“Democracy” is usually my code category for stuff the Bush administration does that pisses me off, usually becuase of the way they make a mockery of whatever the concept “Democarcy” has going for it
Mr. Jordan, in the movie Heaven Can Wait, said something like this: “The likelihood of someone’s being right, increases with the intensity with which others are trying to prove them wrong”. This comes to mind when I went to the Amazon Reviews page for Joseph Wilson’s book. 67 of them! And most of the reviewers made it a point to Continue Reading
Joseph Wilson, Paul O’Neill, Richard Clarke. All three served all the way back to at least the Elder Bush, in all three administrations. Wilson also served under Carter and Reagan. All three head the list of testimony chronicling the misadventures and maipulations and common tactic of deceit coming out of this Bush administration. These are not partisan by-standers, and the Continue Reading
Saw this great Political Humor Blog today (at least this one….I haven’t read the others yet) Opinions You Should Have – April 2004 Archives President Bush today set into motion plans to return Iraq “for a full refund.” When Bush ordered military forces to invade Iraq, he reportedly told commanding Gen. Tommy Franks, “Make sure you get a receipt.” Today Continue Reading
Salon.com News | Reagan blasts Bush “Yes, some of the current policies are an extension of the ’80s. But the overall thrust of this administration is not my father’s — these people are overly reaching, overly aggressive, overly secretive, and just plain corrupt. I don’t trust these people.”
TomPaine.com – Co-opting Obama Some reactions to some conservative blogs about Obama’s speech: As for the “Awesome God” line, there’s nothing conservative about citing God (unless Republicans are ready to welcome Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson into their fold). Conservatives want to inject religion into public life. Obama doesn’t. It’s that simple. I’m not so sure this writer really “gets Continue Reading
I added a “Democracy” category. I had been using “Sojourners” for all my political issue entries, which to me is fitting since Sojourners, and what they stand for, has been “to blame” for my “radical” notions of justice and what the Church should be saying and doing about all of this. When I read Joe Trippi’s The Revolution Will Not Continue Reading
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