Howard Beale's Ghost

As You Suspected...

2007-05-31T00:57:00.001-07:00

Back from the dead again, it's Howard Beale's Ghost!

Valley Dems United Political Forum

2006-05-17T12:26:00.000-07:00

Valley Dems United Political ForumTesting.

Big Fat Liars

2005-10-24T23:26:00.000-07:00

October 25, 2005Cheney Told Aide of C.I.A. Officer, Lawyers ReportBy DAVID JOHNSTON, RICHARD W. STEVENSON and DOUGLAS JEHLThis article is by David Johnston, Richard W. Stevenson and Douglas Jehl.WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 - I. Lewis Libby Jr., Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff, first learned about the C.I.A. officer at the heart of the leak investigation in a conversation with Mr. Cheney weeks

United States of Shame

2005-09-02T22:53:00.000-07:00

Bush sings an old camptown spiritual for the folks dying in New Orleans while at a fund raiser waaaay far away from the disaster.September 3, 2005United States of Shame By MAUREEN DOWDStuff happens.And when you combine limited government with incompetent government, lethal stuff happens.America is once more plunged into a snake pit of anarchy, death, looting, raping, marauding thugs, suffering

THE SHURB AND THE HARD CASE-Y

2005-08-22T22:39:00.000-07:00

WHAT GEORGE BUSH SHOULD KNOW ABOUT CASEY SHEEHANby Larry C. JohnsonThere are some things that George Bush should know about Casey Sheehan should he choose to sit down and talk with his mom. One thing he could discuss is the fact that a distant relative of his was wounded at Casey's side. That boy, Brian Emmett, also is my second cousin. But more about that later.Perhaps the conversation ought to

TELL AMERICANS WHAT WE STAND FOR & AGAINST!

2005-08-19T01:26:00.000-07:00

I've been screaming this since Bush got into office. We need a Democratic CONTRACT WITH AMERICA! Take a #$%@ing stand, offer some anti-Washington rhetoric (bash the hell out of the lobbyist GOP congress and White House) and say THROW THOSE BUMS OUT!What Democrats Should Be Saying By David IgnatiusFriday, August 19, 2005; A21This should be the Democrats' moment: The Bush administration is caught

WHAT'S THAT TICKING UNDER BUSH'S ASS?

2005-08-17T00:58:00.000-07:00

Tick, tick, tick...Iraq on the BrinkBy Harold MeyersonWednesday, August 17, 2005; A13 It looks increasingly as if President Bush may have been off by 74 years in his assessment of Iraq. By deposing the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein, Bush assumed he would bring Iraq to its 1787 moment -- the crafting of a democratic constitution, the birth of a unified republic. Instead, he seems to have brought

Lost On Vacation In Bad Texas Weather

2005-08-16T23:31:00.000-07:00

Hello to the President in that airtight, soundproof, plastic bubble.August 17, 2005Biking Toward Nowhere By MAUREEN DOWD - NYTHow could President Bush be cavorting around on a long vacation with American troops struggling with a spiraling crisis in Iraq?Wasn't he worried that his vacation activities might send a frivolous signal at a time when he had put so many young Americans in harm's way?"I'm

Newt Gingrich Smears Today's GOP Leadership With Past Words

2005-08-16T11:10:00.000-07:00

Anyone supporting a Republican congress and President today is supporting irresponsible government spending, irresponsible foreign policy, irresponsible national security policy and a leadership interested in holding power at any cost for the use of the corporate elite over the common citizen of this nation. Support of the GOP is a strike at the heart of American democracy.More Than Minority

Well, DUH!

2005-08-14T10:37:00.000-07:00

Bush, his administration and supporters were warned by generals,, vets, politicians and citizens that this would happen. Now they are trying to spin their failures while more Americans die and they throw money at the dark abyss that they created. Topping it off they have only created the means for growing terrorism, not stopping it.U.S. Lowers Sights On What Can Be Achieved in IraqAdministration

THE BURNING BUSH CAN'T SMELL HIS OWN SMOKE

2005-08-14T01:32:00.000-07:00

August 14, 2005Someone Tell the President the War Is Over By FRANK RICH - NYTLIKE the Japanese soldier marooned on an island for years after V-J Day, President Bush may be the last person in the country to learn that for Americans, if not Iraqis, the war in Iraq is over. "We will stay the course," he insistently tells us from his Texas ranch. What do you mean we, white man?A president can't stay

The "Good" Governor, His Big Media Company Pals Pay Off Women

2005-08-13T03:06:00.000-07:00

Tabloid's Deal With Woman Shielded Schwarzenegger By Peter Nicholas and Carla HallTimes Staff WritersAugust 12, 2005SACRAMENTO — Days after Arnold Schwarzenegger jumped into the race for governor and girded for questions about his past, a tabloid publisher wooing him for a business deal promised to pay a woman $20,000 to sign a confidentiality agreement about an alleged affair with the

No Woman's Land

2005-08-13T02:52:00.000-07:00

Women's rights are being destroyed while falling back into a thug's world. Thanks to Bush for starting a war for oil to make his military industrial/oil industry pals even richer. Meanwhile his daughters aren't serving in the wars he's creating. When is someone going to ask him point blank why they aren't and why hasn't he encouraged them to join the Army since he's been spouting it as a

A DIRTY THUG GETS HIS AFTER A CAREER OF CORRUPTING OUR GOVERNMENT "LEADERS"

2005-08-12T11:28:00.000-07:00

The GOP is in bed with thousands of lobbyists like Abramoff. In fact they have a program for putting former GOP congressmen and activists IN as lobbyists at every business that has one in Washington. Here's how it works. When a lobbyist retires or leaves a business the GOP meets with and strongly suggests (hell, they DEMAND it) that the business hire their true-blue GOP operative. This is a

WELCOME TO MY TRAGIC QUAGMIRE - BUSH

2005-08-12T11:20:00.000-07:00

The reason the Bush administration "slipped" in their message on Iraq (as mentioned below) is that the citizens of this country are beginning to wake up that the Bush message was never clear in the first place. It's a sad fact that only now a majority of Americans are seeing through the White House Spin and its lies. But it's not going to stop with just the war. We're going to keep slamming Bush

GOP LOBBYIST INDICTED, PAL & CORRUPTOR TO TOP GOP LEADERS

2005-08-12T11:04:00.000-07:00

Delay and the GOP elite traveled the world and lived like kings with this rat! He's only one of thousands now usurping the people's trust in the backroom and halls of YOUR government. You can't trust the Republicans since taking over every branch of the government. It's corrupted them to the point that they have turned their backs on their own ideals and values. It is threatening the foundations

A Nation Rocked To Sleep/For Casey

2005-08-12T10:57:00.000-07:00

Published on Monday, July 18, 2005 by CommonDreams.orgThe Sounds of Hopeby Cindy SheehanHave you ever heard the sound of a mother screaming for her son?The torrential rains of a mother's weeping will never be done.They call him a hero, you should be glad he's one, but,Have you ever heard the sound of a mother screaming for her son?Have you ever heard the sound of a father holding back his cries?

GOP Paying Legal Bills of Rat Suppressing Voters' Rights

2005-08-11T10:14:00.000-07:00

GOP Paying Legal Bills of Bush Official By JOHN SOLOMON, Associated Press Writer Thu Aug 11, 3:08 AM ETDespite a zero-tolerance policy on tampering with voters, the Republican Party has quietly paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to provide private defense lawyers for a former Bush campaign official charged with conspiring to keep Democrats from voting in New Hampshire.James Tobin, the

What Should the Democrats Do? (8 Letters)

2005-08-07T23:35:00.000-07:00

From the NY TIMES letters section. Food for thought.August 8, 2005What Should the Democrats Do? (8 Letters)To the Editor:Jim Wallis ("The Message Thing," Op-Ed, Aug. 4) articulates a strongly centrist vision of the Democratic Party, in which family values, religious ideals and homeland security define policy at every turn. He somehow believes that this is the way to wrest control from the

Before the War, CIA Reportedly Trained a Team of Iraqis to Aid U.S...And Totally F#$%ed It Up!

2005-08-02T23:57:00.000-07:00

Before the War, CIA Reportedly Trained a Team of Iraqis to Aid U.S.By Dana Priest and Josh WhiteWashington Post Staff WritersWednesday, August 3, 2005; A12 Before the war in Iraq began, the CIA recruited and trained an Iraqi paramilitary group, code-named the Scorpions, to foment rebellion, conduct sabotage, and help CIA paramilitaries who entered Baghdad and other cities target buildings and

Like Nazis...

2005-08-02T23:46:00.000-07:00

Under Bush and his underlings' direction our soldiers have been turned into beasts. It's an insult to the tradition of honest and fine American military values to read of something as sickening as this.Documents Tell of Brutal Improvisation by GIsInterrogated General's Sleeping-Bag Death, CIA's Use of Secret Iraqi Squad Are Among DetailsBy Josh WhiteWashington Post Staff WriterWednesday, August 3

US CAN'T WITHDRAW TROOPS FROM IRAQ IF IRAQ HAS NO TROOPS

2005-08-02T23:28:00.000-07:00

August 3, 2005 Worry Grows as Iraq's Defense Ministry Falls Short of Expectations By DAVID S. CLOUD BAGHDAD, Iraq, Aug. 1 - The reformed Iraqi Ministry of Defense, a crucial element of any American plan to withdraw troops, is riddled with crippling problems that have raised concerns about its ability to keep Iraqi units paid, fed and equipped once it assumes full responsibility

Policy? What Policy? Gutting The Public Is The Policy

2005-08-01T00:39:00.000-07:00

August 1, 2005Triumph of the Machine By PAUL KRUGMANThe campaign for Social Security privatization has degenerated into farce. The "global war on terrorism" has been downgraded to the "global struggle against violent extremism" (pronounced gee-save), which is just embarrassing. Baghdad is a nightmare, Basra is a militia-run theocracy, and officials are talking about withdrawing troops from Iraq

Bush Only Looks Out For Big Oil's Health

2005-07-29T23:29:00.000-07:00

July 30, 2005NYT Op-Ed Waiting for Another L. B. J. By DAVID BLUMENTHAL and JAMES MORONE IN March 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson eyed one of the toughest unfinished tasks he had inherited from John F. Kennedy: creation of a national health care program for the elderly. With typical ambition and determination, he told his aide on health care, Wilbur Cohen, "We're going to spend

The Roots of Prisoner Abuse

2005-07-29T23:25:00.000-07:00

July 30, 2005NYT EDITORIAL The Roots of Prisoner Abuse This week, the White House blocked a Senate vote on a measure sponsored by a half-dozen Republicans, including Senator John McCain, that would prohibit cruel, degrading or inhumane treatment of prisoners. Besides being outrageous on its face, that action served as a reminder of how the Bush administration ducks for cover behind

TRIPPING OVER HIMSELF

2005-07-10T23:31:00.000-07:00

July 11, 2005It Just Gets Worse By Bob Herbert NYT Back in March 2004 President Bush had a great time displaying what he felt was a hilarious set of photos showing him searching the Oval Office for the weapons of mass destruction that hadn't been found in Iraq. It was a spoof he performed at the annual dinner of the Radio and Television Correspondents' Association. The photos

NIXONS EVERYWHERE!

2005-07-10T02:53:00.000-07:00

The tragedy of how the corporate elite took over both the GOP and America while destroying a free press.July 10, 2005We're Not in Watergate Anymore By FRANK RICH NYTWHEN John Dean published his book " Worse Than Watergate " in the spring of 2004, it seemed rank hyperbole: an election-year screed and yet another attempt by a Nixon alumnus to downgrade Watergate crimes by unearthing worse "gates"

EYE, EYE, CAPTAIN!

2005-07-09T22:04:00.000-07:00

Max Blumenthal: Where The One-Eyed Man Is King Max Blumenthal Sat Jul 9,12:14 PM ET By now, it's pretty clear that the bombs that ripped dozens of Londoners to shreds and maimed hundreds more were constructed locally by people with little more technical know-how than the Weather

TIME TO GET REAL

2005-07-08T23:40:00.000-07:00

Let's Have This Fight By E. J. Dionne Jr.PostSaturday, July 9, 2005; A15Should a temporary majority of 50.7 percent have control over the entire United States government? Should 49.3 percent of Americans have no influence over the nation's trajectory for the next generation?Those are the stakes in the coming fight over the next Supreme Court justice. The much-maligned "outside groups" preparing

TAX F@#%$ FOR THE RICH DESTROYING AMERICA'S ECONOMY

2005-07-07T01:00:00.000-07:00

The insatiable greed of this shameless president and his morally bankrupt handlers makes for one of the most vile chapters in America's history.July 7, 2005Do Tax Cuts for the Wealthy Stimulate Employment? By ROBERT H. FRANKTHE centerpiece of the Bush administration's economic policy has been large federal income tax cuts aimed mainly at top earners. These tax cuts account for much of the $2

2005-07-04T22:51:00.000-07:00

Joe Wilson with Sam Park at Valley Democrats United event, 7/22/04July 5, 2005Private Spy and Public Spouse Live at Center of Leak Case By SCOTT SHANEWASHINGTON, July 1 - For nearly two years, the investigation into the leak of a covert C.I.A. officer's name has unfolded clamorously in the nation's capital, with partisan brawling on talk shows, prosecutors interviewing President Bush and top

THE PRESIDENT THAT CRIED ATTACK

2005-07-04T13:44:00.000-07:00

Only a conservative IDIOT believes George W. Bush knows the truth, tells the truth or will ever be able to find it in the bright light of day.July 3, 2005 The Two Wars of the Worlds By FRANK RICH NYT OP-ED ON the morning after George W. Bush spoke to the nation from Fort Bragg, Americans started marching off to Steven Spielberg's "War of the Worlds." Both halves of this

WARNED OVER VETS COSTS, TAX CUTS MORE IMPORTANT TO BUSH & GOP

2005-07-02T12:11:00.000-07:00

Democratic Party leaders and vets (all on stage) led by Vietnam veteran Max Cleland at historic Bunker Hill in Boston. Why are more Democrats in congress former combat veterans while the GOP has but a few? Why do Democrats fight for veterans and the troops on the battlefield? Why didn't Bush fight in Vietnam and let his dad's connections put him ahead of others in that Texas National Guard "

BRING 'EM ON! (BUT BUSH'S DAUGHTERS WON'T GO)

2005-07-02T11:18:00.000-07:00

Pace of troop deaths up in Iraq (see below). The Pentagon testified before the Senate that the insurgency is growing and that they can't stop it. We still don't have enough armored vehicles and proper equipment for our troops. Terrorists attacks are UP around the world. And the reality is that there were NEVER any WMD in Iraq (Bush trumped up excuses for war) NOR were there any Al Queada

FAILING THE NATION'S TROOPS REVEALS BUSH & GOP'S GREEDY INCOMPETENCE

2005-06-30T21:56:00.000-07:00

Only a sad ignorant conservative can stand up for Bush and the GOP after this searing indictment of their tragic incompetence on the matter of the war in Iraq and our country's brave troops who are forced to bear the worse for it.June 30, 2005Dangerous Incompetence By BOB HERBERT NYT OP-EDThe president who displayed his contempt for Iraqi militants two years ago with the taunt "bring 'em on" had

BUSH SHORTCHANGES AMERICA'S VETS

2005-06-30T21:50:00.000-07:00

All this president and his political party care about is giving huge taxcuts to their corporate elitist supporters at the expense of the country's future. He's dangerous to the health of the country while putting up a false front to appear as if he really cares.June 30, 2005The True Cost of WarIn anger and embarrassment, Congressional Republicans are scrambling to repair a budget shortfall in

THE PRESIDENT WANDERS ABOUT THE PODIUM, LOST...

2005-06-29T00:20:00.000-07:00

L.A. TIMES EDITORIALPresidential Disconnect June 29, 2005President Bush's pep talk to the nation Tuesday night was a major disappointment. He again rewrote history by lumping together the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and the need for war in Iraq, when, in fact, Saddam Hussein's Iraq had no connection to Al Qaeda. Bush spoke of "difficult and dangerous" work in Iraq that produces "images

BUSH SETS STAGE FOR HORRENDOUS FUTURE

2005-06-28T22:22:00.000-07:00

Only an idiot can believe this man when he opens his mouth.June 29, 2005President Bush's Speech About Iraq President Bush told the nation last night that the war in Iraq was difficult but winnable. Only the first is clearly true. Despite buoyant cheerleading by administration officials, the military situation is at best unimproved. The Iraqi Army, despite Mr. Bush's optimistic descriptions, shows

WHEN YOUR PARTY IS FASCIST, PULL OUT McCARTHYISM

2005-06-28T01:17:00.000-07:00

Karl Rove is a dirty rotten snake. And those are his good points.The New McCarthyism By E. J. Dionne Jr.THE WASHINGTON POSTTuesday, June 28, 2005In the 1950s the right wing attacked liberals as being communists. In 2005 Karl Rove has attacked liberals as being therapists. Thus is born a kinder and gentler form of McCarthyism.Named after the late Sen. Joe McCarthy, who never let the facts get in

EVERYONE KNOWS BUSH LIED TO GO TO WAR

2005-06-28T00:56:00.000-07:00

George W. Bush and his administration are the most heinous group of liars. Someday they will all have much to answer for concerning the tragic loss of lives, limbs and sanity from their immoral mess called the Iraq War.From Memos, Insights Into Ally's Doubts On Iraq War British Advisers Foresaw Variety of Risks, Problems By Glenn FrankelWashington Post Foreign Service Tuesday, June 28, 2005;

ARMY LEADERS WALKING OUT ON BUSH'S LIES

2005-06-27T23:52:00.000-07:00

Future combat-tested officer corp left emptyby irresponsible Bush war arroganceJune 28, 2005The Not-So-Long Gray Line By LUCIAN K. TRUSCOTT IV - NYT OP-EDLos AngelesJUNE is the month in which West Point celebrates the commissioning of its graduating class and prepares to accept a new group of candidates eager to embrace the arduous strictures of the world's most prestigious military academy. But

BUSH FAILS AMERICAN LEADERSHIP OF THE WORLD; LOST NATIONS' RESPECT

2005-06-27T01:20:00.000-07:00

Regaining Respect By Jeffrey H. SmithWashington PostMonday, June 27, 2005Law matters, especially in time of war. This is true not only for moral reasons but also because adhering to the rule of law makes us stronger. We are now paying the consequences, "big-time" as the vice president might say, for a number of decisions made right after Sept. 11, 2001, that gave short shrift to both domestic and

BUSH FAILURE WITH ECONOMY ENCOURAGES CHINA'S TAKEOVER OF AMERICAN BUSINESSES

2005-06-27T00:53:00.000-07:00

June 27, 2005The Chinese Challenge By PAUL KRUGMANFifteen years ago, when Japanese companies were busily buying up chunks of corporate America, I was one of those urging Americans not to panic. You might therefore expect me to offer similar soothing words now that the Chinese are doing the same thing. But the Chinese challenge - highlighted by the bids for Maytag and Unocal - looks a lot more

CONSERVATIVES FLEE MILITARY DURING IRAQ WAR; ARE HYPOCRITICAL FRAUDS!

2005-06-27T00:41:00.000-07:00

June 27, 2005The Army's Hard Sell By BOB HERBERTThe all-volunteer Army is not working. The problem with such an Army is that there are limited numbers of people who will freely choose to participate in an enterprise in which they may well be shot, blown up, burned to death or suffer some other excruciating fate.The all-volunteer Army is fine in peacetime, and in military routs like the first gulf

BUSH STABS NATION IN THE BACK...AGAIN

2005-06-25T23:47:00.000-07:00

IF we had done as Jimmy Carter advised back in the late 70s we would have been totally energy self-sufficient by now. We would have no reason for the country to be led by its nose via lies and nationalistic propaganda by Bush and his oil thugs into the Middle East's arcane troubles and the Iraq war. Bush's energy bill, created by the oil/energy industry, is just another lying stab in the back to

BUSH'S LYING IS COSTING US THE WAR ON TERRORISM

2005-06-24T23:31:00.000-07:00

June 25, 2005 NYT EDITORIALThree Things About Iraq To have the sober conversation about the war in Iraq that America badly needs, it is vital to acknowledge three facts: The war has nothing to do with Sept. 11. Saddam Hussein was a sworn enemy of Washington, but there was no Iraq-Qaeda axis, no connection between Saddam Hussein and the terrorist attacks on the United States. Yet the president and

GOP USING RIGHT-WING ABSURDISTS/HYPOCRITES TO GO AFTER PBS

2005-06-21T01:02:00.000-07:00

Nothing surprising here. Just another example of the hypocritical GOP going right-wing apeshit in destroying America.June 21, 2005 Public Broadcasting Monitor Had Worked at Center Founded by Conservatives By STEPHEN LABATON WASHINGTON, June 20 - A researcher retained secretly by the chairman of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, to monitor the "Now" program with Bill Moyers for political

NO ONE BELIEVES BUSH ANYMORE

2005-06-18T22:08:00.000-07:00

June 19, 2005 Two Top Guns Shoot Blanks By FRANK RICH TO understand how the Bush administration has lost the public opinion war on Iraq it may be helpful to travel in H. G. Wells's time machine back to Oct. 30, 1938. That was the Sunday night that Orson Welles staged the mother of all fake news events: his legendary radio adaptation of another Wells fantasy, "The War of the Worlds." The audience

PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN...

2005-06-18T01:08:00.000-07:00

Iraq Behind The Script Jonathan Schell June 17, 2005 Jonathan Schell, author of The Unconquerable World, is the Nation Institute's Harold Willens Peace Fellow. The Jonathan Schell Reader was recently published by Nation Books. This article first appeared in TomDispatch.com and will appear in the upcoming issue of The Nation Magazine .Sometimes the truth of a large, confusing historical

BUSH'S CULTURE OF DEATH OVER LIFE

2005-06-14T21:15:00.000-07:00

A 'culture of life,' but for whom?By Molly IvinsAUSTIN - As a longtime fan of both George Bushes' eccentric grasp of English, I enjoyed this gem from W.:"See, in my line of work, you got to keep repeating things over and over and over again for the truth to sink in, to kind of catapult the propaganda." (Bush in Greece, N.Y., May 24, once more explaining his Social Security plan to a town hall

A Report on Mesopotamia by T.E. Lawrence

2005-06-14T12:53:00.000-07:00

June 14, 2005BACK TO THE FUTURE: DEALING WITH THE LOOMING DEBACLEbyLarry C JohnsonWishful thinking is no substitute for empirical analysis and a policy grounded in reality. The Bush Administration is coming slowly and uncertainly to this realization, particularly in Lebanon. Now that the premature euphoria about the birth of democracy has collapsed under the weight of the political realities of

LET THEM EAT CAKE - BUSH POLICIES

2005-06-12T10:35:00.000-07:00

More babies, young kids going hungry in US Sat Jun 11,11:00 PM ETIncreasing numbers of young American children are showing signs of serious malnourishment, fueled by a greater prevalence of hunger in the United States, while, paradoxically, two-thirds of the US population is either overweight or obese.In 2003, 11.2 percent of families in the United States experienced hunger, compared with 10.1

AN ARMY OF NIXONS $%@# AMERICA UNDER BUSH

2005-06-12T01:40:00.000-07:00

Yeah, that's right. The Bush White House FUCKS America every minute of every day. It's way past time to just say it as crudely as they act and point it out every time you see it happening. These Corporate Stalinists only care to subvert America for their greedy vile pro-business-over-everything-sane ends (so much so Eisenhower's son quit the Republican party) while using a Madison Avenue/CIA

THE BIG FIX IS IN! FEDS DROP BIG TOBACCO PENALTY!

2005-06-08T12:45:00.000-07:00

Ha ha! It is to laugh. The government (which under Ashcroft wanted to dump this case) has asked for nothing significant in the penalty of decades of tobacco companies' lies and manipulation. Yes, here's another example of the rich and powerful $#%@ing on the people via the cozy insider action of the Bush administration.washingtonpost.comTobacco Escapes Huge PenaltyU.S. Seeks $10 Billion Instead

MORE DENIAL FROM THE ABYSS

2005-06-07T23:46:00.000-07:00

Spin. Smoke. Mirrors. Whatever. The NY TIMES reports the army can't even meet its recently LOWERED recruiting goals. This administration just throws out everything but the truth on what is happening with the war, the economy. Take your pick. And then they call you a liar or unpatriotic for questioning them for being liars (and greedy, stupid and small). Its war in Iraq if failing. It's creating

An Editorial That Speaks The Truth About Our War Dead

2005-05-30T15:27:00.000-07:00

Minneapolis - St. Paul Star Tribune Editorial:Memorial Day/Praise bravery, seek forgiveness Published May 30, 2005Nothing young Americans can do in life is more honorable than offering themselves for the defense of their nation. It requires great selflessness and sacrifice, and quite possibly the forfeiture of life itself. On Memorial Day 2005, we gather to remember all those who gave us that

Unfortunate Son And The Bastards That Lied And Exploited His Death

2005-05-23T11:57:00.000-07:00

So the Army not only LIED about what happened to Tillman, they EXPLOITED it at the time. And there's never ANY responsibility taken (in this administration). But here's what I don't understand. All these red states that voted for Bush and the war, why aren't their sons and daughters FLOODING the military right now? They should have to be turning potential recruits away. I know several people

Officers Plot Exit Strategy

2005-05-22T11:18:00.000-07:00

When are my conservative friends going to wake up from their comas and realize how they have been led by blind nationalism into a snake pit by the arrogant White House neocons? How many Americans and Iraqis must die? How many billions of dollars of our taxpayer money must be flushed down the crapper (at the expense of fighting the problems of poverty, poor education and disease here at home)? And

Can The Bush Administration And The GOP Senate Sink Any Lower?

2005-05-19T12:37:00.000-07:00

Meanwhile the Bush administration is CRYING about Newsweek who came out and ADMITTED its mistakes in covering the war. It's beyond obscene how twisted and corrupt Bush and his people are but what's even more un-American is how the GOP and its acolytes toady for them in utter disregard for the principles and ideals that are the foundation of this nation.May 18, 2005Galloway v the US Senate:

THE IDIOTS IN CHARGE OF THE ASYLUM

2005-05-15T23:33:00.000-07:00

George Bush and the Neocoms are not IN the world, they are living in some fictionalized version based on fantasy and the past. Bush ignored reports of terrorism coming to the U.S. leading up to the Twin Towers Attack (while spending a MONTH on his ranch). Rice was set to deliver a major speech on defending America on 9/11 but did it include terrorism by sneak attack? No, it wanted billions more

TERRORISM GROWING UNDER BUSH, ROYAL FAMILY NOT HELPING

2005-05-15T12:28:00.000-07:00

So, our "allies", the Saudis, are behind most of the terrorist attacks while the Royal Family are jailing reformists wanting democracy. We're going to lose big before we HAVE to get out of Iraq.'Martyrs' In Iraq Mostly Saudis Web Sites Track Suicide Bombings By Susan B. GlasserWashington Post Staff WriterSunday, May 15, 2005; A01Before Hadi bin Mubarak Qahtani exploded himself into an anonymous

Saudi court sentences three reformists to jail

2005-05-15T12:01:00.000-07:00

Saudi court sentences three reformists to jail By Dominic Evans Sun May 15, 9:03 AM ETA Saudi court jailed three prominent reformists on Sunday for up to nine years for trying to sow dissent and challenge the royal family, dealing a blow to tentative reforms in the absolute monarchy.Judges at the Riyadh court, which was ringed by security forces, issued their verdict after a nine-month trial held

Bush Was Drunk A Lot During Vietnam War, Never Learned From Its Lessons

2005-05-15T11:56:00.000-07:00

Vietnam and Iraq By H.D.S. Greenway | April 22, 2005SPRING HAS COME again 30 times since the last April agonies of the Republic of South Vietnam. None of us who were there in that final collapse are likely to forget it: The seemingly endless columns of refugees snaking ever southward, the infectious fear that ran through the streets of Saigon, the sudden suicides, some of them in public places,

"Out Of The Loop" With Reality (A Bush Trait)

2005-05-15T11:48:00.000-07:00

May 9, 2005Stranger Than Fiction By BOB HERBERTWhen Bob Woodward asked President Bush if he had consulted with his father about the decision to go to war in Iraq, the president famously replied, "There is a higher father that I appeal to."It might have been better if Mr. Bush had stayed in closer touch with his earthly father. From the very beginning the war in Iraq has been an exercise in

British Document Confirms BUSH LIED To Go To War

2005-05-15T11:41:00.000-07:00

They lied to us Molly Ivins - Creators Syndicate05.10.05 - AUSTIN, Texas -- Meanwhile, back in Iraq. I was going to leave out of this column everything about how we got into Iraq, or whether it was wise, and or whether the infamous "they" knowingly lied to us. (Although I did plan to point out I would be nobly refraining from poking at that pus-riddled question.)Since I believe one of our

Losing hearts and minds

2005-05-15T11:39:00.000-07:00

Losing hearts and minds By Derrick Z. Jackson | May 13, 2005WHEN THE Abu Ghraib prison scandal exploded a year ago, President Bush said it was ''an insult to the Iraqi people and an affront to the most basic standards of morality and decency." He said, ''These humiliating acts do not reflect our character." He also said, ''American soldiers and civilians on the ground have come to know and

Col. David. H. Hackworth, 1930-2005

2005-05-06T15:51:00.000-07:00

Col. David. H. Hackworth, 1930-2005Legendary U.S. Army Guerrilla Fighter,Champion of the Ordinary SoldierWashington, D.C., May 5, 2005 Col. David H. Hackworth, the United States Army's legendary, highly decorated guerrilla fighter and lifelong champion of the doughboy and dogface, ground-pounder and grunt, died Wednesday in Mexico. He was 74 years old. The cause of death was a form of cancer now

Starbucks Bans the Boss

2005-05-06T12:07:00.000-07:00

One thing you know about Bruce Springsteen is that he's got integrity. And talent. Starbucks is refusing to offer his new CD and I believe they have caved into to the new conservative restrictive atmosphere (plus the guy didn't support Bush in the last election and had the guts to say so).Here's their email page for telling your thoughts at their website. I'm letting them know I can buy coffee in

The Desperation Of Wanting To Feel "Hip" By The Right

2005-05-02T12:13:00.000-07:00

Comedy is not pretty.May 1, 2005OP-ED COLUMNIST NYTConservatives ♥ 'South Park'By FRANK RICHConservatives can't stop whining about Hollywood, but the embarrassing reality is that they want to be hip, too. It's not easy. In the showbiz wrangling sweepstakes of 2004, liberals had Leonardo DiCaprio, the Dixie Chicks and the Boss. The right had Bo Derek, Pat Boone and Jessica Simpson, who, upon

Just Like In Viet Nam The War In Iraq Grows More Inhuman & Cheap

2005-05-02T12:00:00.000-07:00

The Pentagon reported to the Senate that terrorism and the Islamic fundamentalist movement is growing. Wonder why?May 2, 2005OP-ED COLUMNIST NYTFrom 'Gook' to 'Raghead'By BOB HERBERTI spent some time recently with Aidan Delgado, a 23-year-old religion major at New College of Florida, a small, highly selective school in Sarasota.On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, before hearing anything about the

THE OAF STUMBLES

2005-05-02T11:54:00.000-07:00

The lesson behind the success in bringing Ah-nold down is to apply it to the next GOP leader running for president.May 2, 2005Schwarzenegger's Star Dipping as Californians Feel Its SingeBy DEAN E. MURPHYSAN FRANCISCO, April 30 - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger made a prediction in January in a speech proposing changes to the way public pensions are managed in California, the state budget is balanced,

BILLONS FOR ILLEGAL WAR BUT NONE FOR EDUCATION

2005-05-02T01:08:00.000-07:00

April 29, 2005 OP-ED COLUMNIST 'What, Me Worry?' By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN ne of America's most important entrepreneurs recently gave a remarkable speech at a summit meeting of our nation's governors. Bill Gates minced no words. "American high schools are obsolete," he told the governors. "By obsolete, I don't just mean that our high schools are broken, flawed and underfunded. ... By obsolete, I mean

MARINES SPEAK OUT ABOUT BUSH FAILURES IN IRAQ

2005-04-24T21:53:00.000-07:00

Two years into the war and still the Bush administration can't armor our troops safetly NOR is it able to supply enough men to finish the job.April 25, 2005Marines From Iraq Sound Off About Want of Armor and MenBy MICHAEL MOSSOn May 29, 2004, a station wagon that Iraqi insurgents had packed with C-4 explosives blew up on a highway in Ramadi, killing four American marines who died for lack of a

Praise The Lord But Lynch The Judges

2005-04-24T12:10:00.000-07:00

A High-Tech Lynching in Prime TimeBy Frank RichThe New York TimesSunday 24 April 2005 Watever your religious denomination, or lack of same, it was hard not to be swept up in last week's televised pageantry from Rome: the grandeur of St. Peter's Square, the panoply of the cardinals, the continuity of history embodied by the joyous emergence of the 265th pope. As a show of faith, it's a tough

WAKING UP FOR AMERICAN VALUES & IDEALS

2005-04-23T22:27:00.000-07:00

I've had good conservative friends LOSE IT when I've sent them info concerning the obscene fascist behavior of the Bush administration and the GOP and then claim that I was seduced by liberal "propaganda" while never addressing the issues. And yet when I send them evidence that OTHER conservatives and Republicans are beginning to ask the same damn questions about Bush and the government leaders

THE GREED OF BUSH KNOWS NO BOUNDS (WHILE HIS MIND IS CLOSED)

2005-04-15T02:12:00.000-07:00

The only thing that matters behind the greed of the Bush administration is how much money it can cultivate NOW while the country and its people go to hell.April 15, 2005OP-ED COLUMNIST NYTBush Disarms, UnilaterallyBy THOMAS L. FRIEDMANOne of the things that I can't figure out about the Bush team is why an administration that is so focused on projecting U.S. military strength abroad has taken such

The GOP Leadership's Fascist Use Of Religion For Corporate Gain

2005-04-15T01:49:00.000-07:00

Is there any doubt how nazi-like the people are behind the Bush administration? The great men and women that created this country did so to fight against religion being used by the state as a means to control its people and vice versa. They specifically called for a separation of state and church so that EVERYONE will be treated equal under the Constitution. No more. We are seeing the ultra-right

BUSH FAMILY OIL/CIA CONNECTIONS RISE FROM SLIME AGAIN

2005-04-15T01:34:00.000-07:00

An old Bush Family sleazy CIA/American Corporate snake is flushed out of its slime to the surface once again.April 15, 2005Accusations Against Lobbyist Echo Charges in 70's ScandalBy TODD S. PURDUMWASHINGTON, April 14 - Back then the commodity in play was rice and this time, a criminal complaint alleges, it was oil. But nearly 30 years after Tongsun Park, a South Korean businessman, stood at the

Bush's Arrogance Two Years Later

2005-03-18T01:57:00.000-08:00

March 18, 2005EDITORIAL NYTTwo Years LaterThe invasion of Iraq, which began two years ago this weekend, was a world-changing event. We can see many of the consequences already. The good ones, so far, exist mainly as hopes and are fewer than the bad ones, some of which are all too concrete. One of the few positive domestic consequences of the war has been the nation's determination - despite

Bush & Rumsfeld Don't Give A @#$% About Our Troops

2005-03-06T23:52:00.001-08:00

Bush is an idiot and Rumsfeld is an immoral bastard. Their failed leadership is costing American lives in Iraq and adding to the threat of our nation's future. Don't believe me. Read the following and weep.March 7, 2005Many Missteps Tied to Delay in Armor for Troops in IraqBy MICHAEL MOSSThe war in Iraq was hardly a month old in April 2003 when an Army general in charge of equipping soldiers with

Bush & Rumsfeld Don't Give A @#$% About Our Troops

2005-03-06T23:52:00.000-08:00

1,500 AMERICAN SOLDIERS DEAD IN IRAQ & CLIMBING

2005-03-03T14:29:00.000-08:00

American coffins returning from Iraq US death toll in Iraq reaches 1,500 By Philippe Naughton, Times Online A grim milestone was passed in Iraq today when a US Marine was killed in action south of Baghdad - the 1,500th American soldier to lose his life since the invasion. The US military said the soldier, assigned to the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, was killed "while conducting security and

CANNON, GOP ATTACK DOG & WHITE HOUSE "TOOL"

2005-02-18T16:15:00.000-08:00

Gannon: The early yearsBefore he was buttering up Bush at White House press conferences, "Jeff Gannon" was doing the GOP's dirty work in attacking Tom Daschle.- - - - - - - - - - - -By Joe ConasonFeb. 18, 2005 | Long before "Jeff Gannon" became a household pseudonym in the nation's capital, he had earned considerable recognition among the political elites of South Dakota. During that state's

WHO GAVE PROSTITUTE/GOP PARTISAN PLANT THE ACCESS TO WHITE HOUSE?

2005-02-18T11:17:00.000-08:00

"Jeff Gannon's" incredible accessThere's evidence he got into White House briefings before he was a "reporter." - - - - - - - - - - - - By Eric Boehlert(click on link above to full story and included links)Feb. 17, 2005 | James Guckert's mysterious career as a White House correspondent for Talon News just took another strange twist. And once again, the newest revelation raises the central

PROSTITUTE/REPORTER IN BUSH'S WHITE HOUSE?

2005-02-18T11:14:00.000-08:00

"Jeff Gannon's" secret life(click on link above for full story with links)Revelations that the bogus reporter worked as a gay escort are the latest twist in the affair that has the White House squirming -- and Democrats demanding explanations. - - - - - - - - - - - - By Eric Boehlert Feb. 15, 2005 | Last week, Republican activist Bobby Eberle, the man behind the now infamous conservative Web

BUSH FAILING VETERANS OF IRAQ WITH PROMISED CARE

2005-02-18T10:34:00.000-08:00

War on the cheap. The Bush administration is CUTTING aid to our vets and that is why they are not certifying those that need the help because of the long run disability costs. The only time Bush showed up for his National Guard service while in Alabama (the only time with a RECORD of showing up) was to get his teeth fixed. This son of a bitch is the lowest kind of creep. Uses the system for his

BUSH FAILING POOR & HOMELESS WHILE HELPING CORPORATE GREED

2005-02-15T10:45:00.000-08:00

Study: War on Poverty Sees More Hungry, HomelessTue Feb 15,10:07 AM ETBy Leslie GevirtzNEW YORK (Reuters) - Despite a war on poverty that began more than four decades ago, the ranks of the hungry and homeless in the United States are increasing even as government funding declines, a study released on Tuesday found.Sheila Oates, 44, a single mother of five, was recently drafted into those

The Biggest Threat To America Is George W. Bush

2005-02-15T03:10:00.000-08:00

The biggest threat to America's safety before 9/11 was Bush's incompetence and the corporate greed that drives his administration. Why else would they cover it up?L.A. TimesWhat We Don't Know About 9/11 Hurts UsRobert ScheerFebruary 15, 2005Would George W. Bush have been reelected president if the public understood how much responsibility his administration bears for allowing the 9/11 attacks to

Bush Screws Former War Hero Vets Tortured By Iraq

2005-02-15T02:29:00.000-08:00

I'll keep saying it no matter how low the Bush administration sinks. It has absolutely NO SHAME. Here we see it fighting both our own war heroes and the Geneva Convention. What black moral cancer eats at Bush and the corporate neocons to make them act so un-American? Can it just be their greed?L.A. Times:White House Turns Tables on Former American POWsGulf War pilots tortured by Iraqis fight the

GEORGE BUSH IS AN IRRESPONSIBLE IDIOT

2005-02-13T21:57:00.000-08:00

George Bush is an irresponsible idiot. And so is anyone that believes he can guide America out of the economic disaster that he alone has created.February 14, 2005NY TIMES EDITORIALThe Importance of Being EarnestFor all its talk of deficit reduction, President Bush's 2006 budget is a map of reckless economic policies and shows how they have backed the United States into a precarious position in

Bush, Rice, Etc., IGNORED the Al-Qaeda Threat!

2005-02-11T11:41:00.000-08:00

Bush stonewalled the 9/11 investigation (he originally didn't want it) and now we have the reasons in black and white for why. He and his vaulted neocon team DROPPED THE BALL on fighting terrorism in America. Only the stupidest people on the planet can say they still believe Bush is competent in his trying to protect America. The country is in the hands of a cult of people pushing an un-American

The Snake Slithers Past The Senate As It Hisses Its Approval

2005-02-03T23:07:00.000-08:00

We have a president and cabinet that lies then attacks those that point it out. They lied to invade a country on false charges and murdered thousands in the process while getting over 1300 of our people killed and maiming thousands. What's more the country did NOT attack us, we attacked them using the entire U.S. military like hired thugs. It was a power grab (as outlined by Dick Cheney and other

Marines Fail To Make January Recruitment Goals

2005-02-02T23:17:00.000-08:00

Marines don't make quota for recruits...but first this analysis: Bin Laden said in his last video taped speech right before the election that Al Qaeda's goal is to BANKRUPT AMERICA. To do this he said they would blow up a building somewhere in the world and throw up an Al Qaeda flag and the U.S. would rush to send its military there and spend billions of dollars. Think about it. They started a

There is no tomorrow

2005-01-31T18:28:00.000-08:00

There is no tomorrow by Bill Moyers Published January 30, 2005 One of the biggest changes in politics in my lifetime is that the delusional is no longer marginal. It has come in from the fringe, to sit in the seat of power in the Oval Office and in Congress. For the first time in our history, ideology and theology hold a monopoly of power in Washington. Theology asserts propositions that

THE NEW BOSS

2005-01-30T14:35:00.000-08:00

Long, but worth the read. We can't rely on clinging to the past. Yet we must also be wary of change just for change's sake. I'm a little leery of Stern for the fact that he "allowed" (face it, he MADE them do it) his union, the Service Employees International Union, to endorse Dean BEFORE the primaries (a huge mistake on his part that cost the union lots of wasted time, money and in the end, some

Seymour Hersh: "We've Been Taken Over by a Cult"

2005-01-30T11:39:00.000-08:00

Wednesday, January 26th, 2005 Seymour Hersh: "We've Been Taken Over by a Cult" ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AMY GOODMAN: We turn now to Seymour Hersh, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, author of the book, Chain Of Command: The Road From 9-11 to Abu Ghraib. He spoke recently at the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in

Unpatriotic Scumbags Skip Supporting America...

2005-01-29T23:33:00.000-08:00

Because America is such an incredible country these companies make billions each year in profit. Yet in a time of unprecedented government debt and while American soldiers are dying in a war, they are not asked to share the burden, in fact, they are given a "holiday" from fighting terrorism, poverty, injustice, etc. January 30, 2005 NY TIMES EDITORIAL Corporate Welfare Runs Amok Earlier this

Senator Clinton's Values Lesson

2005-01-29T23:29:00.000-08:00

January 30, 2005 NY TIMES EDITORIAL Senator Clinton's Values Lesson People in the Democratic Party who have been focused on social issues like abortion and gay rights were devastated by the results of the November election, and they have been wondering how to pursue their concerns in the inhospitable environment of the new Bush administration. Last week, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton helped

Bush & GOP Care Nothing For The National Guard

2005-01-28T20:28:00.000-08:00

California pays out more in federal taxes than states like Mississippi and Misouri yet those two states like most other Red States takes in a huge amount MORE of federal money than they pay out. Of course California doesn't receive federal funds back into the state to even come close to what they put into the system. Which is a shame as California, a Blue State, has also paid the HIGHEST bloody

Bush Can Always Pay A Black Journalist To Lie

2005-01-28T09:23:00.000-08:00

January 28, 2005 OP-ED COLUMNIST Little Black Lies By PAUL KRUGMAN ocial Security privatization really is like tax cuts, or the Iraq war: the administration keeps on coming up with new rationales, but the plan remains the same. President Bush's claim that we must privatize Social Security to avert an imminent crisis has evidently fallen flat. So now he's playing the