“There’s no cave deep enough for America, or dark enough to hide.”
—Oklahoma City, Okla., Aug. 29, 2002
Courtesy of Slate.
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Bushism of the Day
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Let’s Make War
NY Times columnist Maureen Dowd announces, “I’m with Dick! Let’s Make War.” She admits she was dubious at first, but says that Cheney’s vision — as the vice-president put it, “a government that is democratic and pluralistic, a nation where the human rights of every ethnic and religious group are recognized” — convinced her. “I’m on board,” she says. “Let’s declare war on Saudi Arabia!”
My favorite part:
The Saudis would probably use surrogates to fight anyway. They pay poor workers from other countries to do their menial labor. And they paid the Americans to fight the Iraqis in 1991. The joke among the American forces then was: “What’s the Saudi national anthem? ‘Onward, Christian Soldiers.’ “
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U.S. Constitution and the ICC
I’m a total amateur compared to Republicans when it comes to cognitive dissonance. How they are able to oppose the International Criminal Court — using the constitutional protections given a U.S. citizen as an excuse — while putting American citizens in jail and denying them their rights as “enemy combatants” is beyond my comprehension. Sometimes political cartoons say it better.
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Petition against the War on Iraq
As someone who thinks a pre-emptive strike on a country that few people other than Bush believe is a significant threat to us, I just signed Move On’s petition. This group got started during the horrors of the Clinton impeachment/Republican coup.
I will not feel safe in a world, as an American and a New Yorker, that justifiably believes that force is the only way to convince the USA of anything.
A Republican administration that has Kissinger telling it this is a bad idea is a danger to us all.
P.S. Are we really going to be safer if every country with weapons of mass destruction thinks we might attack them? It brings new meaning to the phrase “use ’em or lose ’em”.
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Aschcroft’s camps
Los Angeles Times columnist Jonathan Turley: Ashcroft has suggested camps for U.S. citizens he deems to be “enemy combatants”.
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We already have one of those
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Bush’s handlers don’t seem too smart either
Apparently the people around him can’t spell his name correctly. I’ll quote it in case it gets fixed:
What is Trade Promotion Authority?
“It is important for America to understand that weÂ’re good at what we do. We can compete with anybody in the world. We’Â’ve got the most productiv workforce on the face of the Earth; therefore, letÂ’s open up markets to sell our products. The Senate has got to give me the ability to do that.”
—President George W. Buh
Charleston, West Virginia
January 24, 2002“Good jobs depend on expanded trade. Selling into new markets creates new jobs, so I ask Congress to finally approve trade promotion authority.”
–President George W. Buh
State of the Union Address
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Remember the Dirty Bomber?
Remember the guy held for months until Ashcroft suddenly announced his “capture” as the corporate scandals erupted? He’s been held without a lawyer and without being charged with anything, and the government doesn’t seem to have a case.
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Doug Henwood on the economy
This is a brilliant summary of his comments on a WBAI show.
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Response to leftyblog
I received a response from leftyblog regarding my little rant about the wimpiness and conservatism of the Democratic Party and its supporters, but I just now had enough time to write my response. The beginning shows up on the main page of the site, but I don’t think I can link directly to it.
Read my entire rebuttal here.
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