Mutually Assured Dysfunction: David Frum and the American Enterprise Institute
The Bush administration has gotten the country bogged down in the quagmire of Iraq, blown any chances for a peaceful resolution, during its tenure, of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, of reconciling with Iran so as to promote reform, and of keeping North Korea from obtaining nuclear weapons.
A Blue District Gone Red, Coming Back
If you live in a solidly red (Republican) or blue (Democratic) district, then the Fifth Congressional District of Virginia might strike you as a moderate area being contested by two moderate candidates. This huge area of farmland has been hard hit by corporate trade policies, and Republican Governor Virgil Goode has voted against CAFTA and every other 'free trade' proposal.
Groups mobilize to defend voting rights on Nov. 7
Unless urgent action is taken, millions of Americans may be denied their right to vote and have their vote counted this November, voting rights advocates warn.
The Assassins of Truth
It is evident to me that the United States government believes that any individual or group of people that works to prevent it from implementing its agenda are terrorists. Furthermore, I contend that the government's plan is not the people's agenda; but some of us will be required to sacrifice our lives in order to help them execute their will, and all of us will be required to sacrifice our freedoms.
Don't Believe Conservatives are Too Pissed Off to Vote!
Democrats don't be fooled. Foley's escapades won't keep conservatives away from the polls.
Lawsuit Intends to Force the Bush Administration to Recognize the Constitution
A recent lawsuit filed by Americans United for Separation of Church and State (AU) against the Department of Health and Human Services aims to force the Bush administration to cease violating the Constitution by funding marriage programs with an overtly religious slant.
The Impeachment Moment
If you've been around long enough, you've lived through moments -- there were a couple of striking ones in the Vietnam era -- when all the collective, practical wisdom of pundits and policy makers about what is possible in this world seems to fall away and suddenly the previously inconceivable enters the mainstream.
After Torture, What's Next
So, waterboarding is now OK. So is the suspension of one of our basic rights of freedom—the Writ of Habeas Corpus. Habeas Corpus, according to the U.S. Constitution, can only be suspended in cases of invasion or rebellion.
Iraq Veterans Working for Congressional Campaigns
Iraq Veterans for Progress (IVFP) is supporting the campaigns of four candidates running for the US House and Senate, and creating jobs for veterans at the same time: by sending veterans of the US Invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan to help the campaigns in any way they can.
It’s time for a change: Vote Nov. 7!
A recent poll shows that 75 percent of voters are disgusted by the Republican majority House and Senate, the highest disapproval rate since 1994. They are frustrated at Bush’s endless Iraq war, by Republican cronyism and corruption, tax giveaways to the rich, cutbacks in vital services, and criminal negligence in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
