128 Articles

Wednesday, April 30, 2008
"What's With Your 'Crazy' U.S Politics?" -- A Letter to European Friends
Making sense of the wild dance that is presidential politics isn't easy. There's so much ambition, mendacity, hypocrisy, moral corruption, sucking-up, saber-rattling, etc. on exhibit every day. So let's look at McCain, Clinton and Obama and see where we are six months from Election Day 2008.

Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Impeachment Now or Apocalypse Later?
(5 comments) More high crimes and misdemeanors have come to light in recent weeks. Not to impeach will encourage future presidents to simply ignore the rule of law. If McCain is elected to carry the CheneyBush agenda forward, say goodbye to the last vestiges of democracy and reality-based foreign policy -- and hello to more reckless wars.

Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Naomi Klein's "The Shock Doctrine": Corporatism in Extremis
(6 comments) According to author Naomi Klein, we live in a corporatist economic/political world that gorges itself on catastrophe ("disaster capitalism") and on traumatizing entire cultures and subcultures into submission ("Shock&Awe"). It's the national-security police state at home and imperial misadventurer abroad. Klein offers suggestions on how to confront and defeat this beast.

Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Things That Go Bump In My Night
(6 comments) Do you have fears about what CheneyBush might pull off in their remaining time in office? Here are ten truly nightmarish scenarios that aren't all that far from happening. Read 'em, weep, and then activate your oppositional muscles.

Wednesday, March 26, 2008
A Western Fable: Waist-Deep in the Big Muddy (Again)
In the Wild West, a greedy, arrogant land baron decides to grab his neighbor's cattle and grazing range, and uses lies and deceptions in his pre-emptive attack. It's not the cakewalk he thought it would be and six years later, he's stuck good. What to do now?

Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Peace May Be Possible in the Post-Bush Middle East
(2 comments) The age-old slaughter in Northern Ireland seemed impossible of settlement, but now peace reigns. Will the next U.S. President seize the opportunity to try a similar approach in the Middle East? Here's how the Americans, Israelis and Palestinians could make it happen.

Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Better Buckle Up! -- CheneyBush's Final 10 Months
(4 comments)  The Administration doesn't even try to hide its distaste for democratic institutions anymore. The Democrats won't impeach, so, for CheneyBush, it's full steam ahead with their wrecking-crew policies and foreign adventurism. It's going to be a longggggggggg time until January 2009.

Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Beyond CheneyBush: A Realistic (Cynical?) View of Change
(1 comments) Supposing that Clinton or Obama were to defeat McCain in November, how optimistic should we be that huge changes will, or can, take place after the departure of the Cheney and Bush wrecking crew? Will we despair if not all that much gets done? What then?

Wednesday, February 6, 2008
"Shallow Throat" Sizes Up the Dem/GOP Candidates
The Republican Mole in the Bush Administration has some harsh things to say about Clinton and Obama, but even nastier opinions of McCain and Romney. In short, the traditional conservative is planning on voting Democratic in November. Will progressive Democrats do likewise?

Wednesday, January 30, 2008
The Sputtering But Still Dangerous CheneyBush Juggernaut
"CheneyBush remind me of huge rampaging monsters, countless arrows sticking out of their bleeding wounds but still able to thrash about and wreak great damage. They're lame ducks, weakened politically but angry, highly motivated and out for revenge and vindication." Given this dire situation, how should progressives confront this out-of-control pair?

Wednesday, January 23, 2008
On Running Mates & Other Election Matters
(3 comments)  It would appear to be a two-person race in both the Democratic and Republican Parties. But, assuming it's Clinton or Obama, and McCain or Romney, who should be their running mates? Also, even more curious anomalies revealed from the New Hampshire primary, currently in recount mode.

Wednesday, January 16, 2008
New Hampshire: U.S. Elections Still in SNAFU Mode
(1 comments) We still have a corruptible, slipshod voting system in the U.S. There are enough electoral anomalies in the New Hampshire primary, for example, to justify a recount of all scanned ballots. Just hand-count the damn votes and settle the matter.

Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Two Roads Diverging in 2008: Which Way Will We Go?
(2 comments)  One path leads to a restoration of Constitutional rule, the other to authoritarian militarism and repression. What can we learn from these scenarios, and from what the Iowa results tell us? Turns out: a heck of a lot.

Wednesday, December 19, 2007
George's Christmas Carol
(1 comments) George meets the Three Ghosts of Christmas and his old partner-in-(war)-crime, Umsfeld. Will Bob Cratchit get a raise? Will Tiny Tim get his operation? George is given a chance to redeem his soul -- will he take it? Dickens for our time.

Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Bush's Nuclear-Boogeyman Scam
(1 comments) CheneyBush were on track to attack Iran by pulling the same nuclear-fear scam that worked for them in getting the U.S. into Iraq. But powerful forces of rebellion within the Administration foiled them. Or did it? CheneyBush remain determined to bomb Iran's military/scientific infrastructure.

Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Annapolis & "The Surge": Spinning a Legacy
(2 comments) The "surge" in Iraq and what took place at the recent Annapolis conference is a reflection of Bush's world of fantasy and spin. This delusional state yields reckless, dangerous policies, for America, the Middle East, the world.

Wednesday, November 28, 2007
CheneyBush Burned Again: Too Near the Plame
(1 comments) Scott McClellan's revelation that Bush and Cheney were involved in the coverup of the Plamegate scandal suggests that they (along with others) should be hauled before Congress and a grand jury to determine their criminal and impeachment liability.

Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Robert Redford, Julie Taymor: America At War
Two current Hollywood films reveal much about Americans' attitudes toward the social/political times we are in, especially about the Iraq war. One movie works brilliantly, the other stumbles in its own good intentions.

Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Perversions of Power
(1 comments) Lord Acton's famous dictum -- "power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely" -- is useful in examining the CheneyBush Administration, Democratic Party leaders, and Musharraf's recent imposition of martial law in Pakistan.

Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Incremental Steps to "The Revolution"
(12 comments) How should progressives behave until that day when peace & justice prevails in a new America? Maybe we have to learn patience, keep taking small steps at first, then longer strides until we get to the tipping point where we find ourselves racing toward that achievable goal on the horizon.

Wednesday, October 31, 2007
A "Two-Headed Party," and the Power of a Dime
(14 comments) Do we really have a functioning two-party system in this country or it an oligarchical scam? Either way, a thin dime can still make the difference between authoritarianism and some semblance of democracy.

Wednesday, October 24, 2007
But WHY Are Our Dem Leaders Such Timid Wimps?
(5 comments) Let's try to figure out the genesis for the constant caving of Democratic Party leaders to the agenda, framing, and policies of the CheneyBush Administration. It's a lot more complex than it first appears -- and it's not a pretty picture.

Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Will Dems Commit Political Suicide in '08?: An Address to Democrats Abroad
(5 comments) Democrats who live and work abroad tend to mirror the concerns and frustrations of the activist Dem base back home perplexed by the party's overly-timid leadership in confronting the worst policies of CheneyBush. And what about the chances of Hillary and Obama and Edwards -- and Al Gore?

Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Looking to the 2008 Election: Confusion, Anger, Hope
(2 comments) The 2008 election could be a turning point in the alignment of the Democratic and Republican parties, both of which have huge segments in the rebellious mode. The political implications are staggering.

Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Bush At His Shrink: The Nightmares Continue
(1 comments) Confused and frightened by a scary dream, Bush tries to get some understanding so he can weather his final year-and-a-half in office. The question is: Is he capable of dealing with his "issues"? See for yourself.

Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Twenty-Two Things We Now Know Six Years After 9/11
(6 comments) The annual survey demonstrates how that tragic day has been used and abused by Bush&Co. over the past six years. It ain't a pretty picture; no wonder so many citizens are appalled and angry and want to take it out on the Republicans -- and Democrats.

Wednesday, August 29, 2007
CheneyBush's "Mercenary" Legions
(2 comments) Authoritarian rulers with private armies and spies, as history has shown, are dangerous to democracy. That's where America is at this juncture, and we're going to have to battle fiercely to claw our way back to some sort of governmental sanity and balance.

Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Bush Bunker Crew's Legacy: "Dangerous Losers"
(2 comments) The few true believers left in the CheneyBush Administration are hunkered down in the White House bunker; they may have control of many levers of power, however the public has seen through these thugs, and impeachment, and criminal cases, may well loom ahead. But only if the public makes it happen.

Wednesday, August 15, 2007
A News Quiz: Real or Fake?
Take this quick quiz and see if you can distinguish between faux news reporting and the actual thing. If you get more than eight answers right (or even if you don't), you can click to see a copy of Bush's famous one-finger-salute to the nation.

Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Rove's Diary: Just Try to Stop Me, Coppers!
(3 comments) "Since the Democrats don't have the balls to impeach us, or cut off funding for the Iraq War, that means they're still scared and therefore easily rollable. They're terrified of what we would do to them in the 2008 election ('unpatriotic,' 'soft on terrorism') if they challenged us frontally like that. Of course, we're going to do that to them anyway."

Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Do You Get It NOW?
True conservatives and independents are finally understanding that there will be no hope for peace in the Greater Middle East (and thus a diminution in anti-U.S. terrorism), and no hope for a restoration of Constitutional rule, until the CheneyBush Administration is impeached and removed from power. And a political stake driven through their hearts, just to make sure.

Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Inside Bush's "Surge" Diary: Slip-Slidin' Away
The Decider reveals in his journal why he's so upset, and how he and his crew down in the White House bunker envision surviving the rest of this lame-duck term. It ain't going to be easy, but Bush is prepared for the fight of his life -- to avoid impeachment and time in the federal slammer.

Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Impeaching the Shadow Master
Cheney is the locus of virtually all that has gone, and is going, wrong in this Administration. He cannot be permitted to wreak his havoc for the next year and a half. Here's why his removal is vital to the survival of our democratic republic.

Saturday, July 7, 2007
National-Security Breaches: Time for Impeachment
(4 comments) The key to impeachment is to keep it simple and focused on how the CheneyBush Administration is endangering our national-security and thus violating their oath to "protect and defend" this country and its Constitution. Here's a rundown of the bill of particulars.

Wednesday, June 27, 2007
The Post-CheneyBush "Restoration"
(4 comments) An award-winning historian in 2034 reveals that ending Iraq war-funding and establishing an impeachment panel were instrumental in getting to the "Restoration" era, the post-CheneyBush period when the rule of law and a sane, realistic foreign policy were re-established.

Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Dems' Timidity May Cost Them Dearly in 2008
(11 comments) The Democrats are ceding the moral high ground by not doing what the voters elected them to do: end the war, stop the corruption, fix the electoral system, save the Constitution. But it's not too late for major changes that will help solve many of this country's problems.

Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Bush Scandals: It's the Politics, Stupid
(1 comments) Rove's politics workshop is where many of the CheneyBush Administration's reckless and disastrous policies emanate. Everything from Iraq strategy to firing U.S. Attorneys is hatched there. Take a peek.

Wednesday, May 30, 2007
"Shallow Throat": Dems' Cave-In Is Truly Scary
(1 comments) The high-ranking GOP mole says CheneyBush are gloating at the Democrats' appalling strategic mistake in voting to re-fund the Iraq War. But there are things the Dems can do to resurrect their anti-war, pro-democracy bone fides.

Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Thuggery In Iraq & In a Hospital Room
The strong-arm tactics in Ashcroft's hospital room shouldn't surprise anyone -- for the past six years, the Bush Bunker crew has demonstrated that it will take what it wants when it wants. Ask the citizens of Iraq.

Wednesday, May 16, 2007
The Roots of Disaster: Impeachment As Remedy
(1 comments) Here's the historical roadmap for how the U.S. wound up in Disasterville in Iraq. CheneyBush won't relent in their policies, their coverups, their corruptions. Impeachment is the only available remedy to restore sanity abroad and respect for constitutional law at home.

Wednesday, May 9, 2007
A Meditation on the Building of Walls
Good fences make good neighbors, but walls can be individually and societally dangerous. Especially when they separate you from reality -- and from your heart's best instincts. And that's why impeachment is so absolutely necessary, ASAP

Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Diving Deeper Into the Muck of Bush Scandals
(2 comments) Arrogance, ignorance, mule-headedness, incompetence -- everything the Busheviks touch fails because of these traits. You can see it most clearly right now in the Administration's Iraq policy and in the U.S Attorneys scandal.

Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Inside Alberto Gonzales' Diary: My Dementia Defense
(3 comments) OK, I was willing to take the fall for Rove and Bush, but playing the demented fool was painful. Still, even though the Senators thought my testimony regrettably deficient, I think I avoided the federal slammer and unemployment line.

Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Noose Tightens on the Bush Bunker Crew
Bush, Cheney, Rove and Gonzales have painted themselves into an increasingly tiny political/legal corner. Can they escape? Only if the Democrats ease up their pressure.

Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Revealing Quotes from "Loyal Bushie" Land
(2 comments) Here are some delicious quotes from John Bolton, Alberto Gonzales, George W. Bush and John McCain -- remarks that unwittingly reveal the awful truths of the HardRightists' constricted, dangerous view of the world.

Wednesday, April 4, 2007
"Shallow Throat": Playing Chicken on the Big Stage
(2 comments) The high-ranking GOP mole discusses the dangerous domestic and international attack-strategy that animates the cornered, wounded CheneyBush administration. We're talking Iraq, Iran and U.S. Attorneys here. Beware of lame ducks with howitzers.

Wednesday, March 28, 2007
The Iraq Debacle & Abu Gonzo
Here's a conversation with yet another traditional conservative in the military, infuriated at what Bush&Col. have done to America's reputation abroad as a result of the Iraq war. Plus how Alberto Gonzales, he of the likely perjury problem, is part and parcel of that reckless war effort.

Wednesday, March 14, 2007
FBI Lawlessness: "If You Build It, They Will Come"
Many are "shocked, shocked!" to learn that the FBI broke all kinds of laws in their surveillance of U.S. citizens. But there are plenty of good-news stories to balance out the CheneyBush crimes and bunglings. And thus hope is renewed.

Wednesday, March 7, 2007
"Imperial Life in the Emerald City": Origins of the Iraq Disaster
Taking the U.S. into war with Iraq was disastrous, of course, but the Occupation errors made every day after that just added to the growth of the insurgency. Washington Post reporter Rajiv Chandrasekaran lays out the gruesome details

Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Cheney Is Recklessly "Bob"-ing Iraq and Iran
How can anyone take seriously anything Cheney says on Iraq, since he's invariably and dangerously wrong? Now he's trying the same routine with regard to Iran. His policy guarantees a regional train wreck waiting to happen.

Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Deja Vu All Over Again: Quagmire Alert
Activist veterans, remembering Vietnam, are watching a kind of depressing re-run as CheneyBush prepare to take the U.S. into war#3 in the Middle East by bombing Iran. Dissent and creative opposition could change the outcome this time

Wednesday, February 14, 2007
On the Lip of the Vortex: Surging to Disaster
(2 comments) Even if Bush's military "surge" were to work, there is no complementary political "surge," no Plan B. Relying solely on military force is a sure way to catastrophe, especially when it's clear that the U.S. may bomb Iran shortly. Time to ratchet up dissent.

Tuesday, February 6, 2007
In the Land of Our (Founding) Fathers
Standing in Philadelphia's Independence Hall, the birthplace of America's democratic republic, reminds one of how the Bush Administration has systematically destroyed so much of what is best about our system of government.

Tuesday, January 30, 2007
GOP Elders Take That Long Walk to the White House: Transcript
(2 comments) GOP leaders are terrified that CheneyBush's surge plan will doom the party to minority status for a long, long time. Extreme action must be taken. Here's the transcript of that tense Oval Office conversation.

Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Ten Things Learned Since Dems' Election Victory
(2 comments) Yes, the Democrats in Congress deserve praise for how they've conducted themselves in their first few weeks in power, but their political choices and timidity also cry out for thoughtful, critical examination. Not everything is coming up roses.

Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Dick Cheney's "Modest Proposal" to Round Up More Troops (Satire)
(1 comments) Cheney, always devilishly clever, has devised an ingenious scheme to help provide the military with a never-ending supply of docile troops for Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, you name it.

Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Surging Towards Bethlehem: How to Stop the Madness
(1 comments) "In the Vietnam-War era, we had a devil of a time trying to get the Democratic Party to recognize the necessity for withdrawing our troops from that ill-advised, unwinnable war. With regard to Bush's misadventure in Iraq, it turns out not all that much has changed."

Thursday, December 28, 2006
"Shallow Throat": Don't Let Dems Drink Bush's Iraq Kool-Aid
"Shallow Throat," the high-ranking GOP mole in the Bush Administration, was gleeful in talking about the doom&gloom infecting the White House. But there was also a dire warning for the Democrats not to get suckered into supporting the "surge" plan.

Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Santa: Please Grant Us These Wishes
What worldwide joy Santa could spread if he and his merry elves were to grant these dozen political wishes on Christmas Day. Don't forget to put out cookies and a glass of milk under your tree.

Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Exiting the Rat-Hole: Iraq & CheneyBush
"This isn't even a lame-duck presidency. It's on artificial life-support and there is no guarantee it can last through the next two years without infecting the entire body politic with its dangerous dementia. It may be time for the powers-that-be in the Republican party elite to contact political hospice."

Wednesday, December 6, 2006
Who Brought Us to the Iraq Abyss?
(4 comments) As usual, Bush attempts to shift the topic from how he got the U.S. into this horrific situation, and continues staying the course in hopes of a miracle "victory." Here are some reasons why, unless the Democrats stop him, he may take us all down with him.

Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Chestnuts Roasting In An Iraqi Fire (A Fantasia)
Bush, Rove, Cheney and Rummy lay out the roots of their Iraq war-strategy -- a year or more before the U.S. invasion. Why couldn't more folks see what was coming then? And what is coming now?

Wednesday, November 22, 2006
The Limits of Euphoria in a Political Dogfight
Progressives, as happy as we are at the midterm election returns, better dig in for a hard, slogging struggle for the next two years. The CheneyBush crew are not giving an inch in their extremist agenda. This is going to be a bare-knuckles political brawl.

Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Bush's Post-Election Session With His Shrink
Bush is in a mental turmoil. He wants to be true to his stay-the-course attitude, but he also desires a positive legacy to his presidency. What to do? Watch him squirm.

Friday, November 10, 2006
The Perfect Storm of Citizen Revulsion
(3 comments) Here are ten conclusions about the midterm election results. It's time for celebration, to be sure, but time to be extremely wary. Rove is down but he's not out, and the Administration still controls the levers of police-state power.

Tuesday, November 7, 2006
Choose the Future: Which Victory Story Will Run?
Here are alternative stories about the midterm election victors. You still have time to help make one of them happen.

Monday, November 6, 2006
URGENT! URGENT! Karl Rove's Last-Minute "Robocalling" Tactic to Steal the Election
(1 comments) Rove's "October Surprise" is his desperate dirty-trick "robo-calling" during the final 72 hours of the campaign. We need to get the word out about this despicable attempt to manipulate yet another election.

Wednesday, November 1, 2006
Why Voting for Dems Is Required: Pre-Election Scenarios
(3 comments) Bush&Co. are staying-the-course in Iraq -- with Bush&Co. are staying-the-course in Iraq -- with scapegoats being prepared -- and moving on the attack-Iran front. Plus, how Rove could pull off yet another stolen election. Antidote to all this? A landslide defeat next Tuesday for the GOP.

Wednesday, November 1, 2006
Why Voting for Dems Is Required: Pre-Election Scenarios
(3 comments) Bush&Co. are staying-the-course in Iraq -- with Bush&Co. are staying-the-course in Iraq -- with scapegoats being prepared -- and moving on the attack-Iran front. Plus, how Rove could pull off yet another stolen election. Antidote to all this? A landslide defeat next Tuesday for the GOP.

Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Traveling the "National Security" Route to November 7th
(1 comments) Searching for terrorists in the weirdest of places around the globe. What can we learn in a "national-security" world? Why are there toothpaste tubes all over the airport floor? Who took my passport and why?

Wednesday, October 18, 2006
It's Even Worse, and Better, Than We Thought: An Address to Democrats Abroad
(1 comments) A stark assesssment of the harsh political realities in America for those living outside the country. It ain't pretty, but in its ugliness one finds hope for major change.

Tuesday, October 3, 2006
The "F" Word and How to Escape From Its Clutches
With the passage of the torture/domestic spying/military tribunal bills, we're deep in the authoritarian muddy. But there are ways out, and the escape-trailhead starts at Nov. 7.

Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Gearing Up for Rove's Pre-Election "Surprises"
Rove still has a lot of dirty-trick arrows in his quiver for these last few weeks before the midterm balloting. Democrats need to prepare and initiate counter-measures -- or risk another humiliating defeat and a rare chance to start turning this country around.

Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Control the Dictionary, Control the World
Is Bush telling the truth when he says the U.S. doesn't torture and he would never authorize torture? Is he lying? Are his lips moving? It's all about who defines the terms -- and about an imminent election.

Tuesday, September 12, 2006
"The Flying Wi-Fi": Working Out the Bugs
Ever dream about being the proverbial "fly on the wall" in the offices of the high and mighty? With this new invention, you can do it. But there are some scary ramifications.

Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Twenty Things We Now Know Five Years After 9/11
A half-decade after 9/11, the haze has lifted from many citizens' eyes. As a result of the mass murders of that day and CheneyBush's use and abuse of 9/11, what they see is imperial adventurism abroad, and neo-fascism at home.

Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Bush Awards Himself the Medal of Freedom
(1 comments) Bush awards medals to the miscreants, pardons a few, and takes some hot questions from an aroused press corps. (Satire)

Tuesday, August 15, 2006
Bush&Co.: Desperate Desperados
Bush&Co.'s reactions to Lieberman's defeat and to the alleged liquid-bomb plot in England tells us a lot about how frightened the Busheviks are about losing big in November.

Tuesday, August 8, 2006
"Shallow Throat" on Nov. Vote: It's Now or Never
(1 comments) The high-ranking GOP mole inside the Bush Administration warns about the Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory, unless they are careful, aggressive and make sure to take care of business.

Tuesday, August 1, 2006
The Fast Lane To Fascism: A Review of John Dean's "Conservatives
(2 comments) John Dean's electrifying new book offers a compelling explanation for what underlies CheneyBush's bullying, militarist authoritarianism. And for the need to get rid of these guys ASAP before they take the country down with them.

Tuesday, July 25, 2006
From Bombs in Beirut to the Ballot Box in November
If there were no other reasons (ha!), the Bush Administration's disastrous policies in Iraq & the Middle East by themelves should be enough to convince voters in November to throw the GOP out of office.

Tuesday, July 18, 2006
The Dangers and Glories of Manipulating Reality
Let's examine the political implications of new technology in photography, and the underlying metaphor for the discovery of truth.

Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Making Sense Out of Dangerous Nonsense
(1 comments) I try to make sense of politics -- it's what my doctorate implies I'm qualified to do -- but often I am defeated. Reality is just too damn weird. And satire these days is almost superfluous. Here are three examples.

Tuesday, July 4, 2006
Five Intercepted NSA Communiques Revealed (Fiction)
Here are some memos, emails and phone calls, purportedly intercepted by the spooks at NSA, from G.W. Bush, Karl Rove, Sam Alito, Rush Limbaugh and the Israeli Prime Minister. Being able to violate privacy of citizens works both ways.

Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Fracturing the Bush Base: A Compassionate Approach
What's the best way to reach Bush supporters on the war, and try to get them to abandon the GOP? Call them names, ignore them, or deal sensitively with their concerns?

Tuesday, June 20, 2006
A Graduation Report: Democrats Need to Sharpen Up
Do the Democrats really want to remain in permanent exile from power? If the commencement address talked about here is any indication, it could be.

Wednesday, June 14, 2006
What Rove's Skate May Mean
So Rove is given a walk by the Special Counsel. No Fitzmas present after all. It's bad news, but maybe not all bad.

Tuesday, June 6, 2006
"Groundhog Day" In Asia: Unwinnable Wars
Despite warnings from generals not to do so, America gets stuck in a war-loop every time it gets involved militarily in Asia. Presidents never learn.

Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Full text of "What's Important: The Seven Pillars of Misrule"
(1 comments) There are tectonic social and political shifts happening deep underground that may not affect us for years. Here are 7 vitally important things happening right now that we can do something about.

Tuesday, May 30, 2006
What's Important: The Seven Pillars of Misrule
Tectonic social-shifting is taking place deep underground. But here are 7 things happening right now on the political surface that are vitally important, since that's where we all meet the world.

Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Cheney Testifies Before the Truth & Reconciliation Commission
(2 comments) Cheney is placed under oath some years hence. And, though he tries to evade it, and is a bit testy with his interrogators, he's obliged to reveal the truths behind the Bush Administration's actions.

Tuesday, May 16, 2006
"Shallow Throat" on GOP Meltdown: Turn Up the Heat!
(1 comments) The GOP mole "Shallow Throat" assesses the moral and political rot in the White House these days -- the stench is atrocious -- and urges concerted action to take Bush&Co. down in November.

Tuesday, May 9, 2006
How to Keep Democrats from Blowing the November Election
(4 comments)   The Democrats are already planning for their first weeks of Congressional rule after the November election. Warning: Don't count your donkeys before they're in the barn -- count your votes instead.

Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Bushism as Greek Drama: "Hubris" & "Tragic Flaws"
As the Bush Administration readies its attack on Iran, it behooves us to try to understand how The Leader thinks and behaves. Greek drama provides some cluess.

Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Stop Us Before We Kill Again!
All signs point to Bush&Co. taking America to war in Iran. If we're lucky, we may have as much as a month or so to prevent this madness from unfolding. Fasten your seatbelts; it's going to be a very bumpy ride.

Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Bush Visits His Shrink, Session #2
NEW: Bush Visits His Shrink, Session Bush is having bad nightmares. The shrink offers some possible interpretations, and they're not always what The Leader wants to hear. Will there be a Session #3?

Tuesday, April 4, 2006
Bush's Grand Game: A "PNAC Primer" UPDATE
(2 comments) To get a handle on how Bush&Co. took America into its current domestic and foreign crises, one must first understand that their policies and actions did not originate after Bush was installed in the White House in January of 2001. The philosophy of greed and power-amassment already was in place years prior to that. It's time to re-examine The Project for The New American Century

Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Inside Rove's Diary: Strangle That Censure Baby
Karl ain't having a good day, not with more talk of impeachment. Something will have to be done to squash Feingold's censure resolution quickly. Swift boats incoming.

Tuesday, March 21, 2006
Anti-Semitism and the New "Jews"
(3 comments) The virus of anti-Semitism seems to be breaking out again, and not only from the Rightwing fringes. The Left gets involved, too. And there are new "Jews" as targets

Tuesday, March 14, 2006
The Middle East Muddle: Is Peace Still Possible?
With Hamas feeling its way into power in Palestine, and new leaders about to be elected in Israel, it's a propitious "quiet" time to sort out the possible paths to peace in the Middle East.

Tuesday, March 7, 2006
Conservatives Are Jumping Ship: Bush Is Going Down
(2 comments) The criticism of Bush&Co. by fellow conservatives is scathing, both in terms of policy and competency. And here are those recent denunciations in all their glory.

Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Slicing Away Liberty: 1933 Germany, 2006 America
(1 comments) George W. Bush is not Adolf Hitler, or the rest of his Administration crew are not Nazis. But when the past offers a clear lesson for those of us living today, we should pay special attention.

Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Pushing Them Off the Precipice of Power
(1 comments) The Bush Administration is self-destructing right before our eyes, taking themselves to the lip of the political cliff. Can we get our act together to help them over the edge? We'd better, or it's all over.

Tuesday, February 7, 2006
Bush Takes Heat on Oprah's Couch
Strange things happen when prevaricators join Oprah on her sofa.  Here, George W. finds he has to go a few rounds with someone who knows her way around spin, B.S., and lies.

Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Reforming the Democrats -- Or a Third Party?
(9 comments) The Democratic Party is a mess, and is liable to get even worse. Do we try to take it over and reform it from within, or do we abandon it and join others in founding a viable third party?

Tuesday, January 24, 2006
Weaving the "Why?" Strands: The Bushevik Tapestry
The tapestry of Bushevik corruption and police-state tactics contains many puzzling warps and woofs. Join me in piecing together some recent strands, which might provide a clearer view of the Big Picture.

Tuesday, January 17, 2006
"Shallow Throat": Do Dems Have a Death-Wish?
(1 comments) Shallow Throat, the high-ranking GOP mole, unloads on the timid, clueless Democrats, and provides ideas for how an imploding Bush Administration still might be taken down.

Tuesday, January 10, 2006
Fear, the Future & the Other F-Word
(1 comments) Congress has disbanded, Rumsfeld is making the trains run on time, and Rush Limbaugh is hanging out at the NIH pharmacy. Don't get worried, it's just the one-party state you're in.

Tuesday, January 3, 2006
12 Political Insights: A Starter-Kit for 2006
(1 comments) Here are a dozen political truisms and how Bush&Co., by ignoring them, create havoc on a humongous scale. They all lead to moving for impeachment of Bush/Cheney ASAP, for the sake our democratic republic's survival.

Tuesday, December 20, 2005
The Would-Be Dictator: How We Got to This Awful Place
(2 comments) Bush is so desperate right now, he's willing to provoke a Constitutional crisis with Congress, the courts and the American people to maintain his authoritarian-type rule. So how did we get to this point, and how should we deal with this would-be dictator?

Tuesday, December 13, 2005
Those Secret Torture-Prisons: A Modest Proposal
Here's a cool way to express your patriotism, aim hurt at the Bad Guys, enjoy some aerobic fun and games, and demonstrate how American incentives work for the good of all. Sign up now.

Tuesday, December 6, 2005
It's Time to Play Beat-the-Bully
(1 comments) It will take a lot of effort and courage, but the timing is good right now for taking down this corrupt, incompetent, power-crazed crew of bullyboys. Jump into the fray.

Tuesday, November 29, 2005
Santa Baby, Please Make These Wishes Come True
We haven't even entered the twelve daze of Christmas shopping, but it's time for some serious Santa lap-sitting to reveal our gift-wishes. See if these requests maybe match yours.

Tuesday, November 22, 2005
Extreme Bush: The Good, Bad & Ugly
Everything seems to be falling apart for Bush&Co, and that's good. But they could be in power for three more years, and that's bad. And during those three years, unless we force them out -- well, a whole lot of ugly

Tuesday, November 15, 2005
Solving the Media Puzzle: A Day in the Life
If one is a careful reader/viewer, one can learn how to decipher the media's code and thus learn the news behind the news. For example, let's look at stories in one newspaper on one day and see what's really happening.

Tuesday, November 8, 2005
"Shallow Throat": Ratchet It Up, Take 'Em Down
The GOP mole "Shallow Throat" says the "objective conditions" exist for liberals, progressives, and traditional conservatives to take down this corrupt, incompetent, power-mad crew.

Tuesday, November 1, 2005
Scooter Libby's Diary: Come And Get Me, Coppers!
Scooter's still trying to figure out how he wound up in the dock by his lonesome. But he's still a neo-con true believer, willing to take a bullet for the cause.

Friday, October 28, 2005
Libby's Indictment: A Window Into the White House Cesspool
Fitzgerald saw the Plame scandal through a very narrow lens, neglecting the war context. But we can use the Libby indictment as an entry wedge into the White House cesspool.

Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Patrick Fitzgerald's Diary: Watching Them Flop, Squirm, Flip
Fitz unloads in his personal journal about the slime he's had to wade through to get these guys, and his worries about possible moves Bush&Co. could take to shut down the whole investigation.

Tuesday, October 18, 2005
"Good Night, and Good Luck" -- Joe McCarthy Rides Again
George Clooney's docudrama about Sen. Joseph McCarthy's political witch-hunting in the '50s bears a curious resemblance to events and bullies five decades later.

Tuesday, October 11, 2005
Before the Plamegate Deluge: Honoring Our Journalistic Heroes
It's time to celebrate our internet heroes that have brought us to the coming Bush&Co. fall.

Wednesday, September 14, 2005
GOP Heavies Work the "O.J. Dodge" (Satire)
Rove, Bush, Cheney and Schwarzenegger shoot the bull about GOP spin tactics, and Katrina fallout -- and familial ties to the Third Reich. Pretend none of this bears any resemblance to the truth.

Tuesday, September 6, 2005
To Those Who Voted for Bush: Do You Get It Now?
(7 comments) The Feds post-Katrina FUBAR proves yet again that Bush&Co. are dangerous incompetents, in way over their heads. It's time for them to resign or face impeachment.

Tuesday, August 30, 2005
Twenty Things We Now Know Four Years After 9/11
(2 comments) Four years after 9/11, we all know much more about what happened, how the Bush Administration used those tragic events in the service of their hidden agenda, what damage has been done, and what we have to do to turn this situation around.

Wednesday, August 17, 2005
A Cancerous Tumor in the Body Politic -- Time for Surgery
We know what needs to be done when a malignancy shows up in our own bodies. We need to transfer that lesson to the body politic when a cancer manifests itself.

Wednesday, August 3, 2005
U.S. Leaving Iraq? -- It's Still the Politics, Stupid
The Bush Administration has announced plans to withdraw a huge number of troops from Iraq by June of 2006. Is this for real, or a scam?

Tuesday, July 26, 2005
Inside Rove's Diary: How Do I Get Out of This One?
Karl Rove had a bad Plame week, but he's already worked out scenarios for how he and Libby escape indictment, and turn the tables on their foes.

Tuesday, July 19, 2005
Rove-Plame Scandal Leading to Deeper White House Horrors?
It's no longer about Plame, or Rove, but the illegal use of classified information -- perhaps concerning the run-up to the Iraq War -- and the vast coverup that followed inside the White House.