During Katrina all the talk from the right was how recovery and victim aide needs to be in the hand of the private organizations like the Red Cross and churches. The problem is that they rely upon donations of ordinary citizens. That would work good if we had an economy that could afford us the […]
Fells like DejaVu A flier from a group called Vietnam Veterans Against John McCain accuses the Republican presidential hopeful of betraying other American prisoners of war to save himself while he was held captive in Vietnam. The flier has been distributed in South Carolina, according to the campaign, which had obtained a copy from a […]
The Bush Supreme Court at work. The Supreme Court yesterday strictly limited the ability of investors who lost money through corporate fraud to sue other businesses that may have helped facilitate the crime, a decision that could doom stockholder efforts to recover billions of dollars lost in Enron and other high-profile cases. In a victory […]
Because losing in court means nothing to him: The White House yesterday sought to overrule a federal court’s decision limiting the Navy’s use of sonar in training exercises, exempting the service from complying with two major environmental laws. Environmentalists who sued to limit the use of loud, mid-frequency sonar — which can be harmful to […]
One of the hardest parts of setting up your own blog is to find a decent company that will host it. Most of the software is free, but the computers the site is served on isn’t. That’s where your hosting company comes in. I have been with Lypha for two years now and don’t have […]
From the best immature mudslinger in the business: I don’t read biased uninformed drivel so I’m a little late to the game. But a friend who understands how my business works and knows a little something about my 20 plus years in it sent me the link to your ramblings. Well John according to recent […]
Bob Franken has written an article blasting the NV judge who said Dennis Kucinich could appear in the NBC debate: The Nevada judge who ruled that NBC must include Dennis Kucinich in the Tuesday night debate not only needs to go back to law school, he needs a refresher course in high school civics. Happily, […]
Which party will keep us safe? A former congressman and delegate to the United Nations was indicted Wednesday as part of a terrorist fund-raising ring that allegedly sent more than $130,000 to an al Qaeda and Taliban supporter who has threatened U.S. and international troops in Afghanistan. The former Republican congressman from Michigan, Mark Deli […]
They are calling it sabotage and say it will be shut down for days. Not good for a country that needs all the oil and money it can get.
A lot of questions into the actual effectiveness of these sanctions. The economic impact of U.S. sanctions against Iran is unclear and Iran has signed about $20 billion in energy contracts with foreign firms since 2003, said a U.S. audit report. “U.S. officials and experts report that U.S. sanctions have specific impacts on Iran; however, […]