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Republicans and Democrats Decline While Independents Grow
It may be too early to say WE are the REAL "moral majority" but we're increasing in numbers, according to the latest Rasmussen poll: For the fourth straight month, the number of people identifying themselves as Republicans has decreased. For the third straight month, the number of people identifying themselves as Democrats has also decreased. A Rasmussen Reports … [Read more...] about Republicans and Democrats Decline While Independents Grow
Another Neocon at The World Bank
Earlier this week, President Bush tapped Robert Zoellick, Goldman Sachs executive and former deputy secretary of state, to head The World Bank. And because Bush says so, it's a go. It is the president of the United States who nominates the World Bank president -- and the position is always given to an American -- but any nomination is merely a formality. The banks's executive … [Read more...] about Another Neocon at The World Bank
Fascinating Documentary Coming Up
It seems that, what promises to be a fascinating documentary, will be released June 12. The subject of the documentary: Ralph Nader's (political) career. The publisher is Genius Products. It's a two-disc DVD set, loaded with 1.5 hours of bonus features, among them: - deleted scenes (The Congress Project, No Nukes and The Congressional Black Caucus) - featurettes: --- … [Read more...] about Fascinating Documentary Coming Up
What Bush’s “new framework on greenhouse gas emissions” is really all about
It is being reported -- by the BBC, for example -- that President Bush, in advance of next week's G8 summit in Germany, has "urged countries to agree on long-term goals for greenhouse gas emissions". Given his, and his administration's, appalling record on the climate crisis -- I recently called him "an enabler of future genocide" and his inaction and opposition to action "the … [Read more...] about What Bush’s “new framework on greenhouse gas emissions” is really all about
Fred Thompson
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Center of Attention
Pete Abel on Peggy Noonan vs. George W. Bush. Libby Spencer: "The new generation of terrorists" Amba: "A serious work by an intelligent man with an incurable habit . . ." Obsidian Wings: "Jimmmy Nada Is A Dead Man" Andrew Sullivan: on conservatives breaking with Bush. … [Read more...] about Center of Attention
“Please Kill Me”
Former Mafia boss Carmelo Musumeci has written a letter, published in the Italian newspaper La Repubblica, in which he asks Italian President Giorgio Napolitano to convert his life-in-prison sentence into the death penalty. Musumeci wrote: "I die a little bit each day. Honestly, I'd rather die immediately." After a long career in the mafia, he has been in prison for 17 years … [Read more...] about “Please Kill Me”
What’s Wrong with This Picture?
Bob McCarty writes: (fixed link) Is it just me or did anyone else notice two things about the “GMA Exclusive†photo above of Andrew Speaker (a.k.a., “TB Guyâ€) and his wife, Sarah, that appeared on Drudge Report this morning? He explains: First, as a long-time writer and editor, I noticed that the words on the “STOP†sign hanging on the door behind them were … [Read more...] about What’s Wrong with This Picture?
Dr. Kevorkian Released
Doctor Jack Kevorkian, also known as "Dr. Death" has been released from prison. Jack Kevorkian, the retired pathologist dubbed "Dr. Death" for claims that he participated in at least 130 assisted suicides, left prison after eight years Friday still believing people have the right to die. A smiling Kevorkian, now 79, said it was "one of the high points in life" as he walked … [Read more...] about Dr. Kevorkian Released
Fred Thompson’s Crocodile Tears
The day after the Wall Street Journal explains why we should bomb Iran, the newest Republican candidate gives us a heart-rending recitation about “living in terror†in Israel. He uses the same Republican buzzword as the Journal, the catchy “Islamofascism,†to lead him, after all this sympathy for the Israelis, to make a sharp right turn to his true … [Read more...] about Fred Thompson’s Crocodile Tears
GOP Falling Apart?
Is the immigration debate tearing apart the Republican Party? It seems so: The Republican National Committee, hit by a grass-roots donors' rebellion over President Bush's immigration policy, has fired all 65 of its telephone solicitors, Ralph Z. Hallow will report Friday in The Washington Times. Faced with an estimated 40 percent fall-off in small-donor contributions and … [Read more...] about GOP Falling Apart?
Sinking Ship?
According to NPR, presidential counselor Dan Bartlett is leaving the White House to spend more time with his young children. AP via Washington Post. … [Read more...] about Sinking Ship?
Peggy Noonan: Conservatives Should Break From The Bush Administration And Family
The Wall Street Journal's Peggy Noonan has written a column that is perhaps the bluntest call yet for conservatives to distance themselves from the Bush administration. And it contains an even even more no-holds-barred comment on the two Bush Presidents' governing styles. What political conservatives and on-the-ground Republicans must understand at this point is that … [Read more...] about Peggy Noonan: Conservatives Should Break From The Bush Administration And Family
Bush Supports Gonzales
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Two Terribly Scary Horrible Awful Words Amongst 1,916 Other Words in HR Bill 1592: Federal Assistance for Prosecuting Hate Crimes
The word, 'Orientation,' shouldn't be a terribly scary horrible awful word, should it? The word, 'orientation,' refers to the rising sun, from the Latin, oriente/ orient, meaning 'rising, from the east.' 'Orientation' means to align to points on the compass. Innocent word actually. Long a part of navigators' ancient jargon referring to finding one's way across often unknown … [Read more...] about Two Terribly Scary Horrible Awful Words Amongst 1,916 Other Words in HR Bill 1592: Federal Assistance for Prosecuting Hate Crimes
Johnston Video Surfaces
A video of kidnapped BBC reporter Alan Johnston has appeared on the Internet (NOT a good sign) - here is a link to the transcript. Not surprisingly, it reads as if his terrorist captors wrote the script for him. … [Read more...] about Johnston Video Surfaces
Month 50 of the Iraq War: The Surge That Isn’t
Last month I took a break from my usual monthly Iraq war casualty roundup nomenclature -- Month X of the War By the Numbers -- and headlined that post The Month of Lowered Expectations. Well, we're more or less back to the usual naming convention this time around, although I did briefly consider something glib (if inappropriate) like Gravity Sucks. This headline certainly … [Read more...] about Month 50 of the Iraq War: The Surge That Isn’t
Triangle of Death Hostage Search: Day 20
The mother of a San Marco soldier places his boots at amakeshift shrine May has been a tough month for the people of San Marcos, Texas. In the past week, they learned that a 22-year old local man had been killed in an ambush in Baghdad. Area National Guardsmen are preparing for a year-long deployment to Iraq. Then on Tuesday, it was learned that the mother and stepfather … [Read more...] about Triangle of Death Hostage Search: Day 20
Guest Poet: The New “The New Colossus”
And now another gem from TMV's favorite artist of verse, Michael Silverstein, aka Wall Street Poet: A poem by Emma Lazarus, "The New Colossus" is inscribed on the base of the Statue of Liberty. Its last lines read: "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, … [Read more...] about Guest Poet: The New “The New Colossus”