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Throw Out The Hyenas of the Ruling Class

Is there anyone out there who still harbors the delusion that George Bush or most of his administration possesses the slightest shred of human integrity or the tiniest morsel of respect for the truth, for law, for the people of this country or any other?
Sorry, the question was rhetorical and asked out of personal frustration [...]

Ten Post Round-Up: Multiple Choice Monday

Sometimes the weekend seems so long and yet, not long enough. It’s back to the old grindstone for many of you, so I hope you got your morning cuppa cuz I got a Ten Post Round-Up for you.
Before we begin, how about a holiday attitude adjustment? Il Divo Christmas-Mania
Still hosting the Round-Up as a multiple [...]

The Neo-Con Foreign Policy of Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

Yet Again: Why We Must Impeach Bush and Cheney
A Time for Humble Pie
On Tuesday, President Bush reported to the nation and the world that a recent National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) concluded that four years ago Iran had stopped its covert program aimed at developing nuclear weapons. To many sober minds, this news would be cause [...]

Afghanistan Heats Up… Kerry to Speak at SAIS on A Winning Strategy in Afghanistan

Things are heating up in Afghanistan again… The WaPo reports Defense Secretary Gates is voicing concern over the “growing level of violence” in Afghanistan and the U.S. and Afghanistan “plan to expand the Afghan army by up to 12,000 soldiers and accelerate shipments of tens of thousands of U.S. M-16 rifles, armored Humvees and other weaponry [...]

Ten Post Round-Up: Gimme the Truth

Morning cuppa…laptop…interweb connection…Don’t bother me, I’m blogging!
First, the daily “attitude adjustment”: Gimme the Truth (The PolitiFact Song). Very catchy, ditty!
Concerned about giving your darling little rugrats over-the-counter medicine? Try a teaspoon of honey, at bedtime, to calm your child’s cough. (Source: CNN.com)(1)
Tired of getting gouged by your credit card company? Looks like the Democrats and [...]

Bali Climate Change Conference: A Roadmap on Climate Change

The U.N. Climate Change Conference began in Bali today. Delegates from over 180 nations are participating along with observers from intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations. The purpose of the Bali conference is ”to negotiate a new pact to succeed the Kyoto protocol, which expires in 2012.”
Among the non-govermental participants at the conference will be a group of islanders [...]

New NIE Report Admits Iran Ended Atomic Arms Work in 2003

The Bush administration has just lost their number one excuse to bomb Iran. All the posturing and blustering from Cheney and crew has been proven to be based on lies and propaganda:
A new assessment by American intelligence agencies concludes that Iran halted its nuclear weapons program in 2003 and that the program remains on hold, [...]

GWB: Sh*t Stirrer in the Middle East

It was predictable that our invading Iraq could lead to military clashes between Turkey and the people of Kurdish Northern Iraq. It was predictable because it was predicted. To some, then, the latest flare up of fighting in the long simmering hostilities on the Turkish Iraqi border comes as anything but a surprise. To some, [...]

Ten Post Round-Up: Saturday Night’s Alright

Gettin’ in a little blogging action before the afternoon over takes me and I become pre-occuppied with what to do with myself come sunset.
I actually had a little bit of success finding some good news on the interwebs, today. But, the number of positive stories still feels like too few and far between.
I’m actually in [...]

Kurdish Oil Deals

Here’s a fun little story that, like so much with this Administration, provides at least as many questions as it does answers. Anyway, I think that if I was sneaking around doing stuff that GWB really does not approve of I would not be having glamorous parties in the luxurious mansion home of a big [...]

Rudy and the Terror Sheikh

I’ll bet this wasn’t a topic in tonight’s “depressing” GOP debate:

Intelligent Conservatism for a Change

I recently ran across this piece in the conservative party news from Britain on a Blueprint for a green economy.
The Quality of Life Policy Group, chaired by John Gummer and vice-chaired by Zac Goldsmith, released their final report on Thursday morning. The Group have spent 18 months developing an agenda to make Britain a world [...]