But My Lawyer Said I Could!
March 23, 2007
The excuse most often offered by the Bush Administration for many of its blatantly illegal acts, including torture, secret detention, extraordinary rendition, and the use of signing statements to refuse to enforce selected parts of Congressional legislation, is that these actions were justified as legally defensible, or simply legally non-controversial, by the Administration’s attorneys, including
Rove Overboard!
March 22, 2007
It’s time for another Irresponsible Speculation™! Today the subject that flies to everyone’s lips is the scandal in search of a -gate; the firing of 8 US Attorneys, apparently for political reasons. The situation looks dire (the author rubs in his hands hamster-fashion in the universal gesture of evil delight) for the Administration as they
Drinking Liberally 3/22
March 22, 2007
It’s time for another weekly Drinking Liberally. Liberals will be meeting at the Shanty at 6pm (see the right-hand side bar) for drinks and discussion. This week, our special guest is Dan Patterson, a well-known local activist who is exploring the possibility of running for the Democratic nomination for Mayor of Tucson. Come on down
Dim Bulb
March 18, 2007
Question: How many members of the Bush Administration does it take to change a light bulb?
Nuclear Power in American Energy Strategy
March 17, 2007
The following is a posting by Guest Author Russell Lowes: The media the Southeastern U.S. is pushing the resurgence of nuclear power as the solution to America’s energy future quite uncritically. That may be because the epicenter for the new nuclear power industry is the old south, stretching from the Carolinas to Florida and Texas.
Housekeeping
March 15, 2007
A few changes to the site I wanted to let you readers know about. First, I added a GrandCentral button that allows anyone visiting the page to give me a phone call, where ever I might be. Grandcentral is a IP telephony product that uses the internet to route incoming calls and to provide a
Democrats Failing to Deliver in Congress
March 14, 2007
I’m so angry I could spit. The Democratic caucus in Congress is proving that they didn’t understand the voters when we elected a Democratic majority. The election of 2006 was a referendum on the Iraq war and this Administration’s handling of the ‘War on Terror’. We handed our new Democratic Congress a mandate to provide
