Wow! Well I guess I'll receive a high rating on this 'travelor safety score'. NOt because I'm dangerous mind you, but just because I'm a progressive blogger and a vegan and a peacenik, and have been sighted at *gasp* a JOHN KERRY RALLY.
But if you are travelling this holiday, you might wonder what the government is giving you for your score. AND if you havea bad score, they may just do something 'fishy' with your food. Read More »
Crap! an F18 crashed in California. But it looks like the pilot ejected and is still alive.
The pilot was conscious and didn't appear to suffer major injuries, said Maurice Luque, a spokesman for the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department.
The pilot was found near the jet, which crashed around noon in an unpopulated, hilly area of the base and triggered a brush fire that burned about five acres. Read More »
Who will be Time's Person of the Year?
Who do you feel deserves the "Person of the Year" award?
George W. Bush
Condoleezza Rice
Kim Jong Il
Al Gore
Nancy Pelosi
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Hugo Chavez
Chad Hurley and Steve Chen (The YouTube guys) Read More »
Wow! This could be quite interesting.
No link because I heard it from Former-President Clinton on the Young Turks show on Air America. (Doesn't count as gossip if it's said during/after an real interview with President Carter himself.)
Apparently, Former-President Carter has been nagging Al GOre to run for the Presidency again. He pushed Gore to run in 04 but Gore opted not to. And he's still nagging Gore to run in 08 too. Read More »
I don't usually post on polls but this one is an important one.
"Do you believe there is a civil war in Iraq now?"
Base: All Adults
Total
Yes, is civil war 68%
No, is not 14%
Not sure 18%
"Which of the following possible scenarios would you like to see the U.S. government undertake with regard to Iraq?"
Base: All Adults
Total
Withdraw all troops now 18%
Set a timetable for withdrawal 51%
Send more troops to Iraq to stabilize the situation 19%
Not sure 12%
"Which of the following is closest to your opinion?"
Base: All Adults
Party ID
Total Republican Democrat Independent
It was a mistake to take military action against Iraq in the first place 42% 9% 66% 46%
Taking military action against Iraq was the right thing to do, but things have gotten off course there 40 56 27 42
Taking military action against Iraq was the right thing to do and things are going reasonably well 13 30 3 9
Not sure 5 4 4 4
Note: Percentages may not add up exactly to 100% due to rounding.
"President Bush has recently announced that Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld will be stepping down. Do you think this is a good or bad thing for the U.S.?"
Base: All Adults
Party ID
Total Republican Democrat Independent
Good thing 61% 49% 73% 68%
Bad thing 9 14 5 8
Not sure 30 36 22 24
Note: Percentages may not add up exactly to 100% due to rounding.
"Robert Gates, the former director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), has been nominated by President Bush to succeed Donald Rumsfeld as Secretary of Defense.
"Do you think this will:
Base: All Adults
Total
Make the situation in Iraq better 13%
Make no difference to the situation in Iraq 42%
Make the situation in Iraq worse 5%
Not sure 40%
While my brain is on polls, I remember a year ago a majority of Americans supported impeachment.
Curious...after the elections nobody has done a poll, "Do you want to see George W. Bush and Richard Cheney impeached?"
Yet here they are throwing their same strategy as before--send more soldiers to Iraq to die for a lie. And they still can't define success. They can't even define a realistic strategy except "We're not leaving until we win."
McCain wants to throw more bodies into the fray.
John Kerry, John Murtha, Fiengold, and Boxer took a brave step last year presenting timelines to get out of Iraq and to have the citizens of Iraq build a political solution. Seems they were not just 'pandering' to the left afterall. The election proved that and these polls prove it.
So why are McCain and Bush so unwilling to back down? Maybe because they have no family members to come home in a casket or be horribly maimed. Or maybe because they like getting rich over it.
Of course Bush is sweating out his legacy. And McCain is licking his chops at the idea of becoming President.
Bush's poll ratings are down at low 30s where they've been for more than a year (almost consistantly). And McCains will follow since he's out there speaking directly against what the majority of Americans want. These polls show McCain and Bush are stubborn old men with their heads buried in the sand. Read More »
Indictment time!
In the indictment, G.W. Bush, Richard (Dick) Cheney, Condileeza Rice, Donald Rumsfeld, and Colin Powell are named as defendants.
I can't copy/paste it here. It is read only.
See the indictment by clicking here. Read More »
Sure...anyone who has the slightest knowledge of the middle east knew that there were tribal wars and religious wars going on for centuries. But there's somehow been a controlled cauldron brewing beneath the surface not a huge uprising in three different sections all at the same time.
Yet, in the course of 6 years, Bush has managed to create a Civil War in Iraq, a Civil War in Lebanon, and another whole new war in Israel. THREE SIMULTANIOUS CIVIL WARS...we've NEVER seen that EVER before. Read More »
Tee Heee Heee....This THRILLS ME! You might recall that I posted a few days ago about the meaning behind the peace symbol.
Pro-Peace Symbol Forces Win Battle in Colorado Town
~snip~
"...there are now more peace symbols in Pagosa Springs, a town of 1,700 people 200 miles southwest of Denver, than probably ever in its history. Read More »
