The media has begun polling on the question of whether or not President Bush should be impeached. I was on that bandwagon early. I got my first “Impeach Bush” tee-shirts back in 2003. Been on that bandwagon a long time. Here’s something interesting. More Americans are in favor of Bush impeachment hearings today than theyContinue reading “On Impeachment”
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On Reactions to the Libby Commutation
John Edwards: “Only a president clinically incapable of understanding that mistakes have consequences could take the action he did today. President Bush has just sent exactly the wrong signal to the country and the world. In George Bush’s America, it is apparently okay to misuse intelligence for political gain, mislead prosecutors and lie to theContinue reading “On Reactions to the Libby Commutation”
On Memorial Day
Today is Memorial Day, the day where we stop to remember the soldiers who gave their lives in the service of our nation. The best way to remember their ultimate sacrifice is to keep others from being added to their number. On this Memorial Day, the fifth since we invaded Iraq, we should be askingContinue reading “On Memorial Day”
On an Ironic Bush Statement
Said President Bush while on vacation at his Crawford, Texas ranch: “And they ought to get the job done of passing legislation, as opposed to figuring out how to be actors on the political theater stage.” They, being Congress. Political theater, being investigating Alberto Gonzales and providing oversight of the Justice Department. Hmm, is theContinue reading “On an Ironic Bush Statement”
On Cracks in the Republican Facade
The day was coming. Yesterday, eleven Republican Congressmen went to the White House bearing a message for President Bush. Their message for the President? He’s lost credibility on Iraq. The President’s approval rating is south of thirty percent. That Republican Congressmen will start to peel from the monolithic bloc in support of the President’s failedContinue reading “On Cracks in the Republican Facade”
On Rescinding the President's War Powers
Senators Hillary Clinton of New York and Robert Byrd of West Virginia will be introducing legislation to rescind the 2002 Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF), the legislation that allowed the invasion of Iraq, in October 2007 on the fifth anniversary of the AUMF’s initial passage. From Senator Clinton’s speech on the SenateContinue reading “On Rescinding the President's War Powers”
On the Bush Dyslexicon
I’m sorry, this is one I can’t let pass. President Bush referred to himself today as, and let me make sure I’ve got this exactly right, “the commander guy.” Referring to the Baker-Hamilton report Bush said: By the way, in the report it said, it is — the government may have to put in moreContinue reading “On the Bush Dyslexicon”
On Mission Accomplished, Plus Four Years
Said President George W. Bush on May 1st, 2003: Major combat operations in Iraq have ended. In the battle of Iraq, the United States and our allies have prevailed. And now our coalition is engaged in securing and reconstructing that country. Wrote I in September 2006, for the Star Trek: Constellations annotations: On May 1,Continue reading “On Mission Accomplished, Plus Four Years”
On Alberto Gonzales
Dear Mr. Gonzales: It’s time for you to go. You’ve lost Republican Senators. You’ve lost the New York Times. When their editorial page writes: If Attorney General Alberto Gonzales had gone to the Senate yesterday to convince the world that he ought to be fired, it’s hard to imagine how he could have done aContinue reading “On Alberto Gonzales”
On New Mexico Laws
Two interesting legislative initiatives are winding their way through the New Mexico legislature. One would deal with Pluto. A law was passed declaring March 13th, 2007 “Pluto Planet Day.” An excerpt from the legislation: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that, as Pluto passes overhead through NewContinue reading “On New Mexico Laws”