Archive for April, 2009
General Who Probed Abu Ghraib Says Bush Officials Committed War Crimes
Sunday, April 26th, 2009by: Warren Strobel, McClatchy Newspapers
Washington – The Army general who led the investigation into prisoner abuse at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison accused the Bush administration Wednesday of committing “war crimes” and called for those responsible to be held to account.
The remarks by Maj. Gen. Antonio Taguba, who’s now retired, came in a new report that [...]
Get a Job, Lazy Hippie!
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009A new poll from Rasmussen says 49% of American adults say “it is possible for anyone who really wants to work to find a job.” When unemployment is over 10% in RI, nearing 10% nationwide, and 15.6% nationwide by the more realistic u6 numbers, what are we to make of such a widespread belief? Are all [...]
Death Before Taxes?
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009By Nuisance Industry, the dailykos.
Corruption is in Cook County, Illinois, and it is endangering residents. This week, the ChicagoTribune reported on a scandal more than 20 years in the making.
Like every town across the nation, south suburban Crestwood tucks a notice into utility bills each summer reassuring residents their drinking water is safe. Village leaders also [...]
Tea Party Counter-Protest
Wednesday, April 15th, 2009The “Tea Party” is being held at the state house today. We, along with some like-minded groups, are going to hold a counter-protest. If you are available from 3-6, or part of those hours, you’re welcome to join us!
While the “tea party” is supposedly a grassroots movement, it has been engineered, funded, and supported by [...]
A Warning About The Tea Parties
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009By Dave Johnson, The Huffington Post.
A number of people I have spoken with are planning to attend a “tea party” tomorrow, so I thought it might be a good idea to write about this. They are not what they claim to be. They are not “spontaneous” or “grassroots.” They are another corporate-funded campaign to trick [...]
Tea Parties Forever
Monday, April 13th, 2009By Paul Krugman, The New York Times.
This is a column about Republicans — and I’m not sure I should even be writing it.
Fred R. Conrad/The New York Times
Paul Krugman
Today’s G.O.P. is, after all, very much a minority party. It retains some limited ability to obstruct the Democrats, but has no ability to make or even [...]
How to End a War, Eisenhower’s Way
Sunday, April 12th, 2009by Jean Edward Smith, The New York Times.
President Obama’s unscheduled visit to Iraq suggests a president determined to see a war zone first hand and draw his own conclusions. Lincoln availed himself of that opportunity during the Civil War, but the most pertinent example may be Dwight D. Eisenhower, who toured the battlefront in Korea [...]
Vermont Passes Gay Marriage: How Far We’ve Come
Tuesday, April 7th, 2009By Madeleine M. Kunin, The Huffington Post.
Right after the Vermont legislature voted (100 to 49, precisely the 2/3 needed) to over-ride Governor Jim Douglas’ veto this morning of a law permitting gay marriage, my daughter got a text message, “Yeah, Vermont!”
She was not the only one cheering when the vote was announced. I felt an [...]
Story punches reporters in face; goes unnoticed
Monday, April 6th, 2009By David Waldman, the dailykos.
He just believed in our right to bear arms. He believe that hard economic times were going to put forth gun bans and that sort of thing. He basically believed in what our forefathers had put before us, and was being distorted by the Zionist-controlled government, and he didn’t believe in [...]