Clay cures all.
Study: Healing Clays ‘Exterminate’ Superbugs
Arizona State University researchers presented evidence at the most recent annual meeting of the American Chemical Society that several types of clay exhibit powerful action against disease-causing bacteria. After two years of research, the ASU team found that of 30 types of clay tested, three displayed a surprisingly strong effect against such deadly bacteria as [...]
Categories: Health Care
We’re using “tenacious” to describe John Conyers. He’s after Karl Rove and he’s not giving in or giving up.
John Conyers, (D-Mi.) has been relentless in his efforts to bring top Bush administration figures before his House Judiciary Committee. The Politico’s Ryan Grim reports that Conyers is now after Karl Rove. “We’re closing in on Rove,” Conyers was overhead saying this afternoon. “Someone’s got to [...]
Categories: Bush Administration · Congress
Congress has passed a new Farm Bill by a margin big enough to override any promised Presidential veto. Hillary Clinton’s making it a campaign issue, too.
Clinton Uses Farm Bill to Link McCain and Bush
Matt Phillips reports on the presidential race from Bath, S.D. Delivering her stump speech at the Jones’ Farm in Bath, S.D., Sen. Hillary Clinton used the freshly passed farm bill to link presumptive Republican nominee Sen. John McCain to President Bush. Hillary Clinton at Jones’ Farm in Bath, S.D. (Associated Press) “You probably know that President Bush says [...]
Kind of a “two-fer”. This one’s NOT veto-proof, but it’s a surprising strong stance from the House.
U.S. House defeats $162.5 bln in new war funds (yeah)
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday defeated legislation that would have funded the war in Iraq for another year, in a surprise move that the Senate could overturn. By a vote of 149-141, the Democrat-controlled House rejected a measure that [...]
Categories: 2008 Election · Bush Administration · Clinton
The House does what nobody else has been able to do. Set a date. Just for reference, this date if four years earlier than McCain’s.
U.S. House sets Iraq troop pullout goal for end-2009
The U.S. House of Representatives defied President George W. Bush by passing legislation on Thursday that would set the end of 2009 as the goal for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq. By a vote of 227-196, the Democrat-controlled House approved the measure [...]
Categories: Iraq War
Every once in a while, I stumble across something in a magazine or online that absolutely makes the point with crystal clarity. Kudos to Michael Hirsh at Newsweek. He nails his point so well…
America’s Decline Is Largely Self-Inflicted
…The issue goes way beyond Bush’s decision to invade Iraq in the middle of the war in Afghanistan. U.S. government literally broke down during the Bush years. The interagency process was destroyed as Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld set up what was effectively a “black” alternative government (the veep’s shadow national security council, and [...]
Categories: Bush Administration
You’re thinking John McCain might be a good, fiscally-conservative, president. Right? Hmmm. Pay close attention as we run the numbers…
McCain’s Budget Would Create Largest Deficit In 25 Years, Largest Debt Since WWII
Sen. John McCain promises that, as president, he would “cut taxes and balance the budget.” But his current economic plan would create deficits as deep as 5.7% of GDP by the end of a two term presidency — the highest federal budget deficit in 25 years — and would accumulate the biggest debt since the [...]
It is, as they say, all about politics. And endorsements. One Obama endorsement isn’t getting blanket approval.
Massive Blowback To NARAL’s Obama Endorsement
The endorsement of Barack Obama by the nation’s foremost abortion-rights advocacy group is causing major fissures and backlash within the women’s rights community. Hours after Obama received the support of NARAL’s Political Action Committee, the organization’s Washington branch felt compelled to announce its continued neutrality and [...]
Categories: 2008 Election · Obama
And masking the truth. It’s just not right. And that phrase “compensation seeking veterans” - doesn’t that feel like a direct punch to your stomach?
VA discouraged staff from diagnosing PTSD for ‘compensation seeking veterans.’
VoteVets.org and CREW released an e-mail today that reveals “a Veterans Affairs (VA) employee directing VA staff to refrain from diagnosing soldiers and veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).” The e-mail, dated May 1, 2008, complains about “compensation seeking veterans” and urges VA staff to rule out PTSD and “consider a diagnosis of ‘Adjustment [...]
Categories: Bush Administration · Iraq War · Military
McCain has a new deadline for getting out of Iraq. Shield your eyes. It ain’t pretty.
McCain: U.S. Troops Home by 2013
ABC News’ Bret Hovell Reports: “Sen. John McCain delivered a speech from the not-so-distant future Thursday morning, chronicling what he hopes his first term in the White House will look like, most notably, U.S. troops home from Iraq by 2013. “By January 2013, America has welcomed home most of the [...]
Categories: 2008 Election · Iraq War · McCain
He really should be smart enough to realize that what he’s saying isn’t valid. The comparison isn’t fair.
Bush Charges ‘Appeasement’ in Knesset Speech
In a speech to Israeli lawmakers this morning, President Bush suggested that statements from Democrats –including Barack Obama – about reaching out to America’s enemies were akin to appeasement of Hitler ahead of World War II. This drew a quick reaction from the Obama camp. Bush said: “The fight against terror and extremism is the defining [...]
UPDATE: Do you think Joe Biden is just a tad bit upset by what the President said? Do ya’ think?
Biden calls Bush comments ‘bulls**t’
The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Joe Biden, D-Delaware, called President Bush’s comments accusing Sen. Barack Obama and other Democrats of wanting to appease terrorists “bulls**t” and said if the president disagrees so strongly with [...]
Categories: George W. Bush · Obama
Another new low point…sigh…
Quinnipiac Poll: Dissatisfaction Rate Hits All Time High
A total of 82% of American voters are “somewhat dissatisfied’ or “very dissatisfied” with the way things are going in the country today, according to a new Quinnipiac poll, while only [...]
Categories: Bush Administration
The idea of requiring photo ID’s to vote is frightening. Sure, it’s not a problem for many people, they have a driver’s license. Missouri, however, is trying an end-run around the law and it’s really ugly.
Lately, Republicans have been losing close statewide races in Missouri. But they have a solution. Better policies? Better candidates? Nah. If you’re losing close elections all you need to do is find a way to keep some Democrats from voting. Digby has the ugly details. Basically, [...]
Local Missouri bloggers are really up in arms, providing more details:
Although there were many other worthy submissions of offensive quotes, the Heartless Quote of the Week goes to Senator John Loudon, hands down: [...]
Categories: Republicans
The Republican party is in shambles in DC. There’s lots of infighting and a really strange new slogan that’s actually being laughed at. Oh, yes. Carpetbagger has all the details…
GOP looks for a prescription to treat ‘Election Anxiety Disorder’
Yesterday afternoon, retiring Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.), the former chairman of the NRCC, issued a 20-page memo on the Republican Party’s electoral woes. “The political atmosphere facing House Republicans this November is the worst since Watergate and is far more toxic than it was in 2006,” he wrote. Davis’ point about the weakness of the GOP [...]
Categories: Republicans
After a couple of days of being kicked by a nasty bug, it’s good to be half-way back on my feet today! Still coughing a bit, throat is still sore enough that it’s not fun to talk, but I’m alive.
In case you didn’t see it, I linked last night to Keith Olbermann’s fiery Special Comment about President Bush’s golf game. CLICK HERE to go to that post. It’s really worth your time.
Categories: Bush Administration · George W. Bush · Television
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