Dear Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Schultz,

You've been played for a sucker by the Republicans, and it worked. Tuesday night’s blow to Democrats could have been prevented; in fact, you could have won big, nationally. But you lost, and here's why.

Back on the night of January 20th, 2009, when most Americans were out celebrating the end of the Bush years and Barack and Michelle were dancing at the inaugural balls, a group of powerful Republicans was planting the seeds of your loss this week.

At the Caucus Room restaurant here in Washington,DC, Republican leaders drew up a plan to sabotage President Obama at every point possible and deny him any sort of legacy.

Over juicy steaks and fancy cocktails in a private room in the back of the restaurant, the Republican bigwigs promised each other that they would filibuster and obstruct any and all legislation supported by President Obama.

Congressman Pete Sessions, who was at the 4-hour long dinner, even promised to use “Taliban-like” tactics to achieve those goals.

Kevin McCarthy, now the Majority Whip, said that they'd obstruct every single piece of legislation. That includes things the Republicans used to support.

Read more here.

-Thom

Tonight on The Big Picture on RT TV at 7pm and 10pm... Florida is Going to Pot (check your local listings for stations or stream at RT or Free Speech TV, and catch past shows on Youtube)

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Thursday's Daily Stack

Hour One: Thom talks issues of the day with America's Lawyer
- Mike Papantonio, Ring of Fire Radio

Article: "Medical marijuana initiative defeated in Florida" by AP.

Article: "Going to Pot" by Michael Ames.

Article: "Al Franken coasts to victory in Minnesota" by Katy Bachman.

Article: "Transcript: President Obama’s Nov. 5 news conference on midterm election results", November 5 2014.

Article: "US voters back minimum wage rise" by Barney Jopson and Aaron Stanley.

Speech: "Address Accepting the Presidential Nomination at the Democratic National Convention in New York" by Bill Clinton, July 16, 1992 (New Covenant).

Article: "Eric Cantor, Paul Ryan & Kevin McCarthy: Plot To Sabotage US Economy with Frank Luntz" by keepemhonest.

Book: "When the Tea Party Came to Town: Inside the U.S. House of Representatives' Most Combative, Dysfunctional, and Infuriating Term in Modern History" by Robert Draper.

Speech: "Address at the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner", March 29, 1952 by Harry S. Truman.

Article: "Citizens United boss: Supreme Court ruling handed midterm elections to Republicans" by Travis Gettys.

Site: NutritionFacts.org.

Article: "Mr. Obama’s Offer to Republicans" by NY Times.

Article: "Why Barack Obama Never Talked To Mitch McConnell on Election Night" by Jay Newton-Small.

Hour Two: What we can learn from election 2014
- Ralph Nader, Unstoppable: The Emerging Left-Right Alliance to Dismantle the Corporate State

Article: "This Country Just Abolished College Tuition Fees" (Germany) by Joaquim Moreira Salles.

Article: "Ralph Nader: Pelosi and Dem Leadership Should Step Down to ‘Save the Country’" by Josh Feldman.

Article: "Steve Israel departing as DCCC chair" by Peter Sullivan.

Book: "Cracking the Code: How to Win Hearts, Change Minds, and Restore America's Original Vision" by Thom Hartmann.

Twitter hashtag: #thefightfor2016startstoday.

Article: "Millionaire tax: Illinois voters say 'Yes,' but it's a long shot" by Jeanne Sahadi.

Article: "The Union as a Safeguard Against Domestic Faction and Insurrection (Continued)" (Federalist 10) by James Madison.

Book: "The Federalist Papers" by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay.

Talk Radio News Segment:
- Ellen Ratner, Bureau Chief

Article: "ICE, FBI Make Arrest In Undercover Drug Website Investigation" by James Cullum.

Article: "A Mosquito-Borne Virus Sweeps the Caribbean" by Frances Robles.

Article: "Humanist Chaplain Jason Heap Files Federal Lawsuit Against U.S. Navy After They Reject His Application" by Hemant Mehta.

Article: "Obama Wrote Secret Letter to Iran’s Khamenei About Fighting Islamic State" by Jay Solomon and Carol E. Lee.

Article: "Obama: Looking For “Constructive” Work With Congress" by William McDonald.

Article: "First on CNN: Army says word 'Negro' OK to use" by Barbara Starr.

Site: "Goats for the old Goat".

Site: Governor Free Don Siegelman.

Article: "TRNS News Notes- 11/6" by Victoria Jones.

Article: "TRNS News Notes 11/5" by Victoria Jones.

Hour Three: Impact of voting problems
- Brad Friedman, The Brad Blog

Article: "Reuters: Voting Probs Across Nation, Bizarre Targeting of '2,000 Election Judges' In Chicago" by Brad Friedman .

Article: "Paper Ballots 'Ran Out' in Ferguson, MO" by Brad Friedman.

Article: "Reuters: Voting Probs Across Nation, Bizarre Targeting of '2,000 Election Judges' In Chicago" by Brad Friedman.

Article: "Did Voting Restrictions Determine the Outcomes of Key Midterm Races?" by Ari Berman.

Article: "More than 21,000 Kansans’ voter registrations in suspense because of proof of citizenship" by Deb Gruver.

Article: "How Much of a Difference Did New Voting Restrictions Make in Yesterday's Close Races?" by Wendy R. Weiser.

Article: "40,000 Voter Registrations Have Mysteriously Vanished, Could Determine Control Of The Senate" by Alice Ollstein.

Article: "Nate Silver: 2014 Polls Were Skewed In Favor Of Democrats" by Dylan Scott.

Article: "G.O.P. Error Reveals Donors and the Price of Access" by Jonathan Weisman.

Article: "Mitch McConnell Reveals New Strategy To Attack Obamacare" by Sahil Kapur.

Article: "Illinois voters pass 5 statewide ballot measures" by WAND.

Article: " Monsanto strikes back after Maui voters support GMO moratorium" by Ashley Moser.

Book: "The Crash of 2016: The Plot to Destroy America--and What We Can Do to Stop It" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Harvard Study: States' Medicaid expansion refusal will kill thousands" by Joan McCarter, Jan 31, 2014.

Article: "This 32-Year-Old Florida Woman Is Dead Because Her State Refused To Expand Medicaid" by Tara Culp-Ressler.

Article: "40kg Of Cocaine Found On Mitch McConnell’s Father-In-Law’s Boat" by Nathaniel Downes.

Article: "Politico: Hillary Clinton Eyes $200K Payday With Carlyle Group Appearance" by Matt Egan.

Article: "GMO labeling efforts fail in Colorado, Oregon, succeed in Maui" by RT.

Article: "Berkeley Voters Approve Tax on Sugary Drinks" by Mike Esterl.

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