America Notices: Bush Admin. is More Scandalous than Clinton Admin.

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Friday October 14, 2005 · 6:56 AM PDT

2005/10/14 · 06:56

We've known it for years, but I think the public is finally realizing it: The Bush administration has commited more crimes, made more mistakes, and put the American people at more risk than the Clinton Administration ever did. Any one of the Bush Clan's crimes is ten times worse than a BJ is. As the great Chris Rock said, Republicans just got pissed about the BJ thing because "nobody wants to blow you!"

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What Has Bush Accomplished?

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Thursday October 06, 2005 · 8:09 AM PDT

2005/10/06 · 08:09

I'm trying to get into the mindset of the roughly 40% of Americans that still approve of Bush's presidency. I'm thinking only 1-3% can be the super-rich that benefit from his tax breaks. Are the others in major denial about the state of the country? I would definitely put partisan Republicans and talking TV heads in this category. But, most Americans aren't making up lies to support this presidency. Surely they must think to themselves "I like President Bush because __." What could possibly fill in this blank? More after the flip. Read More

Would Bush Nominate White House Counsel To Supreme Court???

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Thursday September 29, 2005 · 8:02 AM PDT

2005/09/29 · 08:02

NYTimes:

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 - President Bush is close to naming a successor to Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and could announce his choice this week, Republicans close to the White House said Wednesday.

One name that was the source of enormous speculation in Washington legal and political circles was Harriet E. Miers, the White House counsel, who is a leader in the search for Justice O'Connor's successor. Ms. Miers, 60, was the first woman to become a partner at a major Texas law firm and the first woman to be president of the State Bar of Texas. At one point, Ms. Miers was Mr. Bush's personal lawyer. Read More

I Totally Disagree With Armando

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Wednesday September 21, 2005 · 8:53 AM PDT

2005/09/21 · 08:53

Maybe this will get me banned or something, but I found Armando's post (http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/9/20/21299/3834) about Montana Senator Max Baucus shrill, illogical and totally partisan. Read More

Religious Thoughts

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Sunday September 18, 2005 · 11:02 AM PDT

2005/09/18 · 11:02

I don't see why some people take religion so seriously. Sure, there may be a God, but how can you know what He wants? Christianity says one thing, Judaism says another, Islam another, etc. How can you be sure you're in the right religion? I figure if you lead a moral life and be a nice guy, God won't mind. Read More

John Roberts is Everything Bush is Not

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Tuesday September 13, 2005 · 7:49 AM PDT

2005/09/13 · 07:49

While I can't possible say whether I agree with Roberts on the issues (he hasn't even said how he stands on most of them), from watching the confirmation hearings, he appears to be the total opposite of our dear leader. Time will tell for sure. Read More

Powerline Blog is really (insert your own word here) !!!!!

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Friday September 02, 2005 · 2:30 PM PDT

2005/09/02 · 14:30

Here are some snippets from Powerline Blog. I go there about twice a month just to see how thick some people can be:

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*The key point I see on the National Guard issue is that they are a fighting force, not a disaster recovery force.

*Even at the federal level, I've not seen any informed criticism of FEMA or any other relevant federal agency, or any detailed analysis of the formidable logistical problems that make the relief effort painfully difficult. No, the critics aren't interested in such targets or such details. What they want is to bash President Bush, and we'll hear more and more of it as the days go by. Read More

Former Clinton Advisor: Everyone Saw This Coming

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Thursday September 01, 2005 · 9:52 AM PDT

2005/09/01 · 09:52

From Drudge of all places:

A year ago the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposed to study how New Orleans could be protected from a catastrophic hurricane, but the Bush administration ordered that the research not be undertaken. After a flood killed six people in 1995, Congress created the Southeast Louisiana Urban Flood Control Project, in which the Corps of Engineers strengthened and renovated levees and pumping stations. In early 2001, the Federal Emergency Management Agency issued a report stating that a hurricane striking New Orleans was one of the three most likely disasters in the U.S., including a terrorist attack on New York City. But by 2003 the federal funding for the flood control project essentially dried up as it was drained into the Iraq war. Read More

Support the Troops, Not the War

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Saturday August 27, 2005 · 3:52 PM PDT

2005/08/27 · 15:52

I get sad when I hear Bush supporters repeat 'support the troops' over and over again. Honestly, who doesn't support the troops? So, I think we need to spread this little rhyme around whenever we see "support the troops" as a justification of the continuation of the war in Iraq

Support the Troops,
Not the War
I Wonder Why
You Want Them to Die?

Bill Maher Talking about Religion...

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Monday August 15, 2005 · 11:27 AM PDT

2005/08/15 · 11:27

It's always an interesting conversation when Bill Maher is on Larry King Live. It's basically Maher talking the whole time, which is fine with me. He tells it like it is. Here's what he said about religion:

KING: Clarion, Pennsylvania, hello.

CALLER: Yes?

KING: Go ahead.

CALLER: Yes. What convinces Bill that God exists?

MAHER: I'm not convinced that God exists. But I do allow the possibility. I'm not an atheist. I'm open.

KING: You're an agnostic.

MAHER: My view on spirituality is I don't know. I never will as long as I'm alive. So why waste time dwelling on something I can never know? Just be a good person. It should be enough to want to be a good person for the sake of being a good person. I don't need the approval of Jesus or a God. If a God exists, or something that is a realm in another world, great. I'm happy about that. Read More

Kos Coat of Arms

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Sunday August 14, 2005 · 10:49 AM PDT

2005/08/14 · 10:49

I'm thinking that the Kos community needs a neat logo or symbol to have around. The header of the of the web site just doesn't do it for me. So here's my contribution. Feel free to contribute and comment. The Latin motto was as close as I could get to "State of the Nation," having never taken any Latin classes. Swords symbolizing our fighting spirit, and the stars representing the four secret pillars of our beliefs (you can make them up).

http://www.geocities.com/johnbeck64/kos_shield2.jpg

Is the Republican Party Turning into a Cult?

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Wednesday August 03, 2005 · 7:21 PM PDT

2005/08/03 · 19:21

Cults avoid scrutiny by harassing critics and whistleblowers, often in ways that police find it difficult to respond to.
Cults are groups that often exploit members psychologically and/or financially, typically by making members comply with leadership's demands through certain types of psychological manipulation, popularly called mind control, and through the inculcation of deep-seated anxious dependency on the group and its leaders.
Cult: A group or movement exhibiting a great or excessive devotion or dedication to some person, idea, or thing and employing unethically manipulative techniques of persuasion and control . . . designed to advance the goals of the group's leaders to the actual or possible detriment of members, their families, or the community.

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