Well, first he said that he’d resign, effective September 30. Then, he said he’d resign, CONDITIONAL on what the judge said about withdrawing his guilty plea. (And that he was completely innocent.) THEN, he said, that while September 30 had passed, he’d wait for the judge’s ruling. The judge did not allow him to withdraw his guilty plea. And so, Idaho Senator Larry Craig’s long bout of bizarre, lying behavior continued today, as he confronted the judicial ruling in...
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Racism Update
UPDATE 5:28 PM PDT: Today, CNN has noted a plethora of stories that relate directly to the issues raised in my earlier story. Police probe racial incident at school for deaf Coast Guard tries to deal with noose incidents Student apologizes for making ‘Jena 6′ re-enactment Here’s an excerpt from that last story: Sphere: Related Content
Enhanced Interrogation Methods? No, The Word Is “Torture”
I am sick to death of all the pussyfooting around the subject that has occupied the media for the duration of this premeditated, illegal war of terror that we the people of the United States have allowed to be waged against the people of Iraq, in our name, for the last several years. No matter how much lipstick and rouge we smear on the face of this war no matter how we attempt to dress up the evil and...
Congressman Tim Ryan Endorses Chris Dodd
Congressman Tim Ryan, an outspoken opponent of the war and a consistent voice that speaks truth to power, has a fine diary up at DailyKos explaining his endorsement. It explains the process he went through to make this endorsement. It’s revealing of both Ryan and Dodd. Please read the original. Here’s my own reaction to the Ryan endorsement as published in the comment string at DKos. As a candidate I’ve been impressed with the fire Dodd has shown in...
Racism and the Jena 6
Regular readers will recall my posting last month, “CNN, the KKK and the Jena 6” which drew THIS long response in the wee hours last night. Normally, I’d just shine it on, but it really illuminates what I’ve been talking about for a long time: that racism in America, while increasingly hidden, remains deeply masked, deeply felt, and deeply entrenched. Here, on The Democratic Daily, this appeared: Comment from: DR. FESTLER MN I find it interesting that you mention...
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