Why is it that a petite librarian has the conviction to stand up for your rights than gigantic telecom corporations with armies of lawyers?
Read:
Children’s librarian Judith Flint was getting ready for the monthly book discussion group for 8- and 9-year-olds on “Love That Dog” when police showed up.
They weren’t kidding around: Five state police detectives […]
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Show Me the Paper
Published by July 21st, 2008 in Politics, bush, congress, privacy and Fascism. 0 CommentsOnline Pharmacy
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Terrible President, Extraordinary Con Man
Published by July 11th, 2008 in Politics, bush, congress, Fascism and FISA. 0 CommentsPresident Bush signed the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 that was passed by the Senate on Wednesday with the help of, as Paul Krugman put it, the “coalition of the craven” Democrats.
Bush gave a short speech before signing the bill that basically went like this: “FEAR! FEAR! FEAR! I WILL PROTECT YOU!” But because his […]
Democrats with a Plan
Published by April 6th, 2008 in congress, Democrats, Iraq and Election 2008. 0 CommentsIt’s called “A Responsible Plan to End the War in Iraq,” and here are it’s two key points as outlined in an opinion piece in today’s Seattle Post Intelligencer:
First, the United States must find a way to sensibly end its military mission in Iraq — and use the political, diplomatic, humanitarian and economic tools at […]
Outrage Meter
Published by February 12th, 2008 in Politics, congress, Democrats, civil liberties and rockefeller. 0 CommentsOur government… teaches the whole people by its example. If the government becomes the lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy. - Louis D. Brandeis
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Alternative Minimum Tax Blunder
Published by December 28th, 2007 in Politics, bush, congress, Republicans, deficit and Taxes. 0 CommentsThe Alternative Minimum Tax instituted in 1969 was put in affect to prevent a very small number of very rich Americans from using accounting tricks to avoid paying any income taxes. How much were the “very rich” earning in 1969? Well the alternative tax applied to those who earned $200,000 or more.
So what’s $200,000 adjusted […]
Dems Spank the Monkey Boy
Published by October 3rd, 2007 in Politics, bush, congress, Democrats, Republicans and Mr. Fish. 0 CommentsYou really, really, really, really need to go read Mr. Fish right now.
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Corrupt to the Core
Published by September 19th, 2007 in Politics, bush, congress, U.S. Govt and corruption. 0 CommentsInspectors General work in an office that was set up by The Inspector General Act of 1978. The IG office is supposed to investigate all branches of the federal government and report all findings of fraud and abuse to department heads and to Congress. It’s also supposed to be non-partisan, independent, and objective while performing […]
Bush’s Game Plan
Published by September 14th, 2007 in Politics, al Qaeda, bush, congress, Iraq, War, military and failure. 0 CommentsFollowing a week of testimony from General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker, Bush appeared on TV last night and said:
In their testimony, these men made clear that our challenge in Iraq is formidable. Yet they concluded that conditions in Iraq are improving, that we are seizing the initiative from the enemy, and that the troop surge […]
Our Government is Broken
Published by August 9th, 2007 in Politics, bush, congress, constitution and U.S. Govt. 0 CommentsFrom John Nichols’ latest column describing remarks by Carl Bernstein about how Bush’s presidency is far more damaging to our country than Nixon’s presidency.
Unlike the often crude and conniving but unquestionably intelligent and highly-engaged 37th president, Bernstein says of Bush: “He’s lazy, arrogant and has little curiosity. He’s a catastrophe…”
But that is not the worst […]
The Democrats have it and, much to the chagrin of the Administration, they are using it.
From today’s New York Times:
Two congressional committees are issuing subpoenas for testimony from former White House counsel Harriet Miers and former political director Sara Taylor on their roles in the firings of eight federal prosecutors, according to two officials familiar […]