a bit propagandist

dontcha think?

this man is going to hell

Same Committee, Same Combatants, Different Tune (washingtonpost.com)

the power of organized protest: part deux

This is pure democracy at work and more proof that a coalition of students CAN make a change in the world. Last month, Georgetown University students waged a hunger strike until the campus agreed to give ALL of its employees (esp. janitors and other service workers) a living wage. That hunger strike was successful at GU, and now it seems to be having a ripple-effect.

today in smart-people land

Domestic Partner Registry Bill Passes Md. House it's not a civil unions bill, but those who vehemently opposed it claim that it opens 'pandoras box'. Silliness.

justice prevails

bad news for spammers From WTOP.com: First Person Convicted Under Va. Spam Law Sentenced LEESBURG, Va. - A North Carolina was sentenced to nine years in prison Friday for bombarding computer users with spam or illegal bulk email. Thirty-year-old Jeremy Jaynes of Raleigh is free on bond while the case is being appealed. Loudoun County Circuit Court Judge Thomas Horne said it was appropriate to defer any prison time pending an appeal, because the law is new and raises constitutional issues. It was the nation's first felony spamming conviction.

GOP martyrdom

These guys have no respect for the rule of law. Also, this from the Delcotimes.com: Editorial: Republicans waging war against judges

First the Republican Party launched the War on Drugs. Then it declared the War on Terror. And now, building on the success of those latest efforts, comes the War on Judges. The first shot was fired in the aftermath of the saga of Terri Schiavo, the brain-damaged Florida woman who died March 31 after her feeding tube was disconnected. Her death followed years of court battles between her husband, Michael, who insisted she would not have wanted to live in a persistent vegetative state, and her parents, who disagreed. Judge after judge, in the Florida and federal court systems, ruled in favor of the husband; the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the case six times.

good thing we removed economic sanctions on Libya...

... just in time to renew their oil contracts. N. Korean nukes went to Libya, U.S. envoy says

lies, and the lying liars who tell them

''Senator Martinez has never seen the memo and condemns its sentiments,'' spokeswoman Kerry Feehery said. 'No one in our office has seen it, nor had anything to do with its creation.' [Washington Times, 3/7/05]" DNC News: Republicans Admit to Authoring Political Memo in Schiavo Case

a CSPAN/NPC dynamic duo tomorrow morning

Roger Ailes claims he 'left politics'... rambles on about objective journalism... and basically spends an entire hour lying his ass off. 08:22 AM EDT A Conversation with Roger Ailes National Press Club Marvin Kalb , Harvard University Roger Ailes , FOX News Network 09:30 AM EDT A re-air of the National Press Club event featuring Jeff Gannon (Guckert/gay escort/fake White House correspondent), on "who is a journalist" and "who isn't" Program ID 186216 Journalist Credentials National Press Club Julie Hirschfeld Davis , Baltimore Sun Ana Marie Cox Watch them both, here.

yeow

from Judicial Watch:

PENTAGON SUED FOR RECORDS ON PROPAGANDA, PSY-OPS AND “PERCEPTION MANAGEMENT” TARGETTING U.S. CIVILIANS

"If Tom DeLay's a martyr, I'm Goldilocks"

James Carville More bad news for Mr. DeLay:

Campaign for America's Future Demands Explanation of Tom DeLay's Darling Relationship; Majority Leader Connected to GOP Schiavo Strategy Memo Author

i thought it was democrats who want big government and endless bureaucracy ?

Up is down.

Political Wire: The Era of Big Government is Back

Play ball!!!!

THE BELTWAY GETS SOME BASEBALL

George Mitchell joins fight against GOP's plans to eliminate filibuster

Why do Republicans hate democracy? from JURIST - Paper Chase "[JURIST] Former US Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell Saturday joined the Democratic party chorus opposing Republican threats to ban Senate filibusters [Reuters report] of judicial nominees. Delivering the Democrats' Saturday radio address, Mitchell chided Republicans for seeking to overturn a 200-year old Senate practice in the face of Senate approval of some 95% of Bush judicial appointees. The Senate has thusfar approved 204 of President Bush's candidates for the federal bench, but 10 others have been stalled by filibusters, which under current Senate rules can only be ended by 60 votes. Republicans want to eliminate this requirement for presidential appointees. Democrats point out that the Republicans previously prevented some 60 Clinton nominees from even getting a hearing [Christian Science Monitor report] before the Senate Judiciary Committee, which had the same effect as a filibuster. Both sides have taken the debate to the media [New York Times report] with a showdown expected this coming week [New York Times report]. Even though Republicans hold 55 seats in the Senate, it is unclear if they will get the 51 votes needed to change the rule. Some GOP moderates might not be on board [Washington Post report] with the rule change."

Bush: "I promise, I promise"

to fix what I have broken