Since many folks seem surprised when I tell them about the Bush adminstration’s latest problems with Medicare, jobs, WMD, mercury, and a host of other issues, I figured a link to the House Committee on Government Reform Minority Office was in order.
That’s a mouthful, but basically it’s an inside-the-beltway watchdog group investigating, among other things, the Administration’s duplicitous statements about public policy. (i.e. the aforementioned Lies and Lying Liars.)
From today’s Daily Mislead:
According to a new report, President Bush’s official campaign is selling clothing made in Burma – a country whose goods Bush banned for sale in the U.S. because of their awful human rights, narcotics and sex trafficking record. According to Newsday, “the merchandise sold on www.georgewbushstore.com includes a $49.95 fleece pullover, embroidered with the Bush-Cheney ’04 logo and bearing a label stating it was made in Burma, now Myanmar.
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The ACLU — such a WONDERFUL organization, worthy of much praise and many donations — has set up a web page so that you can fax your congressional representatives about the proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage.
Hello everybody! (Hi Dr. Nick!)
Um, just thought I’d post Salon.com’s guide to the steps in ratifying a new constitutional amendment. Something to keep tabs on with all of this amendment against gay marriage talk that’s been going on (and a response to the fear and paranoia I’ve expressed in earlier e-mails).
I just read this and thought you might find it interesting:
“The man is interesting, like him or not, and that’s a rarity in US politics where candidates are as exciting as toothpaste or underarm deodorant, because that’s exactly how they want us to view them, as products, not people. Enter Howard Dean, person.”