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Dose of Durst
George Bush vetoed the torture ban bill, reinforcing his reputation as not a divider, but a waterboarding uniter....
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Dose of Durst
President's Day is the holiday we celebrate all the great men who have led this fine country. Fittingly, George Bush has the day off....
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Ruining Two Things I Love
There are two American pastimes I love to follow: baseball and politics. And yet, somehow the combination of the two makes me sick -- and it's not just that the President is taking time to call Roger Clemens and offer...
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Dose of Durst
President Bush keeps saying "Freedom isn't free." Well, yeah, it is. That's the whole point. Otherwise, they would call it Costdom....
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Twelve Steps to Restore Checks & Balances
On a day when the Legislative Branch has effectively given up its responsibility of oversight and sanctioned the worst tendencies of our current Executive Branch, it's important to remember that there are still steps we can take in the other...
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Dose of Durst
During George Bush¹s last State of the Union Address, he received his biggest response for announcing this was his last State of the Union Address....
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The Day After
Well, the President spoke for awhile last night, but he didn't say much. He told us we're STILL WINNING in Iraq; he railed against earmarks (using the word so frequently in a 3 sentence span that it stopped sounding like...
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Dose of Durst
President Bush is giving his State of the Union Address and three will get you five that he finds the State of the Union good, but it could be better. And the Pacific Ocean: moist. But global warming --...
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Bush's Last Dance
(cross-posted from Drinking Liberally) The State of the Union is that peculiar time of year when President Bush's advisors get "creative": Mars! Human-animal hybrids! Hydrogen-powered cars! And could forget the classic uranium-from-Niger? What will Bush's contribution be this year? A...
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A Charge To Keep
That's the name of President Bush's favorite painting, not to mention the name of his 2000 campaign auto-biography. According to Bush, the figure in the painting is a Methodist missionary in the wild west of the late 1800's. He's factually...
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Lies? What Lies?
As we discussed yesterday, the Center for Public Integrity has done us the service of cataloging 935 incontrovertible lies by the Bush administration on Iraq, dating from October 2001 to August 2003. Dana Perino's response was, ironically enough, another half-truth:...
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Prepping for the State of the Union
In five days, the President will offer his final State of the Union Address -- or, as Drinking Liberally likes to call it, "Bush's Last Dance." So while they prepare a drinking game, and the Pres prepares a new batch...
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When Yahoo! Doubts Your Word...
Plenty of Americans have lost trust in the President, but defenders of the Bush administration will claim that CREDO, MoveOn, Keith Olbermann and other detractors form a liberal elite out of step with the mainstream. We know that's not the...
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The Adventures of Robin Bush
Excellent cartoon courtesy of the Center for American Progress....
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That's Just Sad
According to Think Progress, Karl Rove didn't mention the name of the President he helped create -- ahem, elect -- once during a speech to the GOP yesterday. Not once. Is it a case of re-branding or amnesia? Well, we...
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What Else Does the End of 2007 Mean?
You know, as much harm as Bush has done as President, he's really been a goldmine for comedy writers. Videos like this -- which Cliff Schecter posted over at Brave New Films -- reminds you that maybe we'll look back...
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The Lamest of Them All
Greet this holiday weekend with a little laughter and a little music, courtesy of our friends at Brave New Films and Barely Political. And after you start singing along to how lame our duck-ish President is, add our countdown clock...
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Schwarzenegger v. Bush
As a throw-down fight, "Schwarzenegger v. Bush" would be hilarious. As a popularity contest, it would be clear. As a debate, it would be a fascinating study in forging new paths through language. How about as a court case? California's...
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Dose of Durst
A new Democratic report says the White House has systematically manipulated climate change science. Can't wait for the next report that says that Death Valley is dry....
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Bush Said What?
"Bush: Iran Must Explain Hidden Nuclear Weapons Program"...yup, that's the headline. As CREDO pal Fred Gooltz points out, there are a few other things Bush might want to call for: Bush: Iran Must Explain Hidden Nuclear Weapons Program [Source: VOA]...
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Dose of Durst
Seeing how he continued to insist Iran had a nuclear weapons program after the CIA told him they didn't, George Bush must be a proponent of that whole faith- based intelligence thing....
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If Only Santa Were Real...
...because there are plenty of things I'd ask for as well: a plausible exit plan out of Iraq, a new President, a weird electrical storm around the FOX News building that blocks all signal... [From the Cartoonist Group via...
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Even a CREDO Mobile Couldn't Solve That
There are a lot of problems CREDO Mobile can help solve: it can be an easy tool for calling your Representatives to ask them to make the rights choices; it is a good way to know that your provider isn't...
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When Even Their Good Moves Go Bad
Maybe I wasn't paying close enough attention in 2001, but I hadn't realized the Bush Administration appointed the first openly gay man to a serve as a US Ambassador. Hadn't realized it, that is, until the news came out as...
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A Pattern Emerges...
Hey, Presidential candidates: a pattern has emerged in the fates of world leaders who joined the Iraq War debacle (thanks ThinkProgress for the full report): Of 14 major partners in the Coalition, eight leaders were defeated in elections, four stepped...
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Dose of Durst
The White House has decided unity might be a bit much to hope for from Iraq and has lowered their expectations. Yeah, George Bush is good at that....
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Add the Bush Countdown to Your Site
Just copy and paste the HTML below to add the Bush Countdown to your site: WriteBushCountdown()...
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Dose of Durst
What I'm most thankful for is George Bush having included me for the last six years in his "No Comic Left Behind" program....
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Priorities
The President is really getting a hang of that veto pen: President Bush today vetoed a bill that would have provided $150.7 billion for education, health care, job training and other domestic programs. Dana Perino, the White House press secretary,...
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Dose of Durst
FEMA apologized for holding a fake press conference, but no apologies appear apparent for the fake Presidency....
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"Freedom's Happening In Iraq"
President Bush claims "freedom's happening in Iraq," that "we're making progress" and that "if you lived in Iraq, you'd be saying, 'God, I love freedom'" Yes, he seriously claimed that. Without ever noting the massive civilian death doll, the growing...
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Dose of Durst
President Bush wants another $48 billion for the Iraqi occupation. He insists that not only was our invasion a good idea, if he had to do it over again, he would screw up in exactly the same way....
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Dose of Durst
It looks like Vladimir Putin is about to hand over the reins of government to himself. Hope this doesn't give Dubyah any ideas....
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The First Override
It looks like Bush, for the first time in his Presidency, is going to be told by Congress that he won't get what he wants. Sure some proposals have been shelved and a handful of nominees blocked (though many of...
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Strongly Disapprove
More Americans "strongly disapprove" of Bush than did of Nixon, reports Think Progress. So once again, our President has set a record. Once he starts down one course, he rarely veers off, whether it's a disastrous war, a wrong-headed economic...
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Putting Words in Cheney's Mouth
"What should we do next, Mister Cheney," asks a sheepish and subservient George W. What should Cheney respond? What he's really thinking: "Invade Iran." Revealing his darker side: "Pray to an angry, judgmental god." His more playful persona: "How about...
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Make Him Veto
We bash them when they don't stand up, so let's applaud them when they show some conviction. The Senate has passed the children's health bill...the one Bush vetoed already...and probably will again. The 64-to-30 vote, coming one week after the...
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The President Wishes You...
...a happy Halloween...courtesy of our friends at Headzup. What scares the President? Actually, one of the same dark spirits that scares us all: Dick Cheney. But you can do something about that fear -- it's time to call for Cheney's...
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Jack Cafferty: Revolutionary, Hero, CNN Commentator
On Wednesday, CNN's Jack Cafferty . From his show, the Cafferty File: The president of the United States didn't have the power to spy on Americans ... operate secret prisons ... suspend due process ... torture ... hide the conduct...
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Healthcare for Children
Congress showed us some spine: they passed SCHIP again, defying the almost inevitable threat of a veto. It's not about changing the President's mind. It's about keeping the issue on the radar of the American public long enough to change...
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One More Reason to Block Immunity
Number 1 reason block immunity in the FISA bill: George Bush doesn't want you to. Take action now....
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Are We Just Like The "Good Germans?"
Frank Rich nails it today, in a column pointing out that George Bush's policies on torture are eerily similar to those adopted under the Nazi regime. "Verschärfte Vernehmung" they called it -- enhanced or intensified interrogation, that left no marks...
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Dose of Durst
It looks like Vladimir Putin is about to hand over the reins of government to himself. Hope this doesn't give Dubya any ideas. Bush already has enough ideas that need stopping...including his Putin-esque domestic spying. Stop Bush from Putinizing...
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Chris Matthews vs. Dick Cheney
I don't always buy his "Hardball" schtick...but Chris Matthews wasn't tossing underhand in comments he made about the Bush-Cheney team at a 10th Anniversary celebration of his show. I don't know what to make of this, but it's fascinating. In...
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No More Photo Ops
Another smart, fun video on Bush's decision to block healthcare for children. Well-made, inexpensive, sharp, funny, viral videos might be the key to achieving an override. Take action to beat the Bush veto and expand healthcare opportunities for children....
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More From the Files of "Worst President Ever"
When the Justice Department publicly declared torture "abhorrent" in a legal opinion in December 2004, the Bush administration appeared to have abandoned its assertion of nearly unlimited presidential authority to order brutal interrogations. But soon after Alberto R. Gonzales's arrival...
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Bush to Kids: "Drop Dead."
Words simply fail me. Although it was widely expected, this morning President Bush vetoed legislation that would allow states to expand their State Children's Health Insurance program (SCHIP) and cover more lower- and middle-income kids. This would have resulted, according...
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Worst President Ever
More proof that the President is just bad. President Bush, in a confrontation with Congress, on Wednesday vetoed a bipartisan bill that would have dramatically expanded children's health insurance. Working Assets will have more of a response and an opportunity...
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Yes, Stop Believing
Will posted about our latest call to action: holding the administration and their collaborators in the telephone industry accountable for their illegal spying on the American public. Our friends at Headzup even put together a 30 second video on the...
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We Don't Need Another War
Think Progress reports the chilling news that one of the biggest Neocons assumes "President Bush is going to order airstrikes [on Iran] before he leaves office". And, sadly, last week's Lieberman-Kyl Amendment is the sort of opening that Bush needs....
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Dose of Durst
It was weird to see both Bush and Ahmadinejad speak at the UN on the same day. One of them is a clueless, out of touch leader who has antagonized friends and foes alike and the other guy is...
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Every Day Another Reason
As if we needed to further convince you to tell Congress there can be no funding without a timeline for an exit from Iraq, yet more evidence that the President and his team can not be trusted without oversight, checks...
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What Has the Senate Just Done?
We keep asking you to remind Congress that only they -- not the President -- can authorize war with Iran. Did they take our message -- and just authorize it? By passing the Lieberman-Kyl Amendment (which Nicole discussed yesterday) 76-22,...
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Olbermann on MoveOn
For anyone seeking a coherent and articulate response to the mind-numbingly outrageous actions of Congress yesterday, check out Keith Olbermann's latest special comment from last night's program: Now let's get back to the business of ending this war....
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Meanwhile, in the White House...
...Things are going a little crazy-go-nuts: Catch this if you don't quite get the reference here....
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Michael Mukasey for Attorney General
President Bush's decision to make a generally non-controversial selection to replace Gonzales either speaks to a genuine desire for comity, or maybe a recognition that his lame duckness wouldn't have allowed him to get away with anything more. Aw, who...
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Get Ready for Beach Impeach III...
Here in the Bay Area, cab driver and uber-organizer Brad Newsham is thick in the planning for Beach Impeach III -- this time, to be held at Crissy Field in the Presidio, this Saturday September 15th at 1 PM. If...
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MoveOn Steps Up
For anyone who thinks: - Congressional hearings are boring - War opponents will be timid on the Hill this week - Mondays are sleepy and sluggish starts to the week ...MoveOn is about to challenge your assumptions. Because there is...
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Just Entertainment
Focusing on Bush's mangling of American ideals, Constitutional precedents and rule of law is more important than his mangling of words...but it's Friday -- you deserve to be entertained. Raw Story tells us that our President had a little trouble...
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It's Almost Too Much Progress
While the President broke from his script with his joyous declaration that "We're kicking ass" with the surge, normally he stays to his notes to more somberly declare: "We're making progress." MoveOn thinks we've heard this claim before...and their new...
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Bush's Legacy
Undoing Bush's legacy -- ballooning deficits, international ill-will, a weakened American military, wealthier wealthy people and poorer poor people -- will be the job of the next President of the United States and of all Americans who want to see...
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From Bremer's Lips to Bush's Ears
I'm not one to spend much time defending L. Paul Bremer. Anyone who had their hands on this Iraq fiasco from the start comes out dirty. But it is fascinating that the man who Bush entrusted to head up the...
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To End on a Lighter Note
Olbermann's "special comment" on Bush's loss of credibility in Iraq and his intention to keep us in perpetual war, the new video revealing the shallow fraud of the President's false promises to draw down from the Occupation, and the tragic...
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Dose of Durst
President Bush made a surprise visit to Iraq over Labor Day weekend. Nice of him to visit the course he intends to stay. The President's comments to his authorized biographer that he's "playing" for the fall with troops in...
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Do They Mean It This Time?
The obvious and unfortunate answer is "no" to the rhetorical question posed in the latest ad from Americans Against the Escalation in Iraq. The question -- "Do they mean it this time?" -- refers to the President's optimistic statements about...
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...But This President Has Ceased to Listen
Inspired words to wake up to on a Wednesday morning, words that cut to the heart of the President's play-acting in Iraq this Labor Day weekend: And as for the most immediate victims of the President’s perfidy and shameless manipulation...
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Iraq, Iran...What's the Difference?
Other than one pesky letter, what's the difference between Iraq and Iran? Bush's plan. No, not an exit strategy. No, not a multi-lateral coalition. No, not diplomacy. It's a different part of the plan that Headzup focuses on. Say no...
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You Don't Need Two T's (or two L's) to Take it to the Man
Standing up to Bush is not just for Senators anymore. Governor Eliot Spitzer of New York State is threatening to sue President Bush over the his imminent veto of SCHIP. In this age of political corruption and depravity, why is...
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Inequality and Happiness
Apparently, white youth are the happiest. From Alternet, MTV and the AP recently released results of a poll they conducted on America"s youth, with one detail grabbing headlines: White youths happier than others. Shocking: the "others" are unhappy. In the...
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War Drums Beating
Yesterday Bush and French President Sarkozy tried to raise world fear levels about the possibility of Iranian nuclear weapons. Bush warned that an atomic bomb toting Iran would put the Middle East "under the shadow of a nuclear holocaust". Sarkozy...
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Dose of Durst
In President Bush's speech to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, he made an analogy between Vietnam and Iraq. You know, I can't help but thinking: maybe if he had gone to one, we wouldn't be in the other. Let's...
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Why?
A day after Gonzales resigned, one big question still looms. Why? What caused such a steadfast and brave leader to leave his post. Was it that there was more dirt than what we already knew? Could it have been about...
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Lest We Forget
Tomorrow will be the two-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's landfall into Louisiana, August 29, 2005. The record since then isn't pretty. Obviously, the citizens of the Gulf Coast are still in dire need of assistance. You can find some ways...
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A Tribute to Gonzales: A Man Who Didn't Really Remember Things Too Well
After a long day of news of Alberto Gonzales's resignation, we at Working Assets felt it was fitting to give you, the ones responsible, a look back at what makes today just so glorious. - Gonzales defeats the evil Geneva...
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Moving On Up The Bush Crony Ladder
Only hours after Alberto Gonzales's resignation, it seems that our ever-efficient friends in the White House have found a replacement. According to Think Progress, this guy is for real. This morning, CNN's Suzanne Malveaux reported that "very senior level sources"...
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The President Drops a Few Names in the Case for War
Is it me, or did President Bush's speech to the Veterans of Foreign Wars this week make it seem like he just got a subscription to Mental Floss and can't wait to show off? First he makes reference to Graham...
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Mathematics
We've known for a long time that the Bush Administration doesn't really support our troops, but this is outrageous. The Pentagon will fall far short of its goal of sending 3,500 lifesaving armored vehicles to Iraq by the end of...
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Durst for President!
On a week when our President refuses to support children's healthcare while he tries to bully us into a military confrontation with Iran, you may just want to scream. Good thing our friend Will Durst does it for us...in his...
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Hooray for Scheduling Conflicts!
Today, Fox News announced that they are canceling their Democratic presidential debate. Though the Congressional Black Caucus blames the cancelation on "scheduling challenges," it is clear that there were other factors involved, mainly the decision of three major candidates (Senators...
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Another Report to Ignore
The Bush Administration is really a champion at ignoring lessons. They ignored warnings pre-9/11 and pre-Katrina, ignored the failings of cronyism and incompetence in handling the New Orleans devastation, ignored their own intelligence findings before Iraq, ignored proposals from the...
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Do It for the Children...I Mean the Executives
What can one say to a President that opposes the easy expansion of health coverage for children? Yesterday, I could do nothing but groan and wail at the Administration's proactive steps to prevent states from responsibly taking care of their...
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Crime Doesn't Pay
The government paid $80,000 to a couple that was wrongly arrested. The supposed offense? Wearing anti-Bush tee shirts at an Independence Day celebration. They were on Hardball. Crooks and Liars has the video. But wait: this post is entitled "Crime...
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The Really Scary Right Wing
Family Security Matters sounds like an innocuous enough organization. But as Digby noted today, they've been scrubbing their website of articles about their vision for American foreign policy. Because far from being a group focused on home security alarms, this...
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Mr. President, Get Serious
How many of these examples do we need before we learn that appointing regulation-averse executives to government regulatory roles is a bad idea? Stickler used to be a mining executive who - according to various media reports - ran mines...
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"He's Lying Us Into World War III"
With yesterday's news of the Bush Administration's unprecedented and unbelievable plan to designate Iran's army as "terrorists," I find myself wanting to shout out loud the very candid line from the following video short: "Um, Democrats, hello? He's lying us...
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Lame Ducks Can Still Cover Ground
Karl Rove exited the White House saying that he had been a "witness to history." Like most Democrats, I fantasize that Rove is more likely headed to witness protection, but my advice to those left behind at the White House,...
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Rove Will be Remembered
Karl Rove may be nearly gone, but he'll never be forgotten...and he's making sure of that with more gems like this that Think Progress caught: In his interview with Rush Limbaugh this afternoon, Karl Rove claimed that the people criticizing...
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Scary News on Iran
The Iraq War not bad enough for you? Well, there are those that want to add Iran. The New York Times reports that Bush & co. are considering adding Iran's military to our list of terrorist organizations. Yes, this is...
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"Bush's Brain" to Depart...But His Toxic Legacy Will Remain
Political circles were abuzz this morning with the news that Karl Rove -- the architect of George Bush's political career almost from day one -- has resigned and will no longer work for the White House as of the end...
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The War on Infrastructure
Barbara Ehrenreich can be very funny: This morning, flanked by a dozen people who lost cars or family members in last week’s I-35W bridge collapse, President Bush declared a “War on Infrastructure.” Describing the July steam pipe explosion in Manhattan...
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Dose of Durst
When George Bush vetoed the stem cell bill, he said “Americans should not be asked to pay for the destruction of human life.” So, what the hell are we doing in Iraq? Mr. Durst, you're humor sometimes stings with...
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A Step in the Right Direction
We at Working Assets have been calling for the impeachment of both VP Cheney and AG Gonzales for their various crimes against the state. And while the impeachment proceedings seem a way's off in DC, at least some of our...
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Why Dems Caved on FISA
Well, at least this 30-second video explains what the majority party was thinking when they approved unconstitutional powers for least-popular-president-ever Bush. If only this satire weren't so close to the truth...honestly, it seems as good an argument as any for...
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The Plot to Bury Congress
Yesterday, we touched a little bit on the obstructionist nature of the Bush Administration and some of our Representatives. It's great to whine and complain about these obstructionist actions, but have you ever wondered what's really going on? What's happening...
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Late Night Laughter
If you're still up right now, you deserve a laugh break. And if you're reading this first thing Wednesday morning, consider it a reality-check. Headzup -- my fave flave of the week -- delivers another delightful dig at our President...a...
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Dose of Durst
Doctors pronounced the five polyps removed from the President's colon benign. Which is odd, considering how malignant the President is....
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What Were We Talking About?
The Pat Tillman story won't go away as long as the war sticks around -- it sticks in our minds as an example of an Administration that thinks in lies, speaks in deceit and never backs down. Here's the President...
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George and the YouTube
Despite Tony Snow's claim that the President isn't "big on YouTube debates," there's reason to believe he may have snuck a few minutes to shoot a video for Anderson Cooper's consideration. Too bad this one didn't make it in: You...
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Something Bush Finally Wins For Real
Thank the Washington Post for this entertaining lead paragraph to a story in today's paper: President Bush is a competitive guy. But this is one contest he would rather lose. With 18 months left in office, he is in the...
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Dose of Durst
Bush is pushing this "executive privilege" thing so far, it's only a matter of time before we are told we serve as citizens at the pleasure of the president....
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