Castro slams 'mad' US change plan

The US and Castro have been foes for nearly 50 yearsCuban President Fidel Castro has called the US secretary of state "mad", following American moves to promote democratic change on the island....more

Florida's Own

"The war in Iraq is shameful," "Whether you're pro or con Bush, you've got to admit it: The guy lied. And he continues to do so. I can't understand why he's just not run out on a rail. To send somebody's kids off and have them killed for no good reason — he's going to have his day in hell for that. I wouldn't want that karma." "When you kill somebody's little sister with a missile, he's going to hate you forever. And the next generation......Tom Petty

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'A Republic or an Empire?'

With the electronic voting machines supplied by Republican firms and programmed by Republican operatives, Bush can control election results. Don't bet very heavily that Americans will regain the constitutional protections and democratic accountability that they enjoyed in the 20th century....more

Montana Gov Smacks Down Rightwing on Property Taxes

Folks may be missing the rightwing movement across the states to generate another "tax revolt", this one around the so-called "Taxpayer Bill of Rights" (TABOR) restrictions on government spending....more

Lesson from America

I was looking forward to sharing the Canadian gospel of equality and justice for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans-identified (LGBT) people. But it was not to be. I didn't get a chance to meet up with the less-than-friendly Americans. I'm referring to the 800,000 supporters of the American Family Association who apparently emailed President Bush to protest my visit.....more

Howard Dean hates America
According To Billy
So Does Superman and Hollywood....more

Is This A Different Reality That I Dont Know About? What Is Wrong With This Guy?

We've got a plan to succeed, a plan for victory, a plan that will enable a new ally in the war on terror to govern itself, sustain itself and defend itself" . . George W. Bush, June 28, 2006

At least 80 Dead in Civil War Bloodbath

Government Forced to Depend on Local Gunmen .....Monday, July 10, 2006...more

What's The Plan George?

Egypt papers stop the press in protest

Egypt's independent and opposition newspapers refrained from publishing on Sunday in protest at a draft law that journalists say will restrict press freedom.....more

David Brooks--Just Another Joe Lieberman Fan

David Brooks had a laughable column in Sunday's New York Times.
"What's happening to Lieberman can only be described as a liberal inquisition," Brooks proclaims. What Brooks characterizes as an "inquisition" -- an effort, as he puts it, "to expel Joe Lieberman from modern liberalism".....more

Filling the Air With Outright Lies

Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction......Blaise Pascal

Joe Redner begins campaign for Hillsborough Commissioner with a bang
Mitch E. Perry
One might consider liberal leaning residents of Hillsborough County to be excited about this fall's election, with a chance to alter the heavily Republican leaning slant of the current board.

"The Most Progressive Candidate This Fall On The Ballot is Joe Redner!"......WMNF EVENING NEWS

Samm Simpson
Democrat
U.S. Congressional District 10

The bleeding has to stop. Let’s set new priorities. Let’s transform our energy policy from fossil fuels to renewable sources, promote Pinellas County as the solar capital of the U.S.A., provide health insurance for all Americans, rebuild public education, retool our manufacturing, create living wage jobs and provide affordable housing and security to our seniors and the most vulnerable.

Samm Simpson, Democrat, For U.S. Congressional District 10

Dixie Chicks Stick To Their Guns

In the great galaxy of insults directed at George W Bush, joking that you are ashamed to come from the same state as him seems almost polite.
Yet when Natalie Maines from country rock trio the Dixie Chicks said just that before the invasion of Iraq, all manner of redneck hell broke loose around her and the band.....more

After 7 Week's On Billboard's Country Charts And Still #1, Imagine That?

Dixie Chicks : The Accidents & Accusations Tour

St Pete Times Forum, Tampa, FL Thu, Oct 5, 2006 07:30 PM

More Immigrant Bashing on the Way
Molly Ivins
There’s a bunch of people named Gomez and Ramirez

House Republicans, who know a good socially divisive issue when they see one, are perfectly happy to blame illegal workers for everything. Trade policy, repealing taxes for the rich, corruption in Congress—it’s all done by illegal workers....more

Veronica Mars, Class Warrior

With an artfulness and pathos that no other show has quite pulled off, “Veronica Mars” expresses the deep ambivalence that the working and middle classes feel about the rise of a monstrously flush ruling class in our midst....more

UPN.com: Veronica Mars

Fox News hosts go off-message in hyping N. Korea missile tests

Attempts to try to describe" North Korea's recent missile tests "in breathless World War III terms....more

This Kind Of Talk Scares The Hell Out Of Me. What Is Wrong With That Little Man? Does He Have Short Man Disease? Your People Are Starving, Dude