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...
RALPH AND MARY’S PARK September 2006Looking for a present for that special someone? Here’s a unique gift that literally keeps on giving: a national park!...
BUSH’S HOMELAND HOKUM September 2006Trying to puff up his bad poll numbers and give his beleaguered party a political boost for this fall’s congressional...
THE PRIVATIZER PRESIDENT September 2006George W can’t seem to find a hat that fits. He tried on that “compassionate conservative” hat for a short...
THE CUT-AND-RUN BUSHITES September 2006Karl Rove’s red hot buzz phrase for this fall’s election is “cut-and-run Democrat.” It’s meant to be hurled with a...
CODE RED ON DEODORANT STICKS September 2006Osama got my deodorant. I put up quite a fight, but the “al Qaeda types,” as Dick Cheney so sweepingly...
FIRE DETROIT'S AUTO BOSSES September 2006Guess who’s rising like a rocket toward the Number One spot in U.S. auto sales? Toyota! The Japanese car maker...
