PAULSON THE GENIUS October 2007When Henry Paulson was plucked out of Goldman Sachs last year by George W to be treasury secretary, he had...
MAKING “THE LIST” October 2007Time for another peek [lifestyle theme] into the “Lifestyles of the Rich… and Cranky.” Those of us in the riff-raff...
SUBSIDIZING DISASTER October 2007Like some B-movie space alien… “The Thing” is back, and it is coming at us with an insatiable appetite. If...
WHAT TORTURE IS October 2007Bill Clinton got roundly ridiculed and then impeached by congress for a sexual encounter that he tried to dismiss by...
BURMESE BLOOD GEMS October 2007The brutal military dictatorship that controls Burma showed the world just how thuggish it is when it recently attacked and...
THE COALITION GOES HOME October 2007The “willing” are waning. Remember George W’s assertion in 2003 that he was not rushing off to war in Iraq...
THE HEDGE-FUND BLUES October 2007You think the poor people in New Orleans have it bad, or the people in Iraq, or the people of...
BUSH’S SILLY SUMMIT October 2007“It’s important to set a tone and to lead,” explained George W when he ran for president. “That’s exactly what...
CALLING JOHN BOEHNER October 2007If members of congress are confused about why their public approval rating is down to only 33 percent, putting them...
BETRAYAL ON TRADE BY DEMOCRATIC LEADERS October 2007What is it about “NO” that the Democratic congressional leaders don’t get? Less than a year ago, one of the...
STAND WITH OBEY October 2007Thank you, David Obey! This member of congress has dared to stand up to George W and shout, “Enough is...
SPEAK OUT FOR AMERICA’S DEMOCRATIC VALUES October 2007We Americans once had a strong president who told us during the dark days of the Depression: “The only thing...
LOOPHOLE NO. 17 IN IRAQ’S DEMOCRACY October 2007George W fanaticizes that he’s the George Washington of Iraq, a great military leader who mounted his mighty white steed...
IT’S GUT-CHECK TIME FOR CONGRESS October 2007In another of his ever-changing rationales for his Iraq war, George W has bizarrely proclaimed that this conflagration is like...
NEXT: IRAN October 2007Heads up, folks! The neo-cons are in heat again. The same gang of right-wing ideological maddogs who got George W...
THE ACTING GENERAL October 2007Who is Petraeus? He’s George W’s new man in Iraq, of course, the army general designated not only to be...
INESCAPABLE TV ADS October 2007I yearn for the good ol’ days when a TV was a device under my control. It sat quietly in...
US CORPORATIONS SUPPORT CHINESE SUPPRESSION October 2007America stands for freedom, right? George W even claims that his military occupation of Iraq is about exporting freedom throughout...
REVISITING THE ARREST OF PROTESTERS October 2007If you just can’t bring yourself to believe that our government authorities would even think of suppressing the legitimate protests...
TOY SELLERS CRY FOR GOVERNMENT HELP October 2007“Please,” cry such toy-selling giants as Mattel and Disney – “Oh, please, please, please regulate us!” You know these are...
SOFT ON BANK ROBBERY October 2007If you rob a bank, you’re looking at doing 10 to 20 years hard time. But what if a bank...
VERICHIP IMPLANTS, TUMORS, AND CASH September 2007Have you been chipped? In another cabal of corporate and governmental officials, there’s been a steady push during the past...
AN EARLY AND EXCLUSIVE PRIMARY September 2007The top presidential candidates of both political parties are meeting with voters in a key primary, promising to help them...
WAR ON TERRORISTS GETS GOOFIER September 2007“In order to stop terrorists from destroying America’s democratic freedoms, we will destroy America’s democratic freedoms ourselves.” That seems to...
THE HIGH COST OF LOW PRICES September 2007Mothers and fathers all across the country have been recoiling in horror at the news that some Chinese-made toys they’ve...
