Republican Senators Call for Mass Deportations of Immigrants
In a disgusting display of what the Republican Party is really all about, two GOP Senators introduced a bill that would force undocumented immigrants to leave the country in five years, create a massive new bureaucracy at the Social Security Administration, and would increase militarization of the border by adding 11,000 agents to the Department of Homeland Security’s massive border police force.
American Mullahs and the Cult of Fear: Network News as Counter-Reality
Certainly, it wasn’t what I expected to hear from a CNN news anchor. But there it was – striking honesty about the news. Arms waving for emphasis, the host of the CNN morning show passionately complains about the Bush administration’s unwillingness to accept the science of global warming.
John Roberts: a 'Consensus' Nominee? Bush Misses the Mark...Again
From 'troubling' and 'concern' to outright opposition, civil rights and liberties organizations expressed immediate disapproval of President Bush’s nomination of ideologically conservative John G. Roberts to replace Sandra Day O’Connor on the high court.
How Comcast Censors Political Content:Or Why My Comcast Horror Story Is Better Than Yours
Most Comcast internet customers seem to have horror stories, but in my humble opinion this one is a doozie and may even suggest threats to freedom of speech more significant than the jailing of a court stenographer.
Karl Rove May Have Lied to Federal Agents
Looks like Karl Rove did break the law, the same federal law that got Martha Stewart sentenced to six months in prison. It now appears that Rove, President Bush’s chief of staff, may have lied to the FBI in October 2003—a federal crime—when he was questioned by federal agents investigating who was responsible for leaking information about a covert CIA operative to the media.
Karl Rove: Crime as Public Relations
'Turd blossom,' President Bush’s pet name for his pudgy friend and the brains of the Bush operation, Karl Rove, should resign and go to jail.
The Summer of Love this Ain’t: America in its Season of Amnesia
But the Summer of Love this ain’t. In 2005, America’s drug of choice isn’t acid – it’s fear. But what a trip fear it is. Dig the psychedelic colours of our fear: Code Orange, Yellow, and Red – and even alerts in Amber... Of course, this is still the season of amnesia. Already this year, in 2005, 405 American soldiers have been killed on the sands of Iraq, and another 54 Americans have been killed in the mountains and plains of Afghanistan.
Supreme Court Nomination: Democrats Can Succeed Without the Filibuster
Since the resignation announcement of Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, various reporters and pundits have concluded that whomever President Bush nominates will win confirmation. Last week, a reporter for The Washington Post told listeners of National Public Radio that since Republicans control the Senate, Mr. Bush’s nomination would be essentially guaranteed. However, if history is any indication, this is far from certain.
California Spying, Schwarzenegger-Style
An intelligence unit of the California National Guard monitored anti-war protesters who gathered at the state Capitol on Mother’s Day, the June 26 San Jose Mercury News reported. The article noted that press staff of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger had given the Guard unit advance notice of
this demonstration.
Energy Adviser Who Solicited Enron Input Named FERC Chair
The latest example of chutzpah from Bush and co. is the announcement that Joseph Kelliher, a former policy adviser with the Department of Energy who currently serves as a commissioner on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the agency that controls the country's natural gas industry, hydroelectric projects, electric utilities, and oil pipelines and has played a critical role in the deregulation of those industries, will be named by the White House Thursday to chair FERC.
