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Tag Archives: Politics
It only gets worse…
First, please have a look at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6931776.stm. Apparently, we don’t even have the secret FISA courts to protect us now. And let us not forget that the FISA court itself was considered a draconian breach of civil liberties. Even if … Continue reading
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Tagged Administration, Alberto Gonzales, Bush, Congress, Democrats, Justice Department, Politics, scary stuff
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President Cheney???
Um… this scares the crap out of me. Wonder what damage you can do in 150 minutes or so?
Oh, FANTASTIC…
Yes, our friendly neighborhood fascist dictator president has decided to pardon Scooter Libby. (Call it a commutation if you like, Mr. Shrub, sir, but a pardon it is.) Heckuva job, Bushie. Let’s not even pretend not to be hypocritical and … Continue reading
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Tagged Administration, Bush, idiots, Politics, Scooter Libby
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Wow, they really ARE stupid.
So I think it’s no surprise that the U.S. administration, in their current Iran warmongering, would consider fabricating evidence so that they’d have an excuse to do the same horrible things they did in bringing war to Iraq. But this, … Continue reading
Did someone give the press their gonads back?
I’m watching the Bush press conference this morning, and found 3 things interesting… 1) Bush looked like someone had pissed in his Cheerios as he walked to the podium. I’ll own up – it was me. 2) Bush’s alternating backpedalling … Continue reading
In case you’re wondering how divided this country is…
So about a month ago, I was here at the Indianapolis airport, flying to Denver via Detroit. I was working with the LaptopOfDoom ™, which is covered with a variety of stickers, the most important of which say “This is … Continue reading


