Meet Senator John McCain, the supposed moderate:
MCCAIN: …I do believe that it’s very likely or possible that the Supreme Court should — could overturn Roe v. Wade, which would then return these decisions to the states, which I support.
STEPHANOPOULOS: And you’d be for that?
MCCAIN: Yes.
McCain is no more a maverick centrist than Dick Cheney is a benevolent pacifist. Keep your eyes on McCain. He’s dangerous.
Nov 20, 2006 by Joshua Skaroff in
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Passed along without comment. Via TPM.
A renowned black magic practitioner performed a voodoo ritual Thursday to jinx President George W. Bush and his entourage while he was on a brief visit to Indonesia.
Ki Gendeng Pamungkas slit the throat of a goat, a small snake and stabbed a black crow in the chest, stirred their blood with spice and broccoli before drank the “potion” and smeared some on his face.
“I don’t hate Americans, but I don’t like Bush,” said Pamungkas, who believed the ritual would succeed as, “the devil is with me today.”
Nov 17, 2006 by Joshua Skaroff in
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One of my favorite politicians we encountered on the road was Representative-elect Keith Ellison from Minneapolis. The man is a true progressive in the spirit of Paul Wellstone and in the hour we watched him interact with a crowd on the issue of environmental justice I came away quite impressed with his honesty, his commitment to his constituents, and his seriousness about what he is trying to do. I was extraordinarily happy to hear his name announced on election night.
Of course, if you’re only following corporate media sources you probably don’t know anything about him other than he is a Muslim, and the first one in Congress at that. Which is enough for some to accuse him of “working with our enemies.” Yes, Glenn Beck is a massive douchebag.
If that wasn’t enough to get you interested in Keith, check out what he did last night.
Keith Ellison, the first Muslim ever elected to Congress, hasn’t even taken office yet, but he already appears to be charting his own route in Congress. The Associated Press reports that Ellison skipped a swanky private White House reception for other freshman Congressman hosted by President Bush — and went to a reception for the AFL-CIO instead. “It wasn’t even a close call,” Ellison says. “Maybe one day I’ll get to meet the president. He’s the president, and I respect him in his role as the president, but I have exceedingly sharp differences with him on a policy level.”
Check out Keith Ellison on DoubleSpeak as well as fellow Rep.-elect Bruce Braley from Iowa.
Nov 16, 2006 by Joshua Skaroff in
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Two independent sources say Rep. John Murtha’s (D-PA) campaign conceded that they will likely fall short of the necessary votes for Murtha’s leadership bid. It looks like Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) will be the House Majority Leader. The vote is scheduled for today. More on this later.
UPDATE: Nevermind that. Murtha’s campaign hasn’t conceded and we’ll have the actual results for you the minute they’re announced.
Nov 16, 2006 at 11:07 AM | No Comments »
United States Senator John McCain (R-AZ) will announce on Thursday that he will file the necessary paperwork to put together a Presidential Exploratory Committee. ABC News has more. Note to John “stay the course” McCain, you have failed to lead over the past six years. You are washed up, you are old news. You lost in 2000…get over it.
Nov 15, 2006 at 6:01 PM | No Comments »
Trent Lott (R-MS) has just won the Whip race in the Republican Caucus. He will now become the number two man in the GOP ranks. Just remember…Trent Lott is a racist.
Nov 15, 2006 at 11:15 AM | No Comments »
