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June 21, 2008 05:29 AM EDT -- Question: How many congressmen does it take to screw the American public with a light bulb? Answer: As many as it takes to pass a bill. Thanks to your (notice I did not say "our"...I . . . more
February 27, 2007 10:31 AM EST -- In the autumn of 2006, the Republican Congress passed the Military Commissions Act, a law so destructive of freedom in America that the New York Times referred to it as the Alien and Sedition Acts of our . . . more
Withdrawal from Iraq.
by Karl Leuba
views: 72 | rating: 6.7 | comments: 64
April 10, 2007 02:52 PM EDT --       Moon Valley Arizona Karl L April 10, 2007 Is the Date Certain for withdrawal a good Idea? The argument against a timetable is that it gives the "enemy" a date . . . more
March 03, 2008 11:39 PM EST -- Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008 - Vote Passed (236-182, 11 Not Voting) The House voted to repeal certain tax deductions for oil and gas companies in order to pay for . . . more
September 20, 2008 01:57 PM EDT -- A lot of accusations are flying over who is to blame for the our financial mess, but I think you can make a good case that the root of the problem lies in the long struggle to deregulate the financial . . . more
August 08, 2007 10:28 PM EDT -- Last Saturday night, in a mid-summer, late-evening vote that seemed designed to avoid the scrutiny of the American people, the House of Representatives voted to approve a piece of legislation already approved . . . more
September 21, 2007 12:10 PM EDT -- I have been goaded into anger again. The United States Senate, representing me and you, and Andy Meyers and Moveon.org has overstepped its bounds by a couple of dozen leagues.  They have voted a . . . more
We are being lied to.
by Karl Leuba
views: 58 | rating: 7 | comments: 44
September 26, 2007 12:59 PM EDT -- If I told you there was a bear in the kitchen, would you look?   On September 19 the US Senate killed a measure that would have required rest time equal to combat time for our troops.  The . . . more
November 11, 2008 02:46 PM EST -- Washingpost headline: Obama Supports Keeping Lieberman in Democratic Caucus. Huh? Which Obama? President-elect Barack Obama has endorsed keeping Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) in the Democratic . . . more
December 10, 2008 08:55 AM EST -- So much as been said about the wages of the Big 3 workers. First, the figures are misleading at best, downright lies if you are generous. At $73/hr average as the GOP senator keep citing, these workers . . . more
March 17, 2007 06:55 AM EDT -- We Americans have a habit of saying that we have a love of freedom. We pride ourselves upon our liberty and democracy... at least at a theoretical level. The trouble is that loving freedom and loving . . . more
September 15, 2007 12:07 AM EDT -- This was to be the monumental week on the Iraq War - the referendum on the Iraq War strategy and policy of President Bush and his Administration.  Early in the week, General Patraeus and Ambassador . . . more
August 12, 2008 04:15 PM EDT -- Here are some multi-topical political thoughts. -- Rove, McCain and Obama. Oh My!! After watching Karl Rove's appearance on "Face The Nation" this past Sunday, and tying it . . . more
September 21, 2007 02:26 PM EDT -- This came in an open letter today from Secretary of State Madeline K Albright.  We are at a moment of truth for America's foreign policy -- our decisions today will dramatically shape the role . . . more
March 26, 2008 02:38 PM EDT -- U.S. Congressman Patrick J. Murphy , an Iraq war veteran, former West Point professor, criminal prosecutor, and family man, is supporting Senator Barack Obama for President. Listen in on this conference . . . more
June 09, 2008 11:25 AM EDT -- Back in April, when McCain finally released his 2006 tax reports, he also came clean about receiving a tax free "pension" from the Navy. Now, when most people hear the word "pension", . . . more
July 04, 2008 02:34 PM EDT -- I happened to hear a very interesting conversation on 'World Have Your Say,' in answer to the topic of whether democracy is waxing or waning in the world, and why or why not. Listening, the conversation . . . more
Rush Limbaugh is a liar.
by Karl Leuba
views: 112 | rating: 8.3 | comments: 53
August 08, 2007 01:32 AM EDT -- My favorite Nazi Sympathizer, Rush Limbaugh, is a liar.  When I am not trying to be polite, I include several adjectives before the word Liar that are not acceptable even in truck stops or on the . . . more
November 12, 2008 02:26 PM EST -- Judas Lieberman should see his chairmanship of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee taken away. Short of kicking him out of the caucus, this is the least democrats should do. Why keep . . . more
November 25, 2008 08:37 AM EST -- Seven in the row for the nurses! In the latest Gallup's annual Honesty and Ethics of professions survey , 84 percent of the public found their honesty and ethical standards either "high" . . . more
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