Abramoff Scandal Relief Fund
I’ve decided that, as a good American, I should bite the bullet and do my civic duty. Therefore, I am announcing the formation of the Abramoff Scandal Relief Fund.
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Abramoff Plea a Boon for Charity
Gotta love these politicians. They are getting caught with their hand in the cookie jar, so they figure if they give the cookies away to charity it will make everything all right. Let’s hope the voters aren’t that stupid. I don’t know about you, but trying that excuse with my Mom would have never worked.
Read moreMy Review of 2005 and My Prayer for 2006
We human beings have created this concept of time. We like to have beginnings and endings, and we American’s seem especially prone to the shorter increments of time. We celebrate almost all of our important holidays annually. We acknowledge birthdays and anniversaries every year. We note seconds (nano-seconds sometimes), hours, days, the months, the annual cycle of the seasons, and especially the years. It?s pretty traditional, as the we close one calendar and open another, to evaluate the year just past, and contemplate the year to come. So as 2005 fades, I?ll follow tradition and offer up my review of 2005.
Read moreAbsolute Power Corrupts Absolutely
As the old saying goes, “Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” There is no clearer example of this than the Bu$h Administration’s lack of concern for laws and the Constitution. We have seen, over and over again, in the past how government agencies, authorized to snoop, always overstep. Now we begin to learn that the NSA has been spying on its own people, journalists, and even Congressmen. So, it’s no wonder Bu$h gets his way, Karly Rove probably has a dossier on most members of Congress and the Government.
Read moreAnother Warm Fuzzy From The NSA
According to an Associated Press report the National Security Agency’s Internet site has been placing files on visitors’ computers that can track their Web surfing activity despite strict federal rules banning most of them.
Read moreRepublican Speeches on Impeachment
Let’s see of these Republicans trot out the same speeches in light of Bu$h’s recent admission that he unconstitutionally had the NSA monitor Americans.
Read moreNSA Director Says Retroactive Warrants Not Sought Because They Required Paperwork
“The whole key here is agility,” he said at a White House briefing before Bush’s news conference. According to Hayden, most warrantless surveillance conducted under Bush’s authorization lasts just days or weeks, and requires only the approval of a shift supervisor. Hayden said getting retroactive court approval is inefficient because it “involves marshaling arguments” and “looping paperwork around.”
Read moreEven Conservatives Say Bush Should be Impeached
ThinkProgress has a story that at least two Conservative Constitutional Scholars, Bruce Fein, former Deputy Attorney General under Reagan, and Norm Ornstein of the American Enterprise Institute, say that Bush’s authorization of warrant-less wiretaps most likely qualifies as an impeachable offense.
Read moreWarrant-less Searches-Letter to Congressman Jim Davis
I sent the following letter to my Congressman:
Read moreBush’s Answer to Job Losses-Take a Prozac
Apparently, during a phone call transfer of a reporter, Susan Sheybani, an assistant to Bush campaign spokesman Terry Holt, was overheard by the reporter to say, “Why don’t they get new jobs if they’re unhappy — or go on Prozac?”
Read moreThat 80s Show
Ronald Reagan’s funeral is a time of reflection for all. While many disagree with his policies and agenda, there is no doubt he left a long lasting legacy.
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