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Tom Delay Wants to Sneak Through Another Federal Giveaway To The Oil Companies

September 8, 2005 B. John 94 Views

House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX) said yesterday that conservative leaders plan to use the post-Katrina gas price woes to push through “a sweeping new energy bill.” But yesterday, a watchdog group released internal oil company memos showing “how the industry intentionally reduced domestic refining capacity to drive up profits,” in spite of the fact that “the oil industry blames environmental regulation for limiting [the] number of U.S. refineries.”

General Politics

First Case Heard By The Supreme Court

September 6, 2005 B. John 111 Views

In light of all the attention being given to the Supreme Court lately, I thought I’d provide a little SCOUSA trivia. Here’s information on the first case ever handled by the Supreme Court.

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Three Duke Students Get Into New Orleans and Rescue Some People, While Gov't Says It Couldn't Get In

September 6, 2005September 29, 2018 B. John 221 Views

A trio of Duke University sophomores say they drove to New Orleans late last week, posed as journalists to slip inside the hurricane-soaked city twice, and evacuated seven people who weren’t receiving help from authorities.

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Katrina, Race, Incompetent Boobs, And The Koverup Begins

September 5, 2005September 29, 2018 B. John 211 Views

In my previous post on the lack of relief efforts by the federal government, I made it clear I don’t believe race had anything to do with the abysmal response to the tragedy. Thanks to Condi Rice for confirming that for me.

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Katrina Victims To Blame for Their Problems…Of Course

September 5, 2005September 29, 2018 B. John 171 Views

Here is a report of your Federal Government’s response to Hurricane Katina and the flooding of New Orleans on Wednesday — two days into the crisis. No one in charge. How scary is that? The biggest disaster on our shores in a century, and our government’s leaders were AWOL. Our President’s deer-in-the-headlights reaction to the 9/11 attacks was no fluke. For all his tough talk, the man simply does not know what to do when things go really, really wrong.

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U.S. Not Permitting Canada To Help

September 1, 2005September 29, 2018 B. John 173 Views

I’m too busy to be blogging, but I had to post this article excerpt. It seems our outstanding Homeland Security Dept. is being sure we stay safe by keeping out Canadian Disaster Aid.

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Damn Hurricane-Bush Cuts Vacation Short

August 30, 2005September 29, 2018 B. John 163 Views

Well, a couple of days after the hurricane hits New Orleans and does Billions of dollars in damage, W finally decides he can give up two of his vacation days to get back to Washington and help monitor the relief and recovery efforts.

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An American Finds Her Voice

August 27, 2005 B. John 158 Views

Cindy Sheehan was on Bill Maher’s show last night. When Maher asked her jokingly that if she didn’t get satisfaction from George Bush, would she go over his head to Cheney or Rumsfeld, she replied:

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Gary Hart Asks, Who Will Lead?

August 24, 2005 B. John 157 Views

In a great piece in the Washington Post, Gary Hart chastises the current crop of Democrats for not standing up, admitting they were wrong to vote for the war in Iraq, and not going to the American people with the truth.

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If You're Not For Me, You're Against America

August 23, 2005 B. John 203 Views

Editor and Publisher has the story, but in their usual attempt to distract and control the message, W now says that you have a right to your opinion, but if your opinion doesn’t match his, you don’t love America.

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Gary Bauer's Doublespeak on Right to Life

August 22, 2005 B. John 222 Views

In a Washington Post Op/Ed piece, Gary Bauer, president of American Values and chairman of Campaign for Working Families, has gone after Republican Senata Majority Leader Bill Frist over Frist’s change of heart to support federal funding for stem cell research. In typical wingnut fashion, Bauer basis his attack on the right wing’s “pro-life” belief. However, it appears to me that the right wing is interested only in protecting “unborn” life, and could give a good goddamned about the rest of us who are already living and breathing.