Forged Prewar Intelligence: Our new "Don't ask! Don't tell!" policy
FBI Is Taking Another Look at Forged Prewar Intelligence http://www.latimes.com/... From December 3, 2005 LA Times This LA Times article describes, in brief, the history of the forged Niger documents,...
View ArticleDrink Bush-lite!
The "Bush was Right" song just begs for a parady. Let's see what we can come up with. If you need to see the actual words you can get them from http://www.rightmarch.com/... I'm not going to give the...
View ArticleWe are shareholders of brand America
We are shareholders of brand "America". It is our brand and our reputation. How proud we were of brand America. The brand name on any product we produced set it apart from all others. We were proud...
View ArticleMassey Defends Himself Against Smear Campaign
This seems like the best time to post this, even if it may seem like it is "old" news. It is very much related to the Mao book hoax. My post is how we liberal "skeptics" allowed Jimmy Massey of Iraq...
View ArticleWhy do the Republican elite hate our troops?
When I read a few days ago that Murtha was being swiftboated, I decided we needed to fight back, but how? It always seems like we are in the position of defending one of ours after the fact. As I...
View ArticleThe elephant in the room...the struggle within (with poll)
We've all read muliple diaries and comments within the diaries about how we need to "take to the streets" to take our country back. I have happily contributed my share of comments to that effect. I...
View ArticleHunting for the perfect acronym. Need your help!
SNAFU and FUBAR are wonderful additions to our American lexicon. It's time for a new acronym that will be as popular and fun to say and that will immediately convey in one simple soundbite the...
View ArticleWanted for Thought Crimes
There is an article in the City Pages about a professor at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota who taught a class on "Racial and Cultural Minorities" and was harassed (my word) by several...
View ArticleS.O.S. to Union members! What happened to the message?
I have been posting at a community web site for a year now and something just struck me! There is one (retired) union member who is good at defending what the unions have accomplished. There are...
View ArticleAnother Modest Proposal
I confess I have tired of fighting the Republican agenda. I am ready give up and give in. I am ready to admit I may be wrong. Wrong about "family value" matters. Wrong about abortion. Wrong about...
View ArticleBravo, Markos!
"Miss Jean Louise, stand up. Your father's passin'." To those of us who have read the novel "To Kill A Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, those haunting, memorable words are never forgotten. I was reminded...
View ArticleThere is ALWAYS an Evil Twin...Or is God the Original Human Cloner?
According to the National Right To Life website:The life of a baby begins long before he or she is born. A new individual human being begins at fertilization, when the sperm and ovum meet to form a...
View ArticleThe Misadventures of Budlite Bush...Chapter 1
Ever ended up on the road with a buddy of yours who has this great idea about going "somewhere"? Only he's not exactly sure where that somewhere is and isn't exactly sure how to get there -and for...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to My Father
Dear Dad, I've been thinking a lot about you lately. Just this week your brother died. He was your best friend. You were his protector from the day he was born. I have watched through the years as...
View ArticleI have to ask...
I just finished reading advisorjim's diary about his uber-Republican Dad and his vote for Harold Ford, Jr. It was amazing how many of us could relate to his frustrating conversations. It got me...
View ArticleUPDATE: NPR Story: Justice Department Refusing To Prosecute Terror Cases
I apologize for this short diary and few details, but I wanted to get it out to as many campaigns as possible and this is the quickest way I know how. You will have to listen to NPR to get the most...
View ArticleWho was your favorite teacher?
I was listening to a story today about a teacher. That got me thinking. If I had to pick one favorite teacher, who would that be? And, more importantly, why? What are the characteristics of a...
View ArticleTime to Draft the Dogs!
Reinstating the draft for United States citizens has proved to be a non-starter. Democrats appear to be too divided on the issue. Republicans would only support such an extreme measure if there was...
View ArticleKnock me over with a feather!
I have to confess that Obama is not my first choice for 2008. That said, I have been reading the most amazing posts over the last couple of days. I comment on a blog that consists of both liberals...
View ArticleIs Universal Health Coverage a Hook?
Over the past month, I have had the opportunity to connect with some old friends whom I haven't talked to in years. These people were my closest friends in days gone by. I loved them (and still do)...
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