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December 29, 2005
Tuesday, August 02, 2005
Tuesday's Links
Activism
Maneuver Warfare. Today is the special election in Ohio 2nd District for the vacated Congressional seat. Daily Kos is trying an experiment to help get Paul Hackett elected. Check out the site, and send the email. There's still plenty of time today, and your efforts could make all the difference, especially if you know someone in OH-2, or know someone who knows someone, or know someone who knows someone who knows someone...
News
Bush Appoints Bolton as U.N. Envoy, Bypassing Senate. "Abusing power" and "Undermining the credibility of the United States" are just some of the things we could say about Bush. By bypassing the Senate, Bush has thumbed his nose at the Senate. By blaming "partisan politics," Bush ignores the fact that his White House refused to give background information on Bolton to the Senate. Perhaps the most cheesed Republican in this affair is Senator Greg Voinovich (R-OH), who promised to send Bolton a copy of "The Heart and Soul of Effective Management" by James F. Hind. Where are all the conservatives who claimed that the Democrats' use of the filibuster was an "abuse of power?"
Young Democrats To Hit Streets of San Francisco. We don't get the chance to write a lot of good things about the Democratic Party, because there just isn't a whole lot to celebrate these days. But the re-emergence of the Young Democrats gives us hope. For years, YD have been seen as a bunch of preppy kids that many young liberals didn't want to be a part of. But with this week's YD national convention, changes abound. For the first time, there will be contested elections for the leadership positions. Grassroots activists are becoming more involved. Youth have traditionally been disenfranchised with the Republican party - here's hoping that YD can become a more organized and attractive group for young liberals. It's either that, or attend the League of Pissed Off Voters' national convention.
Paying for Sunday School. Taxpayers in Odessa, Texas will now have to pay for bible study in their public schools. Among the topics that will be discussed are the idea that the Constitution is based on the Scriptures and that, based on the urban legend that NASA found that "the earth stopped twice in its orbit, in support of the literal truth of the biblical text that the sun stood still in Joshua and II Kings." This is ridiculous. Unless Odessa Public Schools are prepared to offer seperate classes in Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Shintoism, Buddhism, Wiccan and every other religion on the planet, the gall is simply amazing. Maybe John Roberts should be asked if he thinks this is Constitutional.
Editorials
Rhett Butler Appoints Flavor Flav. The news was above, but the important commentary's right here. Why is Bush's recess appointment of Bolton so idiotic? Well, TCR explains: "Bush has violated the spirit of the president's right to make a recess appointment---and in doing so, he's shown partisanship, cynicism and cowardice." Sounds about right to us. Let's keep in mind that there's a decent Republican majority in the Senate, who haven't shown much reluctance to defy their dear leader, but even they seem unwilling to put their necks on the line for this tool Bolton. What does that say about Bolton's qualifications? TCR suspects that Bush's agenda is even more sinister than just "reforming" the U.N., which is why he's willing to go so far to get Bolton in office.
Gotta Get A Subscription. We at Still Fighting hate to sound like conspiracy theorists, because we're really interested in more practical matters than flights of fancy. But sometimes, because the Administration has proven that it really has no depths to which it won't sink, the most absurd scenarios seem plausible. In light of TCR's suspicions about Bolton (see the article immediately above), and given the article we linked to a while ago about the coming invasion of Iran, doesn't it seem plausible that we're closer to an attack on Iran than anyone imagines? And given the article that Yglesias indirectly quotes here, maybe we should all be paying just a little more attention. You can bet an attack on Iran would be sudden, covert, and violent. It also likely wouldn't involve ground troops, partly because we're pretty much out of 'em, and partly because it's tougher to hide that way. We're all hoping it won't happen, but we want everyone to be ready to shout from the hills if it does.
The Old Media is Dead, Long Live the New Media. Cenk Uygur talks about the death of traditional news. While we're not exactly ready to put the coffin in the ground, Uygur does have a point. The ideas of debate and fact are dead, and pundits have taken over. Between Roberts and Rove alone, Uygur's examples make us sick. We enjoy reading pundits in op-ed pieces. We don't care to have our news dished out to us by pundits with an agenda. Let's all move over to blogs and take them over, as the old media's clearly been corrupted.
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December 29, 2005
Tuesday, August 02, 2005
Tuesday's Links
Activism
Maneuver Warfare. Today is the special election in Ohio 2nd District for the vacated Congressional seat. Daily Kos is trying an experiment to help get Paul Hackett elected. Check out the site, and send the email. There's still plenty of time today, and your efforts could make all the difference, especially if you know someone in OH-2, or know someone who knows someone, or know someone who knows someone who knows someone...
News
Bush Appoints Bolton as U.N. Envoy, Bypassing Senate. "Abusing power" and "Undermining the credibility of the United States" are just some of the things we could say about Bush. By bypassing the Senate, Bush has thumbed his nose at the Senate. By blaming "partisan politics," Bush ignores the fact that his White House refused to give background information on Bolton to the Senate. Perhaps the most cheesed Republican in this affair is Senator Greg Voinovich (R-OH), who promised to send Bolton a copy of "The Heart and Soul of Effective Management" by James F. Hind. Where are all the conservatives who claimed that the Democrats' use of the filibuster was an "abuse of power?"
Young Democrats To Hit Streets of San Francisco. We don't get the chance to write a lot of good things about the Democratic Party, because there just isn't a whole lot to celebrate these days. But the re-emergence of the Young Democrats gives us hope. For years, YD have been seen as a bunch of preppy kids that many young liberals didn't want to be a part of. But with this week's YD national convention, changes abound. For the first time, there will be contested elections for the leadership positions. Grassroots activists are becoming more involved. Youth have traditionally been disenfranchised with the Republican party - here's hoping that YD can become a more organized and attractive group for young liberals. It's either that, or attend the League of Pissed Off Voters' national convention.
Paying for Sunday School. Taxpayers in Odessa, Texas will now have to pay for bible study in their public schools. Among the topics that will be discussed are the idea that the Constitution is based on the Scriptures and that, based on the urban legend that NASA found that "the earth stopped twice in its orbit, in support of the literal truth of the biblical text that the sun stood still in Joshua and II Kings." This is ridiculous. Unless Odessa Public Schools are prepared to offer seperate classes in Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Shintoism, Buddhism, Wiccan and every other religion on the planet, the gall is simply amazing. Maybe John Roberts should be asked if he thinks this is Constitutional.
Editorials
Rhett Butler Appoints Flavor Flav. The news was above, but the important commentary's right here. Why is Bush's recess appointment of Bolton so idiotic? Well, TCR explains: "Bush has violated the spirit of the president's right to make a recess appointment---and in doing so, he's shown partisanship, cynicism and cowardice." Sounds about right to us. Let's keep in mind that there's a decent Republican majority in the Senate, who haven't shown much reluctance to defy their dear leader, but even they seem unwilling to put their necks on the line for this tool Bolton. What does that say about Bolton's qualifications? TCR suspects that Bush's agenda is even more sinister than just "reforming" the U.N., which is why he's willing to go so far to get Bolton in office.
Gotta Get A Subscription. We at Still Fighting hate to sound like conspiracy theorists, because we're really interested in more practical matters than flights of fancy. But sometimes, because the Administration has proven that it really has no depths to which it won't sink, the most absurd scenarios seem plausible. In light of TCR's suspicions about Bolton (see the article immediately above), and given the article we linked to a while ago about the coming invasion of Iran, doesn't it seem plausible that we're closer to an attack on Iran than anyone imagines? And given the article that Yglesias indirectly quotes here, maybe we should all be paying just a little more attention. You can bet an attack on Iran would be sudden, covert, and violent. It also likely wouldn't involve ground troops, partly because we're pretty much out of 'em, and partly because it's tougher to hide that way. We're all hoping it won't happen, but we want everyone to be ready to shout from the hills if it does.
The Old Media is Dead, Long Live the New Media. Cenk Uygur talks about the death of traditional news. While we're not exactly ready to put the coffin in the ground, Uygur does have a point. The ideas of debate and fact are dead, and pundits have taken over. Between Roberts and Rove alone, Uygur's examples make us sick. We enjoy reading pundits in op-ed pieces. We don't care to have our news dished out to us by pundits with an agenda. Let's all move over to blogs and take them over, as the old media's clearly been corrupted.
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December 29, 2005
Maneuver Warfare. Today is the special election in Ohio 2nd District for the vacated Congressional seat. Daily Kos is trying an experiment to help get Paul Hackett elected. Check out the site, and send the email. There's still plenty of time today, and your efforts could make all the difference, especially if you know someone in OH-2, or know someone who knows someone, or know someone who knows someone who knows someone...
News
Bush Appoints Bolton as U.N. Envoy, Bypassing Senate. "Abusing power" and "Undermining the credibility of the United States" are just some of the things we could say about Bush. By bypassing the Senate, Bush has thumbed his nose at the Senate. By blaming "partisan politics," Bush ignores the fact that his White House refused to give background information on Bolton to the Senate. Perhaps the most cheesed Republican in this affair is Senator Greg Voinovich (R-OH), who promised to send Bolton a copy of "The Heart and Soul of Effective Management" by James F. Hind. Where are all the conservatives who claimed that the Democrats' use of the filibuster was an "abuse of power?"
Young Democrats To Hit Streets of San Francisco. We don't get the chance to write a lot of good things about the Democratic Party, because there just isn't a whole lot to celebrate these days. But the re-emergence of the Young Democrats gives us hope. For years, YD have been seen as a bunch of preppy kids that many young liberals didn't want to be a part of. But with this week's YD national convention, changes abound. For the first time, there will be contested elections for the leadership positions. Grassroots activists are becoming more involved. Youth have traditionally been disenfranchised with the Republican party - here's hoping that YD can become a more organized and attractive group for young liberals. It's either that, or attend the League of Pissed Off Voters' national convention.
Paying for Sunday School. Taxpayers in Odessa, Texas will now have to pay for bible study in their public schools. Among the topics that will be discussed are the idea that the Constitution is based on the Scriptures and that, based on the urban legend that NASA found that "the earth stopped twice in its orbit, in support of the literal truth of the biblical text that the sun stood still in Joshua and II Kings." This is ridiculous. Unless Odessa Public Schools are prepared to offer seperate classes in Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Shintoism, Buddhism, Wiccan and every other religion on the planet, the gall is simply amazing. Maybe John Roberts should be asked if he thinks this is Constitutional.
Editorials
Rhett Butler Appoints Flavor Flav. The news was above, but the important commentary's right here. Why is Bush's recess appointment of Bolton so idiotic? Well, TCR explains: "Bush has violated the spirit of the president's right to make a recess appointment---and in doing so, he's shown partisanship, cynicism and cowardice." Sounds about right to us. Let's keep in mind that there's a decent Republican majority in the Senate, who haven't shown much reluctance to defy their dear leader, but even they seem unwilling to put their necks on the line for this tool Bolton. What does that say about Bolton's qualifications? TCR suspects that Bush's agenda is even more sinister than just "reforming" the U.N., which is why he's willing to go so far to get Bolton in office.
Gotta Get A Subscription. We at Still Fighting hate to sound like conspiracy theorists, because we're really interested in more practical matters than flights of fancy. But sometimes, because the Administration has proven that it really has no depths to which it won't sink, the most absurd scenarios seem plausible. In light of TCR's suspicions about Bolton (see the article immediately above), and given the article we linked to a while ago about the coming invasion of Iran, doesn't it seem plausible that we're closer to an attack on Iran than anyone imagines? And given the article that Yglesias indirectly quotes here, maybe we should all be paying just a little more attention. You can bet an attack on Iran would be sudden, covert, and violent. It also likely wouldn't involve ground troops, partly because we're pretty much out of 'em, and partly because it's tougher to hide that way. We're all hoping it won't happen, but we want everyone to be ready to shout from the hills if it does.
The Old Media is Dead, Long Live the New Media. Cenk Uygur talks about the death of traditional news. While we're not exactly ready to put the coffin in the ground, Uygur does have a point. The ideas of debate and fact are dead, and pundits have taken over. Between Roberts and Rove alone, Uygur's examples make us sick. We enjoy reading pundits in op-ed pieces. We don't care to have our news dished out to us by pundits with an agenda. Let's all move over to blogs and take them over, as the old media's clearly been corrupted.
