Bush at 33% approval, a new low:

I tried one and was relieved when it burned out and I could replace it with something that worked. It claimed to be equivalent to 100W but  I couldn't see a damned thing.

AC
More liberal media at The Sideshow.

In 753 BC, Romulus founded Rome

Bomar

April 21st, 2005 - John Negroponte becomes the first United States Director of National Intelligence.

Everyone is allowed one major screwup within their first year in office.

Bomar

I turned on my radio and roseanne started singing. It was like an out of body experience. Totally unexpected and so beautiful. Thank you for the music you bring to your show sometimes--I know this hour is a difficult time for musician types, but it is pure gold when you do it.

Yea Gabby, there are a lot of, "Speshul Little Men", in Washington DC these days. 

Beware the SPIN Masters!

The Trial of the Raging Grannies Against The War

It takes a village to have an idiot - Actor212

...of Cheney sleeping during yesterdays State Visit...
Keeping his hand up Bush's backside all day must be hard work.....

...pbNj's news stories from the Far Side...
Good thing Randi's show is on a roll.........Paula Zahn is probably in therapy after yesterday...

Punkski, what the hell? Did you do this ???

This is NOT the way to get a date with Paula, but it was a good try.

maybe the AG was so specific about child porn sexual abuse involving oral sex b/c were he to mention intercourse, someone might stand up for those girls' right to an abortion ~ it certainly did seem weird and gratuitous

Oregon man survives 12 nails to the head

April 21, 2006 4:22 PM The Associated Press

PORTLAND, Ore. Doctors say a-dozen nails in the head caused no serious lasting effects for an Oregon man.

A report in the current issue of the Journal of Neurosurgery says the man was suicidal and high on methamphetamine when he used a nail gun to fire the nails into his head one by one last year. A day later, he showed up at a hospital complaining of a headache.

Surgeons pulled the nails with needle-nosed pliers and a drill. The patient was later transferred to psychiatric care and stayed under court order for nearly a month before leaving against doctors' orders.

In his report, the neurosurgeon who oversaw the patient's treatment says no one is known to have survived firing so many foreign objects into the head.

F*ck, this made my morning: http://tinyurl.com/ltdan

Enjoy, you f*ckin f*cks!

—RonNLC 

Hi Gang,

As most of you know, George W. Bush is planning to bomb Nevada on June 2, 2006 in preparation for a "nukuelar" attack on Iran.  This is madness.  We need to have our voices heard in all ways possible DAILY against this.

I have created three new sections in my online t-shirt/bumper sticker/etc. shop, Koy's Cogitations, (link below in my sig) in response to a call by Randi Rhodes to wear peace/anti-war designs. Two of the sections honor peace-moms and peace-dads everywhere and the third section contains the simple message "TEAM PEACE" in rainbow and other colors.

Also, a woman I used to work with has created a new web site, "Armbands for Peace". Here is the email I received from her about this new movement (link included):

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::Welcome to the Resistance::

On April 17, 2006 Randi Rhodes (syndicated Liberal talk show host) made
the suggestion that we need to start a wearing armbands to show our
resistance the dangerous warmongering Bush administration. We are all
terrified he's about to start a nuclear war with Iran. It's past time to
protest daily. So a few of her listeners got together and we decided to
start the Armbands for Peace movement. A silent daily protest by wearing
a simple black armband that says "NO WAR" on your arm. Wear it to work,
to school, to the store, everywhere. Spread the word about the armbands.
There are more of us than them, so let's get this going. NO WAR!! No
more death. We hooked up with an embroidery house and have ordered these
fabric armbands that are stitched in white thread. They are available on
our website for $5.00 (proceeds will benefit Goldstar Families for Peace
& Paralyzed Veterans of America) or if you don't want to buy one of
these make your own - get creative, but wear it EVERY SINGLE DAY! We
need thousands of people wearing these everyday. Until we start seeing
them all over the country! A simple statement of free speech - use it or
lose it! Please help us spread the word!!

ARMBANDS FOR PEACE

http://armbandsforpeace.blogspot.com
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Don't think for a minute people don't notice these things.  For example, I was running errands one day just before Easter and everywhere I went, people wished me a "Happy Easter". It was actually starting to bother me quite a bit. I mean, just cuz I'm a white woman in a red state doesn't automatically mean I celebrate Easter, right? Just when I was about to ask the 100th greeter what makes them think I celebrate Easter, when I realized I was wearing the garnet cross my little boy gave me for Valentine's Day this year. In short, people notice little statements!

I was picking up some medication for my cat yesterday and I mentioned "I'd also like some sedatives for myself please" and went on to explain about Bush's plans for June 2 and Iran.  She didn't know anything about it!  Spread the word! Don't be shy.

Please pass along this information to fellow like-mindeds. Thanks and Peace All.

Koy's Cogitations - Paying Attention and Outraged. www.cafepress.com/koy

from Truthout.org....

Condi implicated: 

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Lawyer: Rice Allegedly Leaked Defense Info

By MATTHEW BARAKAT The Associated Press
Saturday, April 22, 2006; 12:59 AM

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice leaked national defense information to a pro-Israel lobbyist in the same manner that landed a lower-level Pentagon official a 12-year prison sentence, the lobbyist's lawyer said Friday.

Prosecutors disputed the claim.

The allegations against Rice came as a federal judge granted a defense request to issue subpoenas sought by the defense for Rice and three other government officials in the trial of Steven Rosen and Keith Weissman. The two are former lobbyists with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee who are charged with receiving and disclosing national defense information.

Defense lawyers are asking a judge to dismiss the charges because, among other things, they believe it seeks to criminalize the type of backchannel exchanges between government officials, lobbyists and the press that are part and parcel of how Washington works.

During Friday's hearing, U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III said he is considering dismissing the government's entire case because the law used to prosecute Rosen and Weissman may be unconstitutionally vague and broad and infringe on freedom of speech.

Rosen's lawyer, Abbe Lowell, said the testimony of Rice and others is needed to show that some of the top officials in U.S. government approved of disclosing sensitive information to the defendants and that the leaks may have been authorized.

Prosecutors opposed the effort to depose Rice and the other officials. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kevin DiGregory also disputed Lowell's claim, saying, "She never gave national defense information to Mr. Rosen."

The issuance of subpoenas does not automatically require Rice or anybody else to testify or give a deposition. A recipient can seek to quash the subpoena.

Calls to the State Department seeking comment Friday evening were not immediately returned....**

More @: 

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/042106Y.shtml 

Original article:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/21/AR2006042101648.html

Sign Sen. John Edwards' Petition

It takes a village to have an idiot - Actor212

Impeachment....its not just for blowjobs anymore!

—RonNLC 

I didn't think we were arguing. :red:

Maybe after the mid terms I'll change my mind but right now I really don't see the democratic party as really having a platform and/or a clear plan to clean up the mess.  I'm not sure if that's due to lack of leadership, bad leadership or just too afraid to take a stand....any stand.

I'm passing my time listening to Emmylou Harris.  I think I need to perk it up with some Pat Benatar.

Democrats, Nay all Non-Republicans, need only to have an Ecology Platform to win the next Election. 

Forget about the republican name calling, forget about insulting Bush Buddy or his Cronies, the republicans appear to be taking that stand, in full throttle. I say let them finally take the blame and responsibility for the Bush Buddy Administration.

One thing you can say about Americans is, when things are finally obvious they catch on.  Once the cart is rolling, the bystanders all jump on, sometimes to add momentum, sometimes for the free ride, but they do join in.

So while the republicans are self-destructing, I say let them, enjoy the show, don't forget to buy your popcorn.

And while we are sitting back, lets concern ourselves with something important, the ecology of the earth.  If we can bring back the earth to a survivable state, then the economy will follow.  Remember picking up litter, generates funds from recycling and from new products recycling causes to be created, to collect the litter, to recycle the litter, and to be made from the litter.  Litter can also be used to operate the machinery to process the litter.

I define litter as anything left over after the product is used or from t