Christian fundamentalist sweep

Thu 10/30/03 at 11:08 am

The Village Voice: Nation: Mondo Washington: Abortion Rites by James Ridgeway

Observers speak in amazement of the neoconservatives’ ascendancy in setting Bush foreign policy. It is nothing compared with the Christian fundamentalist sweep under way in Washington across a range of domestic issues reaching directly into everyday life in America. We’re coming close to turning the governance of the nation over to a marginalized group within the Christian community.


Bush plays Doctor

Thu 10/30/03 at 11:04 am

The Village Voice: Nation: Mondo Washington: Bush Boys Play Doctor by James Ridgeway

Is there a doctor in the White House? George W. Bush promised to get the government off our backs, but the federal presence has grown, not shrunk. Now he adds yet one more chore, that of doctor of last resort. …

[This] could result in a backlash from conservatives who have ceaselessly preached the sanctity of the family and making government smaller. It exposes the rent in the Republican right between the libertarian-minded get-the-government-off-our-backs crowd and the Christian advocates of a strong central state who want to hammer home their social policies on the local level, too.


How the Candidates Come Down on Capital Punishment

Thu 10/30/03 at 10:57 am

The Village Voice: Nation: Mondo Washington: Dems for Death by James Ridgeway

[S]ix of the nine candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination are for the death penalty. Only Dennis Kucinich, Al Sharpton, and Carol Moseley Braun are in outright opposition.


Bush: ‘World Is More Peaceful, Free Under My Leadership’

Wed 10/29/03 at 11:18 am

Boston.com / News / Politics / Bush to stake bid for reeelection on peace, security

Bush used the news conference, only the 10th of his presidency, to defend his policies and lay out what will be a central theme in his reelection bid. The tightly controlled news conference in the Rose Garden was also notable because it was held on the heels of some of the deadliest and most well-coordinated attacks during the US-led occupation of Iraq. …

”I will defend my record at the appropriate time and look forward to it,” Bush said. ”I’ll say that the world is more peaceful and more free under my leadership, and America is more secure. And that will be how I begin describing our foreign policy.”


Where does the buck stop?

Wed 10/29/03 at 11:17 am

CNN.com - White House pressed on ‘mission accomplished’ sign - Oct. 29, 2003

Attention turned Tuesday to a giant ”Mission Accomplished” sign that stood behind Bush aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln when he gave the speech May 1.

The president told reporters the sign was put up by the Navy, not the White House. …

Navy and administration sources said that though the banner was the Navy’s idea, the White House actually made it.

Remember the campaign commercial taxpayers paid for? Now, the Commander and Chief says the buck stopped at the Pentagon. Sure. mjh

mjh’s Weblog Entry - 05/23/2003: Keepers of Bush’s image

George W. Bush’s ”Top Gun” landing on the deck of the carrier Abraham Lincoln will be remembered as one of the most audacious moments of presidential theater in American history. But it was only the latest example of how the Bush administration, going far beyond the foundations in stagecraft set by the Reagan White House, is using the powers of television and technology to promote a presidency like never before. …

Keepers of Bush image lift stagecraft to new heights by Elisabeth Bumiller, New York Times, Friday, May 16, 2003


Inhofe lies about Bush?

Tue 10/28/03 at 11:13 am

”The environmental extremists and their liberal friends in the press would have you believe that this President does not have a good environmental record when he has the best record of any president in history.” - James Inhofe, Republican Senator

Is Inhofe that ignorant or just a liar? mjh

NPR : Senate Democrats Clear Way for Leavitt Confirmation

Senate Democrats Clear Way for Leavitt Confirmation
»from Morning Edition, Tuesday , October 28, 2003
The full Senate is now expected to confirm Utah Republican Gov. Mike Leavitt as the next Environmental Protection Agency administrator. Senate Democrats had blocked the nomination to protest the Bush administration’s environmental record. NPR’s David Welna reports.

Contact James M. Inhofe - U.S. Senator - Oklahoma

”A lie repeated often enough becomes the truth.” - Joseph Goebbels, Hitler’s Minister for Propaganda


Alphabetical list of Democratic Presidential Candidates

Mon 10/27/03 at 2:32 pm

Election Countdown

The first primary is in January, 2004; the candidate will be picked a few month later; the election to unseat George Bush will be over before you know it. Find someone you can support and support them! Don’t just sit and wait until 11/2/04. mjh

  1. Gen. Wesley Clark (AR) http://www.clark04.com
  2. Sen. Carol Moseley Braun (IL) http://www.carolforpresident.com
  3. Dr. Howard Dean (VT) http://www.deanforamerica.com
  4. Sen. John Edwards (NC) http://www.johnedwards2004.com
  5. Rep. Richard Gephardt (MO) http://www.DickGephardt2004.com
  6. Sen. Bob Graham (FL) http://www.graham04.com
  7. Sen. John Kerry (MA) http://www.johnkerry.com
  8. Rep. Dennis Kucinich (OH) http://www.kucinich.us/
  9. Sen. Joseph Lieberman (CT) http://www.joe2004.com
  10. Rev. Al Sharpton http://www.sharptonexplore2004.com

Let me know of other candidates, related sites and endorsements. Thanks!

Candidate info from congress.org:
Congress.Org — Election 2004


Oh, Jesus!

Mon 10/27/03 at 12:04 pm

Dump Bush — Humorous Views


A stand on Global Warming

Mon 10/27/03 at 11:39 am

Testing the Senate’s Mettle

There is a good test of senatorial courage coming this week. For the first time, senators will be asked whether they are prepared to do something serious about global warming. The question comes in the form of a bill by John McCain and Joseph Lieberman that would impose mandatory caps on industrial emissions of carbon dioxide and other gases thought to be heavily responsible for warming the earth’s atmosphere. The bill is a long shot. But it will provide the first true test of the sincerity of senators who say they care about the problem and have faulted President Bush for not doing enough. …

But Washington hangs back, fearful of asking the country to make the investments in cleaner fuels, cars and power plants needed to start bringing emissions down.

This fear has been engendered in part by Mr. Bush, who remains stubbornly positioned at the rear of a parade he ought to be leading.


More pay, fewer hours, fewer jobs

Mon 10/27/03 at 11:35 am

There’s a Catch: Jobs by Bob Herbert

The number of Americans living in poverty has increased by three million in the past two years. The median household income has fallen for the past two years. The number of dual-income families, particularly those with children under 18, has declined sharply. The administration can spin its “recovery” any way it wants. But working families can’t pay their bills with data about the gross domestic product. They need the income from steady employment. And when it comes to employment, the Bush administration has compiled the worst record since the Great Depression.

The jobs picture is far more harrowing than it is usually presented by the media.

Gains in Wages Expected to Give Economy a Lift

Hourly wages have already surprised most economists by growing more quickly than inflation since 2001 in spite of the worst decline in employment in 20 years.

The wage gains have not been enough to overcome the economy’s problems, however. Many families still have less income than they did a year ago because companies have reduced their workers’ hours, and health care costs have risen rapidly.


Dick (Gephardt, that is)

Mon 10/27/03 at 11:14 am

Resurrection of the Week

Anyway, the Dick G mini-surge must be real, because several reporters have said so. And as we know, that’s enough to start a trend. …

In any event, the market is briefly bullish on Dick.

This is a long summary of various media reports on Dick. mjh


Bush and the Environment

Sat 10/25/03 at 3:31 pm

NRDC: The Bush Record on the Environment

The real story on this administration’s dealings on environmental issues, from NRDC’s scientists, lawyers and policy experts.


Never trust anyone under 30

Sat 10/25/03 at 1:37 pm

Back on Campus, Bush Gets Passing Grades

A survey of college students, conducted this month for Harvard University’s Institute of Politics, found that 61 percent approve of Bush’s job performance. That is significantly higher than what most polls of the general population have reported. The most recent Washington Post-ABC News survey placed Bush’s approval rating at 53 percent.

The students also preferred Bush to a generic Democratic presidential candidate, 39 to 34 percent; 18 percent said they were undecided.

Campuses, contrary to image, are not bastions of liberalism: 38 percent of the students identified themselves as independent or unaffiliated, 31 percent said they were Republican and 27 percent said they were Democrats.

Among those who called themselves Democrats, Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (Conn.) led with 17 percent, followed by former Vermont governor Howard Dean, with 16 percent. …

Despite the students’ support for Bush, many reported significant qualms with his policies: Eighty-seven percent said the administration has been “hiding some things” or “mostly not telling the truth” about the situation in Iraq.

So, most students believe Bush is lying to them AND they approve of that. Young Republicans. mjh


www.votetoimpeach.org

Sat 10/25/03 at 1:31 pm

Vote To Impeach George W. Bush


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