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The Toxic Texan a.k.a. "W the Warrior" throws the axe at the evil doers Message 17003860 Message 17003319
W: The Big Spender Message 16986565
.............................. The Imperial Presidency ............................................
1. Bush's Stole the Surplus and Gave Tax Cut to the Wealthiest Americans! Message 16900310 Message 16900352 opinion:http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=16900333, Sheer, LA Times opinion:http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=16900335 opinion:http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=16870412 opinion:http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=16826548 opinion:http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=16826640 Message 16825954 How Poor Kids Pay for Tax Cuts (See:http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=16826826) ..."the real question about the future should not be the nature of the recession but the nature of the recovery that is poised to begin in a few months. Right now, it looks at best like Recovery Lite, a function not of Greenspan's monetary policy but of President Bush's non stewardship of the other half of the equation - fiscal policy. As the recession bottoms out, the fact that the government has lost control of its finances is going to act as a brake on the expansion that might be expected to follow. The blame game participants can argue causation all they want; the fact is, the government's house is not in order, and Bush is the president." See: Message 16869043 ...................................................................................................................................
"In short, the claim that the tax cut was easily affordable given other priorities was what is technically known as a "lie. SEE: opinion:http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=16863354 opinion:http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=16863305 opinion:opinion:http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=16794562
2. Sneaky Shrub Pushes Partisan Agenda into law while Americans watch the war! JMOP, Mephisto other opinions: Message 16854681 Message 16781116
3. The Stimulus Package: The Alternative Minimum Tax - Common Cause: Message 16746003 ucomics.com opinion: A Stimulus Not Worth Passing Message 16777269 TOM DASCHLE discusses The Stimulus Package, Message 16823669 Message 16823672 opinion: Message 16823592 opinion: Message 16823579
4. Bush Hides Papers on the FBI Evil-Doers Message 16802834 Message 16807465 Message 16807497 Message 16810687 .........................................***************************........................................................... 5. Folks who Contributed or Offered Help to the Bush Campain. ENRON:http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=16781387 Akin, Gump: Message 16781291 Vasquez Director of Corps, See: Message 16781237 Republicans for Clean Air. See: siliconinvestor.com Timber industry raised 1.5 million in Portland, Oregon for Republicans in 2000.. Message 16843614 ...........................................************************.......................................................... 6. The Bushies and ENRON See ENRON SCANDAL Subject 52241 December 5, 2001:http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=16753542 Message 16941902 Message 16843941 Message 16777296 Opinion: Message 16858561 "Enron-gate: Where are the investigations of Bush's liaison with the bankrupt company" by Molly Ivins (See: siliconinvestor.com opinion:http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=16837779 siliconinvestor.com Enron one of the worst ten corporations in 2001 See: Message 16860268 ...........................................**************............................................ 7. The Bushies and The Carlyle Group
a)Bush advisers cashed in on Saudi gravy train Message 16921834 b) Carlyle's Way Message 16921887 c) Ex-president [BUSH] and other Washington elites are behind the Carlyle Group. Message 16921937 d) Bush faces flak over family links with winner of US defence contract Message 16921956 e) Crony Capitalism, U.S.A. (opinion) Message 16921958 f) Misdirected Defense Dollars (opinion) Message 16921982
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8..........Bush and The Environemnt: A Disaster in the Making.........
(The Toxic Texan and Noxious Norton energy policies will Destroy America The Beautiful ) JMOP--Mephisto
Bush Announces Cut Backs in Energy Efficient and Environmental Programs See: Message 16828508
"......the Bush administration has ruled this fall in business' favor on a range of long-disputed environmental matters." see: Message 16843594
Arctic Oil: A Distraction, Not a Solution Oil companies are after Alaska's Arctic Refuge, but drilling would deeply scar this majestic wilderness without solving our country's energy problems.
Spread the word: Send (a) letter from Robert Redford to friends and family. nrdc.org For additional information: Message 16662802 .........................................................*******************........................................................ President Bush's energy plan won't work, because it makes the wrong choices. The Bush Administration energy plan ignores high-tech, energy-efficient solutions in favor of increased oil, gas, coal, and nuclear production, while his budget proposal slashes funding for renewable energy and efficiency by a third.
The Sierra Club realizes that we can't drill, dig or destroy our way out of our energy problems. That's why we're pushing for a more honest, balanced policy that promotes energy efficiency, uses clean renewable energy like wind and solar power, and emphasizes responsible production. Americans need an energy policy that provides quicker, cleaner, cheaper, and safer solutions. See what America would look like under the Bush energy plan. Where does he plan to put those 1,300 new power plants? sierraclub.org ............................................................****************.............................................. 9. MILITARY TRIBUNALS Justice Deformed: War and the Constitution "Americans must speak up . We do not want history to record this as one of those mixed moments in which the behavior of our government failed to live up to the performance of our troops in the field. We do not want to remember this as a time when the nations of the world united in a campaign against terrorists, and then backed away when America attempted to prosecute foreign nationals in secret trials conducted according to unfair rules. " New York Times Editorial, December 2, 2001 Message 16735016
USA: Presidential order on military tribunals threatens fundamental principles of justice -- AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL November 15, 2001 Since the attacks in the USA on 11 September, Amnesty International has been calling for anyone suspected of involvement in these crimes to be brought to justice in accordance with international standards for a fair trial." (BUSH's)..." sweeping presidential order bypasses those fundamental principles, in contravention of US obligations under international law, specifically the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, ratified by the USA in 1992. As such it is unacceptable and should be revoked. amnesty.org Last updated : November 15 (http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=16744493)
Confessions of a Traitor : For opinion see: :http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=16768014 Message 16741421 Message 16716460 Message 16705404 Message 16685494 ............................................................*******************............................................... 10.......................................THE PATRIOT ACT .......................... Village Voice Discusses the Patriot Act See: Message 16859019 house.gov Acrobat viewer needed. eff.org HTML the Act eff.org
EFF Analysis (Electronic Frontier Foundation) EFF Analysis Of The Provisions Of The USA PATRIOT Act That Relate To Online Activities (Oct 31, 2001) (SI excerpt see:http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=16806023)
On October 26, 2001, President BUSH signed the USA Patriot Act (USAPA) into law". The bill is 342 pages long and makes changes, some large and some small, to over 15 different statutes.The civil liberties of ordinary Americans have taken a tremendous blow with this law, especially the right to privacy in our online communications and activities. Yet there is no evidence that our previous civil liberties posed a barrier to the effective tracking or prosecution of terrorists." (See EFF SIite for a continuation of the analysis. You may be surprised to learn that the Bush Administration may spy on your Google or other internet searches) ...............................................................*****************..........................................................
11. BACKGROUND READING ON THE BUSHIES AND THEIR ADMINISTRATIONS .....
SHRUB by Molly Ivins and Lou Dubose, Random House, Copyright 2000.
The Ashcroft Problem : --- "The highlights of Ashcroft's new methods to spy on you," by Molly Ivins (see: Message 16781455 ) ucomics.com &uc_daction=X --- Justice Dept. Bars Use of Gun Checks in Terror Inquiry, See: Message 16757949 opinion:http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=16842000
Lost History: Contras, Cocaine, The Press & Project Truth by Robert Parry, The Media Consortium, Arlington, Virginia, Copyright 1999 by Robert Perry. PARRY ASKS: >How did the vaunted Watergate press corps of the 70s become the Monica Lewinsky press corps of the 90s? >What's real and what's not about cocaine trafficking by President Reagan's Nicaraguan contras? ucomics.com
Taliban Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia by Ahmed Rashid, published in the United States by Yale University Press. Copyright 2000 by Ahmed Rashid. The author covered Afghanistan as a reporter for approximately 21 years. ucomics.com ...................................................******************.................................................................... 12. Political Forums democrats.org AND democrats.com democrats.com ...........................................**********************............................................ Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe said: "We now know why the Bush Social Security Commission met in secret: because it plans to cut Social Security benefits and raise the retirement age. (12/11/2001) democrats.org Message 16789731 |