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"SUNTAN JOHNNY" BOEHNER

February 2006

John Boehner, the newly elected house majority leader, says he’s a reformer – so we can rest easy, now, knowing... Read more...

WHERE'S THE PRESIDENT?

February 2006

When George W finally got to New Orleans last September after Hurricane Katrina hit, he stood in Jackson Square to... Read more...

SPYIN' AND LYIN'

February 2006

As we’ve seen in his botched handling of everything from the Iraqi occupation to the Katrina disaster, George W is... Read more...

BUSH'S "DECENT SOCIETY"

February 2006

Ah, the glowing rhetoric of a presidential “state of the union” speech can be so uplifting, can’t it? Take George... Read more...

LOBBYISTS REJECT RESTRICTIONS

February 2006

Both political parties, squirming under the spreading scandals of supersleaze lobbyist Jack Abramoff, suddenly began posing as reformers, saying it’s... Read more...

PRESIDENT PINOCCHIO SPEAKS TO THE NATION

February 2006

Gosh, so much muck to rake, so little time. I speak, of course, about George W’s recent “State of the... Read more...

THE LATEST "CREEP" OF ADVERTISING

February 2006

Get ready. They’re coming. They’ve got you right where they want you, and they’re convinced that you can’t escape this... Read more...

CONGRESS SPINNING ITS WHEELS ON REFORM

February 2006

Here’s my wise adage for the day: Never mistake motion for progress. For example, if your car gets stuck in... Read more...

BUSH'S IRS GOES AFTER POOR FOLKS

February 2006

You’ve gotta love the consistency of the Bushites. When they ram through their multibillion-dollar tax giveaways, it’s the superrich and... Read more...

FIRING THE WRONG AUTO WORKERS

February 2006

Wow, it’s open season on auto workers, isn’t it? In December, General Motors said it was eliminating 30,000 of its... Read more...

MICHAEL EISNER'S "INVENTIVENESS"

February 2006

Who says television is a wasteland? If you’re sick of getting 500 channels and still finding nothing to watch, get... Read more...

EQUIP THE GRUNTS!

February 2006

There’s an old bumpersticker that says: “It’ll be a great day when our schools get all the money that they... Read more...

SANTORUM SUDDENLY DISCOVERS ETHICS

February 2006

Attention, class. Once again we have congress to thank for teaching you kindergartners a lesson in moral behavior. The lesson... Read more...

WALL STREET DIVVIES UP THE BONUS BOOTY

February 2006

Oh, hallelujah, the bonuses are in! Manna from heaven is showering down upon you! You are a Wall Street broker,... Read more...

MONTANA SENATORS ENJOY DINNER & DANCE WITH MONSANTO

April 2004

A group of state legislators in Montana have come up with a truly-innovative reform dealing with the influence that corporate... Read more...

DICK'S DEADLY FANTASIES

April 2004

One important job for the next president will be to dig into Dick Cheney’s White House bunker and to learn... Read more...