Dems caving in again

This is not what we want. Send him the same bill over and over again, with timelines. I'll be looking at the votes on this and will vote out anyone who votes for this bill.

Dems to send Bush no-timeline war bill - Yahoo! News

Bush Threatens Veto To Enforce Anti-Reproductive Rights Agenda

After we impeach Bush, lets remove all influence of religion.

AlterNet: Blogs: PEEK: Bush Threatens Veto To Enforce Anti-Reproductive Rights Agenda

Byrd: "Bush's war is turning the sands of Iraq blood red"

The stories keep coming.

AlterNet: Blogs: PEEK: Byrd: "Bush's war is turning the sands of Iraq blood red"

What a sorry response

We want our country back. Everyone keep up the pressure and clean house.

AlterNet: Blogs: PEEK: Jimmy Carter is not irrelevant

Impeach Gonzales

In Bush's and Gonzales' own words. Impeach them both.

AlterNet: Blogs: Video: Greenwald Video Premiere: Impeach Gonzales [VIDEO]

Gingrich: Challenge 'radical secularism' - Yahoo! News

If I read this quote right we have a man who wnats to be president who thinks all Americans should be christian. And what exactly is radical secularism. Why do these bigots add radical to everything and label it evil.

Gingrich: Challenge 'radical secularism' - Yahoo! News: "'Anybody on the left who hopes that when people like Reverend Falwell disappear that the opportunity to convert all of America has gone with them fundamentally misunderstands why institutions like this were created,' Gingrich said."

The meek shall inherit the Earth

I always thought of Jimmy Carter as meek. Too good and nice a man to be president. Maybe it's time for the meek to speak up, save, and inherit the Earth.

I thought Reagan was the worst president in history until dubya came along. This president isn't even a good human being never mind a good president.

Carter blasts Bush on his global impact - Yahoo! News

Critics pick at immigration coalition - Yahoo! News

On first reading this sounds like a good compromise. Reasons: Fairness, Reality

Critics pick at immigration coalition - Yahoo! News

My reasons for my opinions

I just decided that I will give simple one word reasons for my opinions. Things like science, ethics, common sense... Kind of tags to help you understand me.

States and cities are far ahead of the feds in fighting global warming

If the feds can't do it, states, cities and individuals will.

Billions of Dollars Pledged to Cut Urban Energy Use - New York Times

Another member of the evil empire goes down

Hope the rest follow very soon!

NPR : Wolfowitz Negotiating Resignation from World Bank

Rights and Liberties: Election Theft Goes Global

&^%@&*^% electronic voting machines.

AlterNet: Rights and Liberties: Election Theft Goes Global

Covering up torture

This evil administration and all of it's corporate cronies must be removed from positions of power.

AlterNet: Blogs: Video: Robert Greenwald on CACI's role in Abu Gharib [VIDEO]

Jerry Falwell, faith-based fraud.

Another person that agrees with me. The man was evil and won't be missed by any sane person.

Jerry Falwell, faith-based fraud. - By Christopher Hitchens - Slate Magazine

No Tears For Falwell

I agree. This was not a man to look up to.

AlterNet: Blogs: PEEK: No Tears For Falwell: "religious right, religious conservatives, falwellreligious right, religious conservatives, falwell"

Navy vet: Chaplains tried converting me

This is a free country not a Christian country. Diversity is a good thing. Just recently we veterans who are Pagan won the right to have the pentacle on our stones. We are the Earth religions trying to protect and honor the Earth.

AlterNet: Blogs: PEEK: Navy vet: Chaplains tried converting me

Moore fights back

Go Michael!!!

Moore blasts Bush over film-trip probe - Yahoo! News

Treasury Department goes after Michael Moore for "Sicko" Cuba travel

Restricting an American's travel to Cuba under the guise of a trade embargo is unconstitutional and a big bunch of bull-droppings. Cuban dissidents in Florida send money home with no problem. Michael, tell them to suck an egg and take it to the Supreme Court.

AlterNet: Blogs: PEEK: Treasury Department goes after Michael Moore for "Sicko" Cuba travel

For the Pagans among us

Margot Adler

"Lessons from the Pagan and Earth Religions in a World of Religious Violence."

In contemporary Pagan and earth-based religions, the "sacred" is seen as all around us. It is not above us or out of reach; it is not something only accessed by death. It resides in the world, in the living and the doing of life, in the body, and in the earth. Contemporary Pagans believe there is an ecstatic connection among all beings that can be felt in our daily lives and accessed more deeply through joyous ritual, song, and dance. Our modern world is plagued by false dichotomies: splits of mind and body, technology and nature, men and women, dark and light, play and seriousness, joy and reverence. Yet there are at least a million contemporary Pagans worldwide who are taking a different path. Many are women who have discovered the ancient goddesses and have revived an ancient spirituality - looking back to a time, whether fact or metaphor, where women were valued as equal partners and where human beings were seen as an important part, but only a part, of the cosmic dance. There are more contemporary Pagans in the U.S. today than Quakers or U.S. based Bahais. There are as many in the U.S. as there are Unitarian Universalists. In a world increasingly defined by religious wars, the earth religions do not proselytize; they are not based on scriptures or the words of prophets but rather on seasonal ceremonies: on what people "do", not what they "believe." These traditions have gifts to give us. They allow us to change our perceptions of "reality" and give us a pathway to navigate through these dark times."


Saturday, May 12, 2007 at 7:00 p.m.
Old Town Hall, 20 Main Street, Andover, MA

Judge Tosses Out Charges Against Posada Carriles

Interesting. This terrorist attacked Cuba and our government lets him walk.

AlterNet: Blogs: PEEK: Judge Tosses Out Charges Against Posada Carriles:

"Richard Blair: On the same day that the DOJ busted an alleged terror ring in New Jersey, a convicted terrorist walked free in Texas."

Adios, World Bank

The poor won't miss you.

AlterNet: Blogs: PEEK: Adios, World Bank:

"Nadia Martinez: The World Bank continues in its downward spiraling crisis of legitimacy, at least in Latin America. "

A Power Governments Cannot Suppress

I didn't know about this. I would think things would have changed by now. I hope a free will save us.

AlterNet: Rights and Liberties: A Power Governments Cannot Suppress

The Police "Were Relentless. They Were Merciless."

The example is coming from the top. Bush gets away with it and the rest of the country follows along.

AlterNet: Rights and Liberties: L.A. Immigration Protest: The Police "Were Relentless. They Were Merciless."

Suing the pants off dry cleaner - World - theage.com.au

If I were in charge I would be immediately disbarred.

Suing the pants off dry cleaner - World - theage.com.au

"Beware - the class war"

"At the very same time lawmakers lie about who is actually filing lawsuits and claim they want to stop 'lawsuit abuse,' they are actually granting corporations special privileges to file even more lawsuits. The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) quietly established special courts where foreign companies can sue U.S. federal and state governments for compensation when their laws protecting health, labor or environmental standards cut into corporate profits. One company, for instance, sought nearly $1 billion from California (more than 1 percent of the state's entire budget) as compensation for a state law that prohibited the use of an environmentally hazardous gasoline additive. In all, Big Business has used these special tribunals to force American taxpayers to hand over $1.8 billion."

AlterNet: Blogs: PEEK: SF CHRON: When the Class War Goes Local:

Bush is pro-hate

Apparently, Bush is for hate, as long as you hate the right people.

Medill Reports: House votes to strengthen hate crimes penalties, Bush threatens veto

Attempted Abortion Clinic Bombing, and Hate Speech From The Right

The people doing this call themselves Christians. This is contrary to any teaching that I know of in the bible. I mean the new testament. Although I was raised Catholic I didn't listen that closely. I was busy watching to see if a nun was going to get me. This was back in the 50's and the church was scary, in latin. I do think I got the gist of it though. You are supposed to do good. You are not supposed to do wrong. Killing was at the top of the 10 wrongs even in the crazy old testament.

AlterNet: Blogs: PEEK: Attempted Abortion Clinic Bombing, and Hate Speech From The Right

The rise and fall of America's political right

This is well written and I agree.

AlterNet: Blogs: PEEK: The rise and fall of America's political right

A while back I wrote a blog on TPM asking Democratic Progressives to compromise to get the funding bill for Iraq with a time line passed. They compromised. Now that Bush has vetoed the bill, unwilling to reason, I want no more compromise. If the time lines are taken out of the bill, progressives should vote against it. Send back the same bill. It's time to take control and de-fund the war.

Neo-cons, corporations and religion must be driven out of politics and science!

White House Seeks Lying Czar

"New office would coordinate distortions about Iraq, Afghanistan."

Humor: White House Seeks Lying Czar - Newsweek The Borowitz Report - MSNBC.com

AlterNet: Blogs: PEEK: Cheney behind forged Niger documents, says former CIA officer

Interesting. Have to wait to see the evidence.

AlterNet: Blogs: PEEK: Cheney behind forged Niger documents, says former CIA officer

Rove must Go

What an arrogant #%*^#&!!

AlterNet: Blogs: PEEK: 'MC' Rove tells Crow to step off

Bush is selling out the country

AlterNet: EnviroHealth: Fighting the Corporate Theft of Our Water

Moyers on Media's War Pt 1

This is part 1 of a very important documentary on media losing its objectiveness. I will post part 2 as soon as I can get it.

AlterNet: Blogs: Video: Moyers on Media's War Pt 1 [VIDEO]

Flubya the Video

This is good. This is the man who's running our country.

AlterNet: Blogs: Video: Flubya [VIDEO]

"Just when you were bored by Bush-isms."

Big Pharma hustles healthcare, Working America strikes back

There is power in numbers. Besides taking back the government we need go stop the greed at the top that is hurting everyone from the middle class on down.

AlterNet: Blogs: PEEK: Big Pharma hustles healthcare, Working America strikes back

Bush '03 v. Bush '07

AlterNet: Blogs: Video: Bush '03 v. Bush '07 [VIDEO]

Religion, drivel and satire

Peanut Butter, The Atheist's Nightmare!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZFG5PKw504

Kirk Cameron And Bananas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2z-OLG0KyR4

The Atheist Delusion
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0OWqoBemyE

Atheist
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdVucvo-kDU

God Hates Atheists
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vl9Nhs_Bwo

Panel grants immunity to Gonzales aide - Yahoo! News

I hope she has something to say that will remove some of the corrupt administration. I got excited about the investigation of Rove yesterday. Today, reading some of the more informed blogs, I found out that the investigation was being headed by a Bush Republican. Maybe Goodling will sing.

Panel grants immunity to Gonzales aide - Yahoo! News

Iraq's Republican government

If things aren't going your way.... lie.

UN: Iraqi gov't held casualty figures - Yahoo! News

Republican use of the English language

Every day I hear about the "arbitrary" timetable for the withdrawal of troops from Iraq that Bush and his minions complain about. The decision to "stay the course" is the real arbitrary policy. Bush lacks intelligence and has a very limited vocabulary. Reading the dumb things he has said would be funny if he were not in such a powerful position. I would hope that one of his aides would explain the big words to him but unfortunately it must be his aides who come up with this dishonest tactic of spinning English to suit their purpose. He doesn't have the brains to do it himself.

IMPEACH BUSH!!

Here's the definition:

Arbitrary
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Choices and actions are considered to be arbitrary when they are done not by means of any underlying principle or logic, but by whim or some decidedly illogical formula. For example, rearranging, for no reason, the letters of the alphabet so the letters appear in a staggered fashion (e.g. ac-bd-eg-fh). If there was a direct purpose in doing so, such as to make a better alphabet, then it would not be considered arbitrary."

Limbaugh plays "Barack The Magic Negro" on his show

Imus was fired. I agree with that. What about Rush Limbaugh?

AlterNet: Blogs: Video: Limbaugh plays "Barack The Magic Negro" on his show

Good news!!!

This should help finish off thoses nasty neocons.

AlterNet: Blogs: PEEK: LA Times reporter reveals 'sweeping' new federal investigation of Karl Rove

If you feel George W. Bush should be impeached... [VIDEO]

Time to get out our crayons.



AlterNet: Blogs: Video: If you feel George W. Bush should be impeached... [VIDEO]

Newt Gingrich says everything bad in the world can be blamed on liberalism. Who knew?

Columbine? Kosovo? Susan Smith drowning her two children? Mark Foley's sexually inappropriate behavior? Hurricane Katrina?

AlterNet: Blogs: PEEK: Newt Gingrich says everything bad in the world can be blamed on liberalism. Who knew?

Wrong way George

Bush's opinion went up after Gonzales' testimony. Everyone elses, including Republicans, went down.

Bloomberg.com: U.S.

"President George W. Bush said his support for Alberto Gonzales has increased since the embattled attorney general testified to Congress about why he fired eight federal prosecutors. "

Michael Moore movie on U.S. healthcare

AlterNet: EnviroHealth: Controversial Michael Moore Flick "Sicko" Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's: "'The World Health Organization ranks health care systems based on objective measures of medical outcomes: The United States' health care system currently ranks 37th in the world, behind Colombia and Portugal; the United States ranks 44th in the world in infant mortality, behind many impoverished Latin American countries. While infant mortality in the United States is skewed toward poor people, who have rates double the wealthy, the top quintile of the U.S. population has infant mortality rates higher than Canadians in the lowest quintile of wealth."

Worker's Rights

AlterNet: WorkPlace: Bush Poised to Veto Long-Sought Labor Reform: "Big Business commissioned a Zogby poll that's dangerously close to the political 'push-polls' of campaign infamy. The questions were remarkably dishonest, and the results were what the pollsters and their clients were looking for. Please tell me whether you agree or disagree with the following statement: 'Every worker should continue to have the right to a federally supervised secret ballot election when deciding whether to organize a union.'"

Rights and Liberties: The "Silent" Ninth Amendment Gives Americans Rights They Don't Know They Have

Amendment IX
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

Although the constitution lists various rights that are retained by the people, the founding fathers realized that there were other non-listed rights that should be protected.

AlterNet: Rights and Liberties: The "Silent" Ninth Amendment Gives Americans Rights They Don't Know They Have

Republicans see global warming alarmism - Yahoo! News

Six retired admirals, five retired generals and almost all scientists believe global warming is a threat. Republicans want voluntary changes. Don't Republicans have children? They keep their heads in the sand while their greedy corporate friends rob our children's future? Can we go with science this time please?

Republicans see global warming alarmism - Yahoo! News

Bill to Let Medicare Negotiate Drug Prices Is Blocked

This is just ridiculous. The federal government is paying but they're not allowed to ask for a better price. Conservatives can call it what they want but I still say it's ridiculous. Is there any common sense in the American system?

Bill to Let Medicare Negotiate Drug Prices Is Blocked - New York Times

Violence like that at Virginia Tech is commonplace in Iraq's universities

This deserves an entry.

AlterNet: Blogs: PEEK: Violence like that at Virginia Tech is commonplace in Iraq's universities

Corporate greed

Let's contained it, then reversed it, then eliminate it. Again, this is not a world that I want my children living in. We have to tackle this greed, global warming, human rights, intolerance, poverty ....

Don't shop at Circuit City anymore... I won't.

AlterNet: WorkPlace: Circuit City Slaughter: Seniority Means a Pink Slip

All religious extremists are dangerous.

I believe that all religions that have human translators between you and your diety/ies are dangerous.

AlterNet: Radical Christian Right Preaches Liberal Evil

Ex-U.S. military chiefs warn warming worsens security - Yahoo! News

The military is waking up.

Ex-U.S. military chiefs warn warming worsens security - Yahoo! News

Bush's War on logic

The last video was funny and true. Here is a more serious analysis.

AlterNet: Blogs: PEEK: Olbermann: Bush's War on logic [VIDEO]

Where They Get All The Screwups

Great video on the Justice Dept. scandal and the conservative right.

AlterNet: Blogs: Video: Bill Maher: "Now We Know Where They Get All The Screwups: Pat Robertson": "They Get All The Screwups"

Bicing Barcelona

Would you ride a bike if you didn't have to store it, maintain it and secure it?

WorldChanging: Tools, Models and Ideas for Building a Bright Green Future: Bicing Barcelona

Virtual Town Hall

Thanks to moveOn.org, I'm listening to these candidates respond to questions put to them from ordinary Americans. I submitted one myself. I've only listened to John Edwards segment so far. I was impressed enough to know that this needed blogging so more people have a voice.

MoveOn.org Political Action: Democracy in Action

"MoveOn.org will host a series of "virtual town hall meetings" this year with the candidates for president. The first one, on April 10, focused on the war in Iraq. Progressives gathered in over 1,000 living rooms, bars, libraries and back yards to hear from 7 Democratic contenders (map of events). This summer, we'll hold two more Town Halls, on health care and global warming."

Psychology Today: Loving More Than One

Loving More Than One

March in peace protest, get on the no-fly list

This professor got on the no-fly list by criticising the administrations policies.

AlterNet: Blogs: PEEK: March in peace protest, get on the no-fly list

We Must Imagine a Future Without Cars

I read this last week and was impressed. I should have bloged it then. It came up again in my email. Maybe our time in communes was training for the future.

AlterNet: EnviroHealth: We Must Imagine a Future Without Cars

Cool !!

AlterNet: Blogs: PEEK: Disney to allow gay "Fairy Tale Weddings"

If a Conservative Lies, And There's No Progressive Around to Tell the Truth, It's Still A Lie

This is a good article. It seems that lieing really loud has been working for a few years. I don't think it will work anymore.

AlterNet: Blogs: PEEK: If a Conservative Lies, And There's No Progressive Around to Tell the Truth, It's Still A Lie

Christian Right Wants Bigfoot, UFO's, Elvis in Science Curriculum?

Read this carefully. To teach something that has been proven wrong, IS WRONG!!!

AlterNet: Blogs: PEEK: Christian Right Wants Bigfoot, UFO's, Elvis in Science Curriculum?

Dire warming report too soft, scientists say - Los Angeles Times

I didn't know it was this bad. I thought I was keeping up and even saw "An Inconvenient Truth", but this scares me.

Dire warming report too soft, scientists say - Los Angeles Times

Scientists Study Politicians' Memory Loss - Newsweek The Borowitz Report - MSNBC.com

Humor: Scientists Study Politicians' Memory Loss - Newsweek The Borowitz Report - MSNBC.com

Our frightening energy future

Kunstler argues that the coming age of energy scarcity will change everything about how we live in this country -- most of all our dependency on automobiles

AlterNet: EnviroHealth: We Must Imagine a Future Without Cars

Olbermann: Bush cites bloggers to make case for Iraq

This video is far deeper than its headline. It shows the ridiculous claims made by Bush and McCain about the surge.

The two bloggers are dentists. The entry was a couple weeks ago. Also McCain says "There are neighborhoods in Baghdad where you and I could walk through those neighborhoods, today." and "General Petraeus goes out there almost every day in an unarmed humvee." He must be living in an alternate universe.

All along McCain has been saying "we need more troops". Now that Bush has taken his advice he is in deep doo-doo and he is desperate.


AlterNet: Blogs: Video: Olbermann: Bush cites bloggers to make case for Iraq [VIDEO]

Colbert says Impeach Bush now... [VIDEO]

This is hilarious. Had me really laughing at the same time I was agreeing.

AlterNet: Blogs: Video: Colbert says Impeach Bush now... [VIDEO]

The First Openly Godless Member of Congress

I agree with Representative Stark.

We have to look to science and do something for the world ourselves. That's the way to solve global warming, pollution, poverty, corporate greed, hunger, homelessness .... I could make a very long list. Everybody take a share of the work and stop waiting. If you can do more than others then do. You were lucky and you owe it to those who weren't. Your birth circumstances were only a matter of chance.

AlterNet: The First Openly Godless Member of Congress
Representative Pete Stark is the highest-ranking politician in American history say publicly that he doesn't believe a "supreme being" -- but believes that real political courage is saying, "Let's tax the rich and give money to poor kids."

America, Maxed Out on Credit

Yeah, I'm there too :-(

AlterNet: WorkPlace: America, Maxed Out

All or Nothing in Iraq Pullout Debate Will Get Us Nothing | TPMCafe

I'm also blogging on Talking Points Memo. Here is my latest entry

All or Nothing in Iraq Pullout Debate Will Get Us Nothing TPMCafe

Scientists tout new drug rankings

BBC NEWS Health Scientists tout new drug rankings

Edwards to suspend presidential campaign: source - Yahoo! News

I am greatly saddened by the news that Elizabeth Edwards has suffered a relapse in her bout with breast cancer. John and Elizabeth are good people and both have been instrumental in the fight to turn this country around. I will light a candle for her recovery. Although this is not what I should be saying, why wasn't it Bush?

Edwards to suspend presidential campaign: source - Yahoo! News

Why Having More No Longer Makes Us Happy

After over 2000 years, science rediscovers ataraxia.

"New friend or new coffeemaker? Pick one"

AlterNet: EnviroHealth: Why Having More No Longer Makes Us Happy:

"Check this out: When researchers at Carnegie Mellon (somewhat disgustingly) dropped samples of cold virus directly into subjects' nostrils, those with rich social networks were four times less likely to get sick. An economy that produces only individualism undermines us in the most basic ways."

Al Gore on Global Warming

Common sense goes a long way. I wish there was more of it.

Gore Tears Up Global Warming Skeptic TPMCafe

You can't "edit" science to fit your agenda

Another dirty deal. Throw this corrupt government out!

Congressional hearing heats up over changes to climate reports - Los Angeles Times

It's painful to read the news wondering how anyone falls for the lies anymore. What was that Abe? In today's polls the Democratically controlled congress has a 28% approval rating. Except for a very few, ALL incumbents that aren't doing there job should be out of a job on a minimum wage retirement package.

White House offers interview with Rove, but not under oath

White House offers interview with Rove

Interview? Not under oath? Bullhockey!! This administration can't be trusted to tell the truth.

Iraq Peace Vigils

There were over 1,100 peace vigils on the fourth anniversary of the Iraq war including one here in Coventry. They included all 50 states. Here is a link to the map, pictures and comments on the vigils:

Iraq peace vigil

A dozen people in the snow is a start.

The Apple iRack

Video from glumbert. Sent by a friend. Thanks Dale!

glumbert.com - The Apple iRack

What your insurance company may not be telling you about high deductible medical insurance

High Deductible Health Insurance coupled with a Health Savings Account (HSA) is becoming a popular way to reduce insurance premiums and therefore medical expenses, but are insurance companies giving you all the facts when they sell you a policy? Mine did not. Is this a case of consumer fraud?

The law that created this type of insurance made a change to terms that had a defined meaning, and legal precedent. The deductible stated as Individual/Family no longer means what it always had. A high deductible medical insurance policy sold to a couple or family, has only one deductible, the family deductible.

For the requirements for this type of coverage, click here. Look for the section titled "Important Note About The Family Plan Deductible".

As an example I will use my experience with Anthem in Connecticut. When purchasing a high deductible policy that met the legal requirements to establish an HSA I was not informed of the change to the meaning of "Individual/Family Deductible". My family consists of myself and my spouse. To lower our expenses I purchased an HD policy on March 1, 2006 that was labeled as $2500 Individual / $5000 family. Never was it mentioned in the advertising or the application process that our deductible would be $5000, with no ability to ever receive the $2500 individual deductible. We found this out when my spouse went in for a preventative medical procedure that we assumed would put us over our deductible and we would not have to pay the entire bill. This was 8 months after we purchased and received the policy.

When I, and then my spouse, called Anthem we received the answers "There is nothing we can do." and "It's the law.". One Anthem customer representative felt that we were right and said that she would "correct it". When I did my own research I found that it was the law. We never did hear from the customer rep that had agreed with us.

I had worked in the insurance industry for over 12 years, albeit as a programmer and many years ago, and I had never heard of the new deductible definitions.

Why do I consider this consumer fraud? Insurance companies and the insurance industry employ a large number of attorneys. Insurance companies know of this change. Is the average American expected to research law when buying a policy? Is the average American expected to learn auto mechanics when having a car serviced? Must I study medicine before I see a doctor? I feel that it is the obligation of the insurance industry and individual insurance companies to inform consumers of changes to accepted policy terms.

My policy cover states "Century Preferred Direct HSA Subscriber Agreement $2500 Deductible - w/Rx". My approved application sent to me had Item # 3:

3. Plan Choice

Product Name: Century Preferred Direct HSA (PPO)
Deductible: $2500.00
Optional Prescription Drug Coverage (no charge after deductible): YES

Would the average consumer expect this to be a $5000 deductible policy? I think not.

I would like feedback. Is this one insurance company or are other insurance companies using this tactic? Is this only happening in Connecticut?

Suicide Was the Only Way Out of Iraq for Col. Westhusing

"Writing in his suicide note, 'I am sullied -- no more,' U.S. Colonel Ted Westhusing, father of three, chose death over a life of lies and corruption in occupied Iraq. "

AlterNet: War on Iraq: Suicide Was the Only Way Out of Iraq for Col. Westhusing

How to Stop the Dilbertization of IT: Let IT Be More than Firefighters

So I can get a job.

I have been in IT since 1972. I left an insurance co the first time I was being Dilbertized. Now I consider insurance to be legalized gambling where the house always wins. I went broke trying to run my own business. Gave my services away. Then I went to a university to have meaningful work and it happened again when the university hired a CIO from the corporate world. I'm broke again and looking for a job. I will only work for a non-profit now. If the work can't be meaningful, the cause can. I've applied to the UConn foundation and I'm applying to another non-profit. Ahh, for the days when a programmer was allowed a say in the decision of what the computer could do for the organisation. Now it's the businessperson.

How to Stop the Dilbertization of IT: Let IT Be More than Firefighters

Court says U.S. can ban medical marijuana

This entry goes with the one below. It shows the stupidity of applying morals (religion) against ethics. We need to use science and common sense.

Court says U.S. can ban medical marijuana

Will a New Study Force Changes in Drug Law?

A common sense, scientific drug study:

AlterNet: DrugReporter: Will a New Study Force Changes in Drug Law?

War hero to Cheney: Where the hell were you in Vietnam? [VIDEO]

CNN Video of an interview with Max Cleland.

AlterNet: Blogs: Video: War hero to Cheney: Where the hell were you in Vietnam? [VIDEO]

After Bush's visit to holy site, Mayan priests will purify for "bad spirits"

I have my sage, incense and candles ready. Of course I would never let him in in the first place.

AlterNet: Blogs: PEEK: After Bush's visit to holy site, Mayan priests will purify for "bad spirits"

Conservatives Laud Gay Porn Star Marine

This is so funny! The Colbert Report could have fun with this.

Conservatives Laud Gay Porn Star Marine -- Towleroad for modern gay men,

The four unspeakable truths about Iraq

The same thing happened to Howard Dean. We won't forever be the stongest nation in the world. To broker peace you must be fair. These statements sounded true to me. This article sounds true to me too.

The four unspeakable truths about Iraq. - By Jacob Weisberg - Slate Magazine

Good old Howard Dean

I supported him and still do.

AlterNet: Blogs: Video: UPDATED: Scooter Libby Guilty/Howard Dean on Cheney's focus: It "makes me sick" [VIDEO]

It makes me sick too!

Karl (Rove), Where Ya Been?

Music video.

AlterNet: Blogs: Video: Karl (Rove), Where Ya Been? [VIDEO]

Supreme Court reverses Motion Picture Academy, gives Gore's Oscar to Bush

This is funny. Can they do that??

AlterNet: Blogs: PEEK: Supreme Court reverses Motion Picture Academy, gives Gore's Oscar to Bush

Video: Thousands speak out against occupation, use their bodies to call for impeachment [VIDEO]

RUN TO THE ROCK

This is a powerful video that brought tears to my eyes. It is graphic, makes you angry and gives me hope for the future. Hold our leaders accountable. And NEVER stop demanding PEACE!







Keep the web free!!!

Want to know where your tax dollars go?

An article I read "Taxpayers continue to fund right-wing meetings to assess presidential candidates" led me to look into the Council for National Policy or CNP.

This is what I found:

AlterNet: Secret Society

Swift boater sinking

This is a must read. A major contributorto the "Swift Boat Liars" is facing the Senate and Sen. Kerry for confirmation for an appointment as U.S. Ambassador to Belgium. Between Kerry and Obama I don't think (and do hope) that he is not going to get it.

The tide is turning.

AlterNet: Blogs: PEEK: Major Swift Boat donor to Kerry: "you're a hero"

Keep the internet free!!!!

Study: 'Tipping point' for climate is near - USATODAY.com

Study: 'Tipping point' for climate is near - USATODAY.com

The "Care Crisis"

AlterNet: Why Working Women Are Stuck in the 1950s

"For four decades, American women have entered the paid workforce -- on men's terms, not their own -- yet we have done precious little as a society to restructure the workplace or family life. The consequence of this "stalled revolution," a term coined by sociologist Arlie Hochschild, is a profound "care deficit." A broken healthcare system, which has left 47 million Americans without health coverage, means this care crisis is often a matter of life and death. Today the care crisis has replaced the feminine mystique as women's "problem that has no name." It is the elephant in the room -- at home, at work and in national politics -- gigantic but ignored."

By Ruth Rosen, The Nation

"Explosive" new Hersh scoop: Bush funneling money to Al Qaeda-related groups [VIDEO]

If this is true the entire administration should be handcuffed, dragged out of the government and put on trial.

"Explosive" new Hersh scoop: Bush funneling money to Al Qaeda-related groups [VIDEO]

The video is from CNN and is posted on Alternet.org.

The New Yorker piece is here.

The infidel Europeans love to hate. - By Anne Applebaum - Slate Magazine

"What to say to a man who tells you he prefers to obey God than to obey men, and who is consequently sure of entering the gates of Heaven by slitting your throat?" - Voltaire

Here is a very interesting article. I haven't had much use for religion for a long time. It seems to me that religion is a control mechanism used by greedy men that has done so much more damage than good. Galileo started the world of reason when he showed that the earth was not the center of the universe. All but the ancient religions ignore reason. The gods of the old religions were used to explain the world as best the society could. The modern religions demand that we have faith against reason.

The infidel Europeans love to hate. - By Anne Applebaum - Slate Magazine

In the article, notice the link to "Enlightenment fundamentalism or racism of the anti-racists?" . I haven't read it yet but I will.