Still Fighting has moved! Check us out at
www.stillfighting.com!
December 29, 2005
Tuesday, July 05, 2005
Tuesday's Links
Activism
Save the Court. With the Supreme Court battle getting underway, we all know that this is going to be a very volatile process, despite the rhetoric. Save the Court was created to network volunteers to organize to oppose a Bush nomination that would be too extreme, too right-wing, and too unconscionable. Sign up today, and help ensure the integrity of the Supreme Court!
News
United Church of Christ Backs Same-Sex Marriage. It took awhile, but the religious non-right has finally begun to exert themselves. First there was CAP, which we talked about last week. Now, the United Church of Christ becomes the first "mainline Christian denomination" to ratify a stance that is pro same-sex marriage. This gives us hope that we're not all running backwards to the 1890's. Still, it's going to take quite a bit more than one vote of 800 people to bring tolerance back to America (and isn't that the worst part?).
From Memos, Insights Into Ally's Doubts On Iraq War. It's clear that, if you look beyond the original Downing Street Memo, and look at the other five documents that were discovered with it, you'll see that England was highly doubtful about the war. The memos show that England believed that the U.S. going to war was simply a question of when, not if. The memos show that England was concerned about the intelligence, public support and logistics of going to war. But most importantly, the memos show that England could not dissuade Bush from going to war. Anyone else still believe that there was no prior plan to do so?
Group to Ask Clerics to Tell Sunnis to Vote. The Sunni Endowment has called upon Sunnis all over Iraq to register themselves for Iraq's next election, emphasizing the need to be a part of the process. The head of the group, Adnan al-Dulaimi, called on Sunnis to stop the insurgency now, because it isn't helping Iraq. Hey, what do you know? Diplomacy with the insurgents! Maybe Bush should take a page out of al-Dulaimi's book, and stop trying to kill the people we're attempting to "liberate."
Editorials
Damned Liberal Media. As John Cole writes, Republican Senators are on the warpath, blasting the "liberal media" for giving " unfavorable depictions of the Iraq war." There are favorable depictions? See the sunny Sunnis! Work on your tan! Exercise daily dodging bullets! Senators James Inhofe (R-OK) and Pat Roberts (R-KS) both had excuses for the failing recruitment numbers, including the "liberal media bias". Don't these Senators know that FOX News is the highest rated news channel on cable? As Cole writes, blaming the media for low recruitment numbers is asinine. If the Army was more serious about outfitting the soldiers we have, and spending the appropriate capital on resources (instead of a failed missile defense shield), the Army might not find itself in such dire straits.
Crude Courage. Some time in the next 15 years, the world's demand for oil will be higher than the supply. At that point, we'll look back at paying $2.40 for a gallon of gas wistfully, and say to ourselves, "Remember when gas was less than $3.00 a gallon?" David Ignatius writes that now is the time for Bush to look at creating better fuel efficiency, reward those who purchase hybrid cars, and explore other methods of transportation. Of course, Bush won't, so Ignatius hopes that Democrats might jump up. Unfortunately, given their lack of clout on the Capitol, any action would probably be useless. Yet it needs to happen, and soon, before it costs more to fill up your car with gas than it does to purchase skybox seats for the Washington Redskins.
Your Land Is My Land. John Tierney on the Supreme Court's recent decision to allow eminent domain for a "better use." He notes that Sandra Day O'Connor voted against this, citing the Bill of Rights. But the majority ruled in favor, and that opens the door to many more complicated problems. Tierney writes about what's happened in his native Pittsburgh, with eminent domain being thrown around left and right, and the poor results that followed. Tierney's discussion lends much credence to the idea that, just because a government thinks that something is more "economically safe," it rarely works out that way.
|
December 29, 2005
Tuesday, July 05, 2005
Tuesday's Links
Activism
Save the Court. With the Supreme Court battle getting underway, we all know that this is going to be a very volatile process, despite the rhetoric. Save the Court was created to network volunteers to organize to oppose a Bush nomination that would be too extreme, too right-wing, and too unconscionable. Sign up today, and help ensure the integrity of the Supreme Court!
News
United Church of Christ Backs Same-Sex Marriage. It took awhile, but the religious non-right has finally begun to exert themselves. First there was CAP, which we talked about last week. Now, the United Church of Christ becomes the first "mainline Christian denomination" to ratify a stance that is pro same-sex marriage. This gives us hope that we're not all running backwards to the 1890's. Still, it's going to take quite a bit more than one vote of 800 people to bring tolerance back to America (and isn't that the worst part?).
From Memos, Insights Into Ally's Doubts On Iraq War. It's clear that, if you look beyond the original Downing Street Memo, and look at the other five documents that were discovered with it, you'll see that England was highly doubtful about the war. The memos show that England believed that the U.S. going to war was simply a question of when, not if. The memos show that England was concerned about the intelligence, public support and logistics of going to war. But most importantly, the memos show that England could not dissuade Bush from going to war. Anyone else still believe that there was no prior plan to do so?
Group to Ask Clerics to Tell Sunnis to Vote. The Sunni Endowment has called upon Sunnis all over Iraq to register themselves for Iraq's next election, emphasizing the need to be a part of the process. The head of the group, Adnan al-Dulaimi, called on Sunnis to stop the insurgency now, because it isn't helping Iraq. Hey, what do you know? Diplomacy with the insurgents! Maybe Bush should take a page out of al-Dulaimi's book, and stop trying to kill the people we're attempting to "liberate."
Editorials
Damned Liberal Media. As John Cole writes, Republican Senators are on the warpath, blasting the "liberal media" for giving " unfavorable depictions of the Iraq war." There are favorable depictions? See the sunny Sunnis! Work on your tan! Exercise daily dodging bullets! Senators James Inhofe (R-OK) and Pat Roberts (R-KS) both had excuses for the failing recruitment numbers, including the "liberal media bias". Don't these Senators know that FOX News is the highest rated news channel on cable? As Cole writes, blaming the media for low recruitment numbers is asinine. If the Army was more serious about outfitting the soldiers we have, and spending the appropriate capital on resources (instead of a failed missile defense shield), the Army might not find itself in such dire straits.
Crude Courage. Some time in the next 15 years, the world's demand for oil will be higher than the supply. At that point, we'll look back at paying $2.40 for a gallon of gas wistfully, and say to ourselves, "Remember when gas was less than $3.00 a gallon?" David Ignatius writes that now is the time for Bush to look at creating better fuel efficiency, reward those who purchase hybrid cars, and explore other methods of transportation. Of course, Bush won't, so Ignatius hopes that Democrats might jump up. Unfortunately, given their lack of clout on the Capitol, any action would probably be useless. Yet it needs to happen, and soon, before it costs more to fill up your car with gas than it does to purchase skybox seats for the Washington Redskins.
Your Land Is My Land. John Tierney on the Supreme Court's recent decision to allow eminent domain for a "better use." He notes that Sandra Day O'Connor voted against this, citing the Bill of Rights. But the majority ruled in favor, and that opens the door to many more complicated problems. Tierney writes about what's happened in his native Pittsburgh, with eminent domain being thrown around left and right, and the poor results that followed. Tierney's discussion lends much credence to the idea that, just because a government thinks that something is more "economically safe," it rarely works out that way.
|
December 29, 2005
Save the Court. With the Supreme Court battle getting underway, we all know that this is going to be a very volatile process, despite the rhetoric. Save the Court was created to network volunteers to organize to oppose a Bush nomination that would be too extreme, too right-wing, and too unconscionable. Sign up today, and help ensure the integrity of the Supreme Court!
News
United Church of Christ Backs Same-Sex Marriage. It took awhile, but the religious non-right has finally begun to exert themselves. First there was CAP, which we talked about last week. Now, the United Church of Christ becomes the first "mainline Christian denomination" to ratify a stance that is pro same-sex marriage. This gives us hope that we're not all running backwards to the 1890's. Still, it's going to take quite a bit more than one vote of 800 people to bring tolerance back to America (and isn't that the worst part?).
From Memos, Insights Into Ally's Doubts On Iraq War. It's clear that, if you look beyond the original Downing Street Memo, and look at the other five documents that were discovered with it, you'll see that England was highly doubtful about the war. The memos show that England believed that the U.S. going to war was simply a question of when, not if. The memos show that England was concerned about the intelligence, public support and logistics of going to war. But most importantly, the memos show that England could not dissuade Bush from going to war. Anyone else still believe that there was no prior plan to do so?
Group to Ask Clerics to Tell Sunnis to Vote. The Sunni Endowment has called upon Sunnis all over Iraq to register themselves for Iraq's next election, emphasizing the need to be a part of the process. The head of the group, Adnan al-Dulaimi, called on Sunnis to stop the insurgency now, because it isn't helping Iraq. Hey, what do you know? Diplomacy with the insurgents! Maybe Bush should take a page out of al-Dulaimi's book, and stop trying to kill the people we're attempting to "liberate."
Editorials
Damned Liberal Media. As John Cole writes, Republican Senators are on the warpath, blasting the "liberal media" for giving " unfavorable depictions of the Iraq war." There are favorable depictions? See the sunny Sunnis! Work on your tan! Exercise daily dodging bullets! Senators James Inhofe (R-OK) and Pat Roberts (R-KS) both had excuses for the failing recruitment numbers, including the "liberal media bias". Don't these Senators know that FOX News is the highest rated news channel on cable? As Cole writes, blaming the media for low recruitment numbers is asinine. If the Army was more serious about outfitting the soldiers we have, and spending the appropriate capital on resources (instead of a failed missile defense shield), the Army might not find itself in such dire straits.
Crude Courage. Some time in the next 15 years, the world's demand for oil will be higher than the supply. At that point, we'll look back at paying $2.40 for a gallon of gas wistfully, and say to ourselves, "Remember when gas was less than $3.00 a gallon?" David Ignatius writes that now is the time for Bush to look at creating better fuel efficiency, reward those who purchase hybrid cars, and explore other methods of transportation. Of course, Bush won't, so Ignatius hopes that Democrats might jump up. Unfortunately, given their lack of clout on the Capitol, any action would probably be useless. Yet it needs to happen, and soon, before it costs more to fill up your car with gas than it does to purchase skybox seats for the Washington Redskins.
Your Land Is My Land. John Tierney on the Supreme Court's recent decision to allow eminent domain for a "better use." He notes that Sandra Day O'Connor voted against this, citing the Bill of Rights. But the majority ruled in favor, and that opens the door to many more complicated problems. Tierney writes about what's happened in his native Pittsburgh, with eminent domain being thrown around left and right, and the poor results that followed. Tierney's discussion lends much credence to the idea that, just because a government thinks that something is more "economically safe," it rarely works out that way.
