Finally, it is about over. Just two days, and we can watch watch his chickenhawk ass get out of our White House and our Capital City. Bush and his accomplices will continue to try to whitewash his “legacy” but they will fail. The best George W. Bush can hope from history is eternal ignominy. With … read more »
Posted by on 15 Dec 2008 by
Rena in
Peace action,
war
One of the better things I did this year was join the National Lawyers Guild. Here is a good indication of what they are about. Where other groups are organizing a wasteful campaign to send shoes to the White House, NLG asks us to give our unneeded shoes to those who can appreciate them.
National Lawyers … read more »
Posted by on 06 Nov 2008 by
Rena in
Politics and Government
The consensus bottom line: This is just the beginning.
Gloria A. Totten, Progressive Majority
The message couldn’t be clearer: voters wanted progressive change. They elected an outstanding progressive as the next president. They put Democrats solidly in control of the Congress. And, they elected 79 great Progressive Majority candidates to state and local office! More results will … read more »
Posted by on 17 Oct 2008 by
Rena in
Politics and Government,
media miss,
war
Colin Powell, former Sec. of State for George W. Bush, is scheduled to be the guest on Meet the Press this Sunday, and buzz is that he will announce his endorsement of Obama for president.
While this prospect is supposedly a good thing for us Obama supporters, in that it will sway a few people who … read more »
Posted by on 15 Oct 2008 by
Rena in
Oklahoma,
Peace action
Good news — the Bush Legacy Tour is coming to our community!
Stop by the bus to see a traveling museum dedicated to President Bush’s failed conservative policies — and to show your support for Americans United for Change.
Wednesday, October 15th
12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Oklahoma State Capitol
2300 N. Lincoln Blvd.
South End of South Parking Lot
Oklahoma City, … read more »
Posted by on 28 Oct 2007 by
Rena in
Peace action,
Politics and Government
I’m breaking one of my cardinal rules and pasting in a post from another site in toto. It’s a powerful rant by Greg Palast, provoked by the recent fires in California, and the government’s response to them. I have a feeling he won’t mind. ‘Course, I’m not alone, soonerthought did the same thing, which … read more »
Posted by on 01 Oct 2007 by
Rena in
Politics and Government,
outrages,
war
There’s nothing like a bad metaphor to really sow misunderstanding and mayhem. When the thing being described is as serious and complicated as the threat from stateless terrorists, the consequences of a bad metaphor have corrupted our public discourse and foreign relations, decimated our Constitution and military infrastructure, and made us all less safe from … read more »
Posted by on 30 Sep 2007 by
Rena in
Uncategorized,
media miss,
outrages
an honest diplomatic response to Bush’s phony “climate summit”:
A senior European diplomat attending the conference, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the meeting confirmed European suspicions that it had been intended by Mr Bush as a spoiler for a major UN conference on climate change in Bali in December.
“It was a total charade and has … read more »
Posted by on 26 Jul 2005 by
Rena in
outrages
Digby noted on Friday (during my news blackout while attending the annual Greens meeting) that not one Democratic member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee showed up for the hearing to review the confirmation of Karen Hughes to handle public relations for the State Department.
As usual, the Democrats have their heads up their asses at … read more »