Pat Buchanan: A vote for Rudy Guliani is a vote for endless war

I haven't kept up with Pat Buchanan.   I noticed a column of Buchanan's in a brand new publication of columnists called The Cagle Post (this is the same Cagle of Cagle's Professional Cartoonist Index) So what does Buchanan think about Guliani's proposed team to lead the "war on terror"? Team…

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Video questions for the candidates

Over the past several weeks, people around the country have submitted questions to 10Questions.com. The 10 highest-rated posts will be answered by the presidential candidates. Here are some of the questions: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7J4gfByYqY[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWBJzF8T6Y8[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGnUs_X0nQA&l[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbvYv6_2RIg&l[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faT38EmqR18&l[/youtube] To vote on these questions or many other questions, go here.

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Waving flags and the lesson of Vietnam

I’m in Washington DC still (I’ve been here most of the week for a business conference).  Yesterday was the day of the American flag.  You can see flag-waving everywhere these days.  Americans do focus on the accoutrements of democracy rather than making sure we have a healthy democracy with active citizen participation (e.g., consider our pathetic voter turnouts compared to many other countries).

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We obsess about flags instead of getting our citizens involved in their government.  Our persistent failure to correct this situation is mind-numbing.  It’s like being a baseball player at bat in the 9th inning.  He could tie the game with one swing of the bat, but strikes out.   Instead of focusing on putting the wood of the bat on the ball, he’s obsessing about drinking champaign and having his photo in tomorrow’s newspaper.  He’s spending his energy at the wrong level.  The waving of American flags is like thinking of drinking champaign while at bat.  By waving flags instead of educating and empowering the People, we’re waiving real democracy.

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For a strong democracy we need fewer flags, fewer Pledges of Allegiance and a lot more participation by informed citizens.  This would start with an active and vigorous media. 

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Kucinich: Cheney impeachment is the only way to stop U.S. from attacking Iran

Yesterday, Dennis Kucinich wrote this letter to the House Judiciary Committee Chairman: November 9, 2007The Honorable John Conyers, Jr. Chairman Committee on the Judiciary 2138 Rayburn HOB Washington, DC 20515 Dear Chairman Conyers I am writing in support of H. Res. 799, the Articles of Impeachment which were referred to…

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Vanity Fair reviews the economic damage wrought by Bush Administration

If you think it’s difficult to read about the way America is wasting lives in Iraq, it’s just the beginning.  In an article entitled "The Economic Consequences of Mr. Bush," Vanity Fair has examined the ways in which the Bush Administration has wrecked the American economy.  There is lots of…

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