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 Oct 31, 2005 in Politics, Right Wingnuts, The Courts | 0 Comments
I might as well get a post about Bush’s Supreme Court Nominee out of the way. In bowing to the religious fanatics on the right, he’s pretty much sealed the fate of our Constitutional rights to be left alone by the government.
By John on Sep 27, 2005 in Corruption, Politics | 0 Comments
Mike Brown may have resigned earlier this month as FEMA director amid intense public criticism, but taxpayers are still paying his salary. Brown remains on the FEMA payroll as a consultant so that the agency can receive a “proper download of his experience.”
By John on Sep 27, 2005 in Politics | 0 Comments
Bush’s comments yesterday — encouraging the country to skip non-essential trips — raised questions about his own recent travel habits. Today, Bush embarks on his seventh trip to the Gulf Coast this month.
By John on Sep 26, 2005 in Politics, War | 1 Comment
You will be happy to know that the President’s appeal for private contributions to help Iraq has been met with a grand total of about $600.
By John on Sep 23, 2005 in Corruption, Election, Politics | 0 Comments
The reconstruction of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama provides a fascinating picture of how the Bush administration actually works. His government represents an odd melding of corporatism and cronyism, more in tune with the workings of 1930s Italy or Spain. In fact, if one looks at fascist regimes of the 20th century, it is appears that the Bush administration draws more from these sources than traditional conservatism.
By John on Sep 21, 2005 in Politics | 0 Comments
David Safavian, who until Friday headed the “obscure but extremely important” federal procurement office in the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), was arrested yesterday, accused by federal agents of “lying and obstructing a criminal investigation into Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff’s dealings with the federal government.”
By John on Sep 21, 2005 in Politics, War | 0 Comments
The Iraq Defense Ministry is the victim of one of the largest thefts in history. One billion dollars meant to buy arms from Pakistan and Poland was siphoned off, resulting in overpayment for inferior equipment such as “armoured cars…so poorly made that even a bullet from an elderly AK-47 machine-gun could penetrate their armour.”
By John on Sep 16, 2005 in Humor, Politics | 0 Comments
I just couldn’t help myself. Freudian Slip…you decide.
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