A pithy statement of the state of the disunion from Cup O’Joe: Have yourself a nice, steaming hot Cup O’ Joe! I believe in the long term that things will get better, but I believe that things will have to get pretty bad before the conditions for that sort of improvement will take place. And if there are any out there that still doubt the seriousness of this struggle, let me remind you of a few things: People who issue…
This in from the democrats – finally. Cindy Sheehan and other military families, veterans, and concerned citizens have brought the issue of the lies that launched this war to Crawford, Texas, and to the corporate media. Cindy’s New Site With a Video Message, News, and Ways to Donate: http://www.meetwithcindy.org (Added in here from her site: Join Cindy in prayer for the troops at noon on Friday Cindy has invited President Bush to join her at noon on Friday to pray…
Cindy Sheehan’s husband filed for divorce and the documents are already in the public realm. I wonder what the back story is on that – doesn’t the timing seem a little odd? What, he couldn’t have waited a few weeks? Is he just a total jerk? Or perhaps he was convinced to make it a public matter – by who? with what carrot or stick? Isn’t it interesting that now her personal life will be up for the hyenas to…
Why He Should It would be an opportunity for him to make a gesture of compassion toward people that have suffered and sacrificed because of policies and decisions that have never been honestly or adequately explained to the American people. It would be an opportunity to establish a meaningful public forum on the topic of why we went to war. Perhaps it’s time to actually make the argument that we need those permanent bases, we need the resources and control,…
Some people want to argue with me about the effects of this administration on this country. I say words are cheap, propaganda is more effective than it should be, and I judge by actions and evidence. What we are seeing is not a Republican agenda, but a wholesale reorganization of what America is all about. A must-read is Howard Zinn’s article in the Guardian, “It is not only Iraq that is occupied. America is too.” I wake up thinking: the…
“Not that I have anything against lawyers. Looking around the room, I’d guess that a year ago, about half of you were down in Florida.†Dick Cheney, Nov 2001, to The Federalist Society “You can fool some of the people all the time, and those are the ones you want to concentrate on.” George W. Bush, speech at a Washington dinner, 3/2001 “I am the federal government. I am not a federal employee. I am a constitutional officer. My job…