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In a pretty long piece at ConsortiumNews about Bush's abuses of power and war crimes, there appeared this jewel: In a healthy democracy...

Mrs. F and I were talking the other day, just after Hurricane Rita hit, wondering about how FEMA and Homeland Security might drop the ball a...

I know most of you couldn't care less about our governor. I also know there's nothing funny about discrimination under color of law,...

I offer a threefer from Truthout . It isn't just Tom DeLay. The vast corrupt money machine that funded the Republican Revolution is expl...

This is from an interview with Cindy Sheehan by TomDispatch . TD: And what do you actually expect? We have three and a half more years of th...

If you can . The Chimp says the economy is doing so well. Surely somebody must be hiring.

How many #2 guys are there in al-Qaeda anyway? John's keeping a list : [. . .] Below is an almost comprehensive list (I'm sure I mi...

Shayna the Cattle Dog says that George Bush and his band of thieves are destroying the world with unchecked pollution, their disregard for t...

Shayna here. The old man is busy painting before the old lady gets home from Jesusland so he can clean up a little. I hate it when he has ...

If you're interested in the housing bubble or live in the U.S. economy, go read this article in the LATimes . "There are some signs...

By Jan Frel at Alternet . But Dreier also represents another archetype of the dark side of the GOP: The closeted gay man. If ever there wer...

From Sirotablog . Republicans would like you to believe that since Rep. Tom DeLay (R-TX) yesterday resigned his leadership post, they have ...

A rousing good must-read at Common Dreams . Gleefully swiped from Shakey's Sis . In short, George W. Bush is toast, as is the whole regr...

From the lovely and insightful Jane . Let's get rid of Joe-mentum: [. . .] Kos is reporting that Lowell Weicker is seriously thinking o...

While I'm putting a coat of primer on my shelves, listening to DeLay's horseshit denials yesterday it hit me. How many of you were ...

Yahoo! From MSNBC : DeLay indicted in campaign finance probe WASHINGTON - A Texas grand jury on Wednesday charged Rep. Tom DeLay and two pol...

Ruth Gledhill, Religion Correspondent, in the TimesOnlineUK : RELIGIOUS belief can cause damage to a society, contributing towards high murd...

From Alternet : Consultants Tied To DeLay Ally Jack Abramoff Charged With Murder... Fort Lauderdale police said yesterday that they charged...

I love those two! From Truthout : Washington, DC - Today Rep. Henry A. Waxman and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi introduced the Anti-C...

From the Associated Press : The Texas grand jury investigating House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's state political organization was comple...