Five Senators Introduce Bill to Ban Foreign Government Control of US Ports
Tuesday February 28, 2006
Led by Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY), five Democratic senators formally proposed legislation yesterday "to ban companies owned by foreign governments from controlling operations at U.S. ports. The bill would ... Read More
CBS Poll : Shocking All-Time Low Approval Ratings for Both Bush & Cheney
Monday February 27, 2006
Results of a CBS poll released today are devastating for the Bush Administration, and include presidential and vice-presidential approval ratings that are the lowest ever recorded for sitting executives.
Per CBS, ... Read More
Blogosphere Anxiously Awaits Jon Stewart as Academy Awards Host
Sunday February 26, 2006
Today starts Jon Stewart week in Hollywood, as filmdom gets ready for
political comedian and liberal darling Stewart's first gig as host of the Academy Awards on March 5. Producer Gil ... Read More
Iraq War Statistics & Results at February 2006
Friday February 24, 2006
As I write this, Baghdad and three surrounding provinces are locked down with a 24-hour curfew, and everyone confined to their homes except for walking to local mosques. Many ... Read More
CNN's Lou Dobbs on Bush Family Dealings with UAE; Dubai Co. Agrees to Delay US Port Take-Over
Friday February 24, 2006
From the transcript of February 22, 2006 broadcast of Lou Dobbs' program on CNN:
DOBBS: President Bush's family and members of the Bush administration have long-standing business connections with the United ... Read More
Strange Details of Secret Spy Deal with Dubai Ports Co.
Thursday February 23, 2006
Turns out that, according to AP, the Bush Administration has a secret spy deal with Dubai Ports World (DPW), the United Arab Emirates-owned company set to assume operations of ... Read More
Quote of the Week: Privatization Hurts National Security
Wednesday February 22, 2006
"Bush transfered ownership of 6 American ports to Dubai Ports World, a private company owned by Dubai/United Arab Emirates. Bush, who has imprisoned in Guantanamo without redress many with Arab-sounding ... Read More
US Ports Deal Reveals Bush Weakness in National Security: UAE to Control 40% of Army Cargo to Iraq
Wednesday February 22, 2006
The Bush Administration has spent more than any other presidency in US history on national security, and yet the United States remains as physically vulnerable today as before September 11, ... Read More
The State of the Democratic Party - Annual Report, 2008 Convention and Intra-Party Strife
Monday February 20, 2006
The Democratic Party is showing vibrant signs of new life just 15 months after devastating 2004 election losses. And happily, the party is finally embarking on internal debate to hone ... Read More
Weekend Reading Suggestions at About.com
Saturday February 18, 2006
Looking for some interesting and useful cyber-browsing this weekend? Here's an eclectic list of reads I've recently enjoyed from all around About.com....
From James Martin, About.com's blogger at the Torino, Italy ... Read More
Bipartisan Howls as White House Quietly Outsources US Port Operations to United Arab Emirates
Friday February 17, 2006
Last week, the Bush administration quietly outsourced significant operations of six of the United States' largest ports to a company owned by the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The $6.8 billion ... Read More
Why the Federal Government Won't End Illegal Immigration
Thursday February 16, 2006
For a book I'm writing, I interviewed a woman today who will earn her teaching credential in May 2006 from a major California university. Next week, she starts the requisite ... Read More
Quote of the Week: Arianna Huffington on Hidden Aspects of Cheney Shooting Incident
Thursday February 16, 2006
"The first thing I'm hearing from everyone I speak to is that the hunting community in Texas is near unanimous in its feeling that the story being put out by ... Read More
Bush Pulls Away from Cheney, as Questions Arise About the Vice President's Political Future
Tuesday February 14, 2006
"Vice President Cheney's slow and unapologetic public response to the accidental shooting of a 78-year-old Texas lawyer is turning the quail-hunting mishap into a political liability for the Bush administration ... Read More
Serious Side of the "Dick's Got a Gun and Shoots a Senior Citizen in the Face" Story
Tuesday February 14, 2006
The "Dick Cheney Has a Gun and Shoots His 78-year-old Friend in the Face" story isn't going away anytime soon. As they say in the film industry, this one has ... Read More
Announcing Activist 101: Learn, Join, Support, Change Our World
Monday February 13, 2006
Announcing a new site here at US Liberals at About.com: Activist 101. Get involved by supporting a cause, a candidate or a movement! This site is for political novices, longtime ... Read More
What Are the Lessons of the Danish Cartoons of Muhammed?
Sunday February 12, 2006
I haven't yet written, nor thought deeply, about ongoing, violent Middle East protests over Danish political cartoons satirizing the prophet Muhammed....probably because I'm immersed in such as the Bush Administration's ... Read More
Quote of the Week: Senator Kent Conrad Calls Bush Budget Harmful to Farmers and Rural USA
Saturday February 11, 2006
"This budget is harmful to rural America. It is full of deep cuts that will be felt up and down the Main Streets of America's heartland. While we must rein ... Read More
Failure to Implement 9/11 Commission Report Causes Bush to Imperil Los Angeles
Thursday February 9, 2006
This is Library Tower (recently renamed US Bank Tower) in downtown Los Angeles. It's an elegant 73-story, 15 year old building located in the central business district. ... Read More
NEWS FLASH: House Republicans Signal Rejection of Bush Warrantless Spying
Wednesday February 8, 2006
"The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but ... Read More
Coretta King Tribute Marks US Political Turning Point
Tuesday February 7, 2006
The funeral on Tuesday of Coretta Scott King was an important turning point politically for this nation. Mark my words on that.
Coretta and Martin Luther King would have been ... Read More
Senator Kent Conrad Says Bush 2007 Budget Is Reckless, Explodes Deficits
Monday February 6, 2006
"The nation needed a new budget plan this year, a dramatic and bold acknowledgment from this administration that we need to put our fiscal house back in order. Instead, we ... Read More
U2 Rocker Bono Preaches to National Leaders: Justice Is Neither Republican Nor Democratic
Sunday February 5, 2006
I first heard about U2 rocker Bono's inspiring speech from one of my favorite bloggers, moderate Republican, Pastor Mark Daniels. I next heard about it in an email ... Read More
Newsweek: Bush Claims the Power to Order Killing of Suspects
Sunday February 5, 2006
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
----- Martin Luther King Jr., Letter from Birmingham Jail, April 16, 1963
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Still think that President Bush, advocate of ... Read More
Under Bush's Patriot Act, You Can Be Arrested for Wearing the Wrong Shirt
Saturday February 4, 2006
Kathy Gill, About.com's Guide to US Politics, has an insightful, "must-read" article today that I wish I had written. Her article, entitled Arrest First, Apologize Later, closely examines ... Read More
Quotes of the Week: Feingold on the Surreal SOTU and on Voting Against Extending the Patriot Act
Friday February 3, 2006
"I've seen some strange things in my life, but I cannot describe the feeling I had, sitting on the House floor during Tuesday's State of the Union speech, listening to ... Read More
Talk Like a Democrat, Walk Like a Republican: Bush Cuts Alternative Energy Funds
Thursday February 2, 2006
File this under Talk Like a Democrat, Walk Like a Republican....
Throughout his administration, George Bush has portrayed himself as the education president...saving quality education for all students, setting tough standards ... Read More
More Good News: Senate Democrats Raise More than Republicans in 2005
Thursday February 2, 2006
"The major Senate Democratic fundraising committee has pulled millions of dollars ahead of its Republican counterpart despite the solid GOP Senate majority and the fundraising advantages of incumbency" reported the ... Read More