Why Jenna can't teach
In Thursday's NYT profile of Laura Bush:" And she confessed that on the last day of the fall campaign her daughter Jenna announced that she and her sister, Barbara, would be joining their parents in an...
View ArticleUPDATED: Networks refusing to sell ads opposing Bush Malpractice legislation
This is worrisome censorship. The NYT is reporting that all the newtorks are refusing to sell air-time for ads opposing Bush's malpractice reform...
View ArticleWH SS memo: rich can pass 'nest egg' on to their kids, poor can't
Tomorrow's NYT gives more details on Bush SS plan. I copied some, but read the whole thing. This plan is NUTS :"Now these details of the memorandum from the Social Security actuary, Stephen C. Goss,...
View ArticleBreaking: This is who tort reform helps
This is just off the wire. But don't get excited. Under the GOP sponsored "Fairness in Asbestos Act", which will be brought to the floor soon, companies like WR Grace won't have to face a civil jury....
View ArticleGive 'em hell, Harry
I just watched Herry Reid's statement on the Senate floor about the GOP's hit plan. Harry directed it straight to where it came from,,,the WH. Harry so far hasn't gotten diverted or made to chase his...
View ArticleDemocratic senators giving another one away
Well, this DeLay item certainly isn't surprising:"Group started by DeLay targeted prospective donors' interests A political committee started by Tom DeLay routinely asked for donations by identifying...
View ArticleSenate Dems Sell Out
The cave-in is official: US Sen. Leahy says asbestos bill proposal close Tue Apr 12, 2005 02:51 PM ET WASHINGTON, April 12 (Reuters) - Vermont Democrat Sen. Patrick Leahy said on Tuesday he believed he...
View ArticleCondi cancels War on Terrah (Report)
Hey--we must have won the war on terrah. There's nothing to report! Bush administration eliminating 19-year-old international terrorism report By Jonathan S. Landay Knight Ridder Newspapers...
View ArticleRight wing seeks to abolish Courts
I've had a theory for the last few months that the right wing of the GOP actually wants to end the court system. Delay's recent statements about abolishment and supervision of the courts by the...
View ArticleMcCain changes his mind about Iraq 1
Last night McCain claimed to have had an epiphany about the FIRST Iraq war. He announced he had changed his mind about the ending of that war and that he now thinks that we should have gone to Baghdad...
View ArticleReasons for voting for Iraq War
Am I missing something here? Why are the Dems who voted for the war with Iraq (or authorized the use of force, as they so quaintly parse it) so stubbornly refusing to admit it was the worst error they...
View ArticleDomestic spying: Follow the $$?
For what it's worth, here's my mull. There's no way that this was done for security reasons. First of all, we don't have enough translators to translate all of these communications. For heavens sake,...
View Article10 I love (a valentine of sorts)
There aren't a lot of heroes on the current radar screen, Here are ten in no particular order, except for Teddy, who's #1 for his consistency and guts.Ted KennedyKeith ObermannJames RisenJames Risen's...
View ArticleThe Double Standard is SO glaring
Perhaps I am just growing forgetful, but I don't remember anything like this media saturation when the plot to blow up the airliners over the Pacific was discovered and quashed. I vaguely remember...
View ArticleAnybody hearing GOTV?
I love the polls showing us up, American voters waking up, and the GOP being handed their hats. But I haven't heard a peep about get out the vote efforts. We KNOW the GOP is very good a this aspect of...
View ArticleTrying to articulate what I don't like about Senator Clinton
I've spent several months trying analyze why Hillary Clinton leaves me cold. Let me explain that I SHOULD relate to her. I'm younger, but I'm a female, a lawyer, a mother, a Democrat, an Illinoisan,...
View ArticleWhere there is no vision, the people perish.
This change thing, isn't it all really about vision? This year a lot of people are close to perishing. There's a recession; the world is totally screwed up; the war goes on; thousands are still...
View ArticleDon't we want to end the war anymore?
A little perspective please. And maybe a little prayer if you're so inclined:BAGHDAD, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Six U.S. soldiers were killed in a house rigged with explosives on Wednesday in Diyala province,...
View ArticleWe are getting on one another's nerves.
Yes, we are. That's all it is. We have come thru a long, sometimes bitter, sometimes scary, sometimes exhilarating 16 month campaign. Ease up a little. If you checked in every hour during the primary...
View ArticleMcCain is a bully who hates women
I don't mean that he's bullying Senator Obama. I have all faith that Obama can take care of himself, and will. But why is he picking on those two girls? (I'd say those poor girls, but that would...
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