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Inauguration statement of conscience

Not In Our Name, which in 2002 issued a statement of conscience about where America was headed, plans a new one for the Bush inauguration. It is worth repeating verbatim:

George W. Bush is about to be inaugurated for a second term as President of the United States. Let it not be said that the […]

Impeachment now

We all knew it was coming but here is the lede of an Associated Press report (emphasis added):

WASHINGTON Jan 12, 2005 — The search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq has quietly concluded without any evidence of the banned weapons that President Bush cited as justification for going to war, the White House […]

Hunter Thompson on Nixon and Bush

Hunter Thompson was long a favorite of mine, particularly his Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ’72. Although my favorable impressions waned over the years, his writing remains unique.

Hunter was no fan of Richard Nixon. So the fact this excerpt from his Fear and Loothing, Campaign 2004 in the latest Rolling Stone is […]

Utter disrespect for legal rights

As you’ve hopefully heard by now, the government has decided to release “enemy combatant” Yaser Hamdi to Saudi Arabia without any charges being filed. Hamdi’s story is instructive of the extent to which the Bushies will go and proof of their utter disregard for legal process.

Hamdi, a US citizen, was turned over to US […]

Bush’s Words

The Daily Show continues to excel. If you didn’t catch it during the Repugnican hatefest, it now has available on the web the most accurate video about Bush and the war on terror. Go here and watch the video George W. Bush’s Words. It’s a shame a satirical program is the only one truly informing […]