UPDATE: SCOTUS Kennedy Hospitalized
I wanted to be sure everyone knows the full story on Justice Kennedy and if you believe in the power of prayer or just in the good karma from warm healthy thoughts, please send some his way. The story...
View ArticleMy promise to Bob Iger
Bob, I want you to know something. I am a New Yorker who lived through 9/11. I experienced the death, the dust and the disaster that was that day and the weeks that followed. Thousands of our fellow...
View ArticleThe REAL path to and from 9/11
I am in full support of the efforts to rebut ABC, and I want to use my diary today to take the gloves off and help our community think about the REAL path to 9/11 and the path to hell Bush has...
View ArticleBush the Torturer
Yesterday, Bush went to Capitol Hill to lobby for torture. LOBBY FOR TORTURE. Those are not my words, they are the words of the Washington Post editorial board, a group that was in full support of the...
View ArticleKarl Rove really is Darth Vader
Didn't realize Karl was Darth until I read this story about his tortured upbringing.
View ArticleBroder Attacks; My response
As David Sirota notes, David Broder published a skillful propaganda piece today. Broder began by excoriating the Bush Administration for its advocacy of torture. As I read, I said to myself, David,...
View ArticleImagination time kids! What happens when Habeas goes bye-bye?
A few observations for your consideration: 1. All disputes thus far over the "detainee" legislation have been Kabuki, i.e. a well-orchestrated, supremely choreographed dance. I call this dance a...
View ArticleBush the Destroyer, Master of Time
Mike Kinsley wrote a great article Friday about how Bush has been able to re-define victory in Iraq to his advantage. Kinsley distills Bush's ability to master time through language. Like a magician,...
View ArticleThe Time is NOW.
I no longer have words for this situation. So I will let others far more eloquent than I speak. From an article by Ariel Dorfman in tomorrow's Wapo: Are we so morally sick, so deaf and dumb and blind,...
View ArticleDemand REPEAL: What were they thinking and why?
This is a simple diary. I want the Torture Bill repealed. I know we can't stop Bush from signing it. When he does, our campaign to restore America's decency and liberty begins. REPEAL. It's that...
View ArticleRepublicans: Party of Pedophilia and Torture
The Republicans have seen fit to destroy our liberty and desecrate our Constitution. They have sought to cover up and validate the Executive Branch's power grab, while at the same time covering up and...
View ArticleTop 10 Post-Nov. 7 White House Quotes
Now that even the Republicans are beginning their "blame Bush" campaign, I thought that it would be a good time to consolidate all the post-Nov. 7 Bush CYA satire in one place. Please join in. The top...
View ArticlePayback...Oppose the Occupation...see what happens!
John Murtha. Vet. War Hero. Supporter of a strong defense. Scion of the military contractor establishment for years.Suddenly goes off the reservation.Refuses to continue to support PermaWar and an...
View ArticleThe Torturer's Apprentice
Tomorrow, Alberto Gonzales, the Torturer's Apprentice, will appear before the Judiciary Committee.As Greenwald has noted, Gonzales stays true-to-form with this last-minute disclosure. As with the...
View ArticlePolicing Web Vid for Propaganda
Today I watched the testimony of the Attorney General of the United States before the Senate Judiciary Committee.Then, I went to read about how it was being portrayed in the media.Along the way, I...
View Article"Privilege" means something
A recent diary by neoperiapt has called into question what I would call a consensus here at DKos that Alberto Gonzales, the current Attorney General of the United States, made an outrageous attack on...
View ArticleVietnam Redux - Why?
This morning I was reading this article about another fatherless child Bush and Cheney have created. They are truly the destroyers of men and nations.Then, I read SteinL's excellent diary about Ret....
View ArticleTuesdays for Fully-Funded Withdrawal
MilitaryTracy has hit upon a great idea while helping clean up after the tornadoes down South.It's called Tuesdays for Fully-Funded Withdrawal.Building on the power of each individual person, from the...
View ArticleIRAQ BADLANDS
GEORGE W. BUSH IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. HE ACTS LIKE A KING....Trouble in the heartland Got a head-on collision Smashin' in my guts man I'm caught in a crossfire That I don't understand...
View Article40 is the magic number
Yo people opposed to this war...I'm callin' you out.Russ!John!Obama!!Hillary!!!I start with a simple Constitutional premise: the Congress appropriates funds.Therefore, if the Congress does not...
View ArticlePre-Communicability: A New Threat to Your Civil Rights
Today it was announced that an Atlanta man was recently arrested, detained and flown to Atlanta because he refused to follow doctors orders and insisted on flying with a drug-resistant form of TB....
View ArticlePresidential Scholars Tell Bush to Stop Torture NOW!
I’ve got to say, for me, that the most remarkable moment wasn’t meeting the President and handing over the letter. It was everything that had gone before that, the talking about it, the realizing that...
View ArticleEvidence that Bush Bought Libby's silence
Circumstantial evidence of a criminal conspiracy to obstruct justice can include evidence of motive and opportunity, especially the timing of particular acts.So, for instance, if the government is...
View ArticleGreenwald Truth Squad: Next-up, FISA?
As documented on today's front-page, Glenn Greenwald has done an absolutely masterful job of unmasking the media rollout of BushCult Surge Supporters that, but for his diligence and lawyerly skills,...
View ArticleHalf Measures Are Unacceptable - The New Magic Number is 41
If it pursues half-measures on Iraq, the Democratic leadership is abdicating its responsibilities to the American people.The American people want this war over, now.The American people want the troops...
View ArticleWho's ready to defend the Constitution? A plea for defensive filibuster.
The New York Times is reporting here that the Dems will cave on warrantless wiretapping.I say, that is freakin' bullshit.Why did we elect these people?To STOP George Bush.And now, they want to give him...
View ArticleTime to Stand Up AGAIN for the American Way (w/poll)
George W. Bush, Dick "Darth" Cheney and David Addington are the gift that keeps on giving to our Democratic Presidential candidates when it comes to determining where they stand on bedrock American...
View ArticleTHIS is so f***ing immoral.
The Washington Post is reporting that our pal and yours Steny Hoyer is ready to make a deal to enable the continuation of the Iraq disaster in return for "more domestic spending."Is this the most...
View ArticleWhy you are f***ed. Plain and simple. What you can do.
As Bond dad will attest, this economy is fucked. But, it is much, much worse than that.As we learned today, several large financial institutions have agreed to allow FOREIGN COUNTRIES to take large...
View ArticleYou are being spied upon.
The FISA cloture vote is coming in the next few hours.Has everyone made calls to their Senators and those on the list? Here is the link for the FP diary about Chris Dodd's heroic speech and the phone...
View ArticleImmunity? Basket Warrants? Where's the Investigation?
With the collective power of the blogosphere, we won a cloture vote on the Senate's FISABOHICA bill yesterday. We have the momentum. Maybe.However, since Reid insisted on bringing the Intelligence...
View ArticleHow McSame won and lessons for this fall.
The front page has been flooded with "Why Hillary Lost" diaries, which elicited this diary in response: Why Obama won!The diarist in that diary makes an interesting point that an autopsy on the Clinton...
View ArticleWho's OUR Dick Cheney?
Given the that fact our candidate for President, Sen. Barack Obama, is currently vetting vice-presidential running mates, a question came to mind as I read the following excerpt from today's WaPo by...
View ArticleCreative Education: Making the New Yorker Experience Work for Us
I have an idea for how the New Yorker can turn this situation around.Judging from the interviews with the New Yorker editorial staff, it is clear that they did not expect this reaction.That goes to...
View ArticleAP Washington Bureau led by Rove lover
Many here, including yours truly, were continually amazed by the the Associated Press' shameless parroting of outlandish "Adminstration" positions during the run-up to, and the aftermath of the...
View ArticleToward National Socialism: The Next Step
Has anyone checked out the relative Republican campaign contributions of the the financial institution (AIG) that just received massive taxpayer subsidies? And the Republican-Democratic contributions...
View ArticleRESET the Internets
Wondering if anyone else here has experienced website disruptions over the past two days. In particular, I've had the following experience with each of my websites (two are professional and the other...
View ArticleINVESTMENT, not "spending". What Obama can do to change the terms of this...
Obama was on the ropes last week. Was it rope-a-dope? At least one Kossack thinks so, and since this diary is the most recc'd entry today, I gather many here agree.However, I believe that Obama was...
View ArticleExtortion, plain and simple.
It's time for America to open its eyes.And our eyes are being opened, whether we like it or not.Just like with the Iraq War, where the fact that we were going to invade Iraq was well-known to everyone...
View ArticlePlouffe goes LOUD with David v. Goliath classic.
I firmly believe the David v. Goliath story we have witnessed today will go down in the history of 21st century politics. Who said this not one week ago:"Big moments, political or otherwise, will no...
View ArticleWapo gives Yoo platform - WTF??! Protest torture NOW!
This will be a quick diary, but I just learned that TODAY at 1 pm EST the Washington Post is having John Yoo, the architect and enabler of the Bush torture regime, do a chat on their website.Stand up...
View ArticlePrologue to a Primary: First steps.
The insanity, injustice and yes depravity of giving billionaires a tax cut during the worst economic times in decades should force anyone to question the judgment of the man we elected President.In the...
View ArticleBREAKING: It's Officially <gasp> A CRISIS! (w/Update)
Lo and behold!Our friends over at that bastion of journalistic integrity have piled on with a story about the newest crisis to hit the Beltway:Raising the direst alarm yet, the Obama administration...
View Articlebin Laden's DNA: A primer on forensic DNA identification and its use to...
Twenty-five years ago the process of identifying someone by typing their DNA was extremely difficult and time consuming. It was not done on a large scale.Fast-forward to today, where we are told that...
View ArticleFor Your Consideration: The Concert in Support of Occupy Wall Street
In the near future, I would like to see the managers of Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, U2, Tom Petty, Paul McCartney, Willie Nelson, Pearl Jam, Green Day, The Killers, Deathcab for Cutie, MGMT, Vampire...
View ArticleFor Your Consideration: Venues for The Concert in Support of OWS
This is my second post about The Concert in Support of Occupy Wall Street. The first post was here.This post and the comments will focus on selecting venues for The Concert in Support of OWS. My...
View ArticleMy Short Letter in Opposition to US Military Intervention in Syria
My Congresswoman is currently identified in this WaPo chart as being "Undecided" as to whether we should intervene militarily in the Syrian Civil War. I am opposed to any military intervention at this...
View ArticleStand Up Democratic Senators: Commence Article III Proceedings Immediately.
Article III of the United States Constitution provides in relevant part:Section 3.Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies,...
View ArticleHey Dems: Next Step with Kavanaugh
Ok Dems you have raised two issues regarding full disclosure, and I might add have raised them well, and communicated them well to the American people. First you told the Senate committee chairman you...
View ArticleWhy doesn't "I'm a Woman - Vote for Me" Work as a Political Message?
Suddenly there are people posting on Daily Kos with an epiphany — hey this is the women’s election and women will put a stop to Trump! Folks, last time I checked, Nancy Pelosi was a woman, and she...
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