“Those six people should have been arrested and prosecuted for pretending to be terrorists,” Gingrich said. “And the crew of the U.S. airplane should have been invited to the White House and congratulated for being correct in the protection of citizens.” From United Press International First off, I genuinely respect Newt as being one of… Continue reading Gingrich: Imams should have been arrested
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Rep. Rangel’s bill to reinstate the draft
WASHINGTON – Rep. Charles Rangel plans to resurrect a bill to reinstate the draft when Democrats take power in January, but the idea got a chilly reception yesterday in the heart of his Harlem district. From New York Daily News – Politics – Rangel feelin’ a draft Last time he brought this up, Mr. Rangel… Continue reading Rep. Rangel’s bill to reinstate the draft
Robert D. Steele
If you’re like me, you don’t have enough time to read all the important new books on Economics, Political Science, Diplomacy, War and Culture. That’s why I make it a point to see what Robert D. Steele has to say. His one line capsule of Culture Warrior by Bill O’Reilly is both funny and brutal.… Continue reading Robert D. Steele
Ex-Quarterback Thrives as Lobbyist
Now as a lobbyist, he has shown a similar deftness — as the case of John Deere suggests — for turning his lobbying assignments into business deals for himself and his clients. From Ex-Quarterback Thrives as Lobbyist – New York Times Few people demonstrate the revolving door between Congress and K-Street as well as JC… Continue reading Ex-Quarterback Thrives as Lobbyist
Punchscan.org
Punchscan is an optical scan voting system invented by David Chaum that allows voters to take a piece of the ballot home with them as a receipt. This receipt does not allow voters to prove how they voted to others, but it does permit them to: Verify that they have properly indicated their votes to… Continue reading Punchscan.org
the end of caveman-style conservativism
As pathetic, desperate efforts to spin an electoral loss of historic proportions go, this line of thinking makes the kind of faux intuitive sense that is pure talking point gold. The concocters of this poppycock deserve some credit. They were ready and waiting to unleash the conservative Democratic mandate and we’ll hear no end of… Continue reading the end of caveman-style conservativism
wing nut spin
I have two words for the wing-nuts that are claiming that America Rolls Over To Al-Qaeda or that Olberman and Bin Laden Are Celebrating: Please continue. If the election shows us anything it is that linking a democratic victory to a victory for the terrorists isn’t working. Linking the fiasco in Iraq to Al-Qaeda isn’t… Continue reading wing nut spin
get out the non-vote
It has started. YouTube – George Allen’s Campaign Attempts to Suppress Democratic Votes. Lets hope that Nancy can add election reform to the already packed agenda. I don’t see it in the The Book, the Democratic Plan for ‘07.
Because of Iraq
I’m going to vote next Tuesday, Because of Iraq. (link to YouTube)
Hacking Democracy
“Hacking Democracy” follows Harris – a middle-aged writer and literary publicist from Seattle who first became interested in voting difficulties shortly before the 2002 race – as she travels the country to sound the alarm about what has become the most talked-about problem in elections, the dangers posed by the paperless electronic voting machines. Harris… Continue reading Hacking Democracy