Social Issues
November 01, 2004
#1 - Accountability
President Bush likes to talk about accountability, often in regard to educational standards, but it has been a frequent refrain in other areas. He claims to have signed the most sweeping corporate accountability reforms since Franklin Roosevelt. After the Enron scandal, he assured us "company executives with power over 401(k)s . . . [more]
President Bush likes to talk about accountability, often in regard to educational standards, but it has been a frequent refrain in other areas. He claims to have signed the most sweeping corporate accountability reforms since Franklin Roosevelt. After the Enron scandal, he assured us "company executives with power over 401(k)s . . . [more]
October 30, 2004
#3 - The Final Countdown: Social Issues
Try to find the acts of compassion from our compassionate conservative president: June 2003: After his administration filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court outlining its opposition to the University of Michigan's affirmative action program, Bush spins it big time when the Supreme Court decides in favor of Michigan: . . . [more]
Try to find the acts of compassion from our compassionate conservative president: June 2003: After his administration filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court outlining its opposition to the University of Michigan's affirmative action program, Bush spins it big time when the Supreme Court decides in favor of Michigan: . . . [more]
October 20, 2004
#13 - A Reason for Potential Nader Voters
Greetings, potential Nader voters, Jane here. The first thing you need to know is, I've been there. I was there in 2000 (Washington: Gore 50.16%, Bush 44.58%, Nader 4.14%) and in 1996 (Oregon: Clinton 59.71%, Dole 26.82%, Perot 11.20%, Nader 1.55%). That's right - I voted for Ralph Nader in . . . [more]
Greetings, potential Nader voters, Jane here. The first thing you need to know is, I've been there. I was there in 2000 (Washington: Gore 50.16%, Bush 44.58%, Nader 4.14%) and in 1996 (Oregon: Clinton 59.71%, Dole 26.82%, Perot 11.20%, Nader 1.55%). That's right - I voted for Ralph Nader in . . . [more]
October 19, 2004
#14 - He's Increasing the Gaps in American Society
So much for being a uniter: The enormous wealth gap between white families and black and Hispanic families grew larger after the most recent recession, a private analysis of government data has found. White households had a median net worth of greater than $88,000 in 2002, 11 times that of . . . [more]
So much for being a uniter: The enormous wealth gap between white families and black and Hispanic families grew larger after the most recent recession, a private analysis of government data has found. White households had a median net worth of greater than $88,000 in 2002, 11 times that of . . . [more]
October 18, 2004
#15 - Negative Consequences for Decades to Come
From an editorial in today's New York Times, "Imagining America if George Bush Chose the Supreme Court": Abortion might be a crime in most states. Gay people could be thrown in prison for having sex in their homes. States might be free to become mini-theocracies, endorsing Christianity and using tax . . . [more]
From an editorial in today's New York Times, "Imagining America if George Bush Chose the Supreme Court": Abortion might be a crime in most states. Gay people could be thrown in prison for having sex in their homes. States might be free to become mini-theocracies, endorsing Christianity and using tax . . . [more]
October 14, 2004
#19 - The Litmus Test
From last night's presidential debate: SCHIEFFER: Mr. President, I want to go back to something Senator Kerry said earlier tonight and ask a follow-up of my own. He said -- and this will be a new question to you -- he said that you had never said whether you would . . . [more]
From last night's presidential debate: SCHIEFFER: Mr. President, I want to go back to something Senator Kerry said earlier tonight and ask a follow-up of my own. He said -- and this will be a new question to you -- he said that you had never said whether you would . . . [more]
September 20, 2004
#43 - Passing the Buck
“I went to Washington to fix problems, not pass them on to future Presidents.” George W. Bush President's Remarks at Victory 2004 Rally in St. Cloud, Minnesota September 16, 2004 Interesting. Because, from where we sit, Bush seems to have passed quite a few problems off to future generations and . . . [more]
“I went to Washington to fix problems, not pass them on to future Presidents.” George W. Bush President's Remarks at Victory 2004 Rally in St. Cloud, Minnesota September 16, 2004 Interesting. Because, from where we sit, Bush seems to have passed quite a few problems off to future generations and . . . [more]
September 16, 2004
#47 – The Drug Benefit: a Bitter (and Expensive) Pill for Seniors
From an interview with Marcia Angell, a senior lecturer at Harvard Medical School and former editor in chief of The New England Journal of Medicine, in the New York Times: Q. The first phase - the discount card phase - of the new Medicare drug benefit is about to go . . . [more]
From an interview with Marcia Angell, a senior lecturer at Harvard Medical School and former editor in chief of The New England Journal of Medicine, in the New York Times: Q. The first phase - the discount card phase - of the new Medicare drug benefit is about to go . . . [more]
September 13, 2004
#50 – Failing to Protect America
Today the ban on assault weapons expires. The President says he would have signed the bill if it came to his desk, but he knows full well that the Republicans in Congress will not allow a bill to pass. If Bush had pushed the issue, if he had shown the . . . [more]
Today the ban on assault weapons expires. The President says he would have signed the bill if it came to his desk, but he knows full well that the Republicans in Congress will not allow a bill to pass. If Bush had pushed the issue, if he had shown the . . . [more]
September 04, 2004
#59 - Plausible Deniability, Part II
Research doesn't back your policies? For the Bush administration, the answer is clear: stop collecting the data: The Department of Education is sharply cutting back on the information it collects about charter schools for a periodic report that provides a detailed national profile of public, private and charter schools. Confirmation . . . [more]
Research doesn't back your policies? For the Bush administration, the answer is clear: stop collecting the data: The Department of Education is sharply cutting back on the information it collects about charter schools for a periodic report that provides a detailed national profile of public, private and charter schools. Confirmation . . . [more]
September 01, 2004
#62 - Convention Recap: A Search For Compassion
Tuesday's theme at the Republican National Convention was "People of Compassion." We listened intently so that you didn't have to: Arnold Schwarzenegger: Arnold immediately showed his compassion with a helpful bit instructing immigrants on how they can tell if they're Republicans (helpful tip #7 - if you're an economic girlie-man, . . . [more]
Tuesday's theme at the Republican National Convention was "People of Compassion." We listened intently so that you didn't have to: Arnold Schwarzenegger: Arnold immediately showed his compassion with a helpful bit instructing immigrants on how they can tell if they're Republicans (helpful tip #7 - if you're an economic girlie-man, . . . [more]
August 28, 2004
#66 - Bait and Switch
From today's Houston Chronicle, "With GOP, what you see not necessarily what you get": If the Federal Trade Commission happens to watch the Republican National Convention, it may be moved to take action against the quadrennial political show. It will be a classic case of bait-and-switch. On display will be . . . [more]
From today's Houston Chronicle, "With GOP, what you see not necessarily what you get": If the Federal Trade Commission happens to watch the Republican National Convention, it may be moved to take action against the quadrennial political show. It will be a classic case of bait-and-switch. On display will be . . . [more]
August 25, 2004
#69 - The Bush Social Doctrine
From the President's Remarks at Ask President Bush Event Hudson, Wisconsin August 18, 2004 I'll tell you what else will make America a better place. It's a place where those of us in government understand the limitations of government. See, money can hand out -- (applause.) Government hands out money, . . . [more]
From the President's Remarks at Ask President Bush Event Hudson, Wisconsin August 18, 2004 I'll tell you what else will make America a better place. It's a place where those of us in government understand the limitations of government. See, money can hand out -- (applause.) Government hands out money, . . . [more]
August 19, 2004
#75 - Still Leaving Children Behind: But Now There's Proof Edition
Bad News on the Charter Front, op-ed in yesterday's New York Times: The Bush administration's education program received a devastating setback this week when long-awaited federal data showed that children in charter schools were performing worse on math and reading tests than their counterparts in regular public schools. Among other . . . [more]
Bad News on the Charter Front, op-ed in yesterday's New York Times: The Bush administration's education program received a devastating setback this week when long-awaited federal data showed that children in charter schools were performing worse on math and reading tests than their counterparts in regular public schools. Among other . . . [more]
July 24, 2004
#101 - More Bad Choices on the Bench
From today's Boulder Daily Camera, "Two more feathers in Bush's cap": It was just an unlucky selection. President Bush had more than 1 million lawyers from whom to choose and thanks to bad staff work he made a couple of really unfortunate choices. He probably doesn't even realize it, but . . . [more]
From today's Boulder Daily Camera, "Two more feathers in Bush's cap": It was just an unlucky selection. President Bush had more than 1 million lawyers from whom to choose and thanks to bad staff work he made a couple of really unfortunate choices. He probably doesn't even realize it, but . . . [more]
July 18, 2004
#107 - He's Still Putting Politics Before Women's Lives
The Bush administration will withhold $34 million in congressionally approved assistance to the U.N. Population Fund because of the fund's connection to China and forced abortions, Secretary of State Colin Powell said Friday. The State Department said it was convinced the fund helped China manage programs that involved forced abortions. . . . [more]
The Bush administration will withhold $34 million in congressionally approved assistance to the U.N. Population Fund because of the fund's connection to China and forced abortions, Secretary of State Colin Powell said Friday. The State Department said it was convinced the fund helped China manage programs that involved forced abortions. . . . [more]
July 16, 2004
#109 – His “Leadership” on African American Issues
Press Briefing by Scott McClellan July 15, 2004 Q Scott, the White House chose not to use the NAACP today as filter to get its message out to African Americans. But beyond housing issues, beyond education, many African Americans say the real civil rights issues, the teeth of civil rights . . . [more]
Press Briefing by Scott McClellan July 15, 2004 Q Scott, the White House chose not to use the NAACP today as filter to get its message out to African Americans. But beyond housing issues, beyond education, many African Americans say the real civil rights issues, the teeth of civil rights . . . [more]
July 12, 2004
#113 - The Sex Police
For years, Advocates for Youth, a Washington-based organization devoted to adolescent sexual health, says, it received government grants without much trouble. Then last year it was subjected to three federal reviews. James Wagoner, the president of Advocates for Youth, said the reviews were prompted by concerns among some members of . . . [more]
For years, Advocates for Youth, a Washington-based organization devoted to adolescent sexual health, says, it received government grants without much trouble. Then last year it was subjected to three federal reviews. James Wagoner, the president of Advocates for Youth, said the reviews were prompted by concerns among some members of . . . [more]
July 10, 2004
#115 - Passing on Another Opportunity to Speak to the NAACP
Four years ago, presidential candidate George W. Bush went before the NAACP convention in Baltimore and conceded that the Republican Party and the black civil rights group have not always been the best of friends. "The NAACP and the GOP - not always been allies, I know that," Bush told . . . [more]
Four years ago, presidential candidate George W. Bush went before the NAACP convention in Baltimore and conceded that the Republican Party and the black civil rights group have not always been the best of friends. "The NAACP and the GOP - not always been allies, I know that," Bush told . . . [more]
June 25, 2004
#130 – It Took Him 3.5 Years to Utter the C-Word
From “Bush Backs Condom Use to Prevent Spread of AIDS” in the New York Times: President Bush said on Wednesday for the first time that the United States should "learn from the experience" of countries like Uganda in fighting AIDS and embraced the use of condoms to prevent its spread, . . . [more]
From “Bush Backs Condom Use to Prevent Spread of AIDS” in the New York Times: President Bush said on Wednesday for the first time that the United States should "learn from the experience" of countries like Uganda in fighting AIDS and embraced the use of condoms to prevent its spread, . . . [more]
June 20, 2004
#135 - He Can't Tell the Difference between "Patients" and "Consumers"
From today's British Medical Journal, via Helpful Reader Eric, "Bush plans to screen whole US population for mental illness" A sweeping mental health initiative will be unveiled by President George W Bush in July. The plan promises to integrate mentally ill patients fully into the community by providing "services in . . . [more]
From today's British Medical Journal, via Helpful Reader Eric, "Bush plans to screen whole US population for mental illness" A sweeping mental health initiative will be unveiled by President George W Bush in July. The plan promises to integrate mentally ill patients fully into the community by providing "services in . . . [more]
May 10, 2004
#176 - Hiding Problems Isn't Fixing Them
From an article by Rebecca Traister on Salon.com last week, "Making women's issues go away": A damning new report reveals that the Bush administration has quietly removed 25 reports from its Women's Bureau Web site, deleting or distorting crucial information on issues from pay equity to reproductive healthcare. If you'd . . . [more]
From an article by Rebecca Traister on Salon.com last week, "Making women's issues go away": A damning new report reveals that the Bush administration has quietly removed 25 reports from its Women's Bureau Web site, deleting or distorting crucial information on issues from pay equity to reproductive healthcare. If you'd . . . [more]
May 08, 2004
#178 - Politics Trumps Policy
From "U.S. Rules Morning-After Pill Can't Be Sold Over the Counter" in the New York Times: Federal drug regulators yesterday rejected a drug maker's application to sell a morning-after pill over the counter because of concerns about whether young girls would be able to use it safely. The Food and . . . [more]
From "U.S. Rules Morning-After Pill Can't Be Sold Over the Counter" in the New York Times: Federal drug regulators yesterday rejected a drug maker's application to sell a morning-after pill over the counter because of concerns about whether young girls would be able to use it safely. The Food and . . . [more]
April 28, 2004
#188 - It’s the War, Stupid
The Bush team is uncanny in its ability to tie every issue to the war on terror: WOLF BLITZER: Does the president have a problem with American women, when it comes to abortion rights? KAREN HUGHES, PRESIDENT BUSH'S ADVISER: … I really believe, Wolf, the biggest issue for women this . . . [more]
The Bush team is uncanny in its ability to tie every issue to the war on terror: WOLF BLITZER: Does the president have a problem with American women, when it comes to abortion rights? KAREN HUGHES, PRESIDENT BUSH'S ADVISER: … I really believe, Wolf, the biggest issue for women this . . . [more]
April 07, 2004
#209 - A Promise Unkept
From "A promise unkept on AIDS" by the Boston Globe, via the International Herald Tribune Online. The global effort to combat the three deadliest infectious diseases - AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria - had a rare celebration 14 months ago when President George W. Bush pledged in his 2003 State of . . . [more]
From "A promise unkept on AIDS" by the Boston Globe, via the International Herald Tribune Online. The global effort to combat the three deadliest infectious diseases - AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria - had a rare celebration 14 months ago when President George W. Bush pledged in his 2003 State of . . . [more]
March 23, 2004
#224 - The Medicare Mess
From CNN.com yesterday, The Medicare mess: The Medicare bill backfires on the GOP George Bush and his G.O.P. allies in Congress thought the Medicare prescription-drug benefit they enacted last December would take a key issue away from the Democrats and entice millions of seniors to vote Republican this November. Instead, . . . [more]
From CNN.com yesterday, The Medicare mess: The Medicare bill backfires on the GOP George Bush and his G.O.P. allies in Congress thought the Medicare prescription-drug benefit they enacted last December would take a key issue away from the Democrats and entice millions of seniors to vote Republican this November. Instead, . . . [more]
March 10, 2004
#237 - If Something Works, He Wants to Cut Its Funding
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today released results from a survey that indicate physical activity among the nation’s youth is increasing as a result of a national youth media campaign launched by the agency in 2002. The award winning multicultural campaign known as VERB had one of . . . [more]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today released results from a survey that indicate physical activity among the nation’s youth is increasing as a result of a national youth media campaign launched by the agency in 2002. The award winning multicultural campaign known as VERB had one of . . . [more]
March 04, 2004
#243 - He's Even Alienated the Longsuffering Log Cabin Republicans
We never thought we'd see the day, but the Log Cabin Republicans have finally decided that enough is enough: Gay activists who helped deliver more than a million votes for George W. Bush in 2000 are so outraged that the president endorsed a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage that they . . . [more]
We never thought we'd see the day, but the Log Cabin Republicans have finally decided that enough is enough: Gay activists who helped deliver more than a million votes for George W. Bush in 2000 are so outraged that the president endorsed a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage that they . . . [more]
March 01, 2004
#246 - Ensuring the Advice He Receives Is the Advice He Wants to Hear, Part 2
From Thursday's New York Times, "U.S. to Study Importing Canada Drugs but Choice of Leader Prompts Criticism": Hoping to mollify its critics, the Bush administration said Wednesday that it would conduct a yearlong study of how prescription drugs might be safely imported from Canada. But it then infuriated the critics . . . [more]
From Thursday's New York Times, "U.S. to Study Importing Canada Drugs but Choice of Leader Prompts Criticism": Hoping to mollify its critics, the Bush administration said Wednesday that it would conduct a yearlong study of how prescription drugs might be safely imported from Canada. But it then infuriated the critics . . . [more]
February 29, 2004
#247 - Ensuring the Advice He Receives Is the Advice He Wants to Hear, Part 1
From yesterday's AP wire, via theMiami Herald, "Bush Replaces Members of Bioethics Panel": President Bush on Friday replaced two members of a panel that advises him on issues such as cloning and stem cell research, drawing criticism that he is stacking the bioethics group with ideologically friendly members. Elizabeth Blackburn, . . . [more]
From yesterday's AP wire, via theMiami Herald, "Bush Replaces Members of Bioethics Panel": President Bush on Friday replaced two members of a panel that advises him on issues such as cloning and stem cell research, drawing criticism that he is stacking the bioethics group with ideologically friendly members. Elizabeth Blackburn, . . . [more]
February 27, 2004
#249 - Violating Privacy
From today's Washington Post, "U.S. Demands More Abortion Records": The Justice Department has expanded its demands for private medical records of abortion patients, issuing subpoenas this week for hundreds of files from six Planned Parenthood affiliates, including the one serving metropolitan Washington, according to officials and court records. The demand . . . [more]
From today's Washington Post, "U.S. Demands More Abortion Records": The Justice Department has expanded its demands for private medical records of abortion patients, issuing subpoenas this week for hundreds of files from six Planned Parenthood affiliates, including the one serving metropolitan Washington, according to officials and court records. The demand . . . [more]
February 26, 2004
#250 - The Marriage Amendment
President Bush on Tuesday declared his support for an amendment to the Constitution that would ban gay marriage, saying the union of a man and a woman is "the most fundamental institution of civilization" and that it cannot be separated from its "cultural, religious and natural roots" without weakening society. . . . [more]
President Bush on Tuesday declared his support for an amendment to the Constitution that would ban gay marriage, saying the union of a man and a woman is "the most fundamental institution of civilization" and that it cannot be separated from its "cultural, religious and natural roots" without weakening society. . . . [more]
February 25, 2004
#251 - Dropping the Ball on Healthcare
From today's Wired News, "Bush Health Tax Credits Won't Aid Uninsured, Study Says": Tax credits for the poor to buy health insurance such as those proposed by the Bush administration are unlikely to reduce the rolls of the estimated 43 million U.S. uninsured, a study released on Wednesday said. The . . . [more]
From today's Wired News, "Bush Health Tax Credits Won't Aid Uninsured, Study Says": Tax credits for the poor to buy health insurance such as those proposed by the Bush administration are unlikely to reduce the rolls of the estimated 43 million U.S. uninsured, a study released on Wednesday said. The . . . [more]
February 23, 2004
#253 - We Want Real Good News, Not More Misrepresentation
We're all for good news. But this type of reporting makes you wonder if there's much the Bush administration doesn't misrepresent. The Bush administration says it improperly altered a report documenting large racial and ethnic disparities in health care, but it will soon publish the full, unexpurgated document. "There was . . . [more]
We're all for good news. But this type of reporting makes you wonder if there's much the Bush administration doesn't misrepresent. The Bush administration says it improperly altered a report documenting large racial and ethnic disparities in health care, but it will soon publish the full, unexpurgated document. "There was . . . [more]
February 19, 2004
#257 - Because the Lies are Becoming Endemic
Top scientists and environmentalists on Wednesday accused the Bush administration of suppressing and distorting scientific findings that run counter to its own policies. They backed a report from the Union of Concerned Scientists that said the administration had suppressed research on global warming, air quality, sexual health, cancer and other . . . [more]
Top scientists and environmentalists on Wednesday accused the Bush administration of suppressing and distorting scientific findings that run counter to its own policies. They backed a report from the Union of Concerned Scientists that said the administration had suppressed research on global warming, air quality, sexual health, cancer and other . . . [more]
February 18, 2004
#258 - Because You Don’t Run a Country Via Bus Tour
The Bush Administration was in the ‘hood yesterday, or in the state, at least. It seems the Northwest hasn’t benefited much from Bush’s grand economic plan of cutting taxes, increasing spending and waiting for the good times to roll. Three members of President Bush's Cabinet yesterday rode a bus through . . . [more]
The Bush Administration was in the ‘hood yesterday, or in the state, at least. It seems the Northwest hasn’t benefited much from Bush’s grand economic plan of cutting taxes, increasing spending and waiting for the good times to roll. Three members of President Bush's Cabinet yesterday rode a bus through . . . [more]
February 17, 2004
#259 - A Vote for Bush is a Vote Against “Secular Culture”
Speaking of somebody who rode to power on his father’s coattails… Franklin Graham supported but did not endorse President Bush in saying his re-election was the only way to stem "garbage" like that seen in Super Bowl halftime show, the evangelist's spokesman said Monday. Graham's comments to a gathering of . . . [more]
Speaking of somebody who rode to power on his father’s coattails… Franklin Graham supported but did not endorse President Bush in saying his re-election was the only way to stem "garbage" like that seen in Super Bowl halftime show, the evangelist's spokesman said Monday. Graham's comments to a gathering of . . . [more]
February 03, 2004
#273 - Budgetary Woes
Yesterday the President presented his $2.4 trillion budget for fiscal year 2005 - "a plan to help make America a more secure, more prosperous, and more hopeful country" (the White House's words, not ours). Heavy on national security expenditures and promises to cut domestic spending, the President's budget has a . . . [more]
Yesterday the President presented his $2.4 trillion budget for fiscal year 2005 - "a plan to help make America a more secure, more prosperous, and more hopeful country" (the White House's words, not ours). Heavy on national security expenditures and promises to cut domestic spending, the President's budget has a . . . [more]
February 01, 2004
#275 - The Illusory Middle Class Tax Cut
From Reuters, " IRS: Tax Cuts Would Expand Minimum Tax Bite" Unless Congress acts, millions of U.S. taxpayers will be shocked in April 2006 as they do their taxes and discover they owe the government much more than thought, according to the Internal Revenue Service's taxpayer watchdog. "These are compliant . . . [more]
From Reuters, " IRS: Tax Cuts Would Expand Minimum Tax Bite" Unless Congress acts, millions of U.S. taxpayers will be shocked in April 2006 as they do their taxes and discover they owe the government much more than thought, according to the Internal Revenue Service's taxpayer watchdog. "These are compliant . . . [more]
January 25, 2004
#282 - The Cost of War
$97.6 billion is enough to fund 1,768,400 four year college scholarships at public universities, build nearly a million affordable housing units, send 9,857,000 children to a year of Head Start and provide 29,880,000 children with a year of health care. And the numbers keep rising. . . . [more]
$97.6 billion is enough to fund 1,768,400 four year college scholarships at public universities, build nearly a million affordable housing units, send 9,857,000 children to a year of Head Start and provide 29,880,000 children with a year of health care. And the numbers keep rising. . . . [more]
January 18, 2004
#289 - He's Overseen More Executions than Any Governor in Modern History
Say, let's celebrate National Sanctity of Human Life Day with a look at Bush's record on the death penalty: The most controversial aspect of Bush's governorship, however, remains his support for the death penalty in the state that has executed more inmates than any other. Bush's appearance at the Conservative . . . [more]
Say, let's celebrate National Sanctity of Human Life Day with a look at Bush's record on the death penalty: The most controversial aspect of Bush's governorship, however, remains his support for the death penalty in the state that has executed more inmates than any other. Bush's appearance at the Conservative . . . [more]
January 17, 2004
#290 - Choice
From Bush's proclamation, National Sanctity of Human Life Day, 2004: As Americans, we are led by the power of our conscience and the history of our country to defend and promote the dignity and rights of all people. Each person, however frail or defenseless, has a place and a purpose . . . [more]
From Bush's proclamation, National Sanctity of Human Life Day, 2004: As Americans, we are led by the power of our conscience and the history of our country to defend and promote the dignity and rights of all people. Each person, however frail or defenseless, has a place and a purpose . . . [more]
January 16, 2004
#291 - His Identity Issues
President Bush traveled to the South on Thursday to court black voters and to emphasize his conviction -- disputed by Congress -- that the government should devote more federal money to religious groups that deliver social services. In visits to New Orleans in the morning and Atlanta in the afternoon, . . . [more]
President Bush traveled to the South on Thursday to court black voters and to emphasize his conviction -- disputed by Congress -- that the government should devote more federal money to religious groups that deliver social services. In visits to New Orleans in the morning and Atlanta in the afternoon, . . . [more]
January 15, 2004
#292 - He's Full of Bad Ideas
The next big idea from the Bush administration? $1.5 billion for a "healthy marriage" initiative. Apparently, in the midst of a jobless recovery, continued war in Iraq and a health care crisis, our government has decided that it needs to spend our money on encouraging Americans of legal age to . . . [more]
The next big idea from the Bush administration? $1.5 billion for a "healthy marriage" initiative. Apparently, in the midst of a jobless recovery, continued war in Iraq and a health care crisis, our government has decided that it needs to spend our money on encouraging Americans of legal age to . . . [more]
January 07, 2004
#300 - The Department of Anti-Labor
A proposed Labor Department rule suggests ways employers can avoid paying overtime to some of the 1.3 million low-income workers who would become eligible this year. The department's advice comes even as it touts the $895 million in increased wages that it says those workers would be guaranteed from the . . . [more]
A proposed Labor Department rule suggests ways employers can avoid paying overtime to some of the 1.3 million low-income workers who would become eligible this year. The department's advice comes even as it touts the $895 million in increased wages that it says those workers would be guaranteed from the . . . [more]
January 03, 2004
#304 - He Doesn't Put Money Where His Mouth Is
From the AP wire, via the San Jose Mercury News, "Bush Decries Critics of New Education Law": Gearing up for a possible election year fight on his education initiative, President Bush defended his "No Child Left Behind" law against critics who say it's been shortchanged and assumes all students learn . . . [more]
From the AP wire, via the San Jose Mercury News, "Bush Decries Critics of New Education Law": Gearing up for a possible election year fight on his education initiative, President Bush defended his "No Child Left Behind" law against critics who say it's been shortchanged and assumes all students learn . . . [more]
December 25, 2003
#313 - What Would the Guy Who Lives in the Park and Thinks He's Jesus Do?
R&J: So, uh, happy birthday. GWLITP&THJ: Thanks, but it's not my birthday. R&J: Really? GWLITP&THJ: Yeah. Some of my early followers moved it to December, when there were already a lot of parties going on. R&J: Interesting. GWLITP&THJ: I think they were going for what's called "synergy" these days. R&J: . . . [more]
R&J: So, uh, happy birthday. GWLITP&THJ: Thanks, but it's not my birthday. R&J: Really? GWLITP&THJ: Yeah. Some of my early followers moved it to December, when there were already a lot of parties going on. R&J: Interesting. GWLITP&THJ: I think they were going for what's called "synergy" these days. R&J: . . . [more]
December 19, 2003
#319 - He Spends Money on the Wrong Things
From today’s Washington Post, " Survey Indicates More Go Hungry, Homeless Aid Lacking as Greater Demands Conflict With Improving Economy, Report Says": More cities have had residents turned away from emergency food and shelter assistance this year than in any year since 1997, according to a report released yesterday by . . . [more]
From today’s Washington Post, " Survey Indicates More Go Hungry, Homeless Aid Lacking as Greater Demands Conflict With Improving Economy, Report Says": More cities have had residents turned away from emergency food and shelter assistance this year than in any year since 1997, according to a report released yesterday by . . . [more]
November 24, 2003
#344 - With Friends Like These
Evangelical American Christians have turned on President George W Bush after he said, at a press conference with Tony Blair, that Christians and Muslims worshipped the same God. Mr Blair side-stepped the invitation to discuss his religious faith in public but Mr Bush followed his practice and declared: "I believe . . . [more]
Evangelical American Christians have turned on President George W Bush after he said, at a press conference with Tony Blair, that Christians and Muslims worshipped the same God. Mr Blair side-stepped the invitation to discuss his religious faith in public but Mr Bush followed his practice and declared: "I believe . . . [more]
November 19, 2003
#349 - Because He's Going to Try to Amend the Constitution
And not over something intelligent, like getting guns off our streets. Nope, President Bush and his "moral majority" cronies are going to try to change the supreme law of the land - tampered with only 27 times in its 214-year history - to meddle in the intricacies of interpersonal relationships. . . . [more]
And not over something intelligent, like getting guns off our streets. Nope, President Bush and his "moral majority" cronies are going to try to change the supreme law of the land - tampered with only 27 times in its 214-year history - to meddle in the intricacies of interpersonal relationships. . . . [more]
November 16, 2003
#352 - Falling Short on Health Care for Veterans
The morning after President George W. Bush delivered his Veterans Day message at Arlington National Cemetery, the administration's Office of Management and Budget - in writing - opposed an additional $1.3 billion for the Department of Veterans Affairs health care budget and reiterated its call to charge many veterans seeking . . . [more]
The morning after President George W. Bush delivered his Veterans Day message at Arlington National Cemetery, the administration's Office of Management and Budget - in writing - opposed an additional $1.3 billion for the Department of Veterans Affairs health care budget and reiterated its call to charge many veterans seeking . . . [more]
November 10, 2003
#358 - More Bad Behavior from the Justice Department
From Saturday's Guardian (UK - because the story isn't being covered in the American press...yet), "Fury at Bush's civil rights policing of abortion ban": The Bush administration has given the US justice department's civil rights division the job of enforcing a contentious new ban on late-term abortions, it emerged yesterday. . . . [more]
From Saturday's Guardian (UK - because the story isn't being covered in the American press...yet), "Fury at Bush's civil rights policing of abortion ban": The Bush administration has given the US justice department's civil rights division the job of enforcing a contentious new ban on late-term abortions, it emerged yesterday. . . . [more]
November 06, 2003
#362 - We Can’t Trust Him to Make Decisions for Women
President Bush signed legislation banning late-term (“partial-birth”) abortions yesterday, although the new law was quickly blocked by a federal judge. A federal judge in Nebraska blocked implementation of a federal ban on certain late-term abortions Wednesday, less than an hour after President Bush signed the ban into law. U.S. District . . . [more]
President Bush signed legislation banning late-term (“partial-birth”) abortions yesterday, although the new law was quickly blocked by a federal judge. A federal judge in Nebraska blocked implementation of a federal ban on certain late-term abortions Wednesday, less than an hour after President Bush signed the ban into law. U.S. District . . . [more]
September 27, 2003
#402 - He Governs on Behalf of the Rich
We know, no surprise. But still. From More Americans in Poverty in 2002, Census Study Says, via the New York Times. The number of Americans living in poverty increased by 1.7 million last year, and the median household income declined by 1.1 percent, the Census Bureau reported today. It was . . . [more]
We know, no surprise. But still. From More Americans in Poverty in 2002, Census Study Says, via the New York Times. The number of Americans living in poverty increased by 1.7 million last year, and the median household income declined by 1.1 percent, the Census Bureau reported today. It was . . . [more]
September 13, 2003
#416 - He Doesn't Play Well With Others
From "America set to torpedo trade talks", via the Guardian (UK): Fears are growing that the United States could effectively walk away from crucial trade talks in the Mexican resort of Cancun aimed at solving the deepening economic and social crisis afflicting billions of the world's poorest people. As the . . . [more]
From "America set to torpedo trade talks", via the Guardian (UK): Fears are growing that the United States could effectively walk away from crucial trade talks in the Mexican resort of Cancun aimed at solving the deepening economic and social crisis afflicting billions of the world's poorest people. As the . . . [more]
September 10, 2003
#419 - Six Reasons from Bill Buckley, but We'll Just Count Them as One Because of the Sarcasm
From yesterday’s editorial on Yahoo! News by William F. Buckley, "Bush Is Evil": In a private forum the question arose, Why do they hate Bush so? And ... what will they do with that hatred? How far can they carry it? How will it affect the next presidential election? The . . . [more]
From yesterday’s editorial on Yahoo! News by William F. Buckley, "Bush Is Evil": In a private forum the question arose, Why do they hate Bush so? And ... what will they do with that hatred? How far can they carry it? How will it affect the next presidential election? The . . . [more]
August 26, 2003
#434 - He's Turned Compassionate Conservatism Into "Calculated Conservatism"
Another broken campaign promise, via the New York Times: WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 — President Bush is running for re-election as a "compassionate conservative" who has sought to bring a new Republican approach to poverty and other social ills. But supporters, some administration officials among them, acknowledge that Mr. Bush's "compassionate . . . [more]
Another broken campaign promise, via the New York Times: WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 — President Bush is running for re-election as a "compassionate conservative" who has sought to bring a new Republican approach to poverty and other social ills. But supporters, some administration officials among them, acknowledge that Mr. Bush's "compassionate . . . [more]
August 09, 2003
#451 - Iraq Wasn't the Only Premature Victory Declaration
From yesterday’s Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Most states not fully compliant - Optimism premature on Bush's program": President Bush's message sounded so upbeat that state education officials who had flown in from across the country broke into applause repeatedly when he delivered it in the White House Rose Garden. "Every state, plus . . . [more]
From yesterday’s Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Most states not fully compliant - Optimism premature on Bush's program": President Bush's message sounded so upbeat that state education officials who had flown in from across the country broke into applause repeatedly when he delivered it in the White House Rose Garden. "Every state, plus . . . [more]
July 31, 2003
#459 - The Speck and the Log Thing
Yesterday President Bush bestowed upon the American public and the White House press corps the honor of a press conference - his first in nearly five months. Among other eyebrow-raising items, Bush announced that his administration is working on codifying the definition of marriage as a union between a man . . . [more]
Yesterday President Bush bestowed upon the American public and the White House press corps the honor of a press conference - his first in nearly five months. Among other eyebrow-raising items, Bush announced that his administration is working on codifying the definition of marriage as a union between a man . . . [more]
July 28, 2003
#462 - He Doesn't Have Time for the NAACP, but He Has Plenty of Time for Fund Raising
From today's AP wire via The Arizona Republic, "Bush still shunning NAACP meeting": Since the days of Warren G. Harding, presidents have met at the White House with leaders of the NAACP. Not President Bush, at least not yet. More than halfway through his presidency, Bush has yet to receive . . . [more]
From today's AP wire via The Arizona Republic, "Bush still shunning NAACP meeting": Since the days of Warren G. Harding, presidents have met at the White House with leaders of the NAACP. Not President Bush, at least not yet. More than halfway through his presidency, Bush has yet to receive . . . [more]
July 17, 2003
#473 - His Priorities Are a Mess
From Sunday's Dayton Daily News, "Bush still knocking Head Start": Of all the things the federal government needs to fix, President George W. Bush's obsession with Head Start is perplexing. As important as Head Start is to the almost 1 million children who are served by the early childhood education . . . [more]
From Sunday's Dayton Daily News, "Bush still knocking Head Start": Of all the things the federal government needs to fix, President George W. Bush's obsession with Head Start is perplexing. As important as Head Start is to the almost 1 million children who are served by the early childhood education . . . [more]
July 14, 2003
#476 - His Idea of Courting the Women's Vote Is Not Taking Away a Victory We've Already Won
From Saturday’s Austin American-Statesman, "Women voters a battleground in 2004 election": Just 37 minutes before the National Organization for Women was to host a forum for Democratic presidential candidates here late Friday afternoon, the Bush administration did what friends and foes alike say it does best: befuddle its adversaries. In . . . [more]
From Saturday’s Austin American-Statesman, "Women voters a battleground in 2004 election": Just 37 minutes before the National Organization for Women was to host a forum for Democratic presidential candidates here late Friday afternoon, the Bush administration did what friends and foes alike say it does best: befuddle its adversaries. In . . . [more]
July 06, 2003
#484 - He Backs up His Politics with Bad Science
Courtesy helpful reader Rob, from an article in the current Washington Monthly by Nicholas Thompson, "Science Friction: The growing - and dangerous - divide between scientists and the GOP": Any administration will be tempted to trumpet the conclusions of science when they justify actions that are advantageous politically, and to . . . [more]
Courtesy helpful reader Rob, from an article in the current Washington Monthly by Nicholas Thompson, "Science Friction: The growing - and dangerous - divide between scientists and the GOP": Any administration will be tempted to trumpet the conclusions of science when they justify actions that are advantageous politically, and to . . . [more]
June 25, 2003
#495 - He’s a Hypocrite, Part I
"The Bush administration late Thursday filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court outlining its opposition to the University of Michigan's affirmative action program." CNN.com 01/17/2003 “I applaud the Supreme Court for recognizing the value of diversity on our Nation's campuses. Diversity is one of America's greatest strengths.” President Bush . . . [more]
"The Bush administration late Thursday filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court outlining its opposition to the University of Michigan's affirmative action program." CNN.com 01/17/2003 “I applaud the Supreme Court for recognizing the value of diversity on our Nation's campuses. Diversity is one of America's greatest strengths.” President Bush . . . [more]
June 15, 2003
#505 - His Judicial Nominations Are Outlandishly Conservative
President Bush continues to submit the names of federal appeals court nominees to the Senate Judiciary Committee for its advice and consent. Most are judges so conservative that they make moderate Republicans blush and liberals downright sick to their stomachs. Last week the Senate Judiciary Committee began considering the nomination . . . [more]
President Bush continues to submit the names of federal appeals court nominees to the Senate Judiciary Committee for its advice and consent. Most are judges so conservative that they make moderate Republicans blush and liberals downright sick to their stomachs. Last week the Senate Judiciary Committee began considering the nomination . . . [more]
June 11, 2003
#509 - His Ideology Kills
In July 2002, the Bush administration withdrew $34 million in promised funding from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) the world's largest international source of funding for population and reproductive health programs in developing countries. In addition to promoting reproductive health and family planning, the UNFPA helps to combat maternal . . . [more]
In July 2002, the Bush administration withdrew $34 million in promised funding from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) the world's largest international source of funding for population and reproductive health programs in developing countries. In addition to promoting reproductive health and family planning, the UNFPA helps to combat maternal . . . [more]
June 02, 2003
#518 - Three Cheers for Queers
To say that the Bush administration sees gays and lesbians as morally reprehensible is, sadly, not going too far. Bush agreed to meet with the gay and lesbian group known as the Log Cabin Republicans as part of his 2000 campaign, but only after he was forced to and even . . . [more]
To say that the Bush administration sees gays and lesbians as morally reprehensible is, sadly, not going too far. Bush agreed to meet with the gay and lesbian group known as the Log Cabin Republicans as part of his 2000 campaign, but only after he was forced to and even . . . [more]
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