One of the atrocities that took place today had to do with the Bush/Cheney/telecoms desire to give the telecoms retroactive immunity from their illegal spying on American’s.
US Vice President Dick Cheney called on Congress Wednesday to make permanent legislation permitting security agencies to tap foreign telephone calls and emails in the US “war on terror.”
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Archive for January 24th, 2008
Illegal Wiretapping and Ignoring the People
Posted in Activism, Bush Administration, Civil Rights, US Senate, tagged Clinton, Edwards, FISA, illegal wiretapping, Obama, US Senate on January 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Dwindling Democratic Candidates
Posted in 2008 Elections, tagged 2008 presidential elections, Democrat candidates, Dennis Kucinich, John Edwards on January 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Kucinich will be formally leaving the race for the Deomcratic nominee.
Democrat Dennis Kucinich is abandoning his second, long-shot bid for the White House as he faces a tough fight to hold onto his other job — U.S. congressman.
In an interview with Cleveland’s Plain Dealer, the six-term House member said he was quitting the race and [...]
Share it fairly?
Posted in Books and Music, Economy and Business, tagged Economy and Business, Money, Pink Floyd, stimulus package on January 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A little Pink Floyd for your afternoon stimulus package watch.
The Unstimulating Stimulus Package
Posted in Bush Administration, Economy and Business, US House, tagged Bush, Dems, Economy and Business, GOP, stimulus package on January 24, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Update below
Update II below
Info is coming fast and hard on the economic “stimulus” plan.
Congressional leaders of both parties were talking with their membership to sell the plan, sources said.
Sources on Capitol Hill and at the Treasury Department said congressional and White House negotiators agreed upon checks of $600 per individual and $1,200 per couple.
A [...]
Think You’ll Get $800/$1600 Under Bush’s Stimulus Plan?
Posted in Bush Administration, Economy and Business, tagged Bush, Economy and Business, GOP, greedy ole party, stimulus package on January 24, 2008 | 46 Comments »
Update: More here.
You might want to think again. Actually, if this stimulus package will help you or not, very much depends on where you are on the economic ladder now, as I was reading here.
According to TPC’s analysis, 56 million people would get nothing and another 21 million would get less than the promised [...]
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