The EconomyEven the IMF doesn’t think the projected deficits are telling the whole story and they’d like the administration to get its ducks in a row.”The international bank is set … [Keep reading >>]
Archive for August, 2003
EducationNo child left behind is lost in smoke and mirrors. Edward Kennedy, who got behind the President’s idea is steaming. NYTimes: Herbert … [Keep reading >>]
Candidate WatchDean fires up the faithful (4,000!) in Virginia. TAP: DeanWesley Clark looks like he’s in - Sept 19 launch date? NYTimes: Clark … [Keep reading >>]
The Environment”In one of its most far-reaching environmental actions, the Bush administration signed a rule that will allow thousands of power plants, refineries, pulp and paper mills, chemical plants and … [Keep reading >>]
Presidential WatchAnd just for a little fun, here is Washington Monthly’s “Mendacity Index” of recent presidents. WashintonMonthly … [Keep reading >>]
Environment As I write this Jimmy Breslin won’t back off from criticizing the President and the EPA for their little deception about clean air in NYC in the days following … [Keep reading >>]
The Media The CIA The Media The CIAJournalists go into great danger to bring out the squirmy little facts in parts of the world important to us, but hard to … [Keep reading >>]
IraqThe Empire is running out of money, folks. Get out your wallets. Reuters: Out of MoneyBut don’t worry. Bush has some distractions in mind. NYTimes: MoreAtttacksMeanwhile, the … [Keep reading >>]
Labor NewsPresident Bush insists that raises to Federal Workers be held at 2% — or jeopardize the war on terrorism! But the raises he gave to the richest of … [Keep reading >>]
CaliforniaThe dirt on Schwarzenegger is beginning to be swept out from under the carpet. Dirt of course is in the eye of the beholder. Arnold didn’t think it … [Keep reading >>]
WMD”WASHINGTON — Frustrated at the failure to find Saddam Hussein’s suspected stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons, U.S. and allied intelligence agencies have launched a major effort to determine if … [Keep reading >>]
EnvironmentWe haven’t linked to the estimable Mother Jones much, for no good reason. The current issue has a damning catalog of Bush’s impact on the environment. Read it and … [Keep reading >>]
Electronic Voting (fraud)A very good article about the problems with electronic voting, and the man who brought them to the light of day, Avi Rubin. A must read.”Within the … [Keep reading >>]
CaliforniaWorking Assets has a fine idea: get Darrel Issa to pay for the cost of the recall. When grassroots energy couldn’t get the signatures needed to trigger a recall … [Keep reading >>]
The EconomyThe same guys who blame Governor Davis of California for the massive state deficit keep their lips buttoned about President Bush’s really really really massive deficit. $480,000,000,000 (that’s … [Keep reading >>]
Patriot ActsA hard hitting editorial in the Baltimore Sun points out that Ashcoft’s love of the Patiot act is mobilizing not only liberals but conservatives — in forces that could … [Keep reading >>]
The MediaRupert Murdoch is after the BBC. The BBC is finally fighting back. Truthout: BBCThe New Haven Register tries to get with the FOX sense of humor but finds it … [Keep reading >>]
The InternetGoogle “George Bush Frankenstein” and this is what you get. Bush FrankensteinMuch more fun suggested by Maureen Farrel over at BuzzFlash. BuzzFlash … [Keep reading >>]
Neo Con WatchThis will make you sick and furious. The neocons who set up the debacle unfolding were warned in a study done by the Army War College, which … [Keep reading >>]
Karl Rove WatchJoseph Wilson IV is the former Ambassador to Gabon (and associate director of the NSC for Africa). He was sent by the Administration to suss out the … [Keep reading >>]
