public relations

And here we go:

More than 100 voting machines in Kenton County have been shut down on a judge's order.

Secretary of State spokesman Les Fugate said at least two machines in Kenton County weren't properly registering straight-ticket votes.

The malfunctions could affect the tightly contested state Senate race between incumbent Republican Jack Westwood of Crescent City and Democrat Kathy Groop, an activist with a public relations background.

Hopefully a left ran government will do away with these destroyers of democracy.

What a day. We have heard that the President is going to deliver this major
speech today about progress in Iraq and lay out a plan for ending this war.
Instead we got the same old rhetoric of "more of the same".

The White House has released a new guide entitled “National Strategy for
Victory in Iraq” which can be viewed

here. I have quickly looked through it and it is basically Bush speeches put
into writing.

Think Progress has this to say on the new propaganda booklet.

After two-and-a-half years and 2,110 U.S. troop fatalities, the Bush
administration released what it calls a “National Strategy for Victory in
Iraq” (NSVI). The problem is, it’s not a new strategy for success in Iraq,
it’s a public relations document. The strategy describes what has transpired
in Iraq to date as a resounding success and stubbornly refuses to establish
any standards for accountability. It dismisses serious problems such as the
dramatic increase in bombings as “metrics that the terrorists and insurgents
want the world to use.” Americans understand it’s time for a new course in
Iraq. Unfortunately, this document is little more than an extended
justification for a President “determined to stay his course.”

They have a very detailed analysis of this booklet and Bush's speech which
you can read
here.

Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham allegedly demanded and recieved a bribe from a
Pentagon contractor. Duke's defense is trying to play it down since the
allegations did not come in the form of an indictment.

"This complaint is not a serious legal filing; it's a public relations
exercise, It cites no testimony, no documents – in short, no evidence. Duke
Cunningham strongly denies these allegations and we will contest them in court
as soon as the judge permits us to do so."

That was the statement released by Duke's lawyers.

Duke is just one of the numerous Republican's drowning in scandal, however he
appears to be the lone scandal. All the other scandals surrounding the GOP seem
to involve the vast fortunes of Jack Abramoff, while the Duke seemed to go out
on his own to create his own scandal.

This is just furter evidence of the corruption that seems to follow the
Republican party as they continue to ruin our country. Further evidence into
their concern of personal wealth over the betterment of the country can be seen
in legislation passed by this Congress. Every bill passed has benefited the
corporations of the country while none have benefited the common working person.
In short, this is the corporations Congress.

Check out this article that appeared today in

Sign On San Diego about the Duke's alleged crimes.