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December 29, 2005
Monday, January 17, 2005
Monday's Links
Happy MLK Day!
Activism
Rick Santorum (R-PA). The Senator who lives in Virginia, and whose children attend school in Virginia, but represents Pennsylvania. Santorum, who is certainly the most outspoken Senator in favor of a constitutional amendment to bad gay marriage. Santorum, who is running again in 2006. We need to do everything possible to ensure that this heinous American does not get re-elected. You can go here to find a list of organizations you can donate to that oppose Santorum. We also recommend you sign up for their newsletter. As we get closer to this election, you can bet we'll be giving you many more opportunities to help get Santorum out of office.
News
Aboard Air Force One on Sunday, Bush gave a 35 minute interview. Among the multitude of items discussed, the most distressing is his belief that America's decision to elect him president for a second term means that Americans are solidly behind the administration's policy on Iraq, which is why none of the "decision makers" are being held accountable. Surely he can't believe this, can he? If we started listing all of the things that went wrong in Iraq, and all of the ways he approached the "war on terrorism" incorrectly, we'd still be writing this post on Thursday. Thankfully, the Democrats don't believe it either. In fact, Ted Kennedy (D-MA) went so far as to call the idea "ridiculous". Kennedy was on "Face the Nation," and we applaud the Dems for getting their act together and responding to this nonsense so quickly.
Ah, Roemer, We Hardly Knew Ye. Tim Roemer, the self-proclaimed anti-abortionist attempting to become the next DNC head, lashed out over the weekend as reports of his anti-abortion views were turning Democrats against him. He doesn't want to be litmus-tested, and he points to the Republican party, saying that Arnold Schwarzenegger and Rudy Giuliani both have prominent roles in the GOP and are pro-abortion. Sure, Tim, but neither of them is the head of the GOP. Whether or not you like our choice for DNC Chair (Howard Dean), it's a bad idea for Roemer to even be considered for the position. It's not that Democrats can't have a "big tent", but we should make sure that at least our leaders will stand by our fundamental principles as a party, one of which is a woman's right to choose.
You Mean, There Isn't A Problem With Social Security? There's no denying that the USA Today is one of the nation's most-read papers. Heck, you can find it in every hotel in America. But when the USA Today releases an editorial about Social Security that is riddled with falsehood, all aimed at advancing Bush's plan, it makes us angry. Sure, we're happy that Media Matters has uncovered the truth, but that likely won't be an effective counter to the millions of people that read the USA Today paper on Friday.
Editorials
Thomas L. Friedman is one of the most intelligent columnists of our time. He also has a way of writing that takes very complex issues and boils them down to easy understanding. In his Sunday column last week, Friedman explains why the Muslim world won't see the "generosity" of our Tsunami aid efforts, and how difficult it is going to be to get to a place where we can co-exist peacefully. We absolutely recommend you read this column.
T-Minus 12 Days and Counting. Adriana Lins de Albuquerque and Alicia Cheng have a very short piece in Sunday's New York Times, detailing the (at least) 202 deaths in Iraq, since January 1st. What's most telling is the chart (which is linked in the article) that shows who and where and when. Keep in mind that 202 number does not include all American casualties (due to the need to inform families or Iraqi civilians. We are now less than two weeks away from elections, and it's becoming very clear that it will be close to impossible to have the results of this election reflect the views of the entire country.
We Dropped the Ball. Again. We have to give Bush credit. If there's one thing he's shown, it is that he never succeeds in rising to the opportunity. Take the tsunami disaster. Bush had a chance to spearhead the aid relief. By coming out quickly and taking a decisive stand, Bush could have helped give America receive positive goodwill from abroad. Instead he took a few days to respond, and then initially wrote a check for less than half the cost of his inauguration. Eventually the aid amount rose, and he appointed Clinton and Bush Sr. to oversee relief efforts, but it was too little too late. The U.N. is now organizing the relief effort, and while we are not saying America would have done a better (or worse) job than the U.N., this is just another example of an opportunity wasted, not only to help out tsunami victims, but to show how we can be effective diplomats, and work together with Asian countries for our common good.
Humor
A bit of humor to start your Monday off. The Weekly Standard presents their Inauguration 2005 Parody special. Personally, we're hoping that someone will buy us a couple of dozen Ashcroft and Rumsfeld mugs. We could use them for target practice.
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December 29, 2005
Monday, January 17, 2005
Monday's Links
Happy MLK Day!
Activism
Rick Santorum (R-PA). The Senator who lives in Virginia, and whose children attend school in Virginia, but represents Pennsylvania. Santorum, who is certainly the most outspoken Senator in favor of a constitutional amendment to bad gay marriage. Santorum, who is running again in 2006. We need to do everything possible to ensure that this heinous American does not get re-elected. You can go here to find a list of organizations you can donate to that oppose Santorum. We also recommend you sign up for their newsletter. As we get closer to this election, you can bet we'll be giving you many more opportunities to help get Santorum out of office.
News
Aboard Air Force One on Sunday, Bush gave a 35 minute interview. Among the multitude of items discussed, the most distressing is his belief that America's decision to elect him president for a second term means that Americans are solidly behind the administration's policy on Iraq, which is why none of the "decision makers" are being held accountable. Surely he can't believe this, can he? If we started listing all of the things that went wrong in Iraq, and all of the ways he approached the "war on terrorism" incorrectly, we'd still be writing this post on Thursday. Thankfully, the Democrats don't believe it either. In fact, Ted Kennedy (D-MA) went so far as to call the idea "ridiculous". Kennedy was on "Face the Nation," and we applaud the Dems for getting their act together and responding to this nonsense so quickly.
Ah, Roemer, We Hardly Knew Ye. Tim Roemer, the self-proclaimed anti-abortionist attempting to become the next DNC head, lashed out over the weekend as reports of his anti-abortion views were turning Democrats against him. He doesn't want to be litmus-tested, and he points to the Republican party, saying that Arnold Schwarzenegger and Rudy Giuliani both have prominent roles in the GOP and are pro-abortion. Sure, Tim, but neither of them is the head of the GOP. Whether or not you like our choice for DNC Chair (Howard Dean), it's a bad idea for Roemer to even be considered for the position. It's not that Democrats can't have a "big tent", but we should make sure that at least our leaders will stand by our fundamental principles as a party, one of which is a woman's right to choose.
You Mean, There Isn't A Problem With Social Security? There's no denying that the USA Today is one of the nation's most-read papers. Heck, you can find it in every hotel in America. But when the USA Today releases an editorial about Social Security that is riddled with falsehood, all aimed at advancing Bush's plan, it makes us angry. Sure, we're happy that Media Matters has uncovered the truth, but that likely won't be an effective counter to the millions of people that read the USA Today paper on Friday.
Editorials
Thomas L. Friedman is one of the most intelligent columnists of our time. He also has a way of writing that takes very complex issues and boils them down to easy understanding. In his Sunday column last week, Friedman explains why the Muslim world won't see the "generosity" of our Tsunami aid efforts, and how difficult it is going to be to get to a place where we can co-exist peacefully. We absolutely recommend you read this column.
T-Minus 12 Days and Counting. Adriana Lins de Albuquerque and Alicia Cheng have a very short piece in Sunday's New York Times, detailing the (at least) 202 deaths in Iraq, since January 1st. What's most telling is the chart (which is linked in the article) that shows who and where and when. Keep in mind that 202 number does not include all American casualties (due to the need to inform families or Iraqi civilians. We are now less than two weeks away from elections, and it's becoming very clear that it will be close to impossible to have the results of this election reflect the views of the entire country.
We Dropped the Ball. Again. We have to give Bush credit. If there's one thing he's shown, it is that he never succeeds in rising to the opportunity. Take the tsunami disaster. Bush had a chance to spearhead the aid relief. By coming out quickly and taking a decisive stand, Bush could have helped give America receive positive goodwill from abroad. Instead he took a few days to respond, and then initially wrote a check for less than half the cost of his inauguration. Eventually the aid amount rose, and he appointed Clinton and Bush Sr. to oversee relief efforts, but it was too little too late. The U.N. is now organizing the relief effort, and while we are not saying America would have done a better (or worse) job than the U.N., this is just another example of an opportunity wasted, not only to help out tsunami victims, but to show how we can be effective diplomats, and work together with Asian countries for our common good.
Humor
A bit of humor to start your Monday off. The Weekly Standard presents their Inauguration 2005 Parody special. Personally, we're hoping that someone will buy us a couple of dozen Ashcroft and Rumsfeld mugs. We could use them for target practice.
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December 29, 2005
Activism
Rick Santorum (R-PA). The Senator who lives in Virginia, and whose children attend school in Virginia, but represents Pennsylvania. Santorum, who is certainly the most outspoken Senator in favor of a constitutional amendment to bad gay marriage. Santorum, who is running again in 2006. We need to do everything possible to ensure that this heinous American does not get re-elected. You can go here to find a list of organizations you can donate to that oppose Santorum. We also recommend you sign up for their newsletter. As we get closer to this election, you can bet we'll be giving you many more opportunities to help get Santorum out of office.
News
Aboard Air Force One on Sunday, Bush gave a 35 minute interview. Among the multitude of items discussed, the most distressing is his belief that America's decision to elect him president for a second term means that Americans are solidly behind the administration's policy on Iraq, which is why none of the "decision makers" are being held accountable. Surely he can't believe this, can he? If we started listing all of the things that went wrong in Iraq, and all of the ways he approached the "war on terrorism" incorrectly, we'd still be writing this post on Thursday. Thankfully, the Democrats don't believe it either. In fact, Ted Kennedy (D-MA) went so far as to call the idea "ridiculous". Kennedy was on "Face the Nation," and we applaud the Dems for getting their act together and responding to this nonsense so quickly.
Ah, Roemer, We Hardly Knew Ye. Tim Roemer, the self-proclaimed anti-abortionist attempting to become the next DNC head, lashed out over the weekend as reports of his anti-abortion views were turning Democrats against him. He doesn't want to be litmus-tested, and he points to the Republican party, saying that Arnold Schwarzenegger and Rudy Giuliani both have prominent roles in the GOP and are pro-abortion. Sure, Tim, but neither of them is the head of the GOP. Whether or not you like our choice for DNC Chair (Howard Dean), it's a bad idea for Roemer to even be considered for the position. It's not that Democrats can't have a "big tent", but we should make sure that at least our leaders will stand by our fundamental principles as a party, one of which is a woman's right to choose.
You Mean, There Isn't A Problem With Social Security? There's no denying that the USA Today is one of the nation's most-read papers. Heck, you can find it in every hotel in America. But when the USA Today releases an editorial about Social Security that is riddled with falsehood, all aimed at advancing Bush's plan, it makes us angry. Sure, we're happy that Media Matters has uncovered the truth, but that likely won't be an effective counter to the millions of people that read the USA Today paper on Friday.
Editorials
Thomas L. Friedman is one of the most intelligent columnists of our time. He also has a way of writing that takes very complex issues and boils them down to easy understanding. In his Sunday column last week, Friedman explains why the Muslim world won't see the "generosity" of our Tsunami aid efforts, and how difficult it is going to be to get to a place where we can co-exist peacefully. We absolutely recommend you read this column.
T-Minus 12 Days and Counting. Adriana Lins de Albuquerque and Alicia Cheng have a very short piece in Sunday's New York Times, detailing the (at least) 202 deaths in Iraq, since January 1st. What's most telling is the chart (which is linked in the article) that shows who and where and when. Keep in mind that 202 number does not include all American casualties (due to the need to inform families or Iraqi civilians. We are now less than two weeks away from elections, and it's becoming very clear that it will be close to impossible to have the results of this election reflect the views of the entire country.
We Dropped the Ball. Again. We have to give Bush credit. If there's one thing he's shown, it is that he never succeeds in rising to the opportunity. Take the tsunami disaster. Bush had a chance to spearhead the aid relief. By coming out quickly and taking a decisive stand, Bush could have helped give America receive positive goodwill from abroad. Instead he took a few days to respond, and then initially wrote a check for less than half the cost of his inauguration. Eventually the aid amount rose, and he appointed Clinton and Bush Sr. to oversee relief efforts, but it was too little too late. The U.N. is now organizing the relief effort, and while we are not saying America would have done a better (or worse) job than the U.N., this is just another example of an opportunity wasted, not only to help out tsunami victims, but to show how we can be effective diplomats, and work together with Asian countries for our common good.
Humor
A bit of humor to start your Monday off. The Weekly Standard presents their Inauguration 2005 Parody special. Personally, we're hoping that someone will buy us a couple of dozen Ashcroft and Rumsfeld mugs. We could use them for target practice.
