Medicare: Bush Administration Chooses Money Over Life
Sunday February 27, 2005
From the New York Times today....How to Save Medicare? Die Sooner
By Daniel Altman...."Though Social Security's fiscal direction has taken center stage in Washington of late, Medicare's future financing problems are ... Read More
Jim Wallis: Evangelical Who Needles Both Democrats & Republicans
Friday February 25, 2005
Jim Wallis, author of the bestseller "God's Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It" asks Republicans "When did God become pro-war, pro-rich and only ... Read More
Bush Education Cuts Take from Poor, Disabled & Immigrant Students
Thursday February 24, 2005
Earlier this month, Bush released his $2.7 trillion budget for fiscal year 2006. Included were $2 billion of cuts to federal education programs. His administration finally published details of those ... Read More
Far Right Publishes McCarthy-Style Enemies List
Wednesday February 23, 2005
Don't believe me? Here it is.....Discover The Network - A Guide to the Political Left...complete with pages and pages of ugly speculations, exaggerations and out-and-out lies for 1,500 people (complete ... Read More
Jim Wallis on Faith in Public Life
Tuesday February 22, 2005
Last night at the respected Fuller Theological Seminary, I had the opportunity to listen to and meet Jim Wallis, author of the bestseller "God's Politics - Why the Right Gets ... Read More
Were Those "Secret" Bush Tapes "Leaked"?
Monday February 21, 2005
Blogger Avedon Carol of The Sideshow read my mind when she wrote about those "secret" Bush tapes that were "leaked" to the New York Times.....
"Some people say the man ... Read More
Swift Boat Vet Group Returns to Lie about Social Security
Monday February 21, 2005
Just when you thought they had gone....they're baaaaaack!
From today's New York Times....
"Taking its cues from the success of last year's Swift boat veterans' campaign in the presidential race, a conservative ... Read More
Senator Clinton on "Meet the Press"
Sunday February 20, 2005
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) was on NBC's Meet the Press this morning, along with Senator John McCain (R-AZ). As members of the Senate Armed Forces Committee, they're in Baghdad ... Read More
Controversial Bush Quotes in Tomorrow's NYTimes
Saturday February 19, 2005
Look out for some incredibly choice, controversial remarks from George Bush in tomorrow's New York Times. I have a preview link to that article here. Seems that in 1998, a ... Read More
Kerry Introduces Election Reform Bill
Friday February 18, 2005
From Reuters today....
" Failed U.S. presidential nominee John Kerry and fellow congressional Democrats offered a bill on Thursday to address voting problems like those reported last November in the pivotal ... Read More
Sleazy Saga of White House Journalist Jeff Gannon
Friday February 18, 2005
The tawdry tale of Jeff Gannon, White House pseudo-reporter, would be amusingly juicy if it wasn't so scary. And slimy. It all started when James Guckert, alias Jeff Gannon, lobbed ... Read More
World Global Warming Pact Takes Affect Without US
Wednesday February 16, 2005
The Kyoto Protocol became effective on Wednesday, legally binding 141 industrialized nations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions within 7 years. This landmark pact is the first international agreement to fight ... Read More
Alan Greenspan Duns Cuts to US Education
Wednesday February 16, 2005
In remarks today to the Senate Banking Committee, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan explained that in recent decades, the US's competitive advantage internationally, thus prosperity, was gained through innovation ... Read More
Senator Reid Works for Better Health Care for National Guard, Reserve Troops
Tuesday February 15, 2005
Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV), Senate Democratic Leader, is backing a new bill to improve health care coverage for members of the National Guard and Reserves and their families. Reid ... Read More
Bush Budget - Misplaced Priorities of a Compassionate Conservative
Monday February 14, 2005
A week ago today, President Bush released his budget proposal for fiscal 2006. The self-dubbed Compassionate Conservative at last revealed his priorities to set the US on a new path ... Read More
Howard Dean: We Are the Party of Moral Values
Saturday February 12, 2005
From Howard Dean, newly elected Chair of the Democratic National Committee....
"We are the party of moral values," Dean said. "There is nothing moral about cutting 300 million dollars that ... Read More
Howard Dean, New Chair of the Democratic National Committee
Friday February 11, 2005
Tomorrow, Howard Dean will be officially elected Chair of the Democratic National Commitee by its 447 voting members. Dean is now the sole candidate, as his last rival remaining ... Read More