In the midst of tragedy, getting political is a raw, touchy subject. But ignoring the white elephant in the corner of the room isn’t going to help, so here goes… Courtesy of Ned Sublette (as seen at Boing Boing – bolding is mine): as new orleans, now exclusively populated by a starving, parched skeleton crew …
I found this over on the LiveJournal LJDemocrats community and felt compelled to share (copied as-is from the LJ site – excuse grammatical mistakes, etc.). The bit on Dubya is a little stale, but still relevant, in context. How SHOULD a President Respond to Impending Disaster In September 1999, Hurricane Floyd – a category 3 …
Anybody who knows me knows that I find the whole concept of so-called “intelligent design” quite disturbing. The fact that public school systems in Kansas and South Carolina are considering tainting science with such misguided and foolhardy “educational theory,” and that President Bush is very open in his support, makes me feel sad for the …
Hurricane Katrina was a helluva storm. The damage it caused to Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and other states was incredible. Many people lost their property and their lives due to its destructive power. As Haley Barbour (governor of Mississippi) said yesterday, Katrina is “our tsunami.” But there is a bit of an upside to this: 123 …
Two things that came out of Bush’s mouth a few minutes ago: “The majesty of law…” “Justice William Wehnquist…” And he just rambled on about how Roberts is “what people want in a judge,” and how he’s not going “to legislate from the bench.” But isn’t that what SCOTUS does?!?!? Oy.
Judge John Roberts does not belong on the Supreme Court bench. A few of the many ticks against him: He’s anti-Roe, and thus anti-privacy and anti womens’ rights. He’s against the Constitutionally-mandated separation of church and state. He’s ruled that the Endangered Species Act is fundamentally unconstitutional. He’s helped with the Cheney smokescreen of efforts …
Gotta love how BushCo is flailing right now. First, their poll numbers – especially on the public’s trust of Bush and his character – have plummeted. And his talk-dog, Scot McClellan, keeps stonewalling. And he says that such probing questions hurt. It amazes me what happens when talking heads have to go off-script – especially …
Says NBC’s Tim Russert on this morning’s Today show, regarding Karl Rove and White House scapegoating: “As one Republican said to me last night, if this was a Democratic White House we’d have congressional hearings in a second.” Yet are the Dems calling en masse for an investigation? Not really. Sure, there are some White …
Supreme Court Associate Justice Sandra Day O’Connor resigned this morning. SHIT! FUCK! DAMN! She is the first SCOTUS member to resign since 1994. And it’s a certainty that BushCo will put forth a theocon wingnut judge who: doesn’t believe in a person’s right to privacy. doesn’t trust a woman to make her own health decisions. …
Short thoughts: Rumsfeld is on Meet The Press, continuing his lies and distortions about Iraq and the “war on terra.” At the same time, Gen. Abazaid is on Face The Nation, giving a much more “straight dope” and sobering assessment of the real situation on the ground in Iraq. There is a lot of chatter …
