WatchBlog: Political News, Opinion and Commentary Even when I used to spend a considerable amount of time reading the bible, I used a parallel one that showed (verse by verse) several different translations side by side. It helped. This is a great idea – wish they’d pick it up on network television and cable. There are three columns of news, each aligned with a perceived political affiliation. On the left, blue – for Democrats and Liberals. In the middle, which…
Daily Kos: Wal-Mart kills man for allegedly shoplifting diapers Mr. Driver, 30, was chased into the Wal-Mart parking lot, handcuffed and forced down to the hot pavement for allegedly shoplifting. He died in under 10 minutes once he was in the hands of the Wal-Mart employees. —– “About 30 people were saying, ‘Let him up, it’s too hot,’ ” Portz said. He said another employee brought a rug for Driver to lie on, but one of those holding Driver said…
White House Enacts a Plan to Ease Political Damage – New York Times The plan? Blame the Democrats in New Orleans and Lousiana. I guess it’s silly to have thought for one moment that the propaganda machine wouldn’t come up with a damage-control plan. I hope the American people know better than to fall for this. A responsible government wouldn’t have done it in the first place – you’d think this might force some re-evaluation of their priorities. We can’t…
If you want to live in the America you’ve heard about, you’ve got to start noticing what’s really happening. A democracy requires your attention and participation. Drollette has a few choice words for those who don’t understand that by many standard measures, we are a kind of banana republic. The comparisons have been made by others, with more facts and figures, but I like the wording here. The article is worth reading (actually the “Smirking Chimp” site, despite its dehumanizing…
President Bush celebrated Labor Day by nominating John Roberts to succeed William H. Rehnquist as chief justice, asking the Senate to confirm him before the Supreme Court opens its fall term on Oct. 3. Not much time for honoring Rehquist and his long years of dedicated service. That pretty much answers all questions about the extent of Roberts’ ideological foundation. Bush prefers him, even without a lot of experience as a judge, to Supreme Court Justice Scalia. Nice leapfrog power…
George Bush-Let-them-Eat-cake Originally uploaded by I’m $partacus. Saw this on Flickr.