Mick Youther

                 

Mick Youther is an American citizen, an independent voter, a veteran, a parent, a Christian, a scientist, a writer, and all-around nice guy who has been aroused from a comfortable apathy by the high crimes and misdemeanors of the Bush Administration.

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74 Articles

Saturday, May 10, 2008
Barack Obama--He's the One!
The Republicans have Controlled Congress for 12 of the past 14 years, and we are living with the result. This, along with eight years of George W. Bush has stirred a whole new generation of activists who are ready to change the way our government operates. That is why Barack Obama's time has come. He understands what is happening in America.

Wednesday, April 23, 2008
The Bu$hWorld Report--22APR08
(1 comments) The Katrina disaster continues; privatizing IRS tax collections doesn't pay; one day in Bu$hWorld; and the Presidential debate from hell.

Tuesday, April 15, 2008
The Bu$hWorld Report--15APR08
80 year-old Deacon arrested for anti-war T-shirt; Swchwarzenegger doesn't like the way Bu$hCo is treating his National Guard; Food stamp recipients up; Bush plans "final solution" for Guantanamo detainees; and Bush yearns to experience the romance of war.

Saturday, April 12, 2008
Condoleezza Rice--The Perfect Running Mate for McCain
(3 comments) What more could Republican Presidential candidate John McCain ask for in a Vice President than Condi's pure, unadulterated, deaf, dumb and blind loyalty to the President and her ability to overlook mistake after mistake after mistake, without batting an eye? From what we have heard from Senator McCain on the campaign trail so far, he needs someone like Condi.

Sunday, April 6, 2008
The Shame of Guantanamo is About to Get Worse.
(1 comments) The Bush Administration is planning a series of rigged show-trials at Guantanamo Prison in time for the November elections. No matter what they are accused of, defendants deserve a fair trial in the American tradition.. The American people should be ashamed that we have allowed the Bush Administration to torture prisoners and deny them a fair trial for so long.

Friday, March 28, 2008
WHAT DO THE COMMANDERS REALLY HAVE TO SAY?
Many believe CENTCOM commander Wm. Fallon was the only thing keeping the Bush Administration from attacking Iran. Congress and the American people need to hear why Fallon retired early, but the Bush Administration is preventing his appearance before Congress. This is not acceptable: Please call your Senators and Representatives (202-224-3121) and demand that Admiral Fallon be allowed to testify before Congress

Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Tributes and Monuments in Bu$hWorld
(1 comments) Bush's Secretary of Housing and Urban Development pays tribute to himself...Bush's Presidential Library of Misinformation...Bush's Monument to Stupidity--the New Embassy Compound in Iraq.

Saturday, March 8, 2008
The Bu$hWorld Report--7MAR08
Bush adds signing statement to National Defense Authorization Act to protect war profiteers; makes the same lame promises to tornado victims that he made to Katrina victims; Arlen Specter fights to preserve the "integrity of the game", while itegrity of government goes to hell

Wednesday, February 20, 2008
A Bu$hWorld Environmental Report
Pacific Ocean contains world's largest trash dump; After pushing oil to $100/barrel, Bush again suggests drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; Bush sells national treasure--gives taxpayers the bill.

Saturday, February 16, 2008
The Bu$hWorld Report: February 16, 2008
Romney makes way for the anointed one; National Security expert, Richard Clarke, comments on Bush's State of the Union Address; $200 oil??; Bush Administration lawyers argue that U.S. troops have no right to the medical treatment they need.

Saturday, February 9, 2008
The Bu$hWorld Report
(1 comments) Why are Americans clueless about what is going on in the world? Did the CDC help FEMA cover up its poison trailers? Bush Administration told 935 lies to fool U.S. into war with Iraq. Was Corporal Graner really the mastermind behind the prisoner abuse at Abu Gharib?

Friday, January 25, 2008
Bush's Middle East Peace Mission Bombs
(1 comments) Did anyone seriously believe that George W. Bush's recent trip to the Middle East was going to do anything to further the cause of peace? Bush and his accomplices are not interested in peace. War is their business--war, death and destruction; and if their war(s) cause a rise in oil prices, so much the better. The Arab world knows this, and it is time that Americans realized it too.

Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Bush Credibility Gap Widens into Gulf
Pentagon makes up story about dangerous encounter between American ships and Iranian speed boats --Just as Bush was about to go on a Mideast tour to rally opposition to Iran's influence in the region. How's that for timing?

Friday, January 11, 2008
The Bu$hWorld Report, 1/11/08
While the Forest Service runs short of money and manpower, Bu$hCo buys it 700 Tasers....Senator Larry Craig just won't go away....and some problems with health care in America.

Sunday, January 6, 2008
Make a Revolution Resolution
(1 comments) Why not make a belated New Year's resolution to become a more active participant in your government? Our government has become a giant monster, running amok; destroying everything that once made it the model of democracy to the world--and it is up to us to change it. To do this, we need another American Revolution.

Sunday, December 9, 2007
What Did Bush Know, and Why Didn't He Know It?
Are we suppose to believe that the Director of National Intelligence told the President (and Commander in Chief) that there was new information about the nuclear program of the nation considered to be the number one threat to world peace, and the President did not ask for more information? How stupid do they think we are. Well, Bush is still President, so we must be stupid enough.

Friday, November 30, 2007
The Inconvenient Truth About Iran
(3 comments) I don't know how you stop an administration that ignores international treaties, Congress, the U.S. Constitution and our laws. But whatever we do, we can't sit quietly while George W. Bush starts a war with Iran.

Friday, November 16, 2007
The Bu$hWorld Report--16Nov07
Incompetent Loyal Bushies, Record Deficits, and Silencing Dissent--It's all a part of Bu$hWorld.

Monday, November 12, 2007
The Bu$hWorld Report--11/11/07
Bringing you the lies, hypocrisy and insanity that makes Bu$hWorld the place it is.

Thursday, November 1, 2007
The Bu$hWorld Report--11/1/07
The Bush Administration has already lied us into one illegal and unnecessary war, and we cannot allow them to do it again in Iran. We must tell our representatives in Congress, who have access to intelligence information--Do not sit silently again and let these madmen start another war.

Friday, October 26, 2007
The Bu$hWorld Report, 10/25/07
(1 comments) Reporting on the lies and hypocrisy, the death and destruction, the high crimes and misdemeanors that define Bu$hWorld.

Monday, October 15, 2007
Bill O'Reilly--Newsman or News-menace?
(6 comments) It is clear that Bill O'Reilly is no longer a newsman. He is now a highly paid salesman, working for the same corporations that employ George W. Bush. Their primary product is War. Bill's job is to sell it to the American public, and he's already working toward his next big sale: War on Iran

Friday, September 28, 2007
The Bu$hWorld Report, 9/27/07
Exposing the ironies, the lies, the hypocrisies, the high crimes and misdemeanors of George W. Bush, his Neoconservative masters, and the sniveling sycophants who have made his reign of terror possible.

Sunday, September 16, 2007
The BushWorld Report--9/14/07
It is time for Congress to end this war and bring our troops home. It doesn't matter what General Petraeus says, or what President Bush wants. It is time for Congress to start representing the American people. It is time to stand up to the ChickenHawks and say NO! No more time. No more lives. No more war.

Saturday, September 8, 2007
The BushWar Report
Well-connected people and companies are making windfall profits in Iraq--most of which come right out of the pockets of American taxpayers, and this will continue as long as they can keep our troops there. Over 3750 have already died for the war profiteers. That's enough--that's more than enough.

Friday, August 24, 2007
The BushWorld Report
Jon Stewart of Comedy Central's Daily Show described the situation in BushWord as "We're on the bus to Crazytown!" A brief summary of the news indicates that we have now arrived in Crazytown and are seeing the sights.

Sunday, August 19, 2007
The Katrina Disaster: Two Years Later--and Counting
President Bush told the victims of Hurricane Katrina, "[W]e will do what it takes. We will stay as long as it takes to help citizens rebuild their communities and their lives (9/15/05). " Too bad he didn't mean it.

Thursday, August 2, 2007
Bush-League Government
P. J. O'Rourke said, "The Republicans are the party that says government doesn't work - and then they get elected and prove it." The Bush Administration proves his point.

Saturday, July 21, 2007
Michael Moore's "Sicko"
(9 comments) People in countries with universal health care live longer and healthier lives than people in the United States. Their infant mortality rates are lower. No one goes bankrupt or loses their home because of unpaid medical bills. No one has to make a choice between food and medicine or between rent and health insurance payments. No one has to put off going to the doctor because it's too expensive."--BTC News, 6/26/07

Saturday, July 14, 2007
Notes from BushWorld
Some facts and figures from BushWorld, and a plea to end the war in Iraq.

Sunday, May 13, 2007
The Time for Compromise is Over
(1 comments) The new Congress must not compromise with this President. Republican-controlled Congresses went along with him for six years; and in the process, they managed to compromise our Constitution; our international treaties; and the honor of our nation by consenting to a war of aggression, the creation of secret prisons, and the torture of prisoners. That is enough compromise.

Monday, April 30, 2007
When It Comes to War: Congress is the Decider
America is in trouble when its citizens can only hope and pray that its President doesn't start another war before he leaves office. That is not how the government of the United States is supposed to work.

Thursday, March 29, 2007
The March on the Pentagon
Join a group. Get active. Get informed and stay informed. Speak up and make a difference. Instead of 50,000 protestors marching in Washington--let's make 50 million calls to Congress, demanding an end to Mr. Bush's senseless war. It is up to us to make a difference.

Monday, February 19, 2007
The Bush Administration Avoids Peace (Again)
The Bush Administration is not interested in peace with Iran--any more than they wanted peace with Iraq. The neoconservative masterminds in the Bush Administration have marked Iran for regime change, and the plan is moving forward. It is up to Congress to stop them.

Wednesday, February 7, 2007
...And by the way, It was about Oil
(1 comments) Do you believe Iraqi oil is worth sacrificing 3103 Americans (and counting), wasting hundreds of billions of dollars (and counting), and over-extending our military and to the point that it endangers our national security? I don't think so. We do not need Iraq's oil. Even if we did, does that give us the right to steal it?

Saturday, January 27, 2007
George W. Bush: Poster Boy for Impeachment
(14 comments) The impeachment of George W. Bush and his co-conspirators is a matter of principle that Congress can no longer ignore. The United States of America was founded on principles. Our adherence to the rule of law and our respect for human rights were what set us apart from other nations of the world--up until now. If there was ever a President who needed to be impeached, it is George W. Bush.

Saturday, January 13, 2007
It Is Time to Rebel Against King George
(9 comments) The American people did their part in the 2006 election. They voted against the Bush Republicans, the Bush Wars, and the "unitary Presidency". Now it is up to the new Congress to let this President know that he is not a King. He is a public servant--the head of one co-equal branch of government--bound to obey the Constitution, our international treaties, and the laws of our land.

Thursday, January 4, 2007
What Are You Waiting For, Democrats?
The time for talk is over. Bush has turned a deaf ear to the voice of the American people, dismissed the recommendations of the Baker /Hamilton Commission; and is now ignoring the advice of our military leaders. George W. Bush is not going stop the war and bring the troops home. Congress is going to have to stop it for him, and prevent him from starting another one.

Friday, December 1, 2006
Our Number One Priority
(3 comments) After six years of King George and the Rubberstamp Republicans, there are many things begging for the attention of the new Democratically-controlled Congress; but their number one priority must be bringing the troops home. Every day that passes means a couple more dead Americans. Help bring our troops home!

Friday, November 10, 2006
On to Victory!
The Republicans have tried to close the door on democracy, but We the People have managed to stick our toe in the door. Now we have to push the door open and take back our rightful place in our government (The Boss). If we let the Democrats and the lobbyists continue to conduct the people's business behind closed doors, we will be no better off than before.

Thursday, October 26, 2006
It is Time to Make a Real Change
(6 comments) This election is not about taking power from the Republicans and giving it to the Democrats. If that is all we do, we will just be exchanging the organized corruption of the Republican Party for the disorganized corruption of the Democratic Party. This election has to be about returning power to where it rightfully belongs--We The People.

Saturday, October 14, 2006
Vote to End Bush's War
Bush's decision to invade Iraq was not a mistake. It was a deliberate, premeditated attack on a third-world nation, designed to create "political capital" for George W. Bush. The decision to go to war may have been wrong and stupid and illegal; but it was not a mistake. The mistake is staying there any longer--sacrificing more American lives and squandering America's military capabilities.

Friday, September 29, 2006
War or Peace?
(9 comments) If America is ever going to see another day of peace, we are going to have to vote the Republicans out of Congress. Otherwise, you may as well prepare yourself for perpetual war.

Saturday, September 16, 2006
Republicans Found Guilty of Domestic Abuse
(4 comments) Congressional Republicans do not represent the majority of Americans; in fact, they don't even represent the majority of Republicans in America. Instead, they represent the interests of the Bush Administration, the wealthy, and whatever lobbyist offers the best vacation package. This becomes obvious when you examine their priorities.

Monday, September 4, 2006
Fear! Fear! Fear!
(1 comments) Fear is not a new tactic, but it is a tried-and-true tactic. "Our government has kept us in a perpetual state of fear-kept us in a continuous stampede of patriotic fervor-with the cry of grave national emergency. Always there has been some terrible evil at home or some monstrous foreign power that was going to gobble us up if we did not blindly rally behind it."--General Douglas MacArthur

Monday, August 28, 2006
Let the Hearings Begin
George W. Bush may not be on the November 7th ballot, but this may be the most important election of his life. Americans, by a 3 to 1 margin, want the Democratic Party to regain control of Congress; and unless the Republicans manage to pull off another miraculous vote count, that could mean big trouble for the Liar-in-Chief.

Friday, August 18, 2006
One Last Chance
(1 comments) Republican strategists know that even though they have used every illegal, under-handed, dirty trick-in-the-book to suppress the Democratic votes; they still don't have enough die-hard Republicans, Dittoheads, and people willing to vote against their own interests to win an election. That is why they have also taken control of every aspect of our electoral process.

Tuesday, August 1, 2006
The Man Who Would Be King
(1 comments) When the President of the United States decides to break the law and instructs various agencies under his control to break the law-it matters. Congress must confront President Bush and force him to obey our laws, or impeach him. Until then, the U.S. Constitution is meaningless and an outlaw is ruling America.

Sunday, July 2, 2006
The Big Waste
(1 comments) Nobody knows how much the war in Iraq will eventually cost; but any way you add it up, it is a waste. All the war has meant to Americans is 2,529 dead soldiers and Marines (6/29/06), an over-extended military, higher gas prices, and an enormous debt to pass on to our children and grandchildren.

Saturday, June 17, 2006
Now is the Time to Stand Up for America
(4 comments) After 230 years as a nation, the Founding Father's worst fears are coming true, while too many Americans sit silent as our nation goes down the drain of history.

Thursday, May 18, 2006
Give Peace a Chance
The Founding Fathers fought a war to free our nation from British rule. Once that was accomplished, it was their desire to live in peace with the other nations of the world. They left little doubt that the United States should do its best to live in peace with all nations:

Friday, April 28, 2006
The Next Unnecessary War
(2 comments) The question is not whether we should attack Iran or not. The question is how can we stop the Bush Administration before it starts its third war in 4 years. It will not be easy. George W. Bush has made it clear that he considers himself to be above the law and answerable to no one. Tell Congress to let Mr. Bush know that his war-starting days are over.

Saturday, April 8, 2006
Torturing the Truth
(1 comments) It is only in Bush’s New World Order that anyone might think that we need an amendment to outlaw torture. The United States already has laws and signed treaties that ban torture. If there was a Nobel Prize for Hypocrisy, George W. Bush would be a shoe-in.

Saturday, March 25, 2006
Swimming Against the Mainstream
Americans have the technology to be the best-informed people in history; but Corporate America does not want us to be informed. The less we know the better—for them. Wars can be very profitable for those who do not fight them, but if everyone knew the truth—who would fight their wars?

Wednesday, March 8, 2006
A Very Proud Marine Mom
It is time for Americans to turn off the so-called reality shows—like Survivor, and start paying attention to the real life and death survivor show that is playing every day in Iraq. It is time to tell your representatives in Congress that the Bush Administration’s insane plan to dominate the world is not worth one more American life, or limb, or drop of blood. Tell them, “It is time to bring our troops home!”

Friday, February 24, 2006
Here We Go Again
Once again, the Bush Administration is lying to the American people, in an effort to make another war with Iran necessary and inevitable. The Bush Administration knows there is nothing to fear from an Iranian bomb. What they really fear is an Iranian Bourse.

Friday, February 17, 2006
It doesn’t matter if you’re right or left—Bush is wrong
It doesn't matter if you are Right wing, left wing—liberal, conservative—red state, blue state. We all want America to be a good place to live. We want decent jobs for ourselves and our children. We want to breathe fresh air and drink clean water. We have no desire to be the policeman of the world or rule an empire. We just want to live in peace.

Saturday, February 11, 2006
The Tragedy of Donald Rumsfeld
Rumsfeld started lobbying for complete control over the post-war reconstruction—months before the war actually started (while Bush is still pretending to give peace a chance). Rumsfeld got the job. All he had to do was win the war and the reconstruction could begin.

Saturday, January 28, 2006
Jimmy Carter: the Anti-Bush
The contrast between Jimmy Carter and George W. Bush is striking; but even more striking is the difference between their versions of Christianity. Bush’s version offers judgment and punishment. Jimmy Carter’s version is one of acceptance and forgiveness.

Friday, January 20, 2006
The Republicans need to reform the President
Where are those self-righteous Republican members of the House of Representatives that impeached President Clinton for lying about a personal affair? Where are they now that the President has lied about breaking the law until he was caught, and now claims to be above the law and the Constitution?

Friday, January 6, 2006
One Word to Describe Bush and Bush as a Vocabulary Word
(1 comments) There are a lot of words that could be used to describe the Bush Presidency, but I wanted to find that one perfect word that best expresses its essence. This is how I found the right word. ...then there are the different ways to use the Word Bush in your vocabulary.

Saturday, December 31, 2005
President or King?
(1 comments) The Republican-controlled Congress has let G.W.Bush get away with secret arrests, secret detentions, secret trials using secret evidence, secret prisons, and secret torture. Are they going to give him a pass on secret spying on Americans?

Friday, December 23, 2005
Three Knocks on the War on Terror
(2 comments) Terrorists have not attacked America again, because they don't need to-- There is nothing they can do that could compare to the damage the Bush Administration is inflicting on America—to our reputation, our environment, our domestic programs, our quality of life.

Wednesday, December 7, 2005
Invisible Ballots
It doesn’t matter what your political position is on anything, if your vote doesn’t count. --Bev Harris, founder of Black Box voting, Invisible Ballots

Monday, November 28, 2005
The Beginning of the End
(2 comments) Congressman Jack Murtha's resolution to redeploy the troops out of Iraq means an end to the neoconservative dream of perpetual war and glorious empire. This is the beginning of the end of the war.

Saturday, November 19, 2005
Justifying or Just-a-lying?
Three interesting polls came out recently. One said 53% of Americans believe Bush should be impeached if he lied about his reasons war. Another found 57% believe Bush lied, and last one found Americans wanting Democrats to regain control of Congress. Do I smell impeachments in the air?

Friday, November 11, 2005
TreasonGate--part II
A recent Zogby poll found that 53% of American adults agreed that Congress should consider impeaching Bush if he lied about the reasons for war. So, when do the impeachment hearings start?

Saturday, November 5, 2005
TreasonGate--part I
Undercover agents know their cover can be blown, ruining their operations and putting them and their fellow agents in danger--but they shouldn't have to worry about being "outed" by their own government.

Friday, November 4, 2005
TreasonGate--Whose side are they on
Undercover agents know their cover can be blown, ruining their operations and putting them and their fellow agents in danger--but they shouldn't have to worry about being "outed" by their own government.

Friday, October 28, 2005
Frank Luntz: Homeland Propagandist
(3 comments) According to Samantha Bee of the Daily Show, Frank Luntz has had “a brilliant career spraying perfume on dog turds.” Considering who his clients are; it is a perfect analogy.

Friday, October 21, 2005
Troop Abuse
The compassionate conservative war plan is to rotate the same people in and out of Iraq again and again—until they are killed or wounded so badly they are no longer of any use to the Bush war machine.

Saturday, October 15, 2005
Where is the Justice?
If the new Supreme Court Justices do the job they were picked for, the Bush Administration will be able to get away with just about anything.

Thursday, October 6, 2005
Operation: Enduring Stupidity
“There will be no retreat,” [Bush] told the Veterans of Foreign Wars. In a word, persistence in a preordained course of action, in the face of obvious and compounding failure – a classic indicator of insanity.”—The Crisis Papers, 9/2/03

Monday, October 3, 2005
Bush’s Noble Cause
When you examine Bush's "noble cause" that is worth the lives of our soldiers--it turns out that it has nothing to do with freedom and democracy, and there is nothing noble about it.

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