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Parties Suck, Especially Two of Them

August 13, 2008 – 8:17 am

Most of us that have been paying attention or that have been involved in the outright “undemocracy” of party politics want to change to a better political party system.  Rob Kall, over at OpEd News, says that two things must occur to fix party politics, namely instituting instant run-off voting and equal treatment for all [...]

By John | Also posted in Republicans | Comments (0)

they’re not crimes, they’re only “violations” of “laws”

August 12, 2008 – 12:01 pm

Your Department of Justice at work:
NEW YORK (AP) — Former Justice Department officials will not face prosecution for letting improper political considerations drive hirings of prosecutors, immigration judges and other career government lawyers, Attorney General Michael Mukasey said Tuesday.
Mukasey used his sharpest words yet to criticize the senior leaders who took part in or failed [...]

By missy | Also posted in Bush crime family, Constitution, Domestic spying, Ethics, Gov Acctability, Republicans, Senate | Comments (0)

don’t forget tomorrow’s moneybomb for strangebedfellows

August 7, 2008 – 11:18 am

August 8, 2008—this is the date for our Strangebedfellows MONEYBOMB on behalf of constitutional rights and civil liberties in America. Let’s remove from power the key enablers of the tyrannical and lawless FISA ‘compromise;’ we can end the Patriot Act—and so much more.
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Strangebedfellows is a unique and diverse left–right coalition which has come together to [...]

By missy | Also posted in Baird, Brian, Bush crime family, Constitution, Domestic spying, Obama, Sen Barack | Comments (0)

pco invite

August 4, 2008 – 12:14 pm

FWIW, I just received this email from the Clark County Dems Central Committee:
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN BECOMING A PRECINCT COMMITTEE OFFICER (PCO)?
You should have received your ballot in the mail already. If you want to be more involved and become a PCO, look on your ballot and see if there is a Democratic PCO in [...]

By missy | Also posted in Clark County | Comments (0)

another deft obama campaign headfake?

July 31, 2008 – 4:38 pm

Or the best news since Al Gore won his Nobel?
WASHINGTON (AFP) — “Vote Both,” a group dedicated to persuading Barack Obama to pick former foe Hillary Clinton as his vice presidential running mate, is folding, as hopes of a “dream ticket” fade.
Organizers Adam Parkhomenko and Sam Arora said they were halting their campaign, based on [...]

By missy | Also posted in 2008 Election, Obama, Sen Barack | Comments (0)

in a parallel universe, bush addresses energy and the economy

July 30, 2008 – 12:54 pm

from the Rose Garden, while Cheney and the Cabinet look on (key: DC / Parallel Universe):
THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. I just finished a good Cabinet meeting, and I want to thank the members of my Cabinet for serving our country. Because I have asked them all to resign, and thereafter I will immediately follow suit. [...]

By missy | Also posted in Bush crime family, Constitution, Dept. of just Sayin', Environment, Fiscal policy, Gore Al, Gov Acctability, Middle East conflicts, Republicans | Comments (0)

iraq is to joe lieberman as panama is to _______

July 17, 2008 – 10:34 am

Sam Nunn.
Of the seven participants in a summit in Indiana with Barack Obama –only two of them were put out by the Obama campaign to hold a press avail afterward: Former Georgia Senator Sam Nunn and Illinois Senator Evan Bayh – both vice presidential contenders for Obama’s ticket.
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Former Senator Nunn told reporters that while he [...]

By missy | Also posted in Military, Obama, Sen Barack | Comments (3)

self-hating dems

July 10, 2008 – 10:07 am

I’ve been running this FISA thing over and over in my head, trying to figure out the motivations of the 20 Democratic Dems that voted for it.
Sure, there’s telecom money. But that can only go so far when a solid Constitutional principle is at stake and the phone is ringing off the goddamn hook [...]

By missy | Also posted in Senate | Comments (1)

it doesn’t end here - though it sure as hell feels like it

July 9, 2008 – 1:09 pm

You weren’t using that 4th Amendment, were you?
Because Obama and a bunch of other cowardly Dems just sold us out for a little telecom cash and a kited check from the MSM that will bounce somewhere around October 1.
Final vote: 69-28. So, a hearty FUCK YOU to Alexander (R-TN), Allard (R-CO), Barrasso (R-WY), Baucus [...]

By missy | Also posted in 2008 Election, Cantwell, Sen Maria, Constitution, Domestic spying, McCain, Sen John, Murray, Sen Patty, Obama, Sen Barack, Senate | Comments (2)

i’ve called - have you?

July 8, 2008 – 2:35 pm

Call or email your Senators on FISA. Now. The vote is tomorrow.
I live in Washington and work in Oregon. I called Senators Cantwell, Murray, Smith and Wyden, and Harry Reid, Barack Obama, and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee for good measure.
If you’re shy, here’s what I said:
I’m calling to ask Sen. ___ to vote [...]

By missy | Also posted in 2008 Election, Cantwell, Sen Maria, Constitution, Domestic spying, Murray, Sen Patty, Obama, Sen Barack, Senate | Comments (0)