Posted in News, Politics on August 28, 2007 | No Comments »
Almost three years ago, I cheered the resignation of Ashcroft while kvetching about the response I received to the petition I originally signed against his confirmation (look near the bottom).
My “local representative” at the time of the petition was one Larry Craig, R-Idaho.
Imagine my surprise to run across this:
Best Republican Sex Scandal of the Summer: [...]
Posted in Politics on October 9, 2006 | Comments Off
Banks await regulations on US Internet betting ban
The first thing I want to know is how the recreational spending of a private citizen’s hard-earned cash became the business of the federal government. Let’s see here…. were any minors harmed or exploited in an online gambling transaction? No. Was anybody killed? No. [...]
Posted in Politics on April 7, 2006 | Comments Off
http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,92859,00.html?ESRC=dod-b.nl
Okay. So. The US government sent our men overseas, to fight against guerilla fighters (traditionally a bad idea in the first place), with sub-par protection. After a few years of this, and it being made abundantly clear that the armoring provisions were - indeed - sub-par, a good number of the troops and their families [...]
Posted in Politics on October 14, 2005 | Comments Off
Boortz: Faced with an impending national disaster, “we should save the rich people first”
“who do I want to save first? The rich. Save the poor first. Then, when everything’s over, where are you gonna go for a job?”
So let’s save the rich first. Then when everything’s over, who are they planning to have staffing [...]
Posted in Politics on October 6, 2005 | Comments Off
God Told Me to Invade Iraq, Bush Tells Palestinian Ministers
You know something?
When Joe Blow down the street says that God told him to commit a drastic or violent act, Joe Blow gets carted off in a straightjacket, diagnosed with some form of psychosis, and spends a bit of time playing with basketweavers in a padded [...]
Posted in Politics on October 6, 2005 | Comments Off
Watch the public service announcement.
From boing boing.
Posted in Politics on October 2, 2005 | Comments Off
Bush Eyes Bigger Military Role In Disasters
Uh-huh.
Why is the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 important to today’s US society?
Because it is what prevents legislators from pushing the US into Third Reich-style militarism, or taking us in the direction of Third World dictatorships.
If they circumvent, hobble, or overturn the Posse Comitatus Act, it leaves the [...]
Posted in Politics on September 21, 2005 | Comments Off
Two things that seem like absolute joys in these final hot days of a summer drawing close.
But they become quite disturbing when set in a government context, as here:
Whistleblowers’ stomach-curdling story: Halliburton serves contaminated water to troops
Recruits Sought For Porn Squad
Um, yeah… Tell me again why I should have the slightest shred of faith in [...]
Posted in Politics on September 21, 2005 | Comments Off
25 Mind-Numbingly Stupid Quotes About Hurricane Katrina And Its Aftermath
1) “I don’t think anybody anticipated the breach of the levees.” President Bush, on “Good Morning America,” Sept. 1, 2005, six days after repeated warnings from experts about the scope of damage expected from Hurricane Katrina (Source)
2) “What I’m hearing which is sort of scary is [...]
Posted in Politics on September 9, 2005 | Comments Off
FEMA leaders lack disaster experience
FEMA chief’s bio overstates experience
Hurricane spawns flurry of deregulation (some of this list smacks of opportunism)
What Is FEMA thinking?
Eight Big Lies About Katrina
Oh, there’s more to be found, certainly. This entire mess is a glaring indictment of the current administration. Does that leave local administrations entirely blameless, especially in [...]
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