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The Power of Nightmares

Politicians used to offer us dreams of possibilities and how THEY could help us achive that vision; Now they offer us nightmares and how they can protect us from them becoming real.

The nightmare of terrorists is the easiest one to create, sustain and protect us from.

The Power of Nightmares.

Good for the Clintons is Good for the Bushies

Valerie Plame's new lawyer plans to force Dick Cheney and Karl Rove to testify using a legal precedent that allowed Bill Clinton to be sued while in office. - New Plame Move on Cheney

Link from Mother Jones

Judge Rules Warrantless Surveillance is Unconstitutional

Judge Orders Halt to NSA Warrantless Spy Program. - Reuters News

Judge Anna Diggs Taylor said the controversial practice of warrantless wiretapping known as the "Terrorist Surveillance Program" violated free speech rights, protections against unreasonable searches and the constitutional check on the power of the presidency.

Is Bush Stupid?

Joe Scraborough posits that question in his blog.

It's a mistake to see Bush as stupid. He's a brilliant reader of people, a brilliant politician who knows when to push and what buttons to push.  Where he appears inarticulate is when he's discussing issues he has no interest in solving: Katrina's victims, Middle East peace, the War in Iraq, Energy policy, compassionate conservative issues, helping people.

Where he's passionate and articulate is when he's talking about war and death.

Rumsfeldian Language Skills

Learn how to speak Rumsfeldian. - Village Voice link.

Bush's Signing Statements Threaten Our Democracy

While Bush promotes his campaign to bring his version of democracy to other countries, he and his administration are undermining OUR democracy here in the US. One of the key tactics he's using is the signing statement.

Signing statements are these little executive addendums to any bill passed by Congress that stipulates what part of the bill Bush feels he can ignore.

That it violates articles in the Constitution matters not as no one in Congress seems up to the job to challenge his authority.

Blame Bush for the use of Signing Statements. Blame Congress for abdicating their role in holding him accountable for violating his oath of office.