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Bitchslaps for January, 2008

Bush Order Expands Network Monitoring by NSA, the people who brought us Illegal Wiretapping

01/29/08, 6:16 PM

The Washington Post has reported that Bush has ordered expanded Internet network monitoring to stop the stealing of US Government Data by . . . whoever. Of course, we all know where this is going. This is going to be a blanket abrogation of Internet Privacy, along with all the other Rights the Bushies […]

FISA Cloture fails, Specter Votes RIGHT for the wrong reason

01/28/08, 11:02 PM

Well, even if Specter voted the right way for the wrong reason, I’m glad he did. The FISA bill was tabled. From Daily Kos earlier today re Specter and FISA; “Specter will vote against cloture because he’s having a hissy fit over his precious amendment not getting due consideration.” Confirmation from Specter’s office via Firedoglake […]

Issues, not gender or race, says Professor Holley-Walker

01/25/08, 10:43 AM

When bitching about the bizarre behavior of Big Media in reporting this Presidential campaign, it’s amazing just how alike the reactions of a White Woman Web Designer in PA and a Black Woman Law Professor in South Carolina are to the antics of The Press, those Big Media shills who are definitely not telling any […]

It’s B-AA-ACCCKKK! FISA Telecomm Immunity, Round two. Will Obama and/or Clinton Do The Right Thing?

01/24/08, 9:51 AM

Congress is back from it’s (semi) recess and the FISA bill which includes a telecom immunity clause is soon to be back up for debate. Senator Chris Dodd, my hero for standing up for the Constitution and the Rule of Law right before Christmas, is once again planning to lead the debate and filibuster if […]

Recession and the Law of Unintended Consequences

01/19/08, 1:33 PM

Well, the word is finally being bandied about– Recession. And everybody is pointing fingers and coming up with supposed band aids that will stop it in its tracks. The problem is that in many ways the powers that be are looking in the wrong place for both the reasons and the solutions. I’m not debating […]

The Telecomms, Lobbyists, State Government, and Big Media

01/14/08, 6:31 PM

The small local independent papers are full of news that is NOT being picked up by Big Media, and when you put these pieces together it shows how broken things are. First are the stories about the big telecomms steamrolling into statehouses and buying state congressmen right and left, not to mention Governors, to get […]

Bush is Beating the War Drum Again

01/13/08, 9:25 AM

Now he wants “us” to invade Iran. I’m sure that will be just as successful as our invasion of Iraq, and by the time we’re done, we’ll have so little armed forces left we’ll be ripe for takeover ourselves.
The Rhetoric is the same. And Big Media should be ashamed of themselves for getting sucked through […]

Hillary, The Moment, and Big Media

01/9/08, 9:08 PM

I’ve said before on this blog that I’m not crazy about Hillary since her positions aren’t what I wish to see in a Presidential Candidate. I’ve also said that she’s a helluva PERSON since she has to be twice as good as all the other candidates, and make half as many mistakes, just to get […]

WP Update today

01/6/08, 2:52 PM

Wanted to let y’all know we’re updating today, just in case this blog goes boom. ** fingers crossed **

The ‘Fair Tax’ would be anything but fair

01/6/08, 10:36 AM

Huckabee has been basing his campaign on abolishing the dinosaur called Income Tax. I’m not saying it doesn’t need huge reform but this “Fair Tax” that Huck is proposing would be anything but fair.
Imagine you’re a small businessperson. You’re already wearing a bunch of hats just to get your daily job done. Now, instead of […]

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