The "initiative" process, pioneered by Oregon in 1904, as a means of stopping corrupt and bribed legislators stalling needed reforms has been co-opted by the corrupters and bribers to STOP the Oregon legislature from making needed reforms.
Monthly Archives: October 2009
Kerry: General McChrystal’s Troop Request Reaches Too Far, Too Fast
In a speech delivered to the Council on Foreign Relations this afternoon, Senator John Kerry, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said, General McChrystal’s troop request for Afghanistan “reaches too far, too fast.” Although Kerry may eventually support a troop surge in Afghanistan he said that “before additional troops are deployed to the country, three conditions must be met: sufficient Afghan troops; reliable local partners; and enough development aid to buttress military progress.” “Under the right circumstances, if...
You can’t shame the Republicans
The Republicans and Al Qaeda say President Barack Obama doesn’t deserve the Nobel Peace Prize. A former Peace Prize winner says he does. “In less than a year, with his inspiring messages of humility, dialogue and peace, President Obama has significantly lessened the tensions in the world, in the Middle East (University of Cairo speech), in relations with Russia, Iran, Venezuela,” Jose Ramos-Horta recently wrote on the Huffington PostInternet website. “President Obama’s conciliatory approach, the depth of his intellect...
Scary Isn’t a Kid in a Halloween Costume
One of the joys of Halloween is to dress in scary costumes and pretend to frighten others, who pretend to be frightened. But with less than two weeks until an evening of trick-or-treating, it’s possible there won’t be anything scarier than what’s already happened in the country. We are being told to fear the swine flu virus, and then learn that the vaccine, which was supposed to be available in mid-October, won’t be ready for awhile. It makes little...
Kerry Cautions Obama, Says Obama Would Be ‘Irresponsible’ to Send More Troops to Afghanistan Now
In an interview that aired this morning on CNN, Senator John Kerry cautioned President Obama “against raising troop levels in Afghanistan, saying it would be “entirely irresponsible” to do so while the Afghan government remains in turmoil following national elections.” Speaking from Afghanistan, Kerry, who is Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said the U.S. should listen to the advice of Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S. commander in that country. “When our own, you know, commanding general...
Obama Takes on the Health Insurance Industry
In his weekly address to the nation today, Barack Obama took on the health insurance industry and their deceptive ads about health care reform. Via the NY Times: “It’s smoke and mirrors,” Mr. Obama said. “It’s bogus. And it’s all too familiar. Every time we get close to passing reform, the insurance companies produce these phony studies as a prescription and say, ‘Take one of these, and call us in a decade.’ Well, not this time.” The full text...
Rush’s Widdel Feewings are Aww Hurted
Rush skated on the "Magic Negro" controversy because "liberal" reporters didn't bother doing their legwork. Just like he skated on the hillbilly heroin controversy because it was a "prescription" drug. Well, so's cocaine, but if Rush bloviates long enough, the outright crime will go away. He's learned that at some point: A rationalization a day makes the criminality go away.
Hillary Says She Won’t Run for President Again
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in an interview on Monday that she would not run for president again. Clinton was asked three different time by NBC’s Ann Curry and each time her response was “No.” “This is a great job,” Clinton said in the interview broadcast Monday. “It is a 24-7 job. And I am looking forward to retirement at some point.” After the 2008 elections, Clinton accepted Obama’s offer to serve as his top diplomat. Unless she...
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