Thoughts on resolving the Mideast Crisis
We should focus our attention on peacemaking, both immediate and sustainable. Once there is peace, a Truth and Reconciliation Commission can be set up to seek closure by delineating responsibility....
View ArticleSweeney: Stake though the heart?
Wednesday's story in the Albany Times-Union on John Sweeney's unreported junket to Saipan/CNMI, haven for sweatshops, could be the coup de grace for Congressman Kick-Ass. http://timesunion.com/......
View ArticleDemocracy vs Plutocracy - 2 key reforms
The present campaign finance system amounts to legal bribery. Only monied interests can afford to pay to play. The majority of campaign money comes from less than 1% of the population. The big donors...
View ArticleHalliburton Chorus
(To the tune of the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel’s Messiah*)HAAAA-liburton! HAAAA-liburton! Halliburton! Halliburton! Hal-li-i-bur-ur-ton! (repeats)For the Almighty Dollar reigneth! Halliburton!...
View ArticlePolitical Climate Change
When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, the Bush administration gagged government scientists to prevent them from explaining the connection between CO2 emissions, global warming, and the increasing...
View ArticleRatzinger, to the tune of Goldfinger
Ratzinger, he's the Pope - liberal Catholics mope, abandon hope. (1) Such a right-winger threatens you, if you let women in, you’ll burn for sin!...
View ArticleEndless Universe - review
ENDLESS UNIVERSE: Beyond the Big Bang, by Paul Steinhardt and Neil TurokThis 300-page book, published in May 2007, presents what may be the most important new theory in decades of the origin and fate...
View ArticleTrump their ace!
The GOP of late has displayed a negative midas touch - everything they touch turns to toxic waste.Not just Iraq, they are on the wrong side - morally and politically - of every issue, from Social...
View ArticleScoop: NY-21: Next Congressmember?
My friend Dan asked me to post a link to an exclusive report on his blog, http://www.albanyweblog.com/about the seat opening up in NY-21 with the announced retirement of Mike McNulty at the end of his...
View ArticleEconomic Bill of Rights
It is still December 10 in parts of cyberspace, but pace World Hunger Year, every day is Human Rights Day. Here is my version of an Economic Bill of Rights (more general than FDR's IMHO): 10 rights to...
View ArticleDoes a sin of omission leave fingerprints? (updated: no sin)
Some talking heads have been speculating that the Clintons are looking ahead to a presidential run in 2012, but understand that any Clinton fingerprints on an Obama defeat would be fatal to their...
View ArticleDead Presidents (updated, with note)
I don't like these odds.25 of the 40 US Presidents born before John McCain, or 62.5%, did not live to age 76, which McCain will reach in the next President's first term.Only one of those, Millard...
View Article"They broke me" -war hero surrenders to fundamentalists
In a vain appeal, former POW John McCain begged the Republican Convention to End ‘the constant partisan rancor’ and cease the vitriolic attacks on Democrats, liberals and the media that have been the...
View ArticleWorst. SNL. Sketch. Ever.
on bailout agreementBad on so many levels: not even funny, weak impressions, eg Armisen's of Frank, missing Barney's Boston accent, rapid delivery, and wit...At a time when markets gone wild, enabled...
View ArticleSpread the wealth around: US Senate, House, NYS Senate
According to Kos, contributions through Friday will be in time to help candidates finance media and GOTV.My criteria: challengers in close races for GOP held seats, where an extra push can affect the...
View ArticleNY-20: Libertarian endorses Murphy!
My friend Carol O, who is too busy with the ground game to blog, just emailed this report from the Albany Times Union blog:Sundwall endorses Murphyhttp://blogs.timesunion.com/...March 27, 2009 at 2:19...
View ArticleUpdated: Better Dems in tight House races
Chris Bowers is doing a great job tracking Senate races to help us target contributions, but I miss the excellent spreadsheets he did for House races in previous cycles. This is an effort to help fill...
View ArticleDeLay Justiced! w/poll
Houston ChronicleDeLay convicted of money laundering charges By R.G. RATCLIFFEAUSTIN – A Travis County jury today found former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay guilty of political money laundering...
View ArticleSenate ratifies START 71-26 [Update w/ S. vote]
According to the Boston Globe,In one of the biggest victories of Senator John F. Kerry’s legislative career, the US Senate today voted to approve an arms control agreement with Russia, by a bipartisan...
View ArticleBREAKING: Dem. Congresswoman shot in AZ
U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona was shot outside a grocery store in Tucson while holding a public event, an eyewitness reported Saturday.Giffords, who was re-elected to her third term in...
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