Archive for March, 2007

Democratic Activists Harassed by Republican Lunatics

Saturday, March 3rd, 2007

Democratic Activists Harassed by Republican Lunatics
Populist Democratic activists are routinely being harassed by the lunatic fringe of the Republican Right and fanatics from the anti-Democratic Left. Lately, it seems increasingly likely that some of those on the Internet harassing Populist Democratic activists are actually supporters of the Republican Right pretending to be from the anti-Democratic […]

EXCLUSIVE: JOHN EDWARDS SAYS ‘YES’ TO BAN ON TOUCH-SCREEN (DRE) VOTING MACHINES!

Saturday, March 3rd, 2007

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EXCLUSIVE: JOHN EDWARDS SAYS ‘YES’ TO BAN ON TOUCH-SCREEN (DRE) VOTING MACHINES!
Presidential Candidate Becomes First to Join Growing Movement When Queried About Issue at Campaign Event in California
Edwards Becomes Second Politician in a Week to Announce Support for the Election Integrity Movement After Being Asked About it at Public Event
While it’s unlikely to get as […]

Will Bush veto the Employee Free Choice Act?

Saturday, March 3rd, 2007

An article on the Free Press.org site states that Cheney has promised that Bush will veto this legislation if as expected Congress passes it. The law would make it easier for employees to organize without facing undue pressure or illegal tactics by large corporations trying to block unionization.
This bill will test the claims of Republicans […]

White House role in politically motivated firings of US attorneys being questioned

Friday, March 2nd, 2007

Iglesias not the only one with a story to tell?
Remember Bud Cummins. He was the US Attorney from the Eastern District of Arkansas who got canned so Karl Rove’s opposition research chief could take over the job.
Look closely at what he just told the Associated Press …
Cummins, U.S. attorney for Arkansas’ Eastern District from […]

Gonzales continues to politicize the Department of Justice

Friday, March 2nd, 2007

Received this by email:
Speech by Attorney General Sparks Church-State Furor
*Jennifer Siegel* | Fri. Mar 02, 2007
The Bush administration is being accused of politicizing civil rights
enforcement after Attorney General Alberto Gonzales used a major address in
front of Christian allies to unveil the Justice Department’s stepped-up plan
for defending religious liberties.
Gonzales presented the new initiative, dubbed the First […]

Ethics violations by Republican Lawmakers in politicized Federal attorney firings?

Friday, March 2nd, 2007

Sources: GOP lawmakers tried to influence federal investigation
By Marisa Taylor -Thu, Mar. 01, 2007
McClatchy Newspapers
WASHINGTON - Sen. Pete Domenici and Rep. Heather Wilson of New Mexico pressured the U.S. attorney in their state to speed up indictments in a federal corruption investigation that involved at least one former Democratic state senator, according to two […]

Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committe sees weakness in Republican Senators 2008 campaigns

Thursday, March 1st, 2007

“Dear Stephen,
Across the country, a rising number of GOP senators facing reelection in 2008 are finding themselves in deep trouble.
Republican Woes
In New Hampshire, Sen. John Sununu has seen his approval rating drop five points to 45% as voters there have becoming increasingly fed up with his equivocation on Iraq. A few weeks ago, […]

Open Letter from Ned Lamont to Senator Jor Lieberman on Iraq

Thursday, March 1st, 2007

The Real Choice on Iraq
Dear Senator Lieberman,
Fifteen months ago, in an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal praising the Bush Administration’s Iraq policy, you asked the rhetorical question, “does America have a good plan for doing this, a strategy for victory in Iraq?”
“Yes,” we did, you answered.
Since the day you wrote those words, […]