News Releases
I would write a comment on this, but just scrolling down this site speaks for itself:http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/ News Releases are official statements of the Department of Defense. News...
View ArticleHow to really save Social Security
It's pretty simple really:Make the top wage earners in this country (those that earn greater than $87,900/year) pay into Social Security at the same tax rate as everyone else does. That's it, that's...
View ArticleSocial Security: The Truth
Is there a "crisis"? Simply stated: No As has been well documented already and should be repeated over and over again until it gets as annoyingly overplayed as a 3 Doors Down song, the program is...
View ArticleCNBC Ridiculousness
Right now, in utter amazement, I'm watching CNBC objectively discuss social security privatization with 2 guests who supposedly have differing viewpoints. One is from the Cato Institute. One is from...
View ArticleBush's Arrogance and the Trade Deficit
There are many varying reasons why the economic recovery from the 2001 recession has been tepid, to say the least. But one reason that never gets much mention is that, simply put, Bush's foreign policy...
View ArticleNE Rep. St. Senator tries to end restrictions on Corporate Farms
Next time any Republican tries to portray his party as the party that looks out for family farms (such as when they push to eliminate the Estate Tax), have them take a glance at this article.Nebraska...
View ArticleThe Bush Agenda: Choosing Our Battles
The way Dems vote in Congress the next 2 years will have much to do with how the mid-term elections of 2006 turn out. Because Republicans have a majority in both houses and have the White House,...
View ArticleHey Democrats in Congress, take Bush's side!
on Bush's Immigration proposal. Everything else, especially social security, they all better Just Say No. But Bush's immigration proposal?Just Say YES! and say it now....Republican to Lead Immigration...
View ArticleGlenn Reynolds is a Bigot
As can be seen by his blog entry on MSNBC.com today, Glenn Reynolds shares a common affliction among many of his conservative cohorts: he sees people's skin color first, their talents last.Glenn...
View ArticleFamily Research Council president lives away from his Family
I am still sometimes just completely stunned by the unbelievable hypocrisy of some of the folks on "the Religious Right". From a profile of the Family Research Council's president Tony Perkins in the...
View ArticleBrett Favre in '08....Seriously
Yesterday Kos posted a call to lay off Hillary Clinton. I'll admit, she's not my favorite, but I was astounded by the fact that so many people on this site just write her off as a candidate for...
View ArticleAnother Unjust Deportation
This just isn't right. A 25 year old, who has lived in the U.S. since he was 3, is being deported to Afghanistan, a country he hardly knows, due to a marijuana conviction that was originally enetered...
View ArticleGeorge Bush is a Liar
George Bush talked triumphantly Wednesday night about how America is fighting for freedom and Democracy in Iraq and other parts of the globe.But how good is Democracy if elected leaders are allowed to...
View ArticleACTION ITEM: Contact Ben Nelson and Kent Conrad regarding SS
Well, the Dems are almost united. As shown by this letter to Bush requesting that he nix any talk of carving private accounts out of Social Security, 42 of 44 Dems are on boardDEM SS LetterGiven the...
View ArticleDems getting set to deal on repealing Estate Tax
So, apparently Chuck Schumer has been tabbed with an assignment to make a deal with Jon Kyl (one of the most conservative Republicans in the Senate) on repealing the Estate Tax. Could somebody please...
View ArticleWhy I will vote for Democrats in 2006
This is what I hope I can say a year and a half from now, what I hope I can tell my friends when they ask why they should vote for Democrats in 2006 (hopefully it will be true, the Dems have a little...
View ArticleAlan Greenspan is a Complete and Total Hack
Alan Greenspan is hurting America. He is the most listened to, most quoted, most powerful economic voice in this country and he is absolutely awful. He's a partisan hack with one of the worst track...
View ArticleOsama Bin Forgotten
Via Utopian TurtletopWW2 vs WOT This pretty much says it all:WW2 v. WOT -- ONE MONTH TO GO 1,347: Number of days from the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, to VJ Day (Victory in Japan) on...
View Article2008
It's a somewhat slow news day, and there have been some diaries about 2008 today, so I thought I'd join the crowd. The thing with 2008 is that the party (Dem or Rep) that can manage to nominate the...
View ArticleIs Bush Starting a New Cold War?
Apparently, Russia thinks so: From the Moscow TimesFSB Chief: NGOs a Cover for SpyingU.S., British and other foreign nongovermental organizations are providing cover for professional spies in Russia,...
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