Bush & McCain Back Off Shore Drilling, Obama Says No

This is where all those years of the Bush presidency may pay off big time for the oil industry.
Bush is set to announce Wednesday that Congress needs to pass legislation that would lift the ban on off-shore oil drilling in place since 1981.
Of course, the off-shore drilling debate is less about what Bush wants than [...]

Recent Justice Department Letters Give C.I.A. Greenlight To Torture

Yet another example of the Bush administration believing it is above the law.
The Sunday New York Times reports on Justice Department letters that tell Congress “that American intelligence operatives attempting to thwart terrorist attacks can legally use interrogation methods that might otherwise be prohibited under international law.”
These are recent letters–way after anyone could reasonably claim [...]

Clinton To Bush: Skip China Olympic Opening Ceremony

Sen. Hillary Clinton is calling on President Bush to boycott the Beijing Olympics opening ceremonies this summer…she says Bush should take this action unless China improves its record on human rights.
Among other things, Reuters reports, Clinton cited the unrest and violence in Tibet as reasons why she thinks the president should not attend the ceremonies.
China [...]

John C. Yoo: “The Most Dangerous Man in America?”

John C. Yooshould not be teaching in American schools. Period. That’s a strong statement, but Yoo’s case is so extraordinary that it is clear that the now California law professor  was and is a threat to the very fabric of American democracy and ought to be sacked, academic freedom not withstanding.
Yoo is the “brain” behind several [...]

CHINESE MOVE ON TIBET; MASS ARRESTS REPORTED;WILL U.S. BOYCOTT BEIJING OLYMPICS?

In Tibet, it appears as if things have gone from bad to much worse.
Reuters is quoting a source in China as saying that the Chinese have “launched mass arrests of Tibetans in Lhasa for interrogation,” which is a diplomatic way of saying torture and abuse.
The action stems from what has been some of the strongest [...]

George W. Bush: God’s Wrath On America!!!

What has this country done to deserve George W. Bush as its President? Are we being punished in some way by having the most dangerous president in U.S. history in the White House?
It certainly seems that way, doesn’t it?
What does it say about a nation that impeaches a president for getting a blow job in [...]

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