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why universal, single-payer, non-profit health coverage?

May 1, 2008 – 12:48 pm

We all have stories like this:
My friend L. recently quit a high-pressure job after 20 years to help her husband out in his solo architecture practice. She had insurance for herself, her husband and the kids through her job, so after resigning she paid for COBRA while she waited for her family to be [...]

By slim | Also posted in 2008 Election, Democrats, Healthcare | Comments (0)

because the problem with our elections is voter fraud,

April 28, 2008 – 3:20 pm

and not black boxes that can be hacked but not audited, right?
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court ruled Monday that states can require voters to produce photo identification without violating their constitutional rights, validating Republican-inspired voter ID laws. [...]

By slim | Also posted in 2008 Election, Clean elections, Constitution | Comments (0)

and where, exactly, were you, flyboy?

April 24, 2008 – 3:30 pm

Sen. John McCain on Thursday blasted the Bush administration and all levels of government for the failed response to Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans.
“We know we didn’t have the right kind of leadership … where government agencies were getting information from watching cable television rather than have a flow of information,” McCain said during an [...]

By slim | Also posted in 2008 Election, Katrina | Comments (0)

this is your justice department on the g.w.o.t.

April 23, 2008 – 11:16 am

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Three men accused of plotting to recruit and train terrorists to attack U.S. and allied troops met only once during the two years an undercover informant investigated them, the informant testified Wednesday.
The informant, Darren Griffin, is the key witness in the case against Mohammad Amawi, Marwan El-Hindi and Wassim Mazloum, [...]

By slim | Also posted in Constitution, Middle East conflicts, War on terror | Comments (0)

less than 3/8th human

April 22, 2008 – 10:08 am

At least the Founders cared whether the slaves lived or died.
For McCain, the only thing in Iraq that matters is that our soldiers aren’t getting killed. The Iraqis can kill each other just as much as they like. On This Week (4/20/08):
STEPHANOPOULOS: You’ve defined success in Iraq as a “generally peaceful, [...]

By slim | Also posted in 2008 Election, Iran, Iraq, Military | Comments (0)

time to cut the shit people - we’ve got an election to win

April 16, 2008 – 12:15 pm

From TPM comes the latest Reuters/Zogby Poll, showing McCain within reach of the brass ring:
Republican presidential candidate John McCain runs even with Democratic rival Barack Obama and narrowly leads Hillary Clinton in potential match-ups in November, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released Wednesday.
McCain was seen as a better steward of the economy than either Democrat [...]

By slim | Also posted in 2008 Election, Democrats, Economic justice, Fiscal policy | Comments (0)

the many reasons why mccain’s tax holiday idea sucks

April 15, 2008 – 8:28 pm

First, from The Conservative Nanny State author Dean Baker:
According to the oil industry, they have their refineries running flat out, producing all the gas they can. This means that the price is determined on the demand side.
We have a fixed amount of gas entering the market, the question is simply what price clears the market. [...]

By slim | Also posted in 2008 Election, Environment, Fiscal policy | Comments (0)

not until every last cracker is dead and buried

April 15, 2008 – 11:35 am

will racism be dead and buried in the U.S.:
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Republican Rep. Geoff Davis apologizing to Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Monday after referring to him as “that boy.”
Addressing a Republican gathering Saturday night, the Kentucky lawmaker said, “That boy’s finger does not need to be on the button.” Davis was talking [...]

By slim | Comments (0)

greenspan endorsed mccain? what a shock.

April 7, 2008 – 12:18 pm

Because who better to back a presidential candidate who doesn’t understand economics than someone giving the reacharound to BushCo and the banks while fucking the U.S. economy into recession?
[Alan] Greenspan, the U.S. Fed chairman from 1987 to 2006, endorsed the Republican presidential candidate John McCain in the interview.
“I’m Republican and I support John McCain, who [...]

By slim | Also posted in 2008 Election, Economic justice, Fiscal policy | Comments (3)

What is wrong with this email?

April 7, 2008 – 12:17 pm

Image from WikipediaReceived this email from a friend I have known since 2nd grade (47 years). Now 47 years is too long a time to hold someone’s political persuasion against them. But the rigmarole I found is this email that he forwarded to me this morning astounded me:
Are you a Republican or Democrat? [...]

By bushtool | Also posted in Bush crime family, Democrats, Elections | Comments (0)

groundhog day

March 26, 2008 – 11:05 am

Read Mike the Mad Biologist on the many ways in which the Treasury Secretary and the rest of BushCo is full of shit (on the solvency of Social Security, that is):
Unfortunately, our idiot press corps is unable to discern the basic facts of Social Security, such as the Board of Trustees is mandated by law [...]

By slim | Also posted in Economic justice, Fiscal policy | Comments (0)

giving whitey a bad name

March 25, 2008 – 9:42 am

Pat Buchanan, sick fuck extraordinaire:
America has been the best country on earth for black folks. It was here that 600,000 black people, brought from Africa in slave ships, grew into a community of 40 million, were introduced to Christian salvation, and reached the greatest levels of freedom and prosperity blacks have ever known.
So, Jews should [...]

By slim | Also posted in Human rights | Comments (0)