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Harry Reid: "No One Knows What to Do"
The Point of No ReturnBy Mike Whitney / September 19, 2008 Following another eratic day of trading on the stock market, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke convened an emergency meeting of the Senate Banking Committee … Continue reading
McCain’s Spain Blunder : A Walking Foreign Policy Disaster
Spain’s Prime Minister, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. Now let’s see: where is Spain again?Or worse: Is it an expression of policy towards a U.S. ally?‘McCain has run on his foreign policy expertise and such confusion completely undercuts his credibility’By Max … Continue reading
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Tagged McCain, McCain Campaign, McCain Mistakes, NATO, Presidential Campaign, Spain
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On Meeting Junior’s 2007 Iraq Benchmarks
Frankly, I take issue with Mr. Doggett’s propensity to lay so much blame on the current Iraqi government. Remember that it was the United States military, with tacit Congressional approval and on the orders of George Bush, that illegally entered … Continue reading
Blowback from US Aggression – Get Used to It
Smoke billows outside the US embassy in Sana yesterday after a car bomb set off a series of explosions outside the heavily fortified embassy in Yemen.Reaping The Iraq WhirlwindBy M Duss / September 18, 2008 The Washington Post confirms that … Continue reading
Houston and Ike : Abandoning the ‘Independent’
Bill Phillips was trapped for two days at his senior apartment at the Villas. Photo by Dave Rossman / Houston ChronicleOne story among many: ‘Independent seniors’ — which means they can dress themselves — abandoned by apartment complex during IkeBy … Continue reading
Bolivian Crisis in the New South America
Supporters of Bolivian President Evo Morales shout slogans against Pando’s governor Leopoldo Fernadez outside a justice court in La Paz September 18, 2008. Photo by David Mercado / Reuters.The Machine Gun and the Meeting TableBy Benjamin Dangl / September 18, … Continue reading
Times are Hard and Tent Cities Are on the Rise
Mack Martinez, 19, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, smokes in front of his tent at the tent city that sprung up next to the homeless shelter in downtown Reno, Nev., Wednesday, June 25, 2008. Photo by Scott Sady / AP.‘From Seattle … Continue reading
Stopping the NSA’s Illegal Surveillance of Us
This is the continuing saga of trying to bring a little justice back to the US. We posted about it a few weeks ago. It is encouraging to see these folks being utterly persistent in the endeavour. Richard Jehn / … Continue reading
The Maverick : They knew he could never be tamed.
Click on art for larger image Tom the Dancing Bug by Ruben Bolling / Salon.com Thanks to David McQueen / The Rag Blog
Our Cultural Divide : California’s Battle over Gay Marriage
Film star Brad Pitt has donated more than $100,000 to oppose a California referendum seeking to ban gay marriages. Photo by AP.Combatants in the fight have contributed millions of dollars to prepare for an all-out confrontationSeptember 16, 2008 The stakes … Continue reading
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Tagged California, Gay Marriage, Gay Rights, Human Rights, Proposition 8
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Economic Meltdown : Are We a Nation of Village Idiots?
‘Conservative Republicans always want the government to stay out of business and avoid regulation as long as they are making lots of money’By James Moore / September 18, 2008 Don’t let them tell you this economic meltdown is a complicated … Continue reading
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Tagged Bank Bailouts, Banking, Capitalism, Economic Collapse, Economy, Finance, Market Regulation, McCain, Phil Gramm, Republican Party, Wall Street
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We Don’t Trust Politicians with Big Brains
Today’s Palin Sing-a-LongBy Dada / September 18, 2008 Seems our friends, Steve and Kathy, just up north in way-south New Mexico, have been doing mischief with Steve’s “satiric anthem about Sarah Palin’s home town.” REDNECK FROM WASILLABy Steve Klinger © … Continue reading
