From the GREAT STATE OF MAINE...
Things for Which I am Thankful: 2009
Barack Obama is our 44th president and John McCain is not
Joe Biden is our vice president and Sarah Palin is not
That somehow we didn't fall into Great Depression II
The hope of semi-significant healthcare reform
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Howard Dean
The Congressional Progressive Caucus
Michelle and those arms
Olbermann, Maddow, Schultz, Stewart, Colbert
That my spellchecker recognizes "Maddow" and doesn’t try to replace it with "mad cow" or "mildew."
Lou Dobbs' forced exit
25 years of Bill Moyers on my teevee
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Senator Al Franken
Also senators Sherrod Brown and Bernie Sanders.
The rising star that is Rep. Alan Grayson, and his perfect summary of Blanche Lincoln's, Joe Lieberman's, Ben Nelson's, Mary Landrieu's and the GOP's healthcare plan: "Don’t get sick. If you do get sick, die quickly."
My new congresswoman, true-blue progressive Chellie Pingree
Also Congressman Anthony Weiner, for articulating the progressive position on healthcare reform so perfectly
The continuing Republican implosion
The rest of the world, for liking us again
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That I'm not traveling for Thanksgiving
My partner, Michael, for his patience
All of my bosses here at Daily Kos
The front-pagers and diarists here, for explaining stuff I don't know boo about
The rest of the progressive blogosphere, for having the wisdom to follow all orders issued by Kingmaker Markos
Netroots Nation and its organizers
Pittsburgh's hospitality
Netroots for the Troops
Righty blogs, an endless source of amusement (bless their hearts)
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Evolution
Electric cars
Bullet trains
Unions
Diversity
NASA
Public works projects
Stem cell research
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Our soldiers over here and over there
The folks here in Maine who voted 'No on 1'
The folks in Washington who voted 'Yes on 71' and those in Kalamazoo who voted 'Yes on 1856'
Our new kitty
Water on the Moon
And, as ever, that magic moment at 6am when the rum crosses the blood-brain barrier
Okay. Let's eat.
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