Another compilation of a couple of Glenn Greenwald articles that have caught my eye ( Read more... )

This evening, I let my emotions get the best of me when listening to the president's remarks regarding the coverage of illegal immigrants in the health care bill. While I disagree with the president's statement, my comments were inappropriate and regrettable. I extend sincere apologies to the president for this lack of civility.
-From South Carolina ( Read more... )

For some time now I have been meaning to write an entry talking about the glaring differences between Obama the Candidate and Obama the President. A political blogger, Glenn Greenwald, did a fairly good recap of the hypocrisy of the Obama administration, at least with regards to Obama's campaign "promise" to bring more openness and transparency to ( Read more... )

A few interesting stories:

• This American Life had a recent article entitled "The Audacity of Government", which looks at the Bush administration's ongoing quest to further empower the Executive branch of the U.S. government.
  
• Virtually without being noticed, the Cost Nearly Doubles For Marine One Fleet. 26 helicopters, originally slated for $6.1 ( Read more... )

So most Americans feel that we should have a timetable for a withdraw from Iraq.

President Bush says that doing so will tie the hands of the generals on the ground. That doing so will mean that the insurgents/terrorists have won.

I have written before that I do not know what "winning in Iraq" would look like, and I think that most Americans are ( Read more... )

This entry is mainly for the readers who do not follow politics as much as they might like.

I would like you introduce you to U.S. Representative Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio ( Read more... )

Sometimes I wonder why I post political posts here. It seems to me that the vast majority, if not the entirety, of my readership is composed of people who might not agree with the solution, but who do agree with the fact that there are enormous problems with the current administration ( Read more... )

Vice-President Cheney, talking about how Democrats should not exert their Constitutional powers:

“The terrorists don’t expect to beat us in a stand-up fight. They never have. They’re not likely to try. The only way they can win is if we lose our nerve and abandon our mission.” New York Times article, (registration required).

So, should I ask how ( Read more... )

Just wanted to point out something on my federal taxes again this year - I can get a tax break if I purchased a hybrid vehicle during 2006, but I do not get any sort of break for not owning a car at all.

Come on, even Massachusetts gives me a tax break for the money I spent on public transportation passes.

I would like to thank sk8rboi for pointing out ( Read more... )

Really, I kept meaning to write up an end-of-2006 wrap-up, and I just never got around to it ( Read more... )