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In Congress, July 4, 1776

bruhaha — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:07:14 EDT

The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America

Channel: News Tags: Declaration of Independence July 4 4th of July Independence Day Founding Fathers

Rove's Third Term

bruhaha — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:37:40 EDT

Al Gore never claimed that he invented the Internet. Howard Dean didn't scream. Hillary Clinton didn't say she was staying in the race because Barack Obama might be assassinated. And Wesley Clark didn't impugn John McCain's military service.

Channel: Politics Tags: Karl Rove John McCain lies Barack Obama Wesley Clark swift boat media

Higher prices may cause some to scale back on fireworks

ecotourusa — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:35:09 EDT

Fireworks go up in smoke...

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: 4th of july fireworks independence day fuel prices

The end of the culture wars?

Radiofreeeuropa — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:47:28 EDT

Hot-button politics has turned out to be cumulatively disastrous for America. Politicians warred over narrow, symbolic issues while real problems that didn't fit the culture war paradigm - lack of access to healthcare, global warming, the US occupation of Iraq grew and festered. Have the electorate finally had enough of the BS?

Channel: Politics Tags: Bogus Politics Slight Of Hand Campaigning Milking the Toad Counterfeit Culture Wars

5 Reasons Why McCain Is A Better Businessman Than Obama

digitalfever — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:50:13 EDT

There are several reasons why McCain is a better businessman than Obama, 5 of which are outlined below so you can see for yourself just why the Republicans might be a better choice for sorting out the economy than the Democrats:

Channel: Politics Tags: US US elections John McCain Barack Obama

Gitmo Torture Techniques Inspired by Communist China

Neophile — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:55:34 EDT

The military trainers who came to Guantanamo Bay in December 2002 based an entire interrogation class on a chart that had been copied verbatim from a 1957 Air Force study of Chinese Communist techniques used during the Korean War to obtain confessions, many of them false, from American prisoners.

Channel: News Tags: guantanamo bay gitmo torture interrogation china communism communist

Jindal: Intelligent Design "The Very Best Science"

Aidenag — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:57:25 EDT

Bobby Jindal, Louisiana Governor, exorcist, and potential McCain running mate, was interviewed on CBS's Face The Nation on Father's Day. Among the topics covered, Jindal was asked about his opinions on the debate over intelligent design's place in the public school curriculum.

Channel: Politics Tags: Bobby Jindal Creationism Intelligent Design John McCain 2008 election Politics

The logic of resistance

jovial — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:22:00 EDT

It should be apparent that the problem in Palestine is not just simply a problem of checkpoints, human rights abuses, the wall, home demolitions, the architecture of occupation or even the siege of Gaza; the core of the problem is the illegal theft, colonization and occupation of a whole country.

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: Palestine Israel Zionism resistance

Citing Need for Assessments, U.S. Freezes Solar Energy Projects

cosmogenium — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:52:50 EDT

"It doesn't make any sense," said Holly Gordon, vice president for legislative and regulatory affairs for Ausra, a solar thermal energy company in Palo Alto, Calif. "The Bureau of Land Management land has some of the best solar resources in the world. This could completely stunt the growth of the industry."

Channel: Politics Tags: bureaucracy alternative energy solar interference

McCain Flip-Flops on Public Financing

Aidenag — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:32:35 EDT

Media pundits, spurred on by the McCain campaign, went apoplectic last week over Barack Obama's decision not to seek public funding for the general election. Yet McCain's own flip-flop on public financing in the GOP primary has been largely buried or ignored in media coverage, even though it is far more serious--including potentially legally.

Channel: Politics Tags: John McCain Flip Flop Public Financing 2008 election Politics

Congress Still Corrupt and Useless

bruhaha — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:10:09 EDT

For those who thought Tom Delay's departure would really change anything in Congress, this past week was a strong cup of coffee. On Capitol Hill, politics and greed still trump the good of the nation, still trump the Constitution, still trump all.

Channel: Politics Tags: Congress Democrats Spineless constitution war spying warrantless wiretaps

POW/MIA Families Alleged McCain Assault

jovial — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 02:16:33 EDT

On June 20, 1996, Senator John McCain allegedly assaulted a family member of a Vietnam War prisoner of war (POW) who was missing in action (MIA), as a group of about 15 family members of POW/MIAs watched in astonishment.

Channel: Politics Tags: McCain veteran assault madman

Scalia Cites False Information in Habeas Corpus Dissent

bruhaha — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:10:13 EDT

To bolster his argument that the Guantanamo detainees should be denied the right to prove their innocence in federal courts, Justice Antonin Scalia wrote in his dissent in Boumediene v. Bush: "At least 30 of those prisoners hitherto released from Guantanamo have returned to the battlefield." It turns out that statement is false.

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: false information Antonin Scalia Supreme Court Habeas Corpust dissent Boumediene

Top 10: Things We'll Miss About SUVs

pagey — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:52:05 EDT

The H2, and other big body-on-frame sport utility vehicles are on death's door. And whether or not they go gentle into that good night, their fate seems to be soaked in $4/gallon (and some now predict $5/gallon) gas. The Greens are pleased, of course, but some old friends of SUVs will miss them and try to remember them for their strengths.

Channel: Autos Tags: TOP 10 MISS SUV SPORT UTILITY AUTO CARS

Vandals Deface Huntsville Neighborhood

ZiegfeldGirl — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:05:35 EDT

All over northwest Huntsville, you can find markings that read "VIP 256," Obama 08," and "M-13". They even hit the entrance of one subdivision that isn't even built yet.

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: Tagging Graffitti Gangs Vandalism Destruction

One Justice Away from Tyranny

scott4261 — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 17:18:39 EDT

It is somehow supposed to be amazing that five justices of the U.S. Supreme Court last week did not scuttle 793 years of precedent and affirm that President George W. Bush could ignore the Constitution if it suited him...

Channel: Politics Tags: U.S. Constitution George W. Bush habeas corpus Magna Carta civil liberties John McCain

Is the McCain Brand Damaged?

ybdogsct — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:17:47 EDT

"Maverick" used to be the cliche to describe McCain. But in a Pew Poll, "old" was the word most voters used to sum up McCain. McCain has changed positions on a number of issues. Today, only 40% call McCain's views "just right," while 52% think Obama's views are "just right." 57% think McCain would be a contin

Channel: Politics Tags: John McCain Barack Obama George W. Bush

Arctic sea ice melt 'even faster'

Aidenag — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:38:15 EDT

Data from the US National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) shows that the year began with ice covering a larger area than at the beginning of 2007. But now it is down to levels seen last June, at the beginning of a summer that broke records for sea ice loss.

Channel: Science Tags: Arctic Ice Global Warming Environment propeller eco news

'Sensitive' 219-page US military manual leaked

Aidenag — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:41:36 EDT

The US manual directly advocates training paramilitaries, pervasive surveillance, censorship, press control and restrictions on unions & political parties. It directly advocates warrantless searches, detainment without charge, the suspension of habeas corpus. And directly advocates employing terrorists, and running false flag operations.

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: U.S. Military Manual Terrorism False Flag Geneva Conventions Death Squads

General Accuses White House Of War Crimes

TimALoftis — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:16:25 EDT

The two-star general who led an Army investigation into the horrific detainee abuse at Abu Ghraib has accused the Bush administration of war crimes and is calling for accountability.

Channel: News Tags: war crimes bush bush administration abu ghraib

Kerry: McCain Not So Straight On Energy

Aidenag — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:34:47 EDT

More than a few people have asked me how the John McCain I knew so well, and teamed up with on CAFE standards in 2002, has ended up here. I can't fully answer that. But I know that the Senator McCain I knew, and who will always be my friend, is very different from this candidate McCain.

Channel: Politics Tags: John Kerry John McCain McBush 2008 election Energy Politics

Bush to urge Congress to allow offshore drilling

TechnologyExpert — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 21:11:45 EDT

President Bush plans to make a renewed push Wednesday to get Congress to end a long-standing ban on offshore oil and gas drilling, echoing a call by GOP presidential candidate John McCain.

Channel: Politics Tags: offshore drilling bush schwarzenneger mccain

The Drill-Nothing Congress

pc25 — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:01:09 EDT

The average price for regular gas hit $4 a gallon over the weekend. Gas prices have risen 75% since Nancy Pelosi took over. Where's the energy independence Democrats promised two years ago?

Channel: Politics Tags: democratic party nancy pelosi barack obama 2008 elections energy independence

Militants found recruits among Guantanamo's wrongly detained

bruhaha — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:18:01 EDT

U.S. troops detained Mohammed Naim Farouq in 2002, although he had no clear ties to the Taliban or al Qaida. By the time Farouq was released from Guantanamo the next year, however - after more than 12 months of what he described as abuse and humiliation at the hands of American soldiers - he'd made connections to high-level militants.

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: Mohammed Naim Farouq Taliban Guantanamo converts

Obama Slams McCain Over Offshore Drilling Proposal

capj71 — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:30:33 EDT

Today before John McCain could announce his energy plan that would lift the moratorium on offshore oil drilling, Barack Obama put out a statement hammering him for the idea. Obama correctly pointed out that McCain has changed his position on the issue since he ran for president in 2000.

Channel: Politics Tags: 2008 election oil offshore drilllingmJohn McCain Barack Obama

GOP Claims China Drilling Off Cuban Shores; Actually, That's False

bruhaha — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 04:13:31 EDT

In the hopes of expanding American off shore drilling, Dick Cheney and Republican leaders in Congress are claiming the Chinese are drilling for oil off Cuban shores. Too bad the facts say otherwise.

Channel: Politics Tags: Cuba China oil drilling off shore drilling republicans lies

McCain, War Hero or Go-To Collaborator?

populist — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 22:11:12 EDT

Glory Boys like John McCain rarely get a taste of the horror they inflict on others. Their suffering rarely extends beyond the high anxiety that they might get shot down and that some bombarded mob on the ground might take its revenge.

Channel: Politics Tags: mccain war vietnam collaborator glory boy

VA Ban on Voter Registration Drives for Veterans Is Criticized

bubba2 — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:32:46 EDT

Voting rights groups are criticizing the VA for its decision to ban registration drives among the veterans living at federally run nursing homes, shelters for the homeless and rehabilitation centers across the country. Although veterans are not federal employees, department officials based their decision in part on the Hatch Act.

Channel: Politics Tags: VA veterans voter registration drives right to vote Hatch Act 2008 elections support the troops

Iraq, perceived hypocrisy fuel record anti-Americanism

tehranchik — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:07:40 EDT

"Our physical strength has come to be seen not as a solace but as a threat, not as a guarantee of stability and order but as a source of intimidation, violence and torture," said Bill Delahunt, chairman of the subcommittee on international organizations, human rights and oversight.

Channel: Politics Tags: Iraq US threat violence torture Delahunt hypocrisy

I'm Voting Republican

Neophile — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:30:26 EDT

All the reasons to vote republican... and more!

Channel: Politics Tags: issues gop election 2008 republican

Silence of the Media

jovial — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:01:07 EDT

"All of us, including all the Iraqis, are witnessing a terrible secrecy and silence of the media of what is happening in Iraq now." The Iraqi blogger is back....

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: blog silence media violence Iraq

Ultimate Newbie's Guide to Cheap Home Plumbing

nightcrawlerX — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:56:51 EDT

Before spending $65 an hour on a plumber for a job that takes only 9 minutes, plus parts, plus dirty boot tracks across your newly mopped floors, make sure the problem is something you can't take care of on your own.

Channel: Do-It-Yourself Tags: newbie plumbing plumber home toilet

Impeach or Die: Congress Needs to Defend Itself (And Us)

populist — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:00:17 EDT

We're at a dangerous crossroad. Either Congress reasserts its authority now, via impeachment, drawing a Constitutional line in the stand in defense of Article I of the Constitution - the one that defines the power of Congress in terms of passing legislation - or it forever surrenders that role, leaving us with what can only be called a dictatorship

Channel: Politics Tags: impeachment congress bush cheney war crimes constitution populist party liberty

Why McCain didn't reup with first wife

Aidenag — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:56:36 EDT

John McCain was largely successful in swatting away suggestions that he cheated on his second wife, Cindy, with a lobbyist. But the White House hopeful may have a harder time explaining his caddish behavior during his first marriage.

Channel: Politics Tags: John McCain Carol McCain Cindy McCain Unfaithful Affair

Alaska drilling needs to happen

AlphaGnosis — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:24:57 EDT

$4-a-gallon gas highlights need to tap into domestic oil reserves.

Channel: Politics Tags: Alaska drilling needs to happen four dollar gas

John McCain: "The Constitution Established America as a Christian Nation"

RickyDawkins — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:43:12 EDT

A glassy-eyed McCain shows us exactly why he is unfit to lead this great nation. (In fact, the U.S. Constitution makes no mention of Christianity)

Channel: Politics Tags: religious freedom christ george bush godbot John McCain

Obama Confronts Lieberman On McCain Advocacy, Tone, on Senate Floor

bruhaha — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 21:41:33 EDT

Sen. Joe Lieberman, the self-described "Independent Democrat" who caucuses with the Democratic party in the Senate even though he has endorsed Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz, got some tough talk from Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, yesterday about his advocacy for the presumptive Republican presidential candidate and the general tone of the camp

Channel: Politics Tags: Barack Obama Joe Lieberman Senate John McCain