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True conservatives may stay home
from the polls this November. And let the Democrats take over Congress. My wishful thinking? Not at all. Rather the wish and hope of Richard Viguerie, one of the most prominent and influential conserv
from the polls this November. And let the Democrats take over Congress. My wishful thinking? Not at all. Rather the wish and hope of Richard Viguerie, one of the most prominent and influential conserv
His column in today's Washington Post is very revealing - whether you are conservative or liberal. I only wish my "liberal" friends had half the backbone that my conservative friends have. We would not have our milk-toast Rick Larsen representing us in Congress. We would have Democrats in Congress who would speak out on issues instead of watching polls on issues and then speaking things the majority likes. Larsen pays more attention to which clothes he will wear than the issues. He sometimes changes clothes a dozen times a day I am told. All to identify with the group he is shaking hands with or speaking to.
Anyway - back to Viguerie. This is good news for this fall for Democrats and liberals. But it also means we will face a more conservative Republican candidate for President in 2008 - but a true conservative Republican would keep us out of war, protect the environment and reduce the deficit - three things liberals support. The political debate will return to social issues - the classic battleground between conservatives and liberals.
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True conservatives may stay home
from the polls this November. And let the Democrats take over Congress. My wishful thinking? Not at all. Rather the wish and hope of Richard Viguerie, one of the most prominent and influential conserv
Bush wants to control us, not find terrorists
A legal and effective communications analysis system to combat terrorism was developed and used by President Clinton’s administration. But the Bush administration tossed it away and has used the illeg
Our security agencies had to work at being stupid
Al Gore on Saturday Night Live last night was great - funny - and also had a very real message. The last six years did not have to be one debacle after another. As events become history, we humans can
The head of the CIA should be a civilian
A gauntlet has been thrown down on the floor by GW Bush. By nominating General Hayden to head up the CIA, Bush is daring good citizens, the responsible media and decent Senators and Representatives to
OK for torture goes to the top
The Army announced it will court marshal a Colonel Jordan for torture of prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. His immediate boss, a Colonel Pappas will testify against him with immunity from prosec
Remember the promises of $ billions
to rebuild New Orleans? Bush covered his FEMA failure last September. Nothing ever came of it. He later wimped out. Today Bush reversed his whole political life’s work and spoke for some modest change
A Spy Speaks Out -
the 60 Minutes piece last night with Tyler Drumheller, the CIA chief in Europe during the years we prepared to invade Iraq. He blows the Bush Administration claim that the intelligence failed Bush. He
Why We Fight -
a film about our present-day United States. It won at Sundance and for good reason. For those of us who are beginning to wonder if we made a “mistake” going to war in Iraq, this film is for you. You w
Conservatives can’t be consistent for five minutes
Walls. So the Republicans - or the ruling faction - wants a wall between us and Mexico. And this is supposed to solve the problem? Well, this did not work for China nor Rome. And even 20 miles in Berl
Bush wanted war -
and fabricated excuses for an invasion. Proof was printed today in the New York Times. In January, 2003, Bush and British PM Blair talked about how they could start the invasion even though they knew
Accusations against Russia
The Pentagon - that world-renowned planning organization - is complaining that Russia tipped off Saddam to our military moves during the invasion of Iraq three years ago. How did Russia supposedly get
Borders are artificial lines
Juan Cole has it - how the Mid East could end up if Bush continues with his insane war. See the Mar 19 post for the map showing Iraq partitioned and the new countries of Kurdistan, Qaedistan and Shiit
Baseball, money and the American way
Umpire Bob Davidson, our USA go-to cheater, is behind the plate for today’s game between Cuba and the Dominican Republic. Of course his calls are to help defeat Cuba. Gawd, what an embarrassment to th
The Mexicans beat us anyway
We can all feel better as Americans today, as it turns out we did cheat last night in trying to beat the Mexicans. Whew. We did give it the old American best after all. Last night, I missed the early
We act like we have all the answers
Somebody forgot to tell the Mexicans that they couldn’t beat the US baseball major league all stars. Take a hint. Clemens pitching? A batting lineup of all stars? Those little fellows south of the bor
A continuation of the Mar 13 post -
when we - Americans in this case - do lose at something despite our cheating, we simply ignore it as best we can. We pretend it didn’t happen. Lose the war to Vietnam? Destroy the city of Fallujah and
How do Americans win? By cheating,
of course. Today American baseball umpire Bob Davidson nicely reversed a call in the new Baseball Classic which gave the American team a win over the Japanese - who were threatening to win. No problem
She said “No” to VP Dick Cheney
- and now she may go to jail for it. So much for free speech in America. The careful process of shutting up Americans. The Eugene, Oregon, Weekly has the story.
Oh, and no, I will not shut up.
Those who support the war would not be too offended
Juan Cole continues to provide the best available analysis of our Iraq involvement - at least that I have found. While his stance is not supportive of the Bush imperial goals, those in support of the
Has the ACLU sold out?
From an AP article today:
“Deputy Police Chief Frank Fernandez said officers might, for example, surround a bank building, check the IDs of everyone going in and out and hand out leaflets about
