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At least this time Dick Durbin didn't go all Godwin on us like he did last time. Even though Democrats do seem to be throwing around Nazi analogies out of frustration, Durbin didn't go there. But this was embarrassing, even for the senior Senator from Illinois. When I...

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You could not have a more clear statement of the Democratic Party philosphy of government supremacy. It's a theme which resonates with liberal Democrats, but will it resonate with the remaining Blue Dog style Democrats and unaffiliated voters? ...

Tonight at the DNC Elizabeth Warren will deliver a high profile, coveted introduction of Bill Clinton. Democrats in the arena will stand and wildly cheer as Warren delivers what is sure to be a rousing speech of economic demagoguery in which she lashes out at big...

Any speech on domestic policy. It's a one size fits all condensed version.  All the other stuff is just fluff. Found on yet another car in Ithaca not too far from my house with multiple anti-Obama stickers. This vehicle was on the same street as the vehicle with...

Bill Clinton is giving the keynote address Wednesday night at the DNC. Apparently Clinton has refused to submit his speech text for review. What's your guess, full throttled support for The One, throw The One under the bus, or something in between.  Admittedly it's hard to know...

Even the Huffington Post has to admit, although they would never come out and say it, that Barack Obama's reelection prospects are not moving in the right direction. I've been watching the electoral map the Huffington Post has for the last few months. If you're able...

As I wrote on Sunday, Democrats are already offering free tickets to Bank of America stadium to see President Obama formally accept the Democratic nomination for President on Thursday, and close out the Democratic National Convention. Now, the Associated Press (h/t Fox News) has confirmed that...

I have enjoyed Larry Sabato's coverage of elections both past and present, and his "Crystal Ball" reports are worth reading. So I mean no disrespect by this. It's just that this tweet from Geoffrey Skelley of the Sabato Crystal Ball report seemed like it deserved an award...

Wednesday night Elizabeth Warren will introduce Bill Clinton, the keynote speaker at the Democratic National Convention. Warren has claimed internet fame for her famous "no one got rich on his own" speech which was the foundation for Obama's "you didn't build that" speech.  Warren holds herself...

We have ours. They have theirs. Spotted, of all places, in Ithaca: ...

I was tipped off about this by readers and on Twitter. Thanks to our friends at The Right Scoop for grabbing the clip for us. While it's nice to receive recognition, we didn't, um, you know, build that National Empty Chair Day on our own. Obama built it. ...

The Good Wow.  Just Wow at the reaction.  I never imagined that Empty Chair Day would sweep the nation, take over Twitter, make its way to the banner headline at Drudge and stories at The Wall Street Journal and elsewhere. (added) Michael Patrick Leahy has details...

UPDATE - No new submissions being accepted for now, the response was so overwhelming that there's already a huge backlog. I'm breaking this down into multiple posts because the volume of submissions was so high - the enthusiasm has been overwhelming (that's the word of the day) at several levels. Unfortunately, those who did not follow the instruction to include town/state have been put to the side because I don't have time to email back and forth seeking that information. I'll continue to post what I can, but it is unlikely I can get to all of them, so my apologies in advance. Commenter Kitty from Painted Post, NY, decided to make two statements: From Derek in Hollywood, FL, who went for a threesome, "Barack Obama, Deval Patrick and Elizabeth "RunsWithScammers" Warren have joined me for a panel. Please ask them the hard question but nothing about the economy, jobs, the last four years, records, or welfare reform." Kate from McKinney, TX asks: "Do I win the award for the most colorful chair?" Susan From Melbourne Beach FLL : Calvin from Oak Ridge North, TX, hits a familiar theme:

UPDATE - No new submissions being accepted for now, the response was so overwhelming that there's already a huge backlog. This will be a continuation of the photos after the first post, National Empty Chair Day (photos from around country), became too long. There are so many submissions it may be a while before you see yours. Here's Drudge -- totally crashed LI, so he relinked to Twitter right around the time we solved the problem.  Oh well. Outside Insurrection HQ in Ithaca: From Eva in Wilmette, IL: Leslie Eastman, who is part of the College Insurrection team, submits this photo and also is collecting links at her blog: From Georgane in Summerville, SC: From Kahne in Houston, who writes:
Beignet the Pug is trying to tell the empty suit that her Mommy really would like a more favorable environment to build buildings, because she is an Architect and this has been the worst year in her career. Houston’s unemployment rate is lower than the rest of the country, but has inched up over the last year. This photo is taken in my front yard, in the most liberal part of Houston, the Museum District, where I have the ONLY Romney bumper stickers on my car in my ‘hood’ (I have several neighbors that felt My car would be damaged because of the bumper stickers and they cower in their beliefs!) because I live in the artsy part of town, I’m sure that those passers-by my house will certainly “get” this as it is abstract Art! LOL…..I love your sites and am an avid follower! Keep up the good work!
From Anne in Ridley Park, PA, who says "he doesn't sit here." From commenter DINORightMarie in VA, her dog Jack and the chair: "the sign has a Romney Ryan 2012 image, the Branco Cartoon in center, and the Clint Eastwood quote at the bottom, from Sandy’s sign."