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POPSoh? did he say vital to anti-worker? wow-put that in an email and send it- typical vitriol from the haves-wanting to pee on the have nots yet again....follow link to read the rest of the desired drenching-
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POPSOnce again, let's give a big ol' "thank you" to George Bush for all he's done, all his "hard work"...
Yesterday the airwaves were abuzz re: the CEO of Goldman Sachs taking $100 million in bonuses and thumbing his nose at Obama in doing so. Other reports this week are confirming the sleight-of-hand and shadiness surrounding the TARP bailout of the banks: Specifically, that TARP money handed out by Paulson was not recorded, let alone accounted for or monitored; and therefore it cannot be traced or even determined whether it went to benefit American corporations, let alone Americans, and not foreign corporations or even private interests or parties. With these recent developments coming to light, along with the tea-baggers and Republicans continued blaming of Obama for everything from being born, daring to take the oath of office with unpresidential skin pigmentation, to daring to reverse the direction of the country from the cliff that Bush had so clearly left us heading for, it seems it's time to revisit those days of yore, those nostalgic last glimmerings of a time when we had a gover
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POPSFBI Director Pushes to Renew PATRIOT Act Surveillance Powers
Earlier this month, the ACLU released a report taking stock of the USA PATRIOT Act, almost eight years after its passage. The study, titled "Reclaiming Patriotism," identifies key sections of the law that codified the most radical abuses of power under the Bush administration, interweaving stories of people who were unlawfully spied on, coerced, and intimidated through the PATRIOT Act's sweeping powers. "More than seven years after its implementation, there is little evidence to demonstrate that the Patriot Act has made America more secure from terrorists," the report's authors write. "But there are many unfortunate examples that the government abused these authorities in ways that both violated the rights of innocent people and squandered precious security resources." The ACLU report highlights three specific provisions of the PATRIOT Act that have led to unprecedented surveillance against Americans: Section 215 -- which drastically broadens the kinds of information the gover
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POPSHeathens Force Senators to Convert Well, it seems that Hindus have overtaken our "Christian Country" and invaded the Senate. Where was homeland security? Why wasn't Bush there wearing his signature codpiece to vanquish the heathens and declare mission accomplished. OH, I'm so disappointed.
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POPSChavez: Planning for the worst "Latin America has only begun to turn the corner toward democratic governance, stable markets, and peaceful relations with neighbors. Chávez hopes to use guns and rhetoric to restore Castro’s revolutionary agenda."