The economy consistently thrives under Democratic presidents and dies under Republican ones.
This is explained in the second article in my economic series, which has been published as a featured article on LA Progressive. Check it out at http://www.laprogressive.com/2008/09/19/who-builds-the-economy-democratic-presidents-do/
Also see the first article, "Who Creates Jobs? Democratic Presidents Do!", at http://www.laprogressive.com/2008/08/08/who-creates-jobs-democratic-presidents-do/
Sorry it's a day late, but this New York Times editorial is still well worth reading ... if you have not done so already.
This week Congressman Dennis Kucinich will present members of Congress with petitions submitted by those of us who support his Articles of Impeachment. The deadline to sign the on-line impeachment form is Wednesday (tomorrow). If you haven't done so already, I strongly urge you to sign that petition.
Read More »Was McCain right about Iraq stockpiling WMDs?
Was McCain right about Iraq involvement in 9-11?
Was McCain right about our being welcomed as liberators?
Was McCain right about "Mission Accomplished"?
Was McCain right about the Iraq War impacting the fight in Afghanistan?
Was McCain right about the Iraq War becoming a quagmire?
Was McCain right about the Iraq War becoming a half-trillion dollar debt for our children to pay?
How many more matters regarding the Iraq War has McCain been wrong?
So what if the AP article's reporter seems indignant that Pelosi would do such a thing. When Clinton was President, he was the victim of abuse by right wing Congressmen on a daily basis. Was the AP ever indignant about that? The bias of AP became clear when its President told Karl Rove, the biggest felon to ever hold government office, to "hang in there".
Why the hell should Bush be treated with such high respect? Because he's a right wing ideologue, and Sean Hannity and other right wing ideologues will have their feelings hurt? Bush and his right wing ideologue cronies have done enough damage to our once great nation. To talk about them in blunt terms is the least we can do. To brand them as the criminals that they are ... is what we ought to do. To sit and be silent is what I will not do ... and you should not do either.
Who has seen this article? Who knows about it? I was lucky to spot it buried in the back pages of the New York Times. It involves a shocking episode of the erosion of our constitution by the right wing junta that has taken over our government.
Court Backs Bush on Military Detentions
Robert Greenwald and the Brave New Team put together this video, "FOX Attacks Michelle Obama". I urge you to watch the video and sign their petition.
http://foxattacks.com/michelle
Personally, I believe that signing petitions is only a first step. The real action is to picket Fox offices and affiliates, and to boycott Fox advertisers.
Register to vote, and send Voltage to play at the Democratic National Convention. We have songs that are perfect for the event already written, and I am already the number one democrat at the DNC.
It's time for the voting public to send a message to Washington that we no longer accept candidates who placate right wing extremists. Candidates like John McCain ... and candidates like Representative David Drier.
I read Bob Herbert's excellent columns in The New York Times on a regular basis. This outspoken progressive is one of my favorite writers. In today's Op-Ed piece, he really outdoes himself. I urge you to check it out.
Real Clear Politics Electoral Map http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/maps/obama_vs_mccain/
Barack Obama 228 John McCain 190 Toss Up 120 Toss Up states at present: (2004 Result) Nevada (Bush) New Mexico (Bush) Colorado (Bush) Missouri (Bush) Wisconsin (Kerry) Michigan (Kerry) Indiana (Bush) Ohio (Bush) Maine (Kerry) West Virginia (Bush) Virginia (Bush) New Hampshire (Kerry) North Carolina (Bush) If the states voted according to the present forcast Obama would need to win four states won by John Kerry in 2004 to win the presidency: Wisconsin, Maine, Michigan and New Hampshire. The current polls have Obama ahead of McCain in several key states such as Ohio, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Iowa, California, New York. If Obama can maintain current lead in Ohio and Wisconsin and swing 12 electoral votes, he wins. Of course, there are those among us who will say that this is not possible. Time will tell.
Are Gay marriage and Gay unions a matter of choice? State and federal legislators and courts believe so. A proposal to amend the Pennsylvania Consttution to ban gay marriages and civil unions recieved approval from a Senate committee as supporters seek to revive an efort that stalled in 2006. From March 19, 2008 http://www.keystonepolitics.com/story/aroundcapitol/judiciary-panel-backs-gay-marriage-ban
Posted: Tuesday Nov 20, 2007
http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/11/20/474800.aspx
Continue to ignore facts and consider them 'outdated'. Its whats called His-Story. In this case, Mark Penn and his 'spin' on the Obama campaign and Iowa. The results from Iowa are on the record in favor of OBAMA, not Clinton.
MLK, August 6, 1967
"Where Do We Go From Here"?
"Human progress never rolls in on wheels of inevitability; it comes through the tireless efforts of men willing to be co workers with God, and without this hard work, time itself becomes an ally of the forces of social stagnation. We must use time creatively, in the knowledge that the time is always ripe to do right. Now is the time to make real the promise of democray and transform our pending national elegy into a creative psalm of brotherhood. Now is the time to lift our national policy from the quicksand of racial injustice to the solid rock of human dignity." http://www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen/Letter_Birmingham.html
The following article gives an introspective look into the influence of ideologue Saul Alinsky upon Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, with a focus on how Alinsky infuenced Clinton's drive to work 'inside' the political process. Some of you might find this useful reading.
http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/01/hillarys_choice_political_powe.html
