Bush draws line: aides won't swear to tell the truth
And he's threatening a "constitutional showdown" if Democrats insist on the truth."We will not go along with a partisan fishing expedition aimed at honorable public servants," he said. "It will be...
View ArticleWith the Supreme Court targeting Roe, where shall progressives draw the line?...
Russell Shaw calls for progressives to unite around whatever Democratic Party nominee for president:I look at this past week's 5-4 Supreme Court vote against "partial birth abortion." Then I hold up...
View ArticleNow that the Supreme Court has thrown reproductive rights to the political...
...it's time to push back the regressive forces in Congress. Support the Freedom of Choice Act.Step 1:Join NARAL Pro-Choice America in our National Call-In Day to Support the Freedom of Choice Act -...
View ArticleSurge and Splurge 2007
Via Shakesville, we learn that Hearst Newspapers did a little reading between the Pentagon lines:The Bush administration is quietly on track to nearly double the number of combat troops in Iraq this...
View ArticleDemocrats big and small
On this day, the Democrats in Congress seem very very small, while Al Gore is like a giant.I wish he would run. Then I would get really interested. I want to be inspired by the frontrunners. They hit...
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Forget about Bush and Cheney - Impeach the Precedents they've Claimed
Impeachment of the worst White House administration in history comes upeveryday in the blogosphere -- and not without itsskeptics. I've been rather skeptical about it all myself. What with how the...
View ArticleBecause doesn't a woman's body belong to her and NOT the US government?
The Senate has passed a bill that contains language to repeal the global gag rule.So what's next for the global gag rule? It's now headed to a House-Senate "conference committee," where a few members...
View ArticleDennis Hastert to resign?
The red blog says so, noting:Not sure what "later this year" means...but I'm not sure who will attend the pity party.Is the GOP timing for Mark Foley backlash? (Ha!) Or just another instance of a...
View ArticleNikita's Tactics and the Healthcare Dustup, or The Russians are Coming, the...
Shades of Cold War Commies, the latest verbal assault and acting out remind me of the staged tantrum thrown by Nikita Khrushchev when he did not like what the United States and the rest of the West...
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Simply not paying our bills is not how to balance the budget
The position of the Republicans in the budget negotiations is an outrage to every responsible citizen in our republic. Let's get some facts straight:The debt is money already spentWe owe it. For the...
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