Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it. ~~Mark Twain
By John on Apr 4, 2007 in Congress, Constitution, Politics, Presidency | 0 Comments
I really have not been clamoring for the impeachment of Dick and George Cheney-Bush. I had held out hope that an opposition party in power in Congress might be able to offset the abuses of power wrought by the current administration. Unfortunately, the total disregard by this administration for the Constitution and systems of shared power and checks and balances has become egregious.
By John on Mar 11, 2007 in Constitution, Crime, Politics, Presidency, Society | 1 Comment
On Thursday, Senator Arlen Specter, the senior Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, hinted very obliquely that perhaps Mr. Gonzales’s time was up. We’re not going to be oblique. Mr. Bush should dismiss Mr. Gonzales and finally appoint an attorney general who will use the job to enforce the law and defend the Constitution.
By John on Mar 11, 2007 in Crime, Politics, Presidency, Society | 0 Comments
Federal officials secretly schemed to limit payouts for sick and dying nuclear weapons workers, including thousands from the Rocky Flats plant outside Denver, newly released documents show….
By John on Feb 7, 2007 in Congress, Corruption, Politics, Presidency, War | 0 Comments
On December 12, 2003, $1.5 billion was shipped to Iraq, initially “the largest pay out of U.S. currency in Fed history,” according to an e-mail cited by committee members. It was followed by more than $2.4 billion on June 22, 2004, and $1.6 billion three days later. The CPA turned over sovereignty on June 28.
By John on Nov 9, 2006 in Congress, Election, Legislature, Politics, Presidency, Religion, Right Wingnuts | 1 Comment
Of course I can’t pass by the 2006 mid-term elections without comment. It was clearly a stunning victory for Democrats, and I can only hope the new Democratic majority will roll back some of the powers granted to the executive branch. Unfortunately, that normally comes very slowly.
By John on Oct 4, 2006 in Congress, Politics | 0 Comments
I can’t seem to get my copy of The Gay Agendaâ„¢, but the Republicans sure can get a theme going in a hurry when their butts are on the line.
The real scandal isn’t that a Republican congressman was hitting on 16 year-olds, the real scandal is the media is talking about it.
The real scandal isn’t [...]
By John on Jun 21, 2006 in Crime, Politics, Society, War | 0 Comments
NOBODY thinks it was OK for our boys to be tortured. NOBODY thinks our torture was as bad as their torture. But some of us hold America (you know, the good guys) to a higher standard. Mr. Blowhard seems to be saying, “hey, our low grade torture of them is perfectly justified because of their high-grade torture of us!”
By John on Jun 6, 2006 in Gay Issues, Religion, Right Wingnuts, Society | 0 Comments
The Vatican said on Tuesday that gay marriage, abortion, lesbians wanting to bear children and a host of other practices it sees as threats to the traditional family were signs of “the eclipse of God”.
By John on May 31, 2006 in Congress, Constitution, Crime, Politics, Presidency, Society | 0 Comments
Citizens have been writing about the imperial aspirations of this White House since shortly after Bush’s first inauguration. Helen Thomas fired a tough broadside on the subject back in 2002. And just this week Gary Hart wrote a comprehensive summary of our current constitutional crisis.
By John on Dec 5, 2005 in Congress, Corruption, Crime, Politics, Society, War | 0 Comments
Reuters has a story saying that the White House has been meeting with Sen. John McCain in an effort to obtain an exemption so that the CIA can torture people. I continue to find it abhorrent that we are even discussing how this country might use torture. It’s proven to be ineffective, so to what end is Dick Cheney so interested in keeping this option open.
By John on Nov 17, 2005 in Corruption, Politics, War | 0 Comments
Reversing numerous prior denials, Pentagon officials said yesterday that white phosphorous was in fact “used as a weapon against insurgent strongholds during the battle of Fallujah last November.”
By John on Nov 10, 2005 in Congress, Corruption, Politics, War | 1 Comment
Administration and Congress turn their back on veterans.
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