They’ll all flock to Fred Thompson, or whoever the hell they think is the second coming of St. Ronnie today.

But this is going to radically shift the debate about choice in a direction that favors women’s rights. The frontrunner for the Republican nomination is saying that we have to recognize a woman’s right to choose. That’s significant. If he ultimately ends up winning, the religious right’s influence on the Republican Party could be dead. Now, I don’t think that’s going to happen, in fact quite the opposite, but they’re welcome to drive their party further to the right and alienate everyone who recognizes the need for sane, reasonable policy when it comes to reproductive health.

Keep an eye on the Republican Presidential race, is all I’m saying. It’s going to be entertaining.

(Any takers on when the first “Rudy: Baby Killer” ad is coming?)

Kerrey the Headliner (and Other Senate Notes)

Posted: May 10th, 2007, 9:26pm CDT by dave

The Nebraska Democratic Party has announced that Senator Bob Kerrey will be the keynote speaker at the annual Morrison-Exon Dinner June 23rd in Omaha. This was one of many rumors floating around last week that caused me to reassess my take on the Democratic field. Now, it’s not always accurate to divine someone’s intentions from a prominent speaking role at a party fundraiser, but this seems to suggest strongly that Kerrey’s ready to jump back into Nebraska politics - namely, in a run for Senate.

I’ve made no secret of my preference for Mike Fahey (Ryan at the NNN has a great write-up on why Fahey’s a good candidate), but should he decide to seek reelection as mayor, then Kerrey would be a formidable candidate - likely the favorite against Bruning. And it’s hard to ignore the fact that he has about $400,000 cash on hand, too. Senator Bob Kerrey, serving alongside Ben Nelson? Not bad.

In other Senate news, Tony Raimondo has said that he will seek the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate should Chuck Hagel decide against running for reelection. This pretty much falls in line with our thoughts last week, that Raimondo was positioning himself for a run should Hagel decide against reelection. Basically, the only candidate we’ve ruled out in the Senate race for the Republicans so far is Lee Terry. I would not be surprised to see Jeff Fortenberry throw his name into the ring if Hagel decides against running, either.

Meanwhile, in the Unicam…

Posted: May 9th, 2007, 9:59pm CDT by dave

It’s been a while since we’ve taken a look at the unicameral (the folks over at Paging Power do a great job of that), but a few things have happened recently which are rather important, so I figured it merited our attention here.

First there’s LB 367, the “tax cut” package. While it’s not quite as regressive as Heineman’s initial proposal (of course, that’s not saying much), it’s still not good enough. Kyle has a good analysis of the whole situation at the New Nebraska Network.

Next, LB 405, which I was a huge proponent of, was tabled by the legislature. There wasn’t going to be any convincing Ernie Chambers that adding extra districts would be good for minority representation. It’s doubtful that they’ll revisit the extra council district idea anytime soon, but they really should. At this point, a state legislator represents about 20,000 fewer people than an Omaha City Councilman.

Finally, LB 641, which got first-round approval today by a vote of 42-0. The learning community idea bothers me a lot, still, and adding a new level to the administration of this plan seems to accomplish the exact opposite of its goal - namely, more local control of schools. I made no secret about the fact that I supported “One City, One School District,” (just read through the comments of this thread). But there’s no doubt that OPS overplayed its hand quite a bit, and got burned for it. Chambers was waiting for his moment with the OPS breakup, and the legislature, out of spite against OPS, went right along and passed a hasty bill - which our pandering lightweight of a governor then signed into law.

The behavior of the school superintendents throughout this debate has been childish. None of them want to give up any power, none of them want to give up any money. Their main focus is on their own interests, and not the overall good of their students or the city of Omaha.

Any compromise is going to look good in comparison to the disaster that was LB 1024 last year. And the good news is that debate will not be hasty, there will be time to hash out what’s wrong, what’s right about the bill, and have things a little bit more open and a little less rushed than last year.

I’m going to be interested to see the debate play out, as I’m still not quite sure what to make of this bill. We’ll see just how realistic this compromise is, and whether it can actually solve the problems facing Omaha’s public schools.

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