Being poor is knowing exactly how much everything costs. It is hoping the toothache goes away, crying when you drop the mac and cheese on the floor, and knowing you work as hard as anyone, anywhere. Most of all, being poor is knowing how hard it is to stop. – John Scalzi
Robert Kuttner made a compelling case that Cheney really is running the country. You have a frontman running interference for a secretive string puller. No one feels they have any say in the way this country is being run into the ground while politicians confuse people with half-truths and lies.
The debate on global warming is over, with carbon dioxide levels higher than anytime in 650,000 years. Yet federal leadership remains beholden to fossil fuel interests. The American ideal once called us to be a shining example for the world; instead, corporate greed has twisted us into its users and abusers.
While critics often label the Bush administration incompetent for attacking opponents instead of offering real solutions, the results tell a different story. With corporate profits soaring, privatization surging, and lucrative no-bid contracts at record highs, the administration’s strategy appears not like failure, but a calculated agenda operating exactly as intended.
The Writer’s Almanac from American Public Media, Aug 30, 2006: “It’s the birthday of political humorist Molly Ivins, born in Monterey, California (1944).” Have a great birthday Molly…And many more.
Rep. Katherine Harris claimed that church-state separation is a “lie,” arguing that electing non-Christians inevitably legislates sin. Yet her narrow rhetoric never explains where other believers stand in her vision of America, especially considering the contentious 2000 Florida election role and Supreme Court rulings that delivered this disastrous national administration.
Living in 1970s Germany taught me that terrorism could be dealt with without panic or politicization—life simply went on. Comparing that resilience to America’s fearful, post-9/11 ‘Chicken Little’ response is embarrassing. Bruce Schneier’s perspective hits the mark: it’s time to take a deep breath, stop cowering, and regain sanity.
There is no phrase more crucial than this: America has no hereditary kings. Yet, for an administration claiming to spread democracy worldwide, the relentless misuse of power suggests otherwise. It is high time someone in the Oval Office explains to the “decider-in-chief” that democracy begins with self-restraint, not entitlement.
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