230 years ago, today, a bunch of aggravating, nasty, mean and very liberal men signed a document drafted by one Thomas Jefferson, a liberal (yes!), and soon to be a future president...
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July 4, 1776 or July 4, 2006...See Any Differences?230 years ago, today, a bunch of aggravating, nasty, mean and very liberal men signed a document drafted by one Thomas Jefferson, a liberal (yes!), and soon to be a future president... Bush's role in the Joe Wilson caseVia Raw Story, I found a piece in today's National Journal about what President Bush admitted to the Fitzgerald investigators. On getting even more "competitve" (behind a few doors in "free trade" land)Whenever I hear some folks in suits and ties talking on television about getting, maintaining, or enhancing our "competitiveness," I wince. I know how these not-so-hardworking clowns define "competitive." The BS over the reporting on the international banking surveillanceSo after a short delay in responding to the news reports about the program to track terrorists through the international banking entity known as SWIFT, the right got together and decided to adopt its usual political posturing on the issue. Direct and indirect claims of treason issue forth from Bush, Cheney, both Snows (Tony & Jack), and frothing heads on too many radio and television shows to count. Paging Wyatt EarpHere's a killer piece in Newsweek about how the truth about a rag-tag group became a Bush urban legend.... More Bad News For All You Freepers!Uh-oh! Yep, seems the hits on many Christofascist web pages are falling off.... "What's Good For GM Is Good For America....."It was bound to happen sooner or later: General Motors is looking at a proposed merger with Nissan and Renault.... U.S. military investigating whether soldiers raped Iraqi & killed her familyThis is a sad, sad story for Americans, for Iraqis, and for human beings in general. The U.S. military command in Iraq has begun formally investigating whether five American soldiers raped an Iraqi woman then killed her and her family to keep the crime concealed. Iran-Iraq connectionsOne result of the Iraq invasion has been to enable the Iraqis to move closer to Iran. With Shiites now the majority political force, and so much of Iraq's resources unusable or undeliverable due to the war, insurgency, counterinsurgency, etc., Iran may become a natural partner for Iraq. Witness the following from Iran's FARS news service (but keep the real possibility of self-serving platitudes firmly in mind). Corporate earnings restatementsIn what I hope is a "no comment required" piece, here are some recent news headlines on businesses restating earnings--many related to their "charitable" accounting for employee stock options, yet another field of scandal in 21st century American businesses. |
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