(Crossposted at eenrblog)

A month or two ago I received an "action alert" by the religious conservative organization Family Research Council (I'm not a member, btw). In it was an invitation to pastors to participate in a workshop of sorts, that vaguely referenced the separation of church and state.  Unfortunately I deleted the email, but did some digging and found out what the FRC and the Religious Right are up to.  

Coming to a church near you: a protest designed to set the wheels in motion to subvert the Establishment Clause and the IRS 501(c)(3) tax imposed on churches engaged in political advocacy. The goal: elect a Republican president who will appoint Justices to rule against separation of church and state in the Supreme Court, and to declare unconstitutional the IRS tax on political speech in churches.

The name of the protest: Pulpit Freedom Sunday, on September 28, 2008.

A series of indicators this week, not to mention words from the Joint Chief Chairman's mouth, signify a clear step forward on the part of the Bush administration toward war with Iran and Syria.  Admiral Michael Mullen said today that the Pentagon is planning for "potential military courses of action" against Iran, because of their "increasingly lethal and malign influence" in Iraq.  

More intrigue from our top brass and Executive branch below the fold.

(Crossposted in part on eenrblog.)

In 2002, during Republican Governor Frank Murkowski's term, the Alaska Board of Fish and Game ignored the will of Alaskan voters for for a second time and began an aerial assault on Alaskan wolves in order to boost moose and caribou populations in a specific district near McGrath, Alaska. (Voters overwhelmingly voted against aerial predator control in 1996 and again in 2000). Each subsequent year, the Board expanded the number of districts, and now aerial "predator control" spans almost 50,000 square miles, and has resulted in over 700 wolf kills by Alaska Fish and Game. There are an estimated 7,700-11,000 remaining in the entire state of Alaska, thus around 8-10% of the state's population of wolves have already been killed.

The goal of Republican Governor Sarah Palin and the Board is to leave wildlife biologists out of the decision-making process, and cull 80% of the wolf population in five enormous wolf-rich districts, and very recently bears have been added to the cull-schedule.

More info and action links below.

I was given permission to post these blog entries by Psychotronicman, who published them at the eenrblog this evening.

Enjoy!

Let's be clear, I'll vote for whoever the nominee is come November. Till then, I'm going to work hard for Hillary Clinton's presidential bid.  I've vascillated between both candidates for quite some time, one day for Hillary, the next for Obama. I've read their platforms, and I've given thoughtful consideration to their flaws and dirty campaigning--and, both do partake in the dark side at times in terms of campaigning...

But yesterday I came across this TPM article that pushed me over the edge firmly into Clinton camp.  

More over the fold.