Tuesdays 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...
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