250 [censored] days worth of [censored] oil!!! On Thursday the Senate voted 51 to 48 to allow drilling in the (Alaskan National Wildlife) refuge as part of a massive budget package; this week the House is expected to take up its version, probably with identical wording. The House vote remains too close to call, but […]
“Nearly two years ago, President George W. Bush told NASA to help finish the International Space Station, return to the moon and then prepare for a manned space flight to Mars. “But that vision is crumbling as the U.S. space agency realizes it does not have the money it needs for the job. “NASA Administrator
If I were held for three years with no lawyer, no charges, no trial, and no hope, I’d be doing just about anything to get media attention myself. Quoting from this site: CNN.com “…Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said earlier this week that the prisoners (at Guantanomo Bay–me) were on hunger strikes to get media attention…”
Have you seen the bumper sticker/t-shirt/coffee mug that says if you’re not outraged, you’re not paying attention? “Vice President Dick Cheney made an unusual personal appeal to Republican senators this week to allow CIA exemptions to a proposed ban on the torture of terror suspects in U.S. custody, according to participants in a closed-door session.
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Okay. Here’s the complete memo. Sunday TimesAnd here’s something worse, the bits and pieces of explanation Mr. Kinsley (mentioned yesterday) didn’t have. Sunday TimesI’m going to use bits of it, and hope you read it yourself. And then decide Okay. Here’s the complete memo. SundayTimes And here’s something worse, the bits and pieces
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The bit below is from an op-ed piece in the LA Times, linked here. I’m going to take it apart a bit, because it annoys me. Then I plan to go looking for the entire infamous Downing Street memo and see if my tiny little brain can make any decisions for itself. Pardon the sarcasm,
Did I miss something? I’m scanning the news, trying to get it from different sources, trying to figure out what the heck’s going on and why, and a few things are popping out at me. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay’s been indicted in a campaign finance scheme. He says it’s politically motivated. Well, duh.
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