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 [...]

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 [...]

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.

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, [...]

Trick or Treat

With full credit to editorial cartoonist Mike Peters and the Tacoma News Tribune, here’s one for all you ghouls and goblins (as well as those who aren’t currently employed by the Bush Administration) …

Just Dreaming …

Hey Red Staters, Here Come Mexican Truckers!

Confession time: I worked in the trucking industry for about 12 years. No, I didn’t drive a truck, but I wrote about them.
I also tend to escape to the warm, sunny beaches of Mexico as much as possible. When on those trips, we’ll often rent a car and venture out in search of another beach, [...]

Iowa or Fallujah?

Think back to the 2004 Presidential election. On one side, there was G. W. Bush, the man who – were it not for a purging of Texas Air National Guard records upon the order of the state’s governor – would be a confirmed military deserter. This during a time when people like his opponent, John [...]

No Oil in Korea

Just in case there wasn’t enough going on in the world, Britney Spears, Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan will now have to share our news headlines with more than just Iraq.
The Korean war has never officially ended, and that became very apparent earlier today. The following is an AP story on Yahoo! News:
SEOUL, South Korea [...]

An Ugly Analogy

Imagine for a moment that it’s a beautiful afternoon. Your 401K is doing well, and you have a tee time scheduled the next morning. You’re walking along a trail at a nearby state park. Life couldn’t be better.
You round a corner and witness a middle-aged man inflicting sexual violence upon a child with lethal intent.
The [...]