Happy New Year! MSNBC Poll Says 86% Favor Impeachment
Saturday December 31, 2005
MSNBC poll now, at this link, with 184,866 responses (as I write this)......
The online question:
"Do you believe President Bush's actions justify impeachment?"
The 184,866 responses:
"Yes, between ... Read More
Five Liberals Who Made a Difference in 2005
Friday December 30, 2005
After more than four years of silently suffering under the reign of King...er, President Bush, and after devastating Democratic losses in the November 2004 elections, no one expected liberal leadership ... Read More
Bill Frist, Tom DeLay Speak Out on Impeachment: "No Man Is Above the Law"
Thursday December 29, 2005
When pursuing impeachment for President Clinton over marital infidelity, Republican members of Congress moralized endlessly over their profound shock at Mr. Clinton's alleged reckless disregard of the law.
Blogger Bulldog Manifesto ... Read More
New Wire Tap Revelations: Why Did Rice and Bush Spy on UN Diplomats?
Wednesday December 28, 2005
"President Bush...used the National Security Agency to secretly wiretap the home and office telephones and monitor private email accounts of members of the United Nations Security Council in early 2003 ... Read More
Quote of the Week: Boxer Quotes King on War
Tuesday December 27, 2005
"In 1968, Martin Luther King told us: 'If we do not act, we shall surely be dragged down the long, dark, and shameful corridors of time reserved for those who ... Read More
Bush Impeachment Buzz Gains Momentum
Monday December 26, 2005
The "I" word has been all the buzz for almost a year, but the persistent buzz turned to action, PACs and open calls for impeachment in December 2005.
Congressman ... Read More
On Earth Peace, Good Will Toward Men
Friday December 23, 2005
"Chrismukkah" sounds silly, but the intentions and wishes behind it are good, and in the spirit of the biblical passage "On earth peace, good will toward men."
"Chrismukkah ... Read More
Merry Christmas from Senate Democrats: ANWR Is Saved for Future Generations
Wednesday December 21, 2005
Merry Christmas, America, from the Democratic Party. Under your trees sparkling with lights and shiny ornaments is a priceless gift wrapped with a big, Democratic-blue bow: the Arctic National Wildlife ... Read More
Stanley Tookie Williams Execution Causes States to Reconsider Death Penalty
Tuesday December 20, 2005
Thousands filled the Bethel AME Church in south central Los Angeles on Tuesday to mourn Stanley "Tookie" Williams. Mr. Williams was executed by lethal injection last week by the state ... Read More
Blogger Avedon Carol Responds to New York Times
Monday December 19, 2005
At top liberal blog The SideShow, writer Avedon Carol writes a letter to the New York Times in response to a December 18, 2005 magazine article, New World Economy....
To ... Read More
Quotes of the Week: Russert and Feingold on Bush Wiretaps
Monday December 19, 2005
"The law is very clear that a person is guilty of an offense unless they get a court order before seeking to wiretap an American citizen. Why did the president ... Read More
Fox News Poll: Alito Support Drops to 35%
Monday December 19, 2005
"A poll conducted by Fox News December 13 - 14 shows dwindling support for Bush SCOTUS nominee Samuel Alito. Overall support for Alito has dropped from 46% November 8 - ... Read More
NEWS FLASH: Rumsfeld Says Torture Ban Won't Change Military
Sunday December 18, 2005
From Big News Network on Sunday, December 18: "President Bush's decision to support a congressional measure that bans 'cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment' of terror suspects in U.S. custody or ... Read More
Is There a Political Voyeur in the Bush Administration? Four Questions to Ask the White House
Saturday December 17, 2005
"President Bush said Saturday that senators who are blocking renewal of the terrorism-fighting Patriot Act are acting irresponsibly and standing in the way of protecting the country from attack," reports ... Read More
Gallup Poll: Hillary Clinton vs. Rudy Guiliani in 2008
Friday December 16, 2005
CNN is reporting that "If the results of a recent poll pan out, voters will see two big names from New York on the ballot in November 2008. Those names ... Read More
Bipartisan Senate Coalition Stops Patriot Act Renewal
Friday December 16, 2005
A bipartisan coalition of 47 senators just successfully blocked the USA Patriot Act from proceeding on to a full Senate vote, and thus will likely cause the expiration of 16 ... Read More
What Did Sen John McCain Concede to Make George Bush Graceful and Kind in Defeat?
Thursday December 15, 2005
Since the PlameGate indictment of Vice-President Cheney's special advisor, Lewis "Scooter" Libby, and amid Special Prosecutor Fitzgerald's continuing investigation of Karl Rove and possibly Dick Cheney...major media sources have been ... Read More
Major Christian Denominations Protest Bush Budget, Tax Cuts; 115 Religious Protesters Arrested
Wednesday December 14, 2005
Last week, leaders of five Christian denominations in the US jointly sent a letter to President Bush, reiterating their horrified view of his 2006 post-election budget priorities.
The leaders of ... Read More
Bipartisan Senate Stall of Patriot Act Renewal
Wednesday December 14, 2005
A bipartisan group of about a dozen senators strongly believe that the House-Senate "compromise" version of the Patriot Act gives government too much power to investigate people's private transactions, including ... Read More
NEWS FLASH Iraq War Cost to Top $500 Billion in 2006
Tuesday December 13, 2005
"The Pentagon is in the early stages of drafting a wartime request for up to $100 billion more for Iraq and Afghanistan, lawmakers say, a figure that would push spending ... Read More
Judge Alito Ignores Meeting Request from Congressional Black Caucus
Monday December 12, 2005
"As Democrats and Republicans spar over a potential filibuster by Democrats to block Samuel Alito’s nomination to the Supreme Court, members of the Congressional Black Caucus say Alito snubbed their ... Read More
Quote of the Week: Reid Dubs Lieberman "Alone"
Monday December 12, 2005
“I’ve spoken to Joe Lieberman and he knows he’s out there alone. I mean, literally alone. Joe is a fine man, he has strong feelings, but he’s just alone. Even ... Read More
Iraq War Update: 52% of US Deaths Are Under Age 25; Bush-Led Reconstruction Called a "Boondoggle"
Saturday December 10, 2005
House Democratic Whip, Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD), who is not a supporter of Rep. John Murtha's plan to immediately withdraw US troops from Iraq, admitted this week that "the ... Read More
Orator Barack Obama Nominated for Grammy Award
Friday December 9, 2005
Senator Barack Obama (D-IL), who burst on the national scene with an unusually inspiring and articulate speech at the 2004 Democratic Convention, was nominated this week for a Grammy ... Read More
Bipartisan Opposition May Delay Patriot Act Renewal
Thursday December 8, 2005
A bipartisan group of six US senators....Sen. Larry Craig (R-ID), Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI), Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), Sen. Ken Salazar (D-CO), Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AL) and Sen. John Sununu ... Read More
Joe Lieberman to Replace Donald Rumsfeld as Secretary of Defense?
Thursday December 8, 2005
This isn't as farfetched as it sounds. I've heard the rumor before, but now the White House itself is purportedly spreading the story.....
From the New York Daily News today, "White ... Read More
Hot DC Buzz: Indictment Pending for Bush-Advisor Karl Rove?
Wednesday December 7, 2005
Washington DC is abuzz this evening with whispered questions about Karl Rove, the embattled Senior Advisor to and close confidant of President Bush.
Posts the Think Progress blog, loosely associated ... Read More
9/11 Commission Report Card: D's and F's for Bush White House, Republican-Led Congress
Wednesday December 7, 2005
As I write these words, MSNBC and CNN are reporting that shots were fired near or on American Airlines flight # 924 bound from Miami to Orlando. The 9/11 ... Read More
Rising New Generation of National Politicians: Angry Families of Iraq Soldiers
Tuesday December 6, 2005
A new generation of budding politicians is arising on the national level: familiy members of Iraq War soldiers fed up with...well, read for yourself.
From Mary Beth Harrell of Texas ... Read More
Complete List of Who Voted NO in 2002 on Iraq War
Saturday December 3, 2005
In response to reader request, I've compiled a complete list of the members of Congress who voted a resounding NO in 2002 against the Bush Administration's hasty rush into the ... Read More
Global Warming Gases at Highest Level in 650,000 Years
Friday December 2, 2005
Larry West, About.com's Guide to Environmental Issues has some exceptional articles on global warming that I hope each reader of US Liberals reads and takes to heart.
Just because the Bush ... Read More
Sen Feingold Blogs Request for Activism on Patriot Act
Thursday December 1, 2005
US Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI), the only senator with the wisdom and courage to vote against both the Iraq War and the US Patriot Act, and the first senator to ... Read More