Browsed by
Category: Political

Roberts Confirmed

Roberts Confirmed

Comments 0 Comment

Roberts confirmed 78-22. Democrats were split down the middle – 22 Democrats and one independent joined 55 Republicans to approve Roberts. YEAs — 78 Alexander (R-TN)Allard (R-CO)Allen (R-VA)Baucus (D-MT)Bennett (R-UT)Bingaman (D-NM)Bond (R-MO)Brownback (R-KS)Bunning (R-KY)Burns (R-MT)Burr (R-NC)Byrd (D-WV)Carper (D-DE)Chafee (R-RI)Chambliss (R-GA)Coburn (R-OK)Cochran (R-MS)Coleman (R-MN)Collins (R-ME)Conrad (D-ND)Cornyn (R-TX)Craig (R-ID)Crapo (R-ID)DeMint (R-SC)DeWine (R-OH)Dodd (D-CT) Dole (R-NC)Domenici (R-NM)Dorgan (D-ND)Ensign (R-NV)Enzi (R-WY)Feingold (D-WI)Frist (R-TN)Graham (R-SC)Grassley (R-IA)Gregg (R-NH)Hagel (R-NE)Hatch (R-UT)Hutchison (R-TX)Inhofe (R-OK)Isakson (R-GA)Jeffords (I-VT)Johnson (D-SD)Kohl (D-WI)Kyl (R-AZ)Landrieu (D-LA)Leahy (D-VT)Levin (D-MI)Lieberman (D-CT)Lincoln (D-AR)Lott (R-MS)Lugar (R-IN) Martinez (R-FL)McCain…

Read More Read More

US Running Out of Time

US Running Out of Time

Comments 0 Comment

Paul Craig Roberts was Assistant Secretary of the Treasury in the Reagan administration. An economist with great credentials, he is against the Bush administration for economic reasons. In his Sept. 26 article America is Running Out of Time he argues that “The Iraqi war has three beneficiaries: (1) al Qaeda, (2) Iran and (3) US war industries and Bush-Cheney cronies who receive no-bid contracts. Everyone else is a loser.” He is critical of the war – and of both parties…

Read More Read More

CEO, War Profiteering

CEO, War Profiteering

Comments 0 Comment

Another Year of Executive Excess – Especially at Defense Contractors 2004 was a banner year for CEOs and a dismal year for workers, according to United for a Fair Economy’s new report, “Executive Excess 2005: Defense Contractors Get More Bucks for the Bang,” written in collaboration with the Institute for Policy Studies. The ratio of average CEO pay (now $11.8 million) to worker pay (now $27,460) spiked up from 301-to-1 in 2003 to 431-to-1 in 2004. If the minimum wage…

Read More Read More

Ask a Former JW: Why no Windows?

Ask a Former JW: Why no Windows?

Comments 28 comments

Why are there no windows in a jehovah witness temple? First, you should know that they refer to each of their houses of worship as a “Kingdom Hall.” There are a few reasons why there are usually (although there are exceptions) no windows in a Kingdom Hall . 1) The first and foremost reason is for security. Think of it as a bunker. Jehovah’s Witnesses are a pacifist but paranoid group. They believe that at any time, they will be…

Read More Read More

Delay Steps Down

Delay Steps Down

Comments 0 Comment

Finally, some action on DeLay. Can we look toward getting Ralph Reed off the ticket as Lt. Gov in Georgia? House Majority Leader Tom DeLay says he will temporarily step down from his post following today’s indictment. A Texas grand jury today charged Rep. Tom DeLay and two political associates with conspiracy in a campaign finance scheme, an indictment that could force him to step down as House majority leader. His attorney says DeLay was accused of a criminal conspiracy…

Read More Read More

It’s still not the future

It’s still not the future

Comments 1 comment

“I’d put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don’t have to wait ’til oil and coal run out before we tackle that.” – Thomas Edison I’m still waiting for clean cheap energy and the flying car, the replicator and the holodeck. The future sure changes a lot, and we have already had problems adjusting to the rate of change we’re living through. I can’t believe that armed dolphins could be…

Read More Read More