Faux News Framing of Delay/Rethug Comments
This is very interesting to me:Fox News' Report on Tom DeLay's push against judges Go take a look and then come on back..I've got some pieces of it here and some comments and a poll at the bottom!The...
View ArticleMichigan Legislative ALERT - "Schiavo Prevention" Bill
Link to Bill TextUPDATED: Thanks to DHinMI for pointing out that the bolded sections of the bill are the only parts that have been modified or added to the current verbiage! This is a bill that was...
View ArticleFEMA Spending $750 MILLION dollars a day? [Updated]
From the Associated Press LinkThe congressional official who relayed word of Bush's decision did so on condition of anonymity because it was not clear when the formal announcement would be made....
View ArticleKennedy on 2008: "I'll support Kerry!"
Reading some AP headlines today, I came across this steaming pile of news: Kennedy: I'll support Kerry in 2008 race By GLEN JOHNSON Associated Press Writer BOSTON (AP) -- Sen. Edward Kennedy said...
View ArticleManufacturing in the USA
[Update] Note: Yes, I am using a presentation by Bill Ford to make a point...can we please move off the "Ford bashing" and focus in on the topic of discussion: The American Worker and Energy Policy...
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Wind Energy: December 2005 Overview and Status
Photo found at http://www.richard-seaman.com That's the subject of this diary...big ol honkin wind generators! Coming soon to an electrical grid near you! In all seriousness, look below the fold for...
View ArticleSlate: Poor Woman Chose To Be Taken Off Ventilator - WTF !
http://www.slate.com/... This is what made my jaw start to drop... Tirhas Habtegiris, a 27-year-old terminal cancer patient at Baylor Regional Medical Center in Plano, Texas, was removed from her...
View ArticleSun Tzu on The Art of...Politics?
In light of the overwhelming response to MaryScott O'Connor's appearance on the Faux News circuit recently and the outcry related to Kos' curt assessment of her work, I wanted to write this to reflect...
View ArticleResponse from my Congressman on TSA's Secure Flight Program
Several months ago, I read this story about James Moore, author of Bush's Brain and how he suddenly found himself on the TSA's No-Fly Watch List. I read and re-read the article, thought about it, and...
View ArticleWashington Supreme Court upholds DOMA
Note: sfluke posted the first story on this, located here There's also the original diary post that contains the bulk of comments: here This morning, at approximately 8 A.M. Pacific Time, the...
View ArticleThe Wisdom Of Billy Joel for the Progressive Heart
I've burned out a bit over the last few months (again). It seems to be a recurring theme nowadays. There's no place to discuss the necessary role of the public and our branches of government and what...
View ArticleWhat it says - Bill On Military Commissions (Torture)
I figured it would be useful to put the text of this steaming pile of legislation on the table and let everyone read it for themselves.... See below the fold.. I think we NEED to have our resident...
View Article7.1 magnitude quake in Indonesia - Local Tsunami Watch in Effect
Just headlined on MSNBC.com and CNN.com...Here's the place to get the latest seismic information... http://earthquake.usgs.gov/...Information is scarce right now...go here:...
View ArticleBrief Report on Everett, WA town hall
I attended the Everett, WA health care town hall last night at Memorial Stadium. The only member of congress there was Rick Larsen, who represents us in D.C.The event was scheduled to start at 5pm and...
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