January 20, 2007

You know, I can remember when the Republicans took over everything in this country, I said to hubby, "Well, I just hope this country gets a really good taste of Republicanism so they will never want it again - not for a long, long time."His reply was, "I think they would vote for a Republican in a heart beat." Lordy, I hope he is wrong.

The House legislation, passed 356-71, would slice rates on the subsidized loans from 6.8 percent to 3.4 %in stages over five years

Middle East Policy Council: "You're talking about a war against Iran" that likely would destabilize the Middle East for years, White told a Washington think tank."

Citrus freeze leaves thousands jobless

Sprint reports 300,000 subscriber losses, job cuts coming of 5,000 jobs

Party politics played a role in decisions over whether to take federal control of Louisiana and other areas affected by Hurricane Katrina, former FEMA director Michael Brown said Friday. "Unbeknownst to me, certain people in the White House were thinking 'We had to federalize Louisiana because she's a white, female Democratic governor and we have a chance to rub her nose in it," he said. Can the Bush Crime Family Get Any More Revolting?

Convicted lawmakers may lose pensions (Senate went 87-0 on this vote to strip pensions)

Senate Finance Committee to Attach Tax Small Business Tax Breaks to Minimum Wage Hike - But at Least They'd Be Paid For

34th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade

Senator John McCain has enlisted the core players of President Bush's advertising team, adding them to what was already a group of bare-knuckled political advertising strategists working for his nascent campaign.

The chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee yesterday opened an investigation into a no-bid contract that the chief of the General Services Administration attempted to give to companies operated by her longtime friend.

The average age of the world's greatest civilizations has been two hundred years. These nations have progressed through this sequence:
-From bondage to spiritual faith;
-from spiritual faith to great courage;
-from courage to liberty;
-from liberty to abundance;
-from abundance to selfishness;
-from selfishness to complacency;
-from complaceny to apathy;
-from apathy to dependence;
-from dependency back again into bondage.
Sir Alex Fraser Tyler: (1742-1813)
Scottish jurist and historian

Congressional authority to make the "nuclear option" against Iran illegal long ago abdicated constitutional responsiblity re initiation of wars.

Have you noticed? Neither President George W. Bush NOR Vice President Dick Cheney have cited any U.S. intelligence assessments to support their fateful decision to send 21,500 more troops to referee the civil war in Iraq. This is a far cry from October 2002, when a formal National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) was rushed through in order to trick Congress into giving its nihil obstat for the attack on Iraq.

Elevated Uric Acid Levels May Forewarn Dementia Risks

Dollar falls as data show U.S. investors buy abroad

Did Ariel Sharon, the Prime Minister of Israel, run a covert program with operatives in high-level US government positions to influence the Bush Administration's decision to go to war in Iraq?
The FBI wants to know.

Mass US Rejection of War Increasing

Ohio poll workers indicted for fudging 2004 recount (So, we STILL do not know who really won that election.)

US and British companies can expoit Iraq oil reserves for 30 years under new law

Marine Corps will ask thousands to come back
Kurdish Iraqi soldiers are deserting to avoid the conflict in Baghdad

Angry surgeon hacks off patient's privates Grabbing a scalpel, he sliced off the penis in front of shocked nursing staff, and then placed it on the operating table where he chopped it into small pieces before storming out of the operating theatre at Bucharest hospital. (Good reason to stick with alternative medicine.)

Poll: 49% want Democrat president; 54% say Bush unethical (Nat'l poll: Clinton 47, Obama 17) - SOROS BACKS OBAMA, AS 2008 FEUD BEGINS

As far as the old adage "the customer is always right" goes, Best Buy doesn't buy it. The massive retailer is being vocal about something that at first might sound a little uncouth: frankly, they'd rather not have 20% of their customers as customers.

Mehlman Warns GOP On Way Out: 2006 Losses Were Not A Fluke

Job performance said to be behind White House firing -The Bush administration has quietly asked San Diego U.S. Attorney Carol Lam, best known for her high-profile prosecutions of politicians and corporate executives, to resign her post, a law enforcement official said

MIT researchers copy spider silk

Bush Vs. War Powers Act: The Iraq resolution invoked the War Powers Clause, therefore requiring the President of the United States to gain congressional approval for all troop deployment, as stated in Section 2(b) of the War Powers Act, which points to the Necessary and Proper Clause of the Constitution as the basis for legislation on the war powers.

NY court: FBI might have violated First Amendment in efforts to take down conspiracy film http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/nation/20070119-1617-film-fbi.html

Internet as political force grows, poll finds
Minnesota Daily Launches Series of 9/11 Truth Columns http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/january2007/190107Columns.htm

European Storm Worm hits computers http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/European-Storm-Worm-hits-computers/2007/01/20/1169096014493.html

Feinstein claims White House using Patriot Act to oust prosecutors *** The California Democrat complained on the Senate floor that the Bush administration has used a provision of the Patriot Act to remove U-S Attorney Kevin Ryan and other prosecutors and replace them with White House allies.
http://www.kesq.com/Global/story.asp?s=5961037

Lobbying backlash could hit bloggers - Much of the bill's wording is obtuse. But one section says that certain political bloggers who make or spend $25,000 per quarter and who encourage readers to contact their elected representatives would be forced to register as lobbyists--or face up to 10 years in prison.
http://news.com.com/Lobbying%20backlash%20could%20hit%20bloggers/2100-1028_3-6151311.html?tag=sas.email

Blog: The middle class at a tipping point http://rawstory.com/showoutarticle.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailykos.com%2Fstory%2F2007%2F1%2F20%2F16012%2F2071


































































































































































http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/nation/20070119-1617-film-fbi.html
Internet as political force grows, poll finds
Minnesota Daily Launches Series of 9/11 Truth Columns http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/january2007/190107Columns.htm
European Storm Worm hits computers http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/European-Storm-Worm-hits-computers/2007/01/20/1169096014493.html
Feinstein claims White House using Patriot Act to oust prosecutors *** The California Democrat complained on the Senate floor that the Bush administration has used a provision of the Patriot Act to remove U-S Attorney Kevin Ryan and other prosecutors and replace them with White House allies.http://www.kesq.com/Global/story.asp?s=5961037
Lobbying backlash could hit bloggers - Much of the bill's wording is obtuse. But one section says that certain political bloggers who make or spend $25,000 per quarter and who encourage readers to contact their elected representatives would be forced to register as lobbyists--or face up to 10 years in prison.
http://news.com.com/Lobbying%20backlash%20could%20hit%20bloggers/2100-1028_3-6151311.html?tag=sas.email

Blog: The middle class at a tipping point http://rawstory.com/showoutarticle.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailykos.com%2Fstory%2F2007%2F1%2F20%2F16012%2F2071