Gift Cards * New Arrivals

NOTE: Overstock bests Amazon's prices and is "blue."

THE BOOKS WITH "BUZZ":
______________

Senator Edward M. Kennedy tells his extraordinary personal story:

True Compass: A Memoir
by Edward M. Kennedy.

Read Barack Obama's vision for America:

The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
by Barack Obama

Boran2 and maryb2004 recommend:

The Big Over Easy: A Nursery Crime
by Jasper Fforde

Must-have information for all presidents-and citizens-of the twenty-first century?

Physics for Future Presidents: The Science behind the Headlines
Richard A. Muller

rae recommends:

Dark Ages America: The Final Phase of Empire
by Morris Berman.

On BooMan’s shelf:

Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
by Doris Kearns Goodwin

This looks interesting:

Adventure Divas
by Holly Morris

Here’s a good one from
Elizabeth Gilbert:

Eat Pray Love
by Elizabeth Gilbert

"Crash" * Best Motion Picture, Academy Awards * Only $11.79 at Overstock * 2006 SAG Winner, Best Ensemble

Check out
Powell's new section:
NEW FAVORITES
Selected new arrivals at 30% off

Recommended by Indianadem and ejmw:
The Conscience of a Liberal
by Paul Wellstone

From northcountry’s bookshelf:

The New Golden Age:
The Coming Revolution Against
Political Corruption and Economic Chaos by Ravi Batra

A novel about contractors in Iraq from the woman that runs The Spy That Billed Me:

Outsourced: A Novel
from RJ Hillhouse.

Great Deals
----- * ^ * -----

Find mystery novels by Nancy Pickard ("Kansas")

Challenging Empire: How People, Governments, and the UN Defy US Power by Phyllis Bennis (interviewed on DN!)

Featured by Keith Olbermann, New (Powell's Sale): Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower by William Blum (whose other books merit serious consideration)

"Explosive" State of War: The Secret History of the CIA and the Bush Administration
by James Risen

The book the CIA doesn't want you to read: Jawbreaker: The Attack on Bin Laden and Al Qaeda: A Personal Account by the CIA's Key Field Commander
Larry Johnson's review

BT's all-time best seller:

PERMACULTURE:
A Designers' Manual
$79.95 * Sale: $59.95

Unequal Sisters: A Multicultural Reader in U.S. Women's History (Third Edition)

The Undercover Economist: Exposing Why the Rich Are Rich, the Poor Are Poor And Why You Can Never Buy a Decent Used Car!

The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl
by Timothy Egan

Green Press Initiative
----- * ^ * -----

Journalistas: 100 Years of the Best Writing and Reporting by Women Journalists by Eleanor Mills * NYT review

Bury Me Standing: the Gypsies & Their Journey

1491: New Revelations of the Americas before Columbus

Brokeback Mountain
by Annie Proulx
----- * ^ * -----
Check out Powell's
"At The Movies"

Imperial Ambitions: Conversations on the Post-9/11 World by Noam Chomsky (Power & Terror: Post 9-11 Talks)

The Price of Privilege:

How Parental Pressure and
Material Advantage Are Creating a Generation of
Disconnected and Unhappy Kids
by Madeline Levine

Save 35-70% on
name brand clothing,
footwear, and outdoor gear
at SierraTradingPost.com
:

We listened to PEN American Center's "State of Emergency" and found 1940s books by Curzio Malaparte only at Alibris. (Selection (MP3) excerpted from "The Skin.")

Banned Books * Are you a fan of Film Noir, Art House, Documentaries or Hong Kong Action? * Searching for a long-lost children's book or a first printing of Miles Davis' Kind of Blue on vinyl? Find it at Alibris!

:
:

If Democratic Primary was held today:

I would vote for Bob Casey	1 vote - 4 %
I would vote for Chuck Pennacchio	21 votes - 95 %
I would vote for someone else	0 votes - 0 %
I would not vote for any one	0 votes - 0 %

22 Total Votes

Casey Leads Santorum -- Or Does He? | 30 comments (30 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Casey Leads Santorum -- Or Does He? (4.00 / 5)

It won't be ironic at all. It will be the predictable end result of the national Dem party placing the mirage of electability ahead of actually being a Democrat. If I were a Pennsylvania voter -- and thankfully, I am not -- I wouldn't vote for Casey in November, either. I would rather have Santorum win another term.

Why? Because a Republican is not as dangerous as a Republican disguised as a Democrat. Both of them will do great damage to the country, but only the latter will provide the thin veneer of "bipartisanship" that makes it so much harder to fight their initiatives. We need Casey like -- well, like we need another Joe Lieberman.

If this keeps up, we'll have Zell Miller on the Dem presidential ticket in '08.

---Cthulhu for President: Why vote for the lesser evil?

by eodell (eodell at naqada dot org) on Fri Feb 17th, 2006 at 02:26:30 AM EST

Re: Casey Leads Santorum -- Or Does He? (none / 1)

I could not have said it better. And I have many, many friends and acquaintances who do live in Pennsylvania who feel exactly the same way.

jpol

by jpol on Fri Feb 17th, 2006 at 02:35:06 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Casey Leads Santorum -- Or Does He? (none / 0)

the mirage of electability...

Oh that brings back bad (Howard Dean) memories.... the Stepford lockstep Dems all voting for Kerry because he was electable. (Could be a really funny story ... maybe Albert Brooks should do a movie about those caucuses)

Hickok: "You know the sound of thunder. Can you imagine that sound if I ask you to? Ma'am, listen to the thunder."

by susanhu (susanhuatearthlinkdotnet) on Fri Feb 17th, 2006 at 02:44:06 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Casey Leads Santorum -- Or Does He? (none / 0)

You may be interested to know that a lot of Pennsylvanians agree with you. Six friends/ acquaintances have now told me that if Casey is the nominee, they intend to vote for Santorum. They (and I) feel that as long as someone is going to do exactly the wrong thing for PA, it ought to be a Republican. My circle of acquaintance is not atypical. If it's Casey, I will write in Chuck. If the rest of my region even just stays home, Casey will lose, and very badly.

by Eligere on Fri Feb 17th, 2006 at 08:56:35 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Where are you In Pa? (none / 0)

I am in the northeast and need some help with petitions getting signed for Pennacchio.

The Gore Portal: A Gore 2008 Draft Movement! My PoliticalTheaterBlog

by TeresaInPa (Teese02aATYahoo.com) on Fri Feb 17th, 2006 at 10:52:43 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Where are you In Pa? (none / 0)

I am in Lancaster. There is a lot of support for Pennacchio here.

jpol

by jpol on Fri Feb 17th, 2006 at 11:11:40 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Casey Leads Santorum -- Or Does He? (4.00 / 3)

It's going to be a happy day when I'll be able to hold my head high the day after the May 17th primary with Pennacchio's name on the ballot as the Democrat on the ballot for U.S. Senate; I'll be able to go to the polls in November and proudly push that button [totally not as dramatic as pulling a lever as I used to do in NY] for a real Democrat to be my Senator.

Casey will not get my vote in November.

--
Albert Yee
Philadelphia, PA
http://dragonballyee.com/blog

by albert (dragonballyeeATgmail.com) on Fri Feb 17th, 2006 at 03:06:06 AM EST

Wishful thinking (none / 1)

Casey sounds about like my 2 crap Dem Senators but your analysis seems to be pretty biased.

First, you gloss over the negative readings. 29% despise Santorum and will likely vote for a moldy sock instead. Casey -- just 6% (so far). I suspect getting rid of Santorum will drive much of the left to the polls even if it is to hold their noses to vote for Casey.

Secondly, among those with mixed views on both, almost few seem to favor Santorum. He has 29% favorable and only 36% would vote for him today. Would appear that almost none of non bible thumper core base favor him.

Thirdly, you assume as the 38% that don't know much about Casey learn more, they will trend away from him. He actually sounds a lot like Specter on many issues who made mincemeat of Joe Hoeffel (11pts). Penn isn't Massachusetts. Assuming progressive = more popular among the middle isn't that great an assumption.

Good luck. With Akaka and Inouye, I have two old school semi-conservative D machine pols and no real bench in wait.....If you elect Casey, you probably have 18 years of the same in store for you.

by HiD on Fri Feb 17th, 2006 at 05:15:37 AM EST

Re: Wishful thinking (4.00 / 2)

I really don't think I glossed over any numbers. I laid them out for all to see and provided my interpretation which you are free to disagree with.

I think those numbers suggest that much of the Casey support at this point in time is really anti-Santorum sentiment rather than pro-Casey sentiment. I also think that Casey's low negative numbers combined with the fact that his very large "don't know enough about him" numbers suggest that there are a lot of people who just don't know all that much about Casey.

It wasn't very long ago that I was among the group who would have held their nose and voted for Casey, but as I learned more and more about his positions on so many issues and realized I disagreed with him on so many things I realized I could not vote for this guy even if the alternative is Santorum. I will not, of course, vote for Santorum either.

And don't forget. Casey is running a virtually invisible campaign. He makes few public appearances; rarely seeks out the media; and has refused to participate in the League of Women Voters' sponsored debates between the other two Democratic candidates. The media largely ignores the fact that Casey has competition in the primary. He recently held a "conference call" for a large group of Democratic voters where they expected him to field calls, but he instead spoke to them and then ended the call withoud taking questions. No wonder voters know so little about him... now.

jpol

by jpol on Fri Feb 17th, 2006 at 08:57:42 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Wishful thinking (none / 0)

Yeah, I was on that "conference call" if you could call it that. It was all of maybe 9 minutes long after a few minutes of holding. His manager got on the phone and immediately said that "This call will be listen only" after it was billed as a chance for people to ask him questions. And then Casey got on for about 4-5 minutes and then hung up. What a dick.

--
Albert Yee
Philadelphia, PA
http://dragonballyee.com/blog

by albert (dragonballyeeATgmail.com) on Fri Feb 17th, 2006 at 10:18:26 AM EST
[ Parent ]

glossing over (none / 0)

on classic manipulative negotiating tactic is sometimes labelled the Ben Franklin. You set up a list of pros and cons. You help the sales target with the pro list but leave him/her come up with the cons on their own. What I see here is a variant. You play up info that fits your argument and just let the bad news lie without discussing.

It's not that I think you are being evil or anything, it just seems you are only seeing what you want to see.

by HiD on Fri Feb 17th, 2006 at 04:54:51 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: glossing over (none / 0)

What we are seeing is a few guys in a room deciding what they think is best suited for this state instead of letting us decide for ourselves.

--
Albert Yee
Philadelphia, PA
http://dragonballyee.com/blog

by albert (dragonballyeeATgmail.com) on Fri Feb 17th, 2006 at 04:58:45 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Wishful thinking (none / 1)

29% despise Santorum and will likely vote for a moldy sock instead.

Look, both political parties both in PA and across the nation, are very unpopular and in large part because of precisely this sort of lame strategy. They despise Santorum for good reason and they will despise Casey for precisely the same reasons. There is no difference between these two men.
The bias is yours. You seem to think that despite the undeniable betrayal and demonstrated contempt of the Democratic leadership that voters will still go along with the plan. This is an argument with only works with very partisan Democrats and the only thing partisan Democrats will assure when they make this argument is more voters who self identify as independants.
Look, even partisan Democrats (who have huge biases and, demonstrably, enormous disconnects when it comes to predicting the behavior of voters) should recognise that when the actual positions held by of one of their candidates need to be kept a secret as long as possible, when the only argument for electing him is that he isn't the hated incumbent there is a problem. That's not leadership and it's insulting to the voters. Besides, after 20 years of stealth religious right candidates most people are on to the tactic.

by the other colleen on Fri Feb 17th, 2006 at 10:37:59 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Despite Casey (none / 0)

that will be fine in 2012............

As for no differnce between Casey and Santorum, that's about as accurate as Gore=Bush from the Don Ralph the windmill man.

by HiD on Fri Feb 17th, 2006 at 05:00:41 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Despite Casey (none / 0)

Despite Casey that will be fine in 2012..

I have no idea what this means.

As for no differnce between Casey and Santorum

curious.
I've asked people like you to tell me what immense differences they see and the distinctions are not great or the responder was insulting or inaccurate or silent.

by the other colleen on Sat Feb 18th, 2006 at 10:49:52 AM EST
[ Parent ]

You don't know Pa politics (none / 0)

The reason people will trend away from Casey when they learn more about him is because PA is not as socially conservative as people lead you to believe. The state is reliably pro-choice. Right now many people have no idea how socially conservative he is. The reason Spector can still win is because he is not a social conservative and has the endorsement of both NARAL (that will change now after Alito) and the Teachers unions.

The Gore Portal: A Gore 2008 Draft Movement! My PoliticalTheaterBlog

by TeresaInPa (Teese02aATYahoo.com) on Fri Feb 17th, 2006 at 10:57:27 AM EST
[ Parent ]

could be (none / 0)

but trending away from Casey to move to Santorum because Casey isn't liberal enough????? That's a tough sell. Perhaps stay home but that's about it. meanwhile Ricky smells like burnt toast.

Push for Pennachio, just don't cut your wrists when/if he loses.

by HiD on Fri Feb 17th, 2006 at 04:58:03 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Casey Leads Santorum -- Or Does He? (none / 0)

I only found out about Pennacchio from blogs. We need more information about our alternatives before it's too late. I've written a letter to the Morning Call (Lehigh Valley) and hope Democrats will wake up. Casey would be a great disappointment. I don't know if I could vote for him. But I could never vote for Santorum.

bethlehemsteel

by bethlehemsteel on Fri Feb 17th, 2006 at 09:30:22 AM EST

Re: Casey Leads Santorum -- Or Does He? (none / 0)

I've cross-posted this at Daily Kos. Feel free to recommend it.

jpol

by jpol on Fri Feb 17th, 2006 at 09:48:20 AM EST

Re: Casey Leads Santorum -- Or Does He? (none / 0)

consider it done. get ready for the onslought from mr. progressive adam b and his buddies!

--
Albert Yee
Philadelphia, PA
http://dragonballyee.com/blog

by albert (dragonballyeeATgmail.com) on Fri Feb 17th, 2006 at 10:14:55 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Casey Leads Santorum -- Or Does He? (none / 0)

UpstateNYDEm is there too, today.

"Life is always better with clean pants."

by CabinGirl on Fri Feb 17th, 2006 at 10:15:45 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Casey Leads Santorum -- Or Does He? (none / 0)

it wouldn't be a party without UpstateNYDem in the fray

--
Albert Yee
Philadelphia, PA
http://dragonballyee.com/blog

by albert (dragonballyeeATgmail.com) on Fri Feb 17th, 2006 at 10:29:54 AM EST
[ Parent ]

I always accuse him of being (none / 0)

a Schumer staffer. I am pretty sure I am right and I also think that whole crowd are party hacks either congressional staff or campaign aids.

The Gore Portal: A Gore 2008 Draft Movement! My PoliticalTheaterBlog

by TeresaInPa (Teese02aATYahoo.com) on Fri Feb 17th, 2006 at 11:03:48 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: I always accuse him of being (none / 0)

I agree with you. Plus, that seems to shut him up right away.

"Life is always better with clean pants."

by CabinGirl on Fri Feb 17th, 2006 at 11:06:42 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: I always accuse him of being (none / 0)

I get the impression Kos is totally infiltrated. The opposition just seems to fly into action at a moments notice, and it is always the same people with the same lame platitudes.

jpol

by jpol on Fri Feb 17th, 2006 at 11:13:21 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: I always accuse him of being (none / 0)

yup, and there is nothing wrong with that. But I think people should be up front about it. It was so obvious months ago. You have people from NY and VA and they are all so dedicated to Bob Casey? Yah right.

The Gore Portal: A Gore 2008 Draft Movement! My PoliticalTheaterBlog

by TeresaInPa (Teese02aATYahoo.com) on Fri Feb 17th, 2006 at 11:46:34 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Casey Leads Santorum -- Or Does He? (none / 0)

It has already started.

jpol

by jpol on Fri Feb 17th, 2006 at 10:26:38 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Casey Leads Santorum -- Or Does He? (none / 0)

wonder when kos gets out of bed over there in cali to jump in

--
Albert Yee
Philadelphia, PA
http://dragonballyee.com/blog

by albert (dragonballyeeATgmail.com) on Fri Feb 17th, 2006 at 10:43:46 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Casey Leads Santorum -- Or Does He? (none / 1)

went over to the Big Orange Blog and read that thread. How depressing. The liberals have left that site (or all been banned).

It was nice of you to try and inject what most Democrats used to stand for but it's been pissing in the wind on that site for well over a year now.

by wilfred on Fri Feb 17th, 2006 at 11:01:47 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Casey Leads Santorum -- Or Does He? (none / 1)

The problem is that it is often difficult to tell Santorum and Casey apart, much to the consternation of Progressive Pennsylvania Democrats. Casey is anti-choice and supports over-turning Roe v Wade. He opposes stem-cell research; supported Congressional intervention in the Terri Schiavo case; endorsed the Supreme Court nomination of Samuel Alito; supports capital punishment (Santorum actually comes down on the opposite side of this issue); supported going to war in Iraq and opposes an exit strategy with a timetable; supports prayer in schools; supports the Patriot Act; opposes gun control et al. Many of the same large corporate PACs have contributed to both the Santorum and Casey campaigns... But the poll also indicates that the voters are largely ignorant of Casey's stand on the major issues

If Pennacchio wants to win, all of his media needs to be directed against both Santorum and Casey in the primary to show how he differs from both of them on so many issues. The campaign slogan can be something along the lines of "Time For A Real Change". For example, a 30 second commercial can have clips of each candidate stating a position, with Santorum and Casey sounding extremely similar and Pennacchio stating the different position. A commercial can list all of the groups which have contributed to both Santorum and Casey, with a tag line like "Do you want a Senator who represents you, or a Senator who represents these special interest?" Flyers can show the candidates' positions compared side-by-side on multiple issues.

If he wins the primary it might hurt Casey in the general election to be so closely identified with Santorum's brand of politics, but that's his problem for being a rightwing gasbag.

by Shalimar (srbaxley@yahoo.com) on Fri Feb 17th, 2006 at 10:23:47 AM EST

Casey Leads Santorum -- Or Does He? | 30 comments (30 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

. Home
. About
. Contact
. Advertise
. FAQ
. Search

Username:
Password:

. Make a new account
. Reset password

Recommended Diaries

Israel's humiliation of Obama a threat to US national security
by shergald - Mar 12
17 comments

Saturday Painting Palooza Vol.240
by boran2 - Mar 13
5 comments

Last word on the Biden slap-down in Israel
by shergald - Mar 13
11 comments

Blahblah Biden Visits Netanyahu, Israel
by Oui - Mar 9
24 comments

Friday Foto Flogging
by olivia - Mar 12
56 comments

Understanding Toyota Sudden Acceleration
by statusquobuster - Mar 9
4 comments

Strange Signals From Bair and Warren
by danps - Mar 13
1 comment

Recommended World Diaries

Blahblah Biden Visits Netanyahu, Israel
by Oui (NL) - Mar 9
24 comments

Friday Foto Flogging
by olivia (CA) - Mar 12
56 comments

Recent Diaries

Pentagon Official Ran Private AfPak Spy Network
by Oui - Mar 15

Display Stand
by alex06ber - Mar 14

2 Deadly Shootings with Memphis Police Handguns
by Oui - Mar 14

Last word on the Biden slap-down in Israel
by shergald - Mar 13
11 comments

Strange Signals From Bair and Warren
by danps - Mar 13
1 comment

Saturday Painting Palooza Vol.240
by boran2 - Mar 13
5 comments

Women Hold Up Half the Sky
by The Opportunity Agenda - Mar 12

Israel's humiliation of Obama a threat to US national security
by shergald - Mar 12
17 comments

Supporting Policy, Governance, and Democracy with Workers in...
by borderjumpers - Mar 12

Friday Foto Flogging
by olivia - Mar 12
56 comments

Wild Wild Left Radio # 56 - Policing Protesters: From...
by Diane G - Mar 12

Education - Kansas City Style
by Forgiven - Mar 11

Thursday Immigration Blog Roundup
by The Opportunity Agenda - Mar 11

In Zimbabwe, the Voice of the Worker
by borderjumpers - Mar 11

Lord almighty, MSM covers dissing of Biden
by shergald - Mar 10
8 comments

Thursday Dog Blog (Newborn Cria edition)
by keres - Mar 10
12 comments

Framing and Reality TV
by The Opportunity Agenda - Mar 10

Gaining a Formal Voice for the Informal Sector
by borderjumpers - Mar 10

Understanding Toyota Sudden Acceleration
by statusquobuster - Mar 9
4 comments

International Women's Day is a Day for Action
by The Opportunity Agenda - Mar 9

More Diaries...

Booman Tribune Homepage
admin@boomantribune.com
powered by Scoop

More blogs about Blogs at Technorati.

Technorati Profile