http://okdemocrats.com/blog Not An Official Blog of the Democratic Party of Oklahoma Sun, 29 Aug 2010 11:47:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [poll id="10"] http://okdemocrats.com/blog/?p=197  Some of my friends are less than thrilled with the way religion is being thrown around this election year.  The quotes in the paper today from the two GOP candidates for Congress in the fifth district talked about " God's blessing" and the "result was always in God's hands". Well, fine, ... http://okdemocrats.com/blog/?p=195  Many pundits, and well respected ones like Charlie Cook, are saying Democrats are now in big trouble for November. I don't think that in itself is news; the midterm for the party in power in tough economic times is seldom a positive result. But this year is looking rough indeed, ... http://okdemocrats.com/blog/?p=194 Filing is over, and the candidates came out of the woodwork at the last minute to challenge for a number of posts. Some of those who had hinted they were not going to run, such as Gary Jones for Auditor (again), decided their participation was vital to the future well-being ... http://okdemocrats.com/blog/?p=193 Mary Fallin doesn't see the problem with sending out expensive, flashy mailers griping about wasteful federal spending paid for with...tax dollars. Rand Paul does not seem to understand why the Civil RIghts Act was needed. The majority in the State legislature seems to think getting the state entangled in as much ... http://okdemocrats.com/blog/?p=192 Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy http://okdemocrats.com/blog/?p=191 Stephen Hawking, the most brilliant mind on our planet it is said, recently announced it was a bad idea to try and contact aliens because there was no guarantee they would be friendly. In fact they might have far better technology than we do, and also be the type that ... http://okdemocrats.com/blog/?p=189 For too many years, Republicans have had the advantage in  political debate at both the state and local level for some simple reasons. On the national level, two things  happened. First is that many of the leading lights of our Party were not around to defend themselves anymore-FDR, JFK, and to ... http://okdemocrats.com/blog/?p=188 http://okdemocrats.com/blog/?p=187 http://okdemocrats.com/blog/?p=186