Is the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Safe Again?

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Friday July 29, 2005 · 9:45 AM PDT

2005/07/29 · 09:45

Sometimes I'm ignorant, so let me know if I don't know, but it appears this new energy bill that is probably going to pass Congress has been stripped of the wording that would open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling.

Sure, the rest of the bill sucks (except for that Daylight Savings Time thing), but that's very good news. I was very depressed when it looked like that was going forward earlier -- I can handle just about every bad political thing that happens, but development of the beautiful places in this world always seems so short-sighted to me. Once you start screwing with something like the ANWR, you can't really reverse it in the same way you can reverse bad political legislation. Read More

John Glenn Stumps for Paul Hackett

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Thursday July 28, 2005 · 8:18 AM PDT

2005/07/28 · 08:18

Via John Kerry's mailing list, just got this from John Glenn regarding Paul Hackett:

Dear Adam,

Next Tuesday -- five days from now -- Ohio can make history in the special election in our state's 2nd Congressional District by making Paul Hackett the first Iraq War veteran to serve in Congress.

Paul is a proud Marine who bravely volunteered to serve America in Iraq. Here's one of the facts about Paul that impresses me the most. Paul didn't just volunteer to go to Iraq. When he got there, he volunteered again. Only two months into his tour of duty in Iraq, Paul volunteered to go to Fallujah. Extremists and insurgents had seized the city and Paul knew they had to be stopped. Read More

How long will suspected equal guilty?

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Thursday July 28, 2005 · 7:31 AM PDT

2005/07/28 · 07:31

Saw an interesting post about John Roberts and his views on the open-ended confinement of suspected terrorists with no due process. It got me thinking.

This whole terrorist thing is still fairly new in the United States, right? We're not used to stuff like the IRA bombings in England or ETA terrorism in Spain. So the United States' response has been a complete crackdown on any suspected terrorists -- take no chances, throw 'em in the pen. Due process be damned.

A lot of American aren't concerned about this. Read More

Gallo Wine Boycott

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Monday July 25, 2005 · 1:17 PM PDT

2005/07/25 · 13:17

ProgressiveDepot.com has a two-fold mission: first, to raise money for progressive causes; second, to highlight companies whose business practices jibe with progressive ideals. On the flip side of point number two, we also want to point out companies who don't seem to get it.

According to the United Farm Workers, Gallo of Sonoma wineries doesn't get it. And the UFW is calling for a boycott of Gallo wines. In short, the UFW objects to Gallo hiring its laborers as temporary workers and allowing the employment contractor to deny these workers benefits or grievance rights. Read More

"Somebody else could be shot"

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Monday July 25, 2005 · 7:02 AM PDT

2005/07/25 · 07:02

Whether it's a war on terrorism or war in Iraq, chaos constantly threatens to win out over attempts to get things under control.

In London, Friday's point-blank shooting by London police of a suspected terrorist became the tragic death of a Brazilian electrician with no ties to any terrorist organizations. While conveying "deepest regrets," Sir Ian Blair, the London police commissioner, acknowledged that "somebody else could be shot." Read More

Savvy Ohio Investing

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Friday July 22, 2005 · 1:14 PM PDT

2005/07/22 · 13:14

The Ohio "Coingate" scandal continues, with more details emerging of how our fearless leaders padded the pocketbooks of their buddies while "investing" the state's Worker's Compensation Fund.

Tom Noe, whose tainted funds have made their way into the campaign coffers of just about every Ohio Republican, allegedly paid himself first when put in charge of investing millions of dollars of the state's money in rare coins and other collectible paraphernalia.

This is not really news. Read More

Might Have Been Wrong on Filibuster

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Friday July 22, 2005 · 11:46 AM PDT

2005/07/22 · 11:46

I was a critic of the "Gang of 14" deal that prevented a Senate showdown on 86ing the filibuster, thinking Democrats got nothing in return for letting Republicans slam through some judges who had no business being confirmed.

I think I was wrong. Read More

I didn't think I was going to talk about "man on dog" with a United States senator

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Tuesday July 19, 2005 · 12:56 PM PDT

2005/07/19 · 12:56

*Rick Santorum: That's not to pick on homosexuality. It's not, you know, man on child, man on dog, or whatever the case may be. It is one thing. And when you destroy that you have a dramatic impact on the quality --

AP: I'm sorry, I didn't think I was going to talk about "man on dog" with a United States senator, it's sort of freaking me out.*

As referenced above, Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum has long been a friend to homosexuals, refusing to compare them to men who have sex with children and/or men who have sex with dogs. Read More

Latest Bush Executive Orders

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Tuesday July 19, 2005 · 7:34 AM PDT

2005/07/19 · 07:34

"Any staff member that murders a member of my family in my presence will be demoted."
"Groping White House housekeepers will be cause for immediate wrist-slapping (and high fives)."
"Holding hands with terrorists will result in immediate dismissal." (NOTE: Saudis are OK.)

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Evangelical Wingers Starting to Get the Message

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Monday July 18, 2005 · 10:58 AM PDT

2005/07/18 · 10:58

As the excellent book What's the Matter with Kansas? has pointed out so painstakingly, the Republican Party has shamelessly pandered to evangelical Christians on issues such as abortion, gay rights, 10 Commandments, etc. with no intention of ever following through on actual legislation. At the same time, they've been able to use the evangelical vote to win power and champion un-Christian war and un-Christian fiscal policies.

Some evangelicals are starting to get the picture. Read More

Mi Casa Es Su Casa?

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Thursday July 14, 2005 · 11:40 AM PDT

2005/07/14 · 11:40

Here in Lakewood, Ohio, our city became divided two years ago over eminent domain, and whether it was OK to make people leave their homes for a housing/retail development. Just as the dust has settled, Lakewood has a new housing issue, minor in comparison but still full of questions about property rights versus city/community rights. This time the question is, can you force someone to leave their house so it doesn't get the wrecking ball? Read More

Guantanamo, Abu Ghraib and thong head

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Thursday July 14, 2005 · 7:13 AM PDT

2005/07/14 · 07:13

As already mentioned on the Kos home page, today's Washington Post shows that certain tactics at Abu Ghraib, chalked up as the sadistic creativity of a few rogue guards, were actually used by the military at Guantanamo Bay in dealing with the 9/11 "20th hijacker." They "forced a stubborn detainee to wear women's underwear on his head, confronted him with snarling military working dogs and attached a leash to his chains."

Referring to Abu Ghraib and guards such as Lynndie England, Tom Malinoski, the Washington director of Human Rights Watch said "Reasonable people always suspected these techniques weren't invented in the backwoods of West Virginia." Read More

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