A few weeks ago, I published a link to a “presidential selector” … After my post on Michael Vick and dog fighting, it has been the most popular on this blog. Well, I really didn’t think much of that original selector and found this SelectSmart site instead.
With questions on 26 issues, it asks for your [...]
Entries from November 2007
November 20, 2007
Presidential Selector II
November 13, 2007
Bush Earned Our Disapproval
The following column by Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson was forwarded to me via email. Thought it was worth sharing here …
It’s official: Bush Derangement Syndrome is now a full-blown epidemic. George W. Bush apparently has reduced more of his fellow citizens to frustrated, sputtering rage than any president since opinion polling began, with the [...]
November 11, 2007
Motorcycle Diaries
Today, a much-needed departure from politics…
The three-day Veteran’s Day weekend opened with an unusually beautiful Saturday, for the cold, soggy Pacific Northwest. Heidi and I were busy with errands, but that didn’t stop me from making a quick call to her dad, Joe … “We have got to go for a ride.”
All three nephews came [...]
November 8, 2007
Will Bush Cancel The 2008 Election?
The following article was written by Harvey Wasserman & Bob Fitrakis and published on Commondreams.org
It is time to think about the “unthinkable.”
The Bush Administration has both the inclination and the power to cancel the 2008 election.
The GOP strategy for another electoral theft in 2008 has taken clear shape, though we must assume there is much [...]
November 6, 2007
Kucinich Stands Tall Today
Dennis Kucinich is not a new political figure to me. I supported Edwards and then Kerry in the last election. But little by little (that’s not a height joke, folks), this man is winning me over. Several weeks ago, he was the only Presidential candidates with the cujones to face three hours of unscreened calls on [...]
November 2, 2007
SLC Mayor Calls for Impeachment
Buzzflash – The mayor of Salt Lake City calls for impeachment; says the Bush Administration and the majority of Congress have led the United States to the brink of fascism … and asks Americans to fight in every way possible to stop the Bush Administration’s insanity and moral depravity. Read more here.
November 1, 2007
Fascist America, in 10 Easy Steps
From Hitler to Pinochet and beyond, history shows there are certain steps that any would-be dictator must take to destroy constitutional freedoms. George Bush and his administration seem to be taking them all.
I’ve recently heard a lot about Naomi Wolf’s new book, The End of America: A Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot. Today, [...]
