James Brown died last nite and I for one am sad.  I loved his music.  Nevermind his run ins with the law and women, the man was not way ahead of his time, he was right in the middle of it.  

Michael Steele has hired African-American men, busing down to Maryland for the day to pass out the deceptive campaign flyers shown here on Kos yesterday. Check this out on youtube. http://www.youtube.com/....  tHIS IS ILLEGAL ISN'T IT? Sorry for the short diary, I have to go vent now......reen Party candidate [Kevin Zeese has to say: "This kind of deceptive politics shows political bankruptcy -- using desperate people who have no idea what they are doing to fool voters. If either wins their campaign it will be a win with a political blemish that undermines their legitimacy. It is a shame to see politics further debased." From the Baltimore Sun website: http://blogs.baltimoresun.com/news_local_rodricks/

On this solemn day Chertoff is hosting an "Ask The White House on WhiteHouse.gov
I have a few I can ask.......
Submit yours here:

CNN is running a story on the Front Page claiming Al-Jazeera has released a video showing 9-11 preparations.  short.  Is this for real?

"Lakehead University in northern Ontario set up www.yaleshmale.com in a bid to attract potential new students. It shows a picture of Yale graduate Mr Bush with the caption: "Graduating from an Ivy League university doesn't necessarily mean you're smart."

Rockey is a simple man and I am sure he would appreciate our help in getting the message across just how most Americans feel about the response to Hurricane Katrina.

UK, Arnie in global warming pact !!
Key Republican breaks with Bush on Mideast !!
Is this a Republican Inquisition?
An Implosion?
Can't wait to hear the dribble come out of David Brooks mouth.

The Federal Daily writes:

Reports compiled by several of open-government advocacy interest groups indicate the federal agencies are struggling to meet Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) guidelines. The Coalition of Journalists for Open Government reviewed internal assessments from 13 cabinet-level departments and nine other agencies and found that FOIA request backlogs increased. For fiscal year 2005, the backlog of requests grew to 31 percent, up from 20 percent the previous year, according to CJOG. "Agencies also said `no' more often--and spent more to do so," CJOG's report said. Patrice McDermott, director for OpenTheGovernment.org, added, "It is surprising how many of the improvement areas were not addressed or rated as poorly addressed.

Goodasgold commented here, "The Bush administration, along with the Republican majority, is methodically removing the public from government affairs.  We're in big trouble, and our Democratic representative should be in the streets with bullhorns informing the people of issues like this." Amen.

The Federal Daily writes:

Reports compiled by several of open-government advocacy interest groups indicate the federal agencies are struggling to meet Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) guidelines. The Coalition of Journalists for Open Government reviewed internal assessments from 13 cabinet-level departments and nine other agencies and found that FOIA request backlogs increased. For fiscal year 2005, the backlog of requests grew to 31 percent, up from 20 percent the previous year, according to CJOG. "Agencies also said `no' more often--and spent more to do so," CJOG's report said. Patrice McDermott, director for OpenTheGovernment.org, added, "It is surprising how many of the improvement areas were not addressed or rated as poorly addressed."

I am not too good at writing but pretty good at cutting and pasting.