Bye Bye Bybee…

I just signed a petition calling for Judge Jay Bybee’s impeachment.
Judge Bybee, for those who aren’t aware, is currently under federal investigation by the Justice Department’s Office of Professional Responsibility.
The investigation centers around a legal memo Bybee wrote during the Bush Administration, authorizing “enhanced” interrogation techniques- techniques that the Justice Department considers to be torture.
Mr. Bybee isn’t just [...]

Clocks, Socks and Glocks…

By Andrew Heaslet, Coordinator, Peace Economy Project
What do clocks, socks, and glocks have in common? Socks, underwear, oil in a car, batteries in your smoke detector, Mr. Rogers’s cardigan sweater, and the time on your clocks on the evening of March 7th – what do these all have in common? These are all things that [...]

Beyond War: A New Economy Is Possible- Part III- Militarism

By Andrew Heaslet, guest Author, Coordinator, Peace Economy Project

Militarism
 
“I refuse to accept the cynical notion that nation after nation must spiral down a militaristic stairway into the hell of nuclear annihilation… I believe that even amid today’s mortar bursts and whining bullets, there is still hope for a brighter tomorrow.”
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Nobel [...]

Beyond War: A New Economy Is Possible- Part II- Racism

 Part II of Andrew Heaslet’s (Coordinator, Peace Economy Project) talking points, dealing with Racism.
 

Racism
 
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
            Martin Luther King Jr., Letter from Birmingham Jail, April 16, 1963
 
While the election of Barack Obama represents a giant landmark in overcoming racial barriers, Racism is far from behind us.  The income and healthcare gaps illustrated above [...]

John McCain, Ambulances and Meet the Press

I watched John McCain on Meet the Press this morning.
Wow.
What a cranky old man.
Tom Brokaw was a gracious host… and wasn’t terribly tough on McCain… though he did ask him a few hot-button issue-type questions…
A few times, I really thought McCain was about to blow a fuse or have a coronary or something.
I wonder if [...]

My Diva, Her Election and the Choice She Made

I was trying to explain the presidential election- along with the fundamental differences between Republicans and Democrats to my 10 year old Diva.
I explained that the way to choose which nominee to vote for is to decide for herself what issues are most important to her, and then select the candidate that most closely resembles her ideals.
We talked about the [...]

McCain, Crystal Balls, Lies and Mainstream Media

I was wrong.
Shocking I know, but it does happen occassionally. The good news is, I’m not the only one who screwed up on this one. Most of y’all did too.
Anyway, onward. 
It appears that the media got a little over-zealous with regards to Obama “flip-flopping” on Iraq. Those of us political nutzos in the blogosphere jumped on [...]

Obama, Flip-flopping and the Election

Barack Obama has made a colossal mistake.
I realize his statements in North Dakota Thursday were part of an attempt to boost his appeal among more centrist voters but…
He really blew it.
Regardless of his motives, he just came across as another wishy-washy politician, someone who is willing to alter his views, his very beliefs, based on what will get him the most votes.
Very typical [...]

Cluster-F*cks, War, McCain and The Today Show

Every day I find myself more and more surprised that Senator John McCain is actually considered a viable candidate for president.
I have to wonder if Ashton Kucher is behind all this nonsense, and we’re really all just getting Punk’d.
Really, how the heck does anyone take this guy seriously?
Most recently, good ol’ McCain was makin’ the rounds, [...]

Checkbooks, Katrina, Iraq and Presidential Candidates

This political stuff is simply too much fun.
So McCain has decided that Obama- due to the “lapse in time” since he’s visited Iraq- cannot possibly be taken seriously in his bid for the white house. According to Mccain, Obama hasn’t been to Iraq in two years and therefore really can’t talk about what is or [...]