I have mentioned the de facto police state we live in now a few times (http://sol-biotech.com/wordpress/?s=%22police+state%22), but it seems that certain members of Congress want to formally make the United States a police state and do away with …
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Elect Jon Huntsman!
Bring U.S. military in line with new reality
By Jon Huntsman
http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/22/opinion/huntsman-foreign-policy/index.html
While he is still clearly a politician (and therefore a corrupt scumbag out to sell even his mother to get elected ;-)) Huntsman is the only potential candidate …
Vote for Gerry Mandering!
Why your vote for Congress might not matter
http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/18/politics/gerrymandering/index.html
I have written about this before (http://www.sol-system.com/koxenrider/bok/FrothingModerates.html) but thought I would comment a bit here (and maybe get someone to read my other article ;-). While money is certain …
More proof that money is at the root
Karl Rove spending millions lying about everyone
Crossroad GPS launches misleading ads against Elizabeth Warren, Jon Tester and Tim Kain
http://www.salon.com/2011/11/16/karl_rove_spending_millions_lying_about_everyone/singleton/
Now I admit I didn’t fact check the article, so I might be the fool here, but the gist …
Wow! A People’s Judge!
Finally, a Judge Stands up to Wall Street
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/finally-a-judge-stands-up-to-wall-street-20111110
As the author states in his closing paragraph:
… But equally disturbing is the fact that more judges haven’t done the same thing. Are people with backbones really that rare?
It …
I can no longer call myself a Republican
For a long time (before Reagan) I considered myself a Republican. I long considered the phrase “the government which governs best, governs least” to be a personal motto of sorts. However, I have always felt that government plays a critical …
Is it possible to get campaign finance reform?
Can campaign finance reform unite OWS?
As the movement searches for an agenda, it gives new life to an issue recently thought to be a lost cause
http://www.salon.com/2011/11/08/can_campaign_finance_reform_unite_ows/singleton/
To me money really is the root of our political problems. Now …
I found a new blog…
In addition to being a regular reader of Glenn Greenwald (http://www.salon.com/writer/glenn_greenwald/ thanks to bls I have now (re)discovered Matt Taibbi (http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog (also see my post yesterday).
I particularly like this post: Wall Street Isn’t Winning – It’s …
A very troubling read…
Is the SEC Covering Up Wall Street Crimes?
Matt Taibbi: A whistle blower says the agency has illegally destroyed thousands of documents, letting financial crooks off the hook.
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/is-the-sec-covering-up-wall-street-crimes-20110817
Thanks to bls for this link!
As we get more and …
Climategate is here to stay!
Scientist who said climate change sceptics had been proved wrong accused of hiding truth by colleague
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2055191/Scientists-said-climate-change-sceptics-proved-wrong-accused-hiding-truth-colleague.html
A very sad commentary that an effort purported to decrease controversy will only escalate it. All those people that complained about the ‘hockey …