CLEANING UP CONGRESSIONAL CORRUPTION October 2006Is it just me, or is the rancid stench of Washington political corruption a lot more malodorous than usual? You...
MARRIOTT VERSES LAS MANITAS October 2006Time for another Gooberhead Award [Beanie Cap Breakdown], presented periodically to people in the news who have their tongues running...
THE BLOCKHEAD IN CHARGE OF WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION October 2006It’s not easy being a whistleblower – especially when the head honcho of the federal agency charged with protecting whistleblowers...
THE UNGODLY PENSIONS OF CEOs October 2006Corporate America is fast implementing a two-tiered retirement system: a platinum-level plan for the top executives – and a dirt...
KATHERINE HARRIS SPEAKS October 2006Let me begin by thanking God for Katherine Harris. She is such a picture-perfect example of ultra-right-wing looniness, theocratic hubris,...
PITY FOR CEOs October 2006Friends, I’m appealing today to your most charitable instincts. I want you to know about the terrible oppression being suffered...
IT'S 2006, GEORGE, NOT 1706 October 2006Here’s today’s phrase: habeus corpus. This phrase embodies the democratic principle – enshrined in our Constitution – that government officials...
WAR PROFITEERS October 2006War is hell – unless you’re the CEO of a corporation that profiteers on the hell of war. In that...
THE TORTUROUS ARROGANCE OF THE BUSHITES October 2006The embarrassing case of Maher Arar keeps getting more bizarre. Mr. Arar is a symbol of all that has gone...
INTEL PICKS OUR POCKETS October 2006The current congress has not merely practiced business-as-usual – but business-Far-More-Than-usual. Congressional leaders have rammed through a blizzard of subsidies,...
MORE BUSH-PAID "JOURNALISTS" October 2006There they go again. Yet another of George W’s government agencies has been caught playing the underhanded game of “Rent-a-Journalist!”...
A CORRUPT "REFORM" OF CONGRESSIONAL CORRUPTION October 2006“Remember the Alamo” is an old Texas battlecry, but as we head to the polls for this year’s congressional elections,...
BUSH HAS A COW October 2006When George W talks publicly about his war in Iraq, he always points to his multinational partners, dubbing them the...
LEARNING FROM CHILE'S PRIVATIZED PENSIONS October 2006George W called it “a great example,” declaring that our country should “take some lessons” from it. The “it” that...
POPPIES UP, BUSH DOWN October 2006Here’s some big news on the agricultural front – this year’s crop has reached the highest level ever, with an...
DELAY GOES DANCING September 2006The saga of Tom DeLay just keeps getting curiouser and curiouser – and I’m not even talking about the myriad...
SENSIBLE PRIORITIES September 2006Trying to bring common sense to Washington, DC, is about as hard as delivering a tray of ice cubes to...
INCOMPETENT LOSERS ARE IN CHARGE September 2006What a scream it is to watch the Bushites frantically scrambling around the country in a political effort to trash...
BUSH’S LITTLE HISTORY LESSON September 2006All of the Bush chickenhawks are currently flapping around the country trying to stir up some pre-election political dust to...
9/11’S FORSAKEN HEROES September 2006How touching to see George W travel to Ground Zero in New York City for a prolonged photo op during...
FROM WEALTH TO JAIL TO DIVORCE September 2006Time for another peek [Lifestyle Theme] into the “Lifestyles of the Rich… and Cranky.” Even if you are rich, the...
BIOTECH MUTATION OF CREEPING BENTGRASS September 2006You never want to hear your dentist say: “oops.” But “oops” is also something you never want to hear from...
MESSING WITH MEAT September 2006You probably aren’t aware of it, but the big meat conglomerates are now charging meat prices for water. Up to...
MASS KILLERS STRIKE AGAIN September 2006If terrorists and drug pushers had lobbyists and made campaign contributions, Washington probably would coddle them. For an example of...
STEINBRENNER'S FOUL DEAL September 2006Time for another report [sports theme] from the “Wide, Wide, Wide, WILD World of Sports.” Today’s feature: “The House That...
