A Day of Reckoning For Don Siegelman, Eleventh Circuit
The Case For Why Siegelman’s Verdict Should Be OverturnedA detailed analysis of the appeals briefs in the Siegelman case reveals four solid arguments the appeals court panel could stand on to reverse the conviction, order a mi...
Torturers Demand Pardons from Bush
The U.K. Telegraph, which published some of the worst neocon Iraq War propaganda by Con Coughlin, is now openly lobbying for George Bush to pardon those who carried out the torture Bush himself authorized.
I Can Haz Trezuree?
I've never run an investment bank, but obviously I'm a whole lot smarter than former Goldman Sachs CEO Hank Paulson, because I figured this out as soon as he proposed it. So can I be the Treasury Secretary now?
One More Reason Why I Love Rachel Maddow
Yesterday Sarah Palin complained to Greta van Susteren about being criticized by "some blogger probably sitting there in your parents basement wearing their pajamas blogging some kind of gossip or lie." To show her solidarity with us blogge...
Bush Has 69 Days to Pardon Scooter Libby - and Himself
We're not the only ones outraged at the idea that George W. Bush will pardon the criminals in his administration just before he leaves office on January 20. Chris Matthews is actually counting the days! His "Big Number" for today was 69 ...
What If Labor Opposed War?
By David SwansonI think the peace movement and every justice movement in the United States should simply overwhelm Congress members during the next two months with one and only one demand: Pass the Employee Free Choice Act in January. This is, ...
Stop Bush Pardons
One week ago, the Bush-Cheney Administration was thorougly rejected by the American people. George Bush's approval ratings are the lowest in Presidential history, due in part to his criminal actions like invading Iraq, torture, an...
Pardon Scorecard: Dictatorship or Democracy?
Bush's expected pardons are a litmus test for bloggers, journalists, elected officials, and policymakers. Either you support the Rule of Law, or you support Dictatorship - there really is no middle ground.Rule ...
My Winners and Losers of 2008 Election
i guess everyone has their W & L list; here's mine.WinnersBarack Obama: for staying true to his positive message for change. For sticking to the message “this is what I plan on doing as President” rather than ...
Too Big
When the current depression came to the attention of this administration, the cry came out from almost everyone that we must save our huge financial institutions because they are "too big to fail." So we plopped down $700 billion to save companies that...
The Bright Side of a Depression
You are probably filled with anxiety abut your job, your home, your investments, your business. All the economic predictions are dire and your economic future does not look too good. You have reason to be depressed, but don't be. As one who survived th...
Open Thread
What is going on?Tags: open thread (all tags)
California Not Always So Liberal
There are good reasons you might have the impression that my home state of California is a very liberal place. For example, you might not know anyone who was alive before cultural conservatives started trashing Hollywood, aka, Babylon The Great, for de...
