Kudos to London’s police force, which appears to be doing a masterful job of locating and arresting terrorists involved in the recent bombings. Today, according to the news, seven more are guests of the crown. The dragnet has spread to Italy, where suspect Osman Hussain had fled to from London. Hussain was being questioned by [...]
Posts from ‘July, 2005’
Thank 15 Democrat dim bulbs for CAFTA
Fifteen House Democrats distinguished themselves as feckless turncoats during this week’s vote on the Central American Free Trade Agreement, better known as CAFTA. Turns out most, if not all, of them are from safe districts, making it impossible to excuse their votes to sell out America’s middle- and working-class people, numerous businesses and industries, plus [...]
Has Frist earned dreaded ‘flip-flopper’ label?
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist announced today he’s breaking with the Bush White House on stem cell research policy. Frist said on the Senate floor he now supports a bill passed by the House that would provide more federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research. Not surprisingly, the Christian right that is such a [...]
Betcha there’s a Rove angle to Frist’s move
Is this sudden change of heart, and seemingly of political direction, motivated byFrist’s conscience and perhaps a fresh appreciation of the science involved, as opposed to faith-based backwardness?
Meth should be drug warriors’ top priority
Early this year, the Bush administration brain trust announced a shift in emphasis for the so-called drug war. Henceforth, the focus will be on marijuana trafficking and use, with cocaine, crack, methamphetamine and others getting less attention — and funding. Meth is to marijuana as a double shot of Chivas Regal is to a sip [...]
House passes CAFTA by two-vote margin
They gathered at midnight in the House of Representatives to pass the Central American Free Trade Agreement, or CAFTA, and that was fitting. The witching hour is traditionally a time when dirty deals go down. CAFTA qualifies, in spades. The vote was 217 to 215, the minute margin of Republican victory obtained with arm twisting [...]
You can’t afford to let Cox head the SEC
If you’re an investor or employee, you owe it to yourself to read a post at the Center for American Progress’ Web site: ” Corporate Power.” It’s about Rep. Chris Cox, R-Calif., President Bush’s choice head the Securities and Exchange Commission. That’s the federal agency that’s supposed to oversee the investment and financial industries. Now, [...]
Onward and upward to downward and backward
Quote: ““They turned our bridge to the 21st century into a tunnel back to the 19th century. . .”
Suddenly, O’Reilly is a specifics freak
While channel surfing this evening, we devoted a few expendable minutes to Bill O’Reilly’s show. We learned the guy’s lost none of his ability to pack a short segment with his own special blend of attitude and ignorance. First, he showed a brief clip of the speech Hillary Clinton delivered at the Democratic Leadership Council [...]
Fonda’s bus tour for peace a boon for GOP
The fat’s in the fire now. Jane Fonda says she’s going to go on a bus tour, urging an end to the war in Iraq. There’s no telling whether Fonda’s advocacy will change many, if any, minds or have an impact on how long our troops are stuck in the Iraq quagmire. But one thing [...]
