Sunday, September 30, 2007
A couple of other notable videos specific to GW Bush
(Inaccurate to me, not conspiracy - but still demonstrates a lack of capability for the office)
Ron Paul brings in $1million in less than a week, surpassing both Edwards and Richardson in end of quarter performance against goals.
Wow - Ron Paul blind support or not, that's impressive. Below are the blog posts that record the onslaught:
Paul supports libertarian positions and is the only GOP presidential candidate to speak out against the war in Iraq. He has been at the receiving end of harsh criticism from other candidates for his Iraq stance, including during Republican debates.
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Re: Iran labels CIA and U.S. Army as 'terrorist organizations'
Good summary related to the prior article...
Iran labels CIA and U.S. Army as 'terrorist organizations'
Wonderful - now Iran's joined the idiot party. I wonder how positively this will turn out?
Congress agrees to raise U.S. credit limit
The Senate voted 53-42 to raise the debt ceiling to $9.815 trillion, the fifth increase in the U.S. credit limit since President George W. Bush took office in January 2001.
U.S. debt stood at about $5.6 trillion at the start of Bush's presidency.
"Increasing the debt limit is necessary to preserve the full faith and credit of the United States of America," said Iowa Sen. Charles Grassley, the senior Republican on the Finance panel.
Right - because the best way to preserve your credit is to keep borrowing more, not to demonstrate fiscal responsibility. Our whole governmental/political situation is so broken right now it isn't even funny, and the ramifications will be felt for generations.
Monday, September 24, 2007
USA Today: Our view on Ahmadinejad in New York: Let Iranian president speak — to showcase U.S. values
Good summary, including the "ferocious crackdown" link.
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Ouch - not a good milestone to be passing
Especially when you consider that both have been dropping to Europe/Asia, and it's just that we're nosediving faster...
CNN: Blackwater staff to face criminal charges in Iraq
Good follow-up to this article from yesterday:
Iraq: Blackwater guards fired unprovoked
which had this gem:
It is doubtful that foreign security contractors could be prosecuted under Iraqi law. A directive issued by U.S. occupation authorities in 2004 granted contractors, U.S. troops and many other foreign officials immunity from prosecution under Iraqi law.
Security contractors are also not subject to U.S. military law under which U.S. troopers face prosecution for killing or abusing Iraqis.
Iraqi officials have said in the wake of the Nisoor Square shooting that they will press for amendments to the 2004 directive.
And also reminds me of this older video of prior abuses (though if I remember right, this was Aegis instead of Blackwater, though they're basically the same): http://youtube.com/watch?v=gJUEUhsImf0
Daily Show: Greenspan Cracks a Joke and Breaks It Down
Outstanding interview between Jon Stewart and Alan Greenspan - the video's on the left hand side.
I would be interested to know how much experience Greenspan has with business systems and the internet before concluding that we can't do any better than we have been for the past 50 years, though - it reminds me of when Larry King confessed to Rosie O'Donnell a few months back that he had never used the internet (despite his position of "credibility").
Congress Demands DEA to Allow Private Marijuana Cultivation
(I know, not a great source, but the facts/letter are there)
I think the title's off, as I can't remember the last time Congress took any noticeable action except to continue funding Bush's war and of course the very important MoveOn.org issue.
The other thing that's interesting is that it's a slew of Democrats (including John Kerry)... and Ron Paul. Just a reminder that whoever our next President is should be willing to work across parties, regardless of whether the solution's along party lines or not ( i.e., if if the official party line seems to be wrong). I know Paul's not a perfect candidate, but he is a great example of sticking to true principles regardless of perceived political expediency, and that's a trait that should be admired.
At present, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has a monopoly on the production of
marijuana for legitimate medical and research purposes in the United States. Judge Bittner found
this monopoly to be unjustified, since federal law clearly requires adequate competition in the
manufacture of Schedule I and I1 substances. (See 21 U.S.C.
$ 823(a)(1); see also 21 C.F.R. 8
1301.33(b).)
As one of your predecessors, DEA Administrator Robert Bonner, stated, "Those who insist that
marijuana has medical uses would serve society better by promoting or sponsoring more
legitimate scientific research, rather than throwing their time, money and rhetoric into lobbying
public relations campaigns and perennial litigation." We urge you to accept Judge Bittner's
recommendation that it would be in the public interest for DEA to grant Prof. Craker's
application for registration as a bulk manufacturer so that such legitimate and privately-funded
scientific research will be conducted.
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