Rep. Nancy Pelosi Voices Support of Murtha Plan for Immediate US Exit from Iraq
Wednesday November 30, 2005
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-SF) proclaimed her full support for Rep. John Murtha's (D-PA) controversial demand two weeks ago that the US to immediately withdraw its troops from the ... Read More
Bush "Victory Plan" is PR Document, Not War Strategy
Wednesday November 30, 2005
This morning, President George W. Bush unveiled his " National Strategy for Victory in Iraq " (aka, the NSVI) an attractively-packaged 35-page document heavily hyped by the Bush Administration ... Read More
Joe Lieberman Thumbs Nose at Democrats Over Iraq
Tuesday November 29, 2005
Senator Joe Lieberman (D-CN) is up for reelection in 2006, but unlike many politicians, he's not one to play it safe merely to garner votes. This week, though, ... Read More
Democratic Party to Hold Major Meeting in New Orleans
Tuesday November 29, 2005
A shred of good news for, and a vote of confidence in, the beleaguered city of New Orleans: AP reports that "The Democratic National Committee plans to hold a ... Read More
Preparing for Alito Hearings: Voting Rights, Death Penalty, Abortion, Security, Vegan Meals in Prison
Sunday November 27, 2005
A cursory search of Technorati shows that hundreds of blog posts a day are presently written about the fitness of Judge Samuel Alito, Jr. to be a Supreme Court Justice. ... Read More
Liberals and Conservatives Agree: UN Needs Reform
Saturday November 26, 2005
In case you hadn't noticed, About.com presently has a guest guide, Susan Heathfield, at its US Conservatives site. Susan is the About.com guide to Human Resources, which is a ... Read More
Senator Harry Reid Told Osama Bin Laden Killed in Pakistan Earthquake
Friday November 25, 2005
The NBC affiliate in Reno, Nevada, KRNV, reports, "Nevada Senator Harry Reid thinks Osama Bin Laden was killed in last month's earthquake in Pakistan.
Speaking Wednesday on News 4's Nevada News ... Read More
Liberal Bloggers Give Thanks for the Death of Bush Plan to Privatize (Kill) Social Security
Friday November 25, 2005
"The Senate staged sparsely attended burial services Tuesday for President Bush's long-dead plan to remake Social Security through creation of personal accounts," reported AP, via Yahoo News, on November 15, ... Read More
Halliburton Boasts of "Festive and Fun" Thanksgiving in Iraq for US Soldiers
Thursday November 24, 2005
From Halliburton, the company that Dick Cheney was President and Chairman of from 1995-2000, just before ascending to the Vice-Presidency....the company that has received roughly 52 percent of the ... Read More
Celebrate the Season: Give to US Troops, Red Cross, Habitat for Humanity and Second Harvest Food Banks
Wednesday November 23, 2005
As we give thanks for our blessings.....both as families and as a country....it's a proud American tradition to share with others the bounties of our blessings.
Here is a short ... Read More
Barack Obama Says Bush Should Admit Iraq Mistakes
Tuesday November 22, 2005
Speaking today to the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations, Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) criticized the Bush Administration's condemnation of Rep. John Murtha (D-PA), a 37-year Marine veteran and decorated Vietnam-era ... Read More
Where in the World Are Congressmen Leonard Boswell and Edolphus Towns?
Tuesday November 22, 2005
The heatedly-debated House of Representatives social services budget for fiscal year 2006 finally passed on Friday night by a vote of 217-215. Democrats were joined by 14 moderate Republicans in ... Read More
In 2006, Senator Bill Nelson Likely to Face Republican Pariah Katherine Harris
Friday November 18, 2005
Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) testified in frustration on January 28, 2004 on the Senate floor....
"I, along with nearly every Senator in this Chamber, in that secure room of this ... Read More
Former CIA Director Dubs Cheney "Vice President of Torture", Does Not Believe Bush
Friday November 18, 2005
Breaking, from an interview by British broadcaster iTV:
"A former CIA director has claimed that torture is condoned and even approved by the Bush government. The devastating accusations have been made ... Read More
House of Representatives Debate Rages On: Democrats Decry Immorality of Budget
Thursday November 17, 2005
I've never been prouder to be a Democrat!
As I sit here, watching CSPAN late into the night, the House of Representatives is debating the latest Republican attempt to pass ... Read More
Jog Around the Blogosphere: Alito Confirmation Dead or a Done Deal?
Wednesday November 16, 2005
Senate hearings begin in early January 2006 for the confirmation of Judge Samuel Alito, Jr. to be a Supreme Court Justice. The blogosphere is already buzzing away, though, with ... Read More
Bill Clinton Says Iraq War "Was a Big Mistake"
Wednesday November 16, 2005
Speaking today to college students in Dubai, UAE, President Bill Clinton condemned the 2003 US attack on Iraq. This is the first time Clinton has publicly criticized the Bush Administration's ... Read More
Sen Jeff Bingaman, Least Known Pro-Peace Senator
Wednesday November 16, 2005
Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) may the least nationally known staunch pro-peace member of the US Senate. And he surely is the least nationally known four-term senator.
But you should know ... Read More
First-Time Bipartisan Senate Push Against Iraq War
Tuesday November 15, 2005
In an sign of growing bipartisan Senate impatience over the Iraq War, the Senate today voted 79 - 19 to require from the Bush Administration quarterly reports on the progress ... Read More
Saluting Members of Congress Who Voted Against the Iraq War
Monday November 14, 2005
As the US suffers from the ill-conceived, poorly planned, directionless War in Iraq that has killed over 2,050 US solidiers and wounded 16,000 more, is bankrupting our country, and has ... Read More
Boston Globe:High Schoolers Rebuff Military Recruiters
Sunday November 13, 2005
The Boston Globe reports today that "More than 5,000 high school students in five of the state's largest school districts have removed their names from military recruitment lists, a trend ... Read More
AP Poll: Most Americans Say Bush Is "Not Honest"
Friday November 11, 2005
"Two crucial pillars of President Bush's public support — perceptions of his honesty and faith in his ability to fight terrorism — have slipped to their lowest point in the ... Read More
New York Times Reports Embarrassing Republican Delay on Budget Vote
Friday November 11, 2005
The New York Times reports that "Unable to ensure a majority for a contentious budget-cutting bill even after jettisoning a plan for oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife ... Read More
Arrogant Wingnut of the Week - Pat Robertson (Again)
Thursday November 10, 2005
Per Reuters, "Conservative Christian televangelist Pat Robertson told citizens of a Pennsylvania town that they had rejected God by voting their school board out of office for supporting 'intelligent design' ... Read More
Sen Barack Obama Introduces Bill to Stop Voter Intimidation and Deception
Thursday November 10, 2005
On election day two days ago, Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) introduced the Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2005, which is designed to provide voters with protection from ... Read More
New Buzz Word for Bush Greedy Spending Priorities: TruffleGate
Wednesday November 9, 2005
Clever new buzz word for the record-setting deficit-making spending spree by the Bush Administration over the past five years: TruffleGate, spoken by Congressman William Delahunt (D-MA), quoting former Republican Congressman ... Read More
The Liberal Blogosphere on Democratic Governor Victories in New Jersey and Virginia
Wednesday November 9, 2005
"Democrats swept both governors' races Tuesday, with Sen. Jon Corzine easily winning New Jersey and Lt. Gov. Tim Kaine taking Virginia despite a last-minute campaign push for his opponent from ... Read More
Iraq Statistics as of Oct 2005 - Iraqis Want US to Leave
Monday November 7, 2005
Four US soldiers were killed today in Iraq in a suicide bomb attack, bringing the US total dead service men and women to about 2,040 . Also today, five members ... Read More
One Darned Good Ethics Course for White House Staff
Sunday November 6, 2005
Conservative columnist George Will wryly asked today (on ABC's This Week) of the President's mandate that all White House staff take a refresher course in ethics....that if the course took ... Read More
Will Rogers' Witty Advice to Political Candidates
Saturday November 5, 2005
Except for the occasional wry observation, political humor is not my forte. Like all progressives, for political laughs, I watch Jon Stewart and The Daily Show. And About.com's Political Humor ... Read More
Global Warming to Cause 50 Million Refugees by 2010
Friday November 4, 2005
"Scholars are predicting that 50 million people worldwide will be displaced by 2010 because of rising sea levels, desertification, dried up aquifers, weather-induced flooding and other serious environmental changes brought ... Read More
House Votes to Deny Funds to Localities Using Controversial Eminent Domain Rules
Thursday November 3, 2005
AP reports that late today, the US House of Representives, on an overwhelmingly bipartisan basis, voted to deny federal funds to states and local municipalities that follow the highly controversial ... Read More
Jon Stewart Has Hilarious Take on Senate Dust-Off; Harry Reid Delivers Brilliant Speech
Thursday November 3, 2005
Like always, Jon Stewart was hilarious last night on his Daily Show, this time talking about Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid's surprise closed session dust-up at the Senate's OK Corral ... Read More
Anderson Cooper Takes Over CNN Lead Anchor Chair
Wednesday November 2, 2005
CNN is reporting this afternoon that its 57-year-old lead anchor, Aaron Brown, is departing the network, and will be replaced by 38-year-old Anderson Cooper.
Jon Klein, CNN/US President said today ... Read More
Donald Rumsfeld to Profit Millions from Bush Spending on Avian Bird Flu Pandemic
Tuesday November 1, 2005
I hate to be cynical, but this is the Bush Administration, which views all things in terms of political gain and personal and corporate profit. ALL things.
Turns out there's ... Read More