Welcome to the third edition of the Carnival of Democracy and Dignity!

I apologize for producing this edition very late - it’s backdated to November 20th. I’m just going to post everything that was submitted, so here is what the bloggers themselves thought pertained to the topic of Democracy and Dignity:

Intrepid Liberal presents Tears for the Once and Future King posted at Intrepid Liberal Journal, saying, “Some look at things that are, and ask why. I dream of things that never were and ask why not?”

Thor presents Iceland Hunting Whales — Damn Right! posted at Hypocracy in Democracy.

Cliff Notes presents A Prayer for Owen Meany & The Draft posted at Business Travel Hillbillyk.

Wenchypoo presents The Destructive-Thinking Orchestra, the Non-Supportive Choir, and the “I Can’t” Dancers posted at Mental Wastebasket, saying, “While not solely a political writer or blog, this does qualify as “promoting human dignity” by telling a tale of avoiding success and opportunity by choosing to stick to the familiar and the “safe.”"

Ashok presents Rethink.: The Unity of Justice and Fraternity: On Lincoln’s “Second Inaugural” posted at Rethink., saying, “This can be considered right or left wing, I don’t really care. I do want to show that Lincoln was concerned with the problem of human dignity at the highest level, and not afraid to speak of it in speeches.”

Bill Losapio presents Will He Appoint His Favorite Cow to Pro Tempore? posted at Bill Losapio.

Danny Simkin presents Make every inch Amona posted at Samson Blinded.

Wenchypoo presents Affordable Health Care on Every Corner posted at Mental Wastebasket.

John Buehler presents Rebuilding Eden - The 3rd Channel; So, You Want a Better Government. posted at Rebuilding Eden.

John presents The WASP Nests: How the Biggest Terrorist Caches Ever Found Were Buried posted at The Largest Minority, saying, “Krar and Konopka, two US citizens, are accountable for possessing a great deal more chemical weapons than have ever been found in Iraq since the US-led invasion.”

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Rush Limbaugh Verse posted at Mad Kane’s Political Madness.

Deb Serani presents Map of School Violence posted at Dr. Deborah Serani, saying, “This post looks at the growing trend in school violence.”

Rey Thomas presents The Thomas Political Report: Kerry’s Finished: That’s No Joke posted at Rey Thomas.

Wenchypoo presents Elements of Character posted at Mental Wastebasket, saying, “We cannot have dignity in democracy until we’ve restored character and what it means to HAVE some!”

Jon Swift presents Rush Limbaugh Takes on the Wheelchair Lobby posted at Jon Swift, saying, “You would think handicapped people would be satisfied when we gave them all of the good parking spaces. Finally, Rush Limbaugh stepped up to the plate and said enough is enough.”

David presents After Six Long Years…..Bush no more. posted at The Good Human.

Rey Thomas presents The Thomas Political Report: Baker Panel Should Recommend a Federalized Iraq posted at Rey Thomas.

Angela Randall presents Fences and Windows - Naomi Klein posted at AngelaRandall.com, saying, “Review of Naomi Klein’s book: Fences and Windows”

John presents A message for all you yellow-ribbon people posted at Hell’s Handmaiden.

Abu Sahajj presents Arab Criticism of Democracy; Wa Salaam posted at Wa Salaam.

Wenchypoo presents Utopia Crashes to Earth posted at Mental Wastebasket.

DWSUWF presents 2008 Election Prologue - Check your assumptions. posted at Divided We Stand United We Fall, saying, “I understand the inherent risk of stripping dignity by imposing artificial hierarchies or “ranking” , but is it ok to rank those who aggresively pursue the highest rank on the political hierarchy?”

Jason Thomas presents Faliure posted at Empires Fall, saying, “Faliure of the Bush administration. Sunset on a failed regime.”

Last but not least, my Democracy and Dignity co-host Judith Schwartz submitted Diving into Democracy from her blog Liberty and Justice for All, saying, “If you’re one of the lucky ones at the top, you may not even realize that the hold of millions of middle class people on their comfortable lives is becoming more tenuous every day.”.

Carnival of Democracy and Dignity #4 will be posted on December 20th. Submit your favorite blog posts to the next edition of Democracy and Dignity using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

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