BUSH’S BACKFIRE

Jim Hightower rightly observes that Bush’s neoconservative foreign policy backfired entirely, becoming a blueprint for extremist recruitment rather than regional democracy. Instead of securing peace, these reckless actions drown America’s credibility in a worsening quagmire. With two years left of this failed presidency, voting in a loyal opposition is essential.

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HoustonChronicle.com – Court rules GOP can’t replace DeLay on ballot

A federal appeals court ruled Republicans cannot replace Tom DeLay on the November ballot after his resignation. Having spent years watching his antics as my representative, I never thought I’d be glad to see his name on a ballot. Welcome back, Tom—you can’t outrun your record. May justice finally catch up.

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Bill Moyers for President

Molly Ivins – Creators.com – Creators Syndicate: “The poor man who is currently our president has reached such a point of befuddlement that he thinks stem cell research is the

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Eugene Robinson - It's Disproportionate. . .

It’s Disproportionate. . .

It’s Disproportionate. . .: “I felt better when I thought the Decider didn’t have a worldview, just a set of instincts about freedom and democracy. But even if you set

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I.R.S. to Cut Tax Auditors

I.R.S. To Cut Tax Auditors – New York Times

I.R.S. to Cut Tax Auditors – New York Times: “The federal government is moving to eliminate the jobs of nearly half of the lawyers at the Internal Revenue Service who

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Bush's Tactic of Refusing Laws Is Probed

“I was for the law I signed before I was again it”

Bush’s Tactic of Refusing Laws Is Probed: ‘The President’s constitutional duty is to enforce laws he has signed into being unless and until they are held unconstitutional by the Supreme

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The People's Business

The People’s Business

The People’s Business: “On Tuesday it (the House) took up the gay-marriage amendment. This was a meaningless exercise, except in terms of amassing political ammunition: The Senate had already defeated

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What Did You Expect, America

Daily Kos: What Did You Expect, America?

Daily Kos: What Did You Expect, America?: “If you put people in charge of running a project they are ideologically committed to proving a failure, it will fail. “ I

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