Perhaps it’s just because he appeals to my deeply cynical inclination regarding politics in general, but MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell seems to be providing the sharpest, most insightful commentary these days concerning the strategic machinations behind all the posturing over raising … Continue reading →
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Progressive Proselytizing: A clever move in a broken political game
The “negotiations” surrounding raising the debt limit in the United States is a particularly poignant example of the oh-too-funny-if-not-so-serious circus of partisan, brinkmanship showboating that dominants so much of American politics. It is hard to …
Continue readingPeace, order and good government, eh?: "the Obama administration has all but abandoned its obligations"
That’s how the Guardian’s Chris McGreal summarizes the reasoning behind the call from Human Rights Watch for foreign governments to prosecute George W. Bush — among others — for torture. The New York-based Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Tuesday that the US authorities were legally obliged to investigate the top echelons of the Bush administration over crimes such as torture, abduction and other mistreatment of prisoners. It says that the former administration’s legal team was part of the conspiracy in preparing opinions authorising abuses that they knew to have no standing in US or international law. Besides Bush, HRW names his vice-president, Dick Cheney, the former defence secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, and the ex-CIA director, George Tenet, as likely to be guilty of authorising torture and other crimes. The report also suggests an investigation into the roles played by Condoleezza Rice, John Ashcroft and "administration lawyers."…
Continue readingThe Happy Wanderer: Up then Down
Gay equality is on a rollercoaster this week. With New York legalizing gay marriage and a poll showing that a majority of Americans support gay marriage one would think that the U.S is heading in the right direction. like all good things it must come t…
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: On Climate Change, Obama No Better Than Bush
To Al Gore, Barack Obama isn’t up to the job of tackling climate change. In fact, Gore thinks Obama is no better than Big Oil’s favourite pres, George w. Bush.Mr Gore said that in the face of attacks from fossil-fuel industries and denial and de…
Continue readingPoliTeching: Cross-Border Talks and Cybersecurity Law Consultation Ended
You are not alone if you did not even know there was a public consultation on cross-border talks. Link to Pirate Party of Canada Press release: Transparent Public Consultation Needed for Cross-Border Talks.
Continue readingThe Adventures of Diva Rachel: O’Bama in Ireland
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13509822″My name is Barack Obama, of the Moneygall O’Bamas, and I’ve come home to find the apostrophe we lost somewhere along the way”. – Saint Obama in Ireland.The adventures of a Franco Ontarian Viz Min Woman…
Continue readingThe Happy Wanderer: Birthers Put To Rest!
I don’t think that it should have taken Obama to realize a birth certificate in order to prove that he was actually born in the U.S, but a new poll showed that now only 3 percent believe Obama wasn’t born in the U.S. I hope now we can concentrate on th…
Continue readingArt Threat: The sordid tale of the Trump golf course – A Review of You’ve Been Trumped
A new documentary takes aim at Donald Trump’s Scottish golf course adventure.
Continue readingThe Adventures of Diva Rachel: Buh-Bye Bin Laden!
Saint Obama to announced today that Osama Bin Laden, architect of the Sept 11th Terrorist attacks that killed 3,000 innocent people in NYC and the Pentagon, has been killed by armed forces!So lets see, while Donald DUMP was sending investigators to Haw…
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: The Blowhard Donald Trump Finally Gets His Presidential Comeupetance
I’m sure that I’m not the only one who takes special pleasure in seeing blowhards cut down to size. (Indeed, aren’t most of us hoping for that with Monday’s election results?) Stateside, I can think of no bigger waste of resources and airtime than Dona…
Continue readingThe Adventures of Diva Rachel: Racists = Birthers, Part 294
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economyNow the more haunting question: How did this poisonous and not very subtly racist allegation get such a grip on our conservative movement and our Republican party?[…]I write as …
Continue readingBouquets of Gray: Is Conservative Wally Daudrich against government health care?
Conservative Candidate in Churchill Wally Daudrich is providing some interesting fodder for bloggers: BCL: What Is Wally Doing? BCL: More Wally Daudrich Janet: Did the Con candidate Willy Daudrich learn creative writing from TeaParty? Indeed, I’ve already pointed out a few eye-brow raisers from Wally’s facebook page: Bouquets: Is Conservative
Continue readingTattered Sleeve: EXCLUSIVE: Mubarak’s conversation with Obama:
“If I go there will be trouble, If I stay there will be double” So, go.
Continue readingAmnesty International concerned about Bradley Manning
Amnesty International has taken up the case of Bradley Manning. In an open letter addressed to Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, the organization expresses its concern regarding the treatment of Manning: The harsh conditions imposed on PFC Manning also undermine the principle of the presumption of innocence, which should be taken into account in […]
JimBobby Sez: Harper (once again) displays dangerous ignorance on nuclear file
Whooee! Well, friends an’ foes, Pryminister Harper was up on his hindlegs yammerin’ about nuclear safety an’ how Canada’s gonna help save the world by sendin’ 50% of our stockpile of highly enriched uranium (HEU, i.e. weapons-grade uranium) over to the…
Continue readingMore Nuke News
Not a lot of people liking President O’s greenwashing of nukes. This most excellent article in the Guardian dispels the myth that nukes are green. The argument that nuclear is “carbon-free” conveniently omits the entire process of m…
Continue readingA stream of nuke news
Grab a coffee or tea. Find a snack. Lots of linky news today so this could take a while! First up: A Calgary nuke company, Kirrin Resources, is not going to expand its exploration for uranium in Quebec. That’s good news for Quebec’s…
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