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December 29, 2005
Saturday, August 13, 2005
Saturday's Links
Activism
Women's Equity in Access To Care and Treatment was created to fight the female AIDS pandemic. With public recognition of the AIDS virus slowly becoming less focused, it's important for us to continue to try and find a cure. Certainly the Bush administration isn't doing anything to promote scientific research. Go to the WE-ACTx website, click on "Volunteer," and see what you can do to help this cause.
News
Senate Intelligence Chairman Quietly 'Fixed' Intelligence, and Diverted Blame From White House Over Iraq. Raw Story has an extremely disturbing article about Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS) and his role in covering up the Iraq Lie. You know, on one hand, we know that not all information that comes through the White House should be passed along to the media and the citizens. But Roberts's efforts to distort the intelligence and spin the War put our government to shame. Stories like this serve to remind us that we must remove Republicans from office in 2006.
U.S. Struggling to Get Soldiers Improved Armor. It's incredible to think that our soldiers don't have armor simply because of paperwork, but there it is. Small companies, lack of communication and held-up contracts have all contributed to our soldiers dying. What the hell is going on at the Pentagon? No wonder people don't want to join the army. Meanwhile, the U.S. is bullying Sunnis into agreeing on a Constitution. Sure, we all want an Iraqi Constitution, but it should be agreed upon by Shi'ites, Kurds and Sunnis alike. Why did Bushco bother putting up an Iraqi government if he's just going to get them to do what he wants? If this is how we can expect Bushco to work with the Iraqi government, he should have eliminated the middleman and just declared himself Emperor while he had the chance.
Woodward: Cheney To Run In '08. We'd love to point to previous stories that quote Cheney as saying that he won't run in 2008, but then we would be perpetrating the myth that Cheney never lies. If Woodward is right, it's going to be an extremely interesting race. Many Americans see Cheney as something even worse than Bush, and that's saying something.
Editorials
Endless Summer. Guest columnist Michael Downing discusses Congress's ridiculous idea of extending daylight savings time to save money. Downing points out that not only will this idea not save any money, but it's absurd for Congress to waste time debating this when we should be looking at far more important things; for example, why are we still seeing gas prices rise?
Safer Beef. We talked a couple of days ago about Mad Cow Disease, and how the Bush Administration has done precious little to ensure that our meat is safe. This editorial in the New York Times makes a better statement than we could. Sure, the USDA and the Agriculture Department are in a difficult situation in trying to secure the health of our beef, but that's no excuse for Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns to suggest that "the mad cow rules might be relaxed to allow companies to sell some cows too sick to walk for use in human food." This isn't like salmonella, where cooking the meat will remove the disease. We're at the mercy of the Agriculture Department, and they are clearly not doing their job in safeguarding our beef.
Blogger Commentary
Decency Is Not In Them. By now, you're probably familiar with Cindy Sheehan. (If not, you can get caught up here). The bottom line is that Cindy's son was killed in Iraq, and she's been camped outside of Bush's Very-White House in Crawford, Texas, demanding to speak with Bush. In the lead article, The Cunning Realist writes about the Republican smear machine trying to discredit Sheehan. But oh, there's so much more to this story. Consider Sheehan's writings. First, last Thursday, Sheehan writes that "This is George BushÂs Accountability Moment." It's time for Bush to "level" with the American people about Iraq. We all know he won't, but that won't stop Sheehan from demanding it. Then, yesterday, Sheehan wrote about Day 6 outside of Crawford. Sheehan's experiences in Crawford have drawn hundreds of supporters. Sheehan's column ends with what should be the Democrats' battle cry: "We are mad as hell and we're not taking it anymore."
Injustice Sunday. Remember Justice Sunday, which featured anappearancee by Senator Bill First? Justice Sunday II is now scheduled for tomorrow, and Tom DeLay will be the "special guest." This editorial by Harry Knox, director of the religion and faith program at the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, actually promotes real Christian values. Not the "if-you're-gay-you're-going-to-hell" ridiculousness, but the base pillars of Christianity - tolerance, acceptance, love, etc. Knox's goal is to demonstrate why Justice Sunday is a sham, a hoax, and an embarrassment to the Christian faith. "When the founders wrote the Constitution, they struck a delicate balance. On the one hand, they made sure everyone would be able to practice their religion according to their own understanding. On the other, they made clear that everyone - believers of all stripes and non-believers - should have a say in decisions made by government. ItÂs that last part the organizers of Justice Sunday II have forgotten." Well, the organizers of Justice Sunday II and the Republican party, yes.
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December 29, 2005
Saturday, August 13, 2005
Saturday's Links
Activism
Women's Equity in Access To Care and Treatment was created to fight the female AIDS pandemic. With public recognition of the AIDS virus slowly becoming less focused, it's important for us to continue to try and find a cure. Certainly the Bush administration isn't doing anything to promote scientific research. Go to the WE-ACTx website, click on "Volunteer," and see what you can do to help this cause.
News
Senate Intelligence Chairman Quietly 'Fixed' Intelligence, and Diverted Blame From White House Over Iraq. Raw Story has an extremely disturbing article about Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS) and his role in covering up the Iraq Lie. You know, on one hand, we know that not all information that comes through the White House should be passed along to the media and the citizens. But Roberts's efforts to distort the intelligence and spin the War put our government to shame. Stories like this serve to remind us that we must remove Republicans from office in 2006.
U.S. Struggling to Get Soldiers Improved Armor. It's incredible to think that our soldiers don't have armor simply because of paperwork, but there it is. Small companies, lack of communication and held-up contracts have all contributed to our soldiers dying. What the hell is going on at the Pentagon? No wonder people don't want to join the army. Meanwhile, the U.S. is bullying Sunnis into agreeing on a Constitution. Sure, we all want an Iraqi Constitution, but it should be agreed upon by Shi'ites, Kurds and Sunnis alike. Why did Bushco bother putting up an Iraqi government if he's just going to get them to do what he wants? If this is how we can expect Bushco to work with the Iraqi government, he should have eliminated the middleman and just declared himself Emperor while he had the chance.
Woodward: Cheney To Run In '08. We'd love to point to previous stories that quote Cheney as saying that he won't run in 2008, but then we would be perpetrating the myth that Cheney never lies. If Woodward is right, it's going to be an extremely interesting race. Many Americans see Cheney as something even worse than Bush, and that's saying something.
Editorials
Endless Summer. Guest columnist Michael Downing discusses Congress's ridiculous idea of extending daylight savings time to save money. Downing points out that not only will this idea not save any money, but it's absurd for Congress to waste time debating this when we should be looking at far more important things; for example, why are we still seeing gas prices rise?
Safer Beef. We talked a couple of days ago about Mad Cow Disease, and how the Bush Administration has done precious little to ensure that our meat is safe. This editorial in the New York Times makes a better statement than we could. Sure, the USDA and the Agriculture Department are in a difficult situation in trying to secure the health of our beef, but that's no excuse for Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns to suggest that "the mad cow rules might be relaxed to allow companies to sell some cows too sick to walk for use in human food." This isn't like salmonella, where cooking the meat will remove the disease. We're at the mercy of the Agriculture Department, and they are clearly not doing their job in safeguarding our beef.
Blogger Commentary
Decency Is Not In Them. By now, you're probably familiar with Cindy Sheehan. (If not, you can get caught up here). The bottom line is that Cindy's son was killed in Iraq, and she's been camped outside of Bush's Very-White House in Crawford, Texas, demanding to speak with Bush. In the lead article, The Cunning Realist writes about the Republican smear machine trying to discredit Sheehan. But oh, there's so much more to this story. Consider Sheehan's writings. First, last Thursday, Sheehan writes that "This is George BushÂs Accountability Moment." It's time for Bush to "level" with the American people about Iraq. We all know he won't, but that won't stop Sheehan from demanding it. Then, yesterday, Sheehan wrote about Day 6 outside of Crawford. Sheehan's experiences in Crawford have drawn hundreds of supporters. Sheehan's column ends with what should be the Democrats' battle cry: "We are mad as hell and we're not taking it anymore."
Injustice Sunday. Remember Justice Sunday, which featured anappearancee by Senator Bill First? Justice Sunday II is now scheduled for tomorrow, and Tom DeLay will be the "special guest." This editorial by Harry Knox, director of the religion and faith program at the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, actually promotes real Christian values. Not the "if-you're-gay-you're-going-to-hell" ridiculousness, but the base pillars of Christianity - tolerance, acceptance, love, etc. Knox's goal is to demonstrate why Justice Sunday is a sham, a hoax, and an embarrassment to the Christian faith. "When the founders wrote the Constitution, they struck a delicate balance. On the one hand, they made sure everyone would be able to practice their religion according to their own understanding. On the other, they made clear that everyone - believers of all stripes and non-believers - should have a say in decisions made by government. ItÂs that last part the organizers of Justice Sunday II have forgotten." Well, the organizers of Justice Sunday II and the Republican party, yes.
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December 29, 2005
Women's Equity in Access To Care and Treatment was created to fight the female AIDS pandemic. With public recognition of the AIDS virus slowly becoming less focused, it's important for us to continue to try and find a cure. Certainly the Bush administration isn't doing anything to promote scientific research. Go to the WE-ACTx website, click on "Volunteer," and see what you can do to help this cause.
News
Senate Intelligence Chairman Quietly 'Fixed' Intelligence, and Diverted Blame From White House Over Iraq. Raw Story has an extremely disturbing article about Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS) and his role in covering up the Iraq Lie. You know, on one hand, we know that not all information that comes through the White House should be passed along to the media and the citizens. But Roberts's efforts to distort the intelligence and spin the War put our government to shame. Stories like this serve to remind us that we must remove Republicans from office in 2006.
U.S. Struggling to Get Soldiers Improved Armor. It's incredible to think that our soldiers don't have armor simply because of paperwork, but there it is. Small companies, lack of communication and held-up contracts have all contributed to our soldiers dying. What the hell is going on at the Pentagon? No wonder people don't want to join the army. Meanwhile, the U.S. is bullying Sunnis into agreeing on a Constitution. Sure, we all want an Iraqi Constitution, but it should be agreed upon by Shi'ites, Kurds and Sunnis alike. Why did Bushco bother putting up an Iraqi government if he's just going to get them to do what he wants? If this is how we can expect Bushco to work with the Iraqi government, he should have eliminated the middleman and just declared himself Emperor while he had the chance.
Woodward: Cheney To Run In '08. We'd love to point to previous stories that quote Cheney as saying that he won't run in 2008, but then we would be perpetrating the myth that Cheney never lies. If Woodward is right, it's going to be an extremely interesting race. Many Americans see Cheney as something even worse than Bush, and that's saying something.
Editorials
Endless Summer. Guest columnist Michael Downing discusses Congress's ridiculous idea of extending daylight savings time to save money. Downing points out that not only will this idea not save any money, but it's absurd for Congress to waste time debating this when we should be looking at far more important things; for example, why are we still seeing gas prices rise?
Safer Beef. We talked a couple of days ago about Mad Cow Disease, and how the Bush Administration has done precious little to ensure that our meat is safe. This editorial in the New York Times makes a better statement than we could. Sure, the USDA and the Agriculture Department are in a difficult situation in trying to secure the health of our beef, but that's no excuse for Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns to suggest that "the mad cow rules might be relaxed to allow companies to sell some cows too sick to walk for use in human food." This isn't like salmonella, where cooking the meat will remove the disease. We're at the mercy of the Agriculture Department, and they are clearly not doing their job in safeguarding our beef.
Blogger Commentary
Decency Is Not In Them. By now, you're probably familiar with Cindy Sheehan. (If not, you can get caught up here). The bottom line is that Cindy's son was killed in Iraq, and she's been camped outside of Bush's Very-White House in Crawford, Texas, demanding to speak with Bush. In the lead article, The Cunning Realist writes about the Republican smear machine trying to discredit Sheehan. But oh, there's so much more to this story. Consider Sheehan's writings. First, last Thursday, Sheehan writes that "This is George BushÂs Accountability Moment." It's time for Bush to "level" with the American people about Iraq. We all know he won't, but that won't stop Sheehan from demanding it. Then, yesterday, Sheehan wrote about Day 6 outside of Crawford. Sheehan's experiences in Crawford have drawn hundreds of supporters. Sheehan's column ends with what should be the Democrats' battle cry: "We are mad as hell and we're not taking it anymore."
Injustice Sunday. Remember Justice Sunday, which featured anappearancee by Senator Bill First? Justice Sunday II is now scheduled for tomorrow, and Tom DeLay will be the "special guest." This editorial by Harry Knox, director of the religion and faith program at the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, actually promotes real Christian values. Not the "if-you're-gay-you're-going-to-hell" ridiculousness, but the base pillars of Christianity - tolerance, acceptance, love, etc. Knox's goal is to demonstrate why Justice Sunday is a sham, a hoax, and an embarrassment to the Christian faith. "When the founders wrote the Constitution, they struck a delicate balance. On the one hand, they made sure everyone would be able to practice their religion according to their own understanding. On the other, they made clear that everyone - believers of all stripes and non-believers - should have a say in decisions made by government. ItÂs that last part the organizers of Justice Sunday II have forgotten." Well, the organizers of Justice Sunday II and the Republican party, yes.
