Archive for the 'Party Politics' Category
Friday, May 23rd, 2008
Olbermann was on fire tonight - directing the full force of his ire on Hillary Clinton her tacky remark about RFK’s assassination. Olbermann’s report essentially was a series of people saying her remarks were beyond the pale.
Here’s my take on it: What she said was stupid, politically and socially tone deaf. I’m not [...]
Posted in 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Democrats, Hillary Clinton, Party Politics | 15 Comments »
Friday, April 18th, 2008
A thrilling aspect of this election cycle is that practically every day I get email from either Bill or Hillary Clinton.
Never before have I had this sort of intimacy with an American President and an international celebrity.
Just this afternoon Bill took time out from the campaign to send me the following note:
Posted in 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Democrats, National Politics, Party Politics, Tribalism & Blind Obedience to Authority, Zeitgeist | 1 Comment »
Thursday, March 20th, 2008
The New York Times reports on March 19 that whereas the Bush administration sold the Iraq war to the congress as a $50 billion investment, the actual costs are more like–
1.) ultra-conservative Pentagon estimate: $600 billion and counting
(note: this Honest Abe estimate categorically excludes “extras” such as operations in the war zone, [...]
Posted in 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Biological Weapons, Conservative Sell-Outs, Contractors Military, Corruption, Democrats, Disaster, Economy, Energy, Energy Solutions, Environment, George W. Bush, Hillary Clinton, Impeachment, Iraq, Mental Illness, Military, Military Industrial Complex, National Politics, Neocons, Party Politics, Political Corruption, Proof Bush Lied, This Blog | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008
Come one, come all pundits on this blog, to a penetrating quantitative analysis of Presidential greatness versus experience at–
http://www.electoral-vote.com/evp2008/Pres/Maps/Mar10.html
(scroll down to “Is an Experienced President a Good President?”)
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Conclusion: no correlation whatsoever!
My meditation:
According to this data, LBJ, with 27 years in the Congress, is the number two most experienced president and for my [...]
Posted in 2008 Election, American History, Conservative Sell-Outs, Conservatives, Corruption, Democracy, Democrats, Federal Budget, George W. Bush, Iran, Iraq, Mental Illness, Military Industrial Complex, National Politics, Nuclear Weapons, Party Politics, Peace, Political Corruption, Reagan, Republicans, Richard Nixon, The Constitution, This Blog, Zeitgeist | 2 Comments »
Monday, February 25th, 2008
Ka—BoooooooooM
Update: YouTube video of former governor Don Siegelman telling his story.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymqcU5zOP…
h/t ThinkProgress
Last night, CBS’s 60 Minutes aired its long-awaited report on Alabama’s incarcerated former governor Don Siegelman, featuring allegations that Karl Rove personally told a Republican operative in the state to find evidence that Siegelman was cheating on his wife.
Siegelman, a Democrat, was convicted in [...]
Posted in 4th Estate (Media), Corruption, Crimes, Elections, Party Politics, Political Corruption, Proof Bush Lied, Republicans, Utah Politics | 8 Comments »
Saturday, February 23rd, 2008
This very clever and enjoyable video has over 1.3m views SO FAR!
GOP Arizona Rep. Rick Renzi — the co-chairman of Sen. John McCain’s campaign in Arizona — has been indicted this morning:
Republican Rep. Rick Renzi (REN-zee) has been indicted for extortion, wire fraud, money laundering and other charges related [...]
Posted in 2008 Election, Democracy, Party Politics, Utah Politics, War | 4 Comments »
Saturday, January 19th, 2008
John Edwards appears three days before the caucus, like a Magician in a Casino showroom. I’ve been talking to everyone I see about getting past the media blockade down here and giving credit were it’s due to the real leader of the Democratic Presidential Nominees. Edward’s campaign has been the driving force [...]
Posted in 2008 Election, 4th Estate (Media), Democrats, Party Politics | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, December 5th, 2007
Here’s a salute to the Democrats who are already planning to give up on Iraq withdrawal, according to the Washington Post.
From The Ballad of Brave Sir Robin (“Monty Python and the Holy Grail”)
Brave Sir Robin ran away.
Bravely ran away, away!
When danger reared its ugly head,
He bravely turned his tail and fled.
Yes, brave Sir [...]
Posted in Disaster, Iraq, National Politics, Party Politics, War | No Comments »
Friday, November 23rd, 2007
The Bush administration is ranked by historians as the worst ever in U.S. history, and they still have 423 days left in office. What to do? Try to rewrite history, of course.
In a cozy Air Force One interview with sycophant/columnist Kathleen Parker, President Bush made some interesting counter-factual claims:
“[W]e’ve got to support these [...]
Posted in Civil liberties Infringement, George W. Bush, National Politics, Party Politics, War | 6 Comments »
Friday, November 16th, 2007
With opposition to the Iraq occupation at an all-time high, today Washington politicians offered us more kabuki theater.
A $50 billion Iraq funding bill received a 53-45 vote in the Senate today. Normally that would mean it passed, like Judge Mukasey’s confirmation last week that passed 53-40. But no, it didn’t pass because the [...]
Posted in Disaster, Iraq, National Politics, Party Politics, This Blog, War | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, November 14th, 2007
The current issue of The Nation is worth picking up, unless you’re a subscriber and you already know about it. They have excellent profiles of each of the Democratic presidential candidates. Now is the time to reflect on who we really want, because soon we’ll be left with just the front-runners, the “electable” [...]
Posted in 2008 Election, National Politics, Party Politics, Rocky Anderson, This Blog | 18 Comments »
Monday, November 12th, 2007
I am pro-Union. As a professional with a master’s degree, chances are good I am unlikely to work in a unionized job, but that does not change my basic support for Unions.
Unions serve all workers, not just their members. Corporations hold an unfair advantage over individual workers for a simple reason - there are more [...]
Posted in Conservatives, Democracy, Economic Exploitation, Economy, Elections, Party Politics, Political Corruption, SLC Politics | 5 Comments »