Before we get into it, our official 2005 agitprop nickname for Karl Rove will be "Turdblossom". This is Rove's actual nickname given to him by Bush based on the Texas term for a weed that grows out...
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Bubble Boy ignores Iraq 'bad news'
The Nelson Report, a Washington insider newsletter, cracks the Bubble Boy's plastic shell: There is rising concern amongst senior officials that President Bush does not grasp the increasingly grim...
Multi-millionaire Savage donates blather
Mike Savage (real name: Mike Weiner) on his wildly popular nationally syndicated radio show: We shouldn't be spending a nickel on this, as far as I'm concerned. ... I don't want one nickel of my...
Some perspective on Bush's $10,000
Bush's annual income: $1.6 million Amount donated to relief effort: $10,000 Percentage of annual income donated: .6% If you're earning, for example, $30,000 per year and you donated $180, you donated...
Multi-millionaire Bush donates $10,000
George W. Bush has just made a personal donation to tsunami relief in the sum of $10,000 (AP story). A multi-millionaire and the leader of the free (for now) world. His net worth is reported to be...
Blackwell: future governor, current dick
And he's running for governor of Ohio. The Raw Story here.
Gonzales attended WH torture meetings
The Washington Post is reporting that special legal round tables were held at the White House regarding torture techniques to be used against detainees. And Alberto Gonzales was there. In one of the...
White House hiding Gonzales memos
Al Gonzales: performs with dogs, tortures with dogs. On Thursday, confirmation hearings to make this double-threat our next Attorney General will begin in the Senate, and SURPRISE! The White House...
Exit poll raw data and analysis
In case you're still scratching your head over the election exit poll data and how (strangely) none of it matched the actual results, the raw data from the NEP and a University of Pennsylvania...
More grim information on troop levels
Following up on Plummer's article below... During the Vietnam War, our troop levels outnumbered the VC guerrillas by around 3-to-1, according to Robert McNamara's July, 1965 memorandum to President...
Thank you, Iraq War supporters!
Thanks to this wonderful war and the 60,608,582 Bush voters who endorsed it, we get this from the Iraqi Islamic Army via AFP News: This year "will bring woes on America. The mujahedeen (holy...
Reducing the deficit with one easy lie
We all know that Bush has plans to reduce his party's tax-cut-and-spend federal budget deficit in half by 2009. A tall order considering he doesn't plan to turn away from his tax cuts, and he's hell...
Lugar opposes detainee gulag
We've been following closely the news that the Bush administration is exploring plans to detain suspected terrorists for life without a trial (previous article) in cases where there's not enough...
This week in Washington: 2 big events
GONZALEZ HEARINGS Confirmation hearings begin this week for torturer and sketch comedian Alberto Gonzales. Be sure to write to your congressman and senator and ask him or her to stand in opposition...
Oliver Willis: Rules for 2005
Oliver Willis compiled a great list of rules for 2005. Here's some choice cuts: 3. The media is not your friend. They are not interested in complexity or actual journalism. They must be bullied...
Good news for gay couples in California
With the turn of the new year, gay couples in California are now able to attain similar legal rights as married couples in the state. The AP reports: Same-sex couples in California for the first time...
No trial for some accused detainees
The Washington Post is reporting that the Bush administration is working on a plan to be able to detain suspected terrorists indefinitely -- without the need for evidence or trial. The item: ...plans...
Iraqi 'election' growing more farcical
Not only is the prospect of an Iraqi election growing thinner by the day, but we're now learning that 700 voter registration employees in Mosul have resigned (link). It gets worse: the names of...
Iraq by the numbers; more bad news
The Houston Chronicle gives us the sobering reality of Bush's Folly: • The U.S. military suffered at least 348 deaths in Iraq over the final four months of the year, more than in any other similar...
And here comes the Christian Right
The magnitude of hate is staggering. Click "continue reading" to see a newsletter released by Reverend Phelps and the Westboro Baptist Church. I originally placed this on the front page, but have...