"We must have a foreign policy that is both strong and smart. Yes, the Republicans have been strong, but they haven't been smart. And the policy is one big mess, everyone knows it."
- Senator Chuck Schumer
View Article  Bush vs. Jesus
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View Article  "As of this writing, this is Kerry's election to lose"
Markos Moulitsas helped me put the polls in perspective in this article.  It's not looking so good for Bush and his Zombies!
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View Article  Congressman Tim Ryan from Ohio is my Hero!!
Congressman Tim Ryan telling Bush et al. where to get off and why young people think the Administration will institute a draft despite their denial. He kicks ass! It's a must see but if for some reason you can't see it here is the text of the ass-whipping: RYAN: I thank the gentlemen. I rise in opposition of this bill. But I would like to clarify something. We're not trying to scare kids. This president's foreign policy is what's scaring the kids of this country. And if people have said today, "Why are people believing this, why are people believing ...   more »
View Article  Two Voting Companies & Two Brothers Will Count 80% of U.S. Election
Two companies (ES&S and Diebold) started by two brothers (Bob & Todd Urosevich) with close connections to the Republican Party, will count over 80% of all votes in America using both touchscreens and ballot scanners. Meanwhile, the Department of Justice has held long-time policies that prevent effective oversight and thwart full enforcement of voting rights, and most state elections officials couldn't seem to care less. One free-lance journaliist has taken them all on.   more »
View Article  predicting the electoral vote?
Interesting, but I hope this predictor isn't correct.


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View Article  Scalia is Pro-Orgy: Who Would Have Thought?

Oliver Burkeman in New York
Friday October 1, 2004
The Guardian

He is the conservative bastion of the US supreme court, a favourite of President Bush, and a hunting partner of the vice-president. He has argued vociferously against abortion rights, and in favour of anti-sodomy laws.

But it turns out that there is another side to Justice Antonin Scalia: he thinks Americans ought to be having more orgies.

Challenged about his views on sexual morality, Justice Scalia surprised his audience at Harvard University, telling them: "I even take the position that sexual orgies eliminate social tensions and ought to be ...   more »