Dead Of Night
Dead Of Night: “Freedom is on the march. Last night, behind everyone’s back, the Republicans tried to slip a paragraph into the middle of a rushed, 3000-page spending bill. The paragraph would have allowed the (Republican) leadership and anyone they deputized — but no one else — to read anyone’s tax return for any purpose […]
Read MoreSecret Laws
Secret Laws: “ Almost 2000 years BC, Hammurabi put Babylon’s laws in writing for the first time ever “so that all men might read and know what was required of them.” 4000 years later, the U.S. government is making public laws passé, according to an excellent article by Steve Aftergood of the Federation of American […]
Read MoreMoyers: Democracy in the Balance
Moyers: Democracy in the Balance: “Bill Moyers has an excellent essay Democracy in the Balance How do we nurture the healing side of religion over the killing side? How do we protect the soul of democracy against bad theology in service of an imperial state? by Bill Moyers” (Via Greater Democracy.) THAT’S THE SHAME of […]
Read MoreGOP seeks suspension of RU-486 – The Washington Times: Nation/Politics – November 18, 2004
GOP seeks suspension of RU-486 – The Washington Times: Nation/Politics – November 18, 2004: “” (Via .) —– this is not surprising, they want to remove all choice…..
Read MoreUrban Legends Reference Pages: Politics (H. L. Mencken)
Urban Legends Reference Pages: Politics (H. L. Mencken): “The larger the mob, the harder the test. In small areas, before small electorates, a first-rate man occasionally fights his way through, carrying even the mob with him by force of his personality. But when the field is nationwide, and the fight must be waged chiefly at […]
Read MoreAt such times, in place of the voice of duty which no longer peaks in men’s hearts, the cheifs are forced to substitute the cry of terror or the lure of some apparent interest by which they deceive their creatures. At such times one has to have recoruse to all the petty and contemptible ruses […]
Read MoreWhite House Officials: It’s Condi Rice
White House Officials: It’s Condi Rice: “White House officials are telling Fox News that Bush has decided on Condi Rice to replace Colin Powell as Secretary of State….” (Via TalkLeft: The Politics of Crime.) ——— talk about your major bad news………..
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White House Officials: It’s Condi Rice: “White House officials are telling Fox News that Bush has decided on Condi Rice to replace Colin Powell as Secretary of State….” (Via TalkLeft: The Politics of Crime.) ——— talk about your major bad news………..
Read MoreMoral Values I’d Like to Revive
Moral Values I’d Like to Revive: Clean Air and Water Home Cooked Meals Reading Out Loud Minding Your Own Business Humility Spending Time Together With The Ones You Love Growing Your Own Taffy Pulls Original Music Family Doctors Public Schooling Rapid Transit Poetry Tree Climbing Natural Breasts Sex Without Advertising Orgasms Without Explanations Life Without […]
Read MoreMoral Values I'd Like to Revive
Moral Values I’d Like to Revive: Clean Air and Water Home Cooked Meals Reading Out Loud Minding Your Own Business Humility Spending Time Together With The Ones You Love Growing Your Own Taffy Pulls Original Music Family Doctors Public Schooling Rapid Transit Poetry Tree Climbing Natural Breasts Sex Without Advertising Orgasms Without Explanations Life Without […]
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