The Hollywood Liberal

Ain’t No Marijuana
“Enough!”, You must cry. We will no longer engage in a dialogue about something that does not exist. The word Marijuana exists for the sole purpose of eliciting fear.

What Does Clinton Want?
Speaking in Kuwait yesterday, Bill Clinton sounds like he wants his wife, Sen. Hillary Clinton, to become the next Secretary of State in the Obama administration.

He claims not to know much about the discussions, but adds, “If I did, I wouldn’t tell you.”

Meanwhile, Mike Allen reports that the Obama team, “after all but offering SecState to Senator Clinton, is expressing EXASPERATION with the Clinton camp for the difficulty in getting a clean vet on President Bill Clinton’s many entanglements.”

However, Ben Smith says sources tell him that Sen. Clinton herself is conflicted about taking the job.

Late Late Nite FDL: T-Minus 36 Hours On The Lieber-watch
This is it Democrats, the final day for all of us to stand up on behalf of our party and remind our senators of the change we just ordered. Action tips and a song by the legenary Ska artist, Prince Buster, below the fold.

Ska legend, Prince Buster “Barrister Pardon”

This is it Democrats, the final day for all of us to stand up on behalf of our party and remind our senators of the change we just ordered. Joe Lieberman fought change with every tool in his box. It’s time we ratchet up our voice of encouragement.

Here’s how.

Join over 30,000 others and sign the Say No to Joe letter, which will be online until Tuesday morning.

Call your senators and call members of the Steering and Outreach Committee listed below:

Debbie Stabenow, Michigan – Chairwoman (202) 224-4822
Harry Reid, Nevada (202) 224-3542
John Kerry, Massachusetts (202) 224-2742
Daniel Inouye, Hawaii (202) 224-3934
Robert Byrd, West Virginia (202) 224-3954
Edward Kennedy, Massachusetts (202) 224-4543
Joe Biden, Delaware (202) 224-5042
Patrick Leahy, Vermont (202) 224-4242
Chris Dodd, Connecticut (202) 224-2823
Tom Harkin, Iowa (202) 224-3254
Max Baucus, Montana (202) 224-2651
Richard Durbin, Illinois (202) 224-2152
Kent Conrad, North Dakota (202) 224-2043
Carl Levin, Michigan (202) 224-6221
Herbert Kohl, Wisconsin (202) 224-5653
Barbara Boxer, California (202) 224-3553
Hillary Clinton, New York (202) 224-4451
Jeff Bingaman, New Mexico (202) 224-5521
Mark Pryor, Arkansas (202) 224-2353

Let the committee members know your letter will be delivered on Tuesday.

Send this information to anyone who wants a party with a touch of integrity behind their promise of change.

What’s on your mind tonight?

Priority #1 for Working America — Make It Easier to Unionize
Huge union campaign will hopefully counterbalance “corporate power and reverse the decline of the middle class.”

Top Lieberman Ally: He Needs To Face “Consequences”
Now even one of Joe Lieberman’s leading Senate allies appears to be turning on him: Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), a close ally of Sen. Joe Lieberman, said the Connecticut Independent should pay a price for his campaign attacks against President-elect…

Confessore in the Times … Four Spitzer administration officials violated the state’s ethics law when they used the State Police last summer to gather travel documents they hoped would tarnish Joseph L. Bruno, then the State Senate majority leader, according…

Focus on the Family forced to make layoffs after spending $600,000 to defeat marriage equality.
Colorado Independent reports that Focus on the Family “is poised to announce major layoffs to its Colorado Springs-based ministry and media empire today.” The layoffs come after the right-wing group spent more than $600,000 to defeat marriage equality in California. Praising the passage of Prop. 8, the group said that the measure “helps protect millions […]

Colorado Independent reports that Focus on the Family “is poised to announce major layoffs to its Colorado Springs-based ministry and media empire today.” The layoffs come after the right-wing group spent more than $600,000 to defeat marriage equality in California. Praising the passage of Prop. 8, the group said that the measure “helps protect millions of children from radical indoctrination in the homosexual lifestyle.” The group also touted its involvement collecting signatures and gathering donations, patting itself on the back for being “integrally involved” in the fight against marriage equality.

Bill Ayers Delivers Two Speeches in Washington
William Ayers, the Weather Underground founder, popped up in Washington yesterday from his self-imposed no-publicity, no-comment underground and looked like he was loving the sunshine.

How to Bail Out General Motors
WASHINGTON — So it’s come to this: General Motors, once the world’s mightiest industrial enterprise, is now flirting with bankruptcy. Ford and Chrysler may not be far behind. Car and truck sales have collapsed. With cash reserves rapidly falling, GM may soon be unable to pay its bills. Here’s the dilemma. GM and other U.S. automakers ought to be rescued to minimize damage to the economy; but the rescue should require tough conditions that neither the Democratic Congress nor the incoming Obama administration yet supports. In a booming economy, a GM bankruptcy might be tolerable and useful. It would remind everyone of the social costs of mediocre management and overpriced unionized labor. But far from booming, the economy is declining at an apparently accelerating rate. By one survey, confidence among small businesses is at a 28-year low; in October retail sales dropped a stunning 2.8 percent.