Is the GOP really the "Grand Oil Party"

Bush Impersonator Calls the GOP the , "Grand Oil Party" See the DCCC Ads Here here is another Link to the Ads  By Albert N. Milliron, Editor Politisite.com, Opinion-Editorial In an attempt to link oil prices...

Former White House Aide calls Republicans ‘dirtbags’

Republicans are saying Democratic strategist Paul Begala went “over the line” when, in a fundraising appeal, he called the attendees of a GOP fundraiser “dirtbags.” "Begala, who worked for Bill Clinton in...

U.S. escalating covert operations against Iran - report

"U.S. congressional leaders agreed late last year to President George W. Bush's funding request for a major escalation of covert operations against Iran aimed at destabilizing its leadership, according to a report in...

Girl Friends Abortion rumors sting Republican

"Several months ago, the ingredients were in place for Republicans to mount a serious challenge in Oregon’s 5th Congressional District. Democratic Rep. Darlene Hooley announced her retirement in February, opening...

Two in Congress want to Nationalize Oil Companies

Two in Congress want to Nationalize Oil Companies By Albert N. Milliron, OP-ED The latest talking points memo for the Democrats is to complain that the oil companies don't drill on all of the leased land that the...

GOP candidate for Fossella seat dies

Yesterday brought yet another strange twist in the continuing saga of Republican representative Vito Fossella, who had to resign his seat in the US congress last month after a scandal involving drunken driving,...

CIA Torture 101

"If the detainee dies, you're doing it wrong." Thats Torture 101."A senior CIA lawyer advised Pentagon officials about the use of harsh interrogation techniques on detainees at Guantanamo Bay in a meeting in late...

Bush to urge Congress to allow offshore drilling

" President Bush plans to make a renewed push Wednesday to get Congress to end a long-standing ban on offshore oil and gas drilling, echoing a call by GOP presidential candidate John McCain. Congressional Democrats have opposed lifting the prohibitions on energy...

Katrina Housing Grant Looted: from the Poor to the Rich

Am I the only one who can see that the figures just don't add up? Why do they need $600 million to fix $50 million worth of damage?Besides the total unethicalness in the first place. "Last week, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson approved a plan that...

Cruise Ships Don't Have to Report Crimes

Yet another saga of  'the blame game' for cruise ship "accidents".  Deaths, assaults, robbery, drugging, rapes... Who is to blame?  The passengers themselves?  The cruise ships with their obvious...

Republicans ponder plan to freshen party's image

It's hard to see how the party that's been in power for the past eight years is going to positon itself as the party of 'change'. This article takes an intersting look at the strategy crossroads the Republican Party finds itself at."The bad news has come from Illinois,...

GOP Stunned By Loss in Mississippi

"In a major blow to national Republicans, a Mississippi congressional seat that once voted for President Bush by a twenty-five point margin elected a Democrat on Tuesday. Prentiss County Chancery Clerk Travis Childers beat out Republican candidate Greg Davis, the mayor of...

Republicans Vote Against Moms; No Word Yet on Puppies, Kittens

Normally, when posting a story from the news wires I try and change the headline a  bit just to make it better. But here I find that impossible to do. The Washington Post really hit this one on the head."It was already shaping up to be a difficult year for congressional...

Clinton wins Pennsylvania primary by a 12-delegate margin

Sen. Hillary Clinton picked up two more delegates today in Pennsylvania, 10 days after voters went to the polls."The new delegates increased her margin of victory to 12 delegates, giving Clinton a total of 85...

Sen. Brownback: China will spy on you at the Olympics

China will Monitor your internet acitivity while at OlympicsChina is pressuring hotels to put in internet filtering devices in hotels that will provide lodging to those attending the 2008 Summer Olympics.  These...

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