Congress Approves Warrantless Wiretapping Program
Image: Ethan Miller/Getty Images Congress has voted to renew the government’s authority to monitor electronic communications of foreigners abroad. The Senate on Friday approved a five-year extension by...
View ArticleIraq, 10 years on: Did invasion bring ’hope and progress’ to millions as Bush...
Image: Karim Kadim / AP When the administration of President George W. Bush planned the invasion of Iraq, hopes ran high that the massive deployment of troops and money wouldn’t just result in the...
View ArticleDonald Rumsfeld Gets Absolutely Pummeled On Twitter For His 10th Anniversary...
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View ArticleBill O’Reilly suddenly opposed to NSA surveillance he supported under Bush
Image: Raw Story Thank you RAW STORY for pointing out some of the hyprocrisy… Libergirl! During the Bush administration, opposing the National Security Agency’s warantless wiretapping program meant you...
View ArticleForgetting the relevant Katrina detail, eight years later
Image: maddowblog.msnbc.com How much do Louisiana Republicans dislike President Obama? Many of them blame him for the government’s tragic response to Hurricane Katrina — which struck the state more...
View Article5 Reasons Why Cutting Social Security Would Be Irrational
Image: alternet Even for Congress. They, and others who apparently don’t study the facts, believe that Social Security is a government handout. But ‘entitlement’ means that people who have paid into a...
View ArticleSix million lost coverage on first day of Bush Medicare drug program
Image: thelastofthemillenniums.wordpress.com With the Affordable Care Act now in full effect, the conservative propaganda factory is working overtime to produce and publicize Obamacare horror stories,...
View ArticleJeb Bush calls on Republicans to confirm Loretta Lynch
Jeb Bush says that the Senate should confirm the nomination of Loretta Lynch, President Barack Obama’s choice for attorney general. A number of Senate Republicans oppose her nomination. “I think...
View ArticleFormer George W. Bush aide says Jeb took too long to clean up his Iraq answer
A former chief of staff for President George W. Bush says that Jeb Bush should have acted faster in cleaning up his answer about whether he would have had the United States invade Iraq in 2003 knowing...
View ArticleTHE LINK BETWEEN ROY MOORE, GEORGE W. BUSH AND VOTER SUPPRESSION
Worried about Russian hackers or other outsiders meddling in US elections? Arguably, the greatest threat to our democratic system comes not from the outside but from forces within our own two-party...
View ArticlePBS to Launch Conservative Talk Show Focused on ‘Serious, Civil Dialogue
In the latest move by a mainstream news outlet to add conservative voices to their team, PBS has brought-on Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson and right-wing pundit Amy Holmes to host a new...
View ArticleThe Democrats Are Self-Destructing
The Democrats cannot stop making fools of themselves. Thom Hartmann is an example. He writes for Common Dreams and has a progressive talk radio program. During the George W. Bush regime I was a...
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