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| "A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider god-fearing and pious. On the other hand, they do less easily move against him, believing that he has the gods on his side." - - - Aristotle |
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May 21, 2006
Today's guest post from Phil L.:
| A Veterans' Disability Benefits Commission voted 11-2 in favor on Friday (05-19-06) to go ahead with a study of Disabled Veterans who get VA compensation and who collect Social Security Disability Insurance. Did I mention that the panel was 9-4 in favor of Republicans. 4 on the commission were Bush appointees! I still don't understand what part of 'separate under the law' this commission doesn't understand!! Here's the skinny! The Commission Chairperson (Ret.) Army Lt. Gen. Terry Scott (Ret.) stated at the meeting: "...that the Members of Congress who wrote letters to him were all invited to speak before the Commission on the subject of SSI & disabled vets. None appeared. Isn't it interesting how quick they are to send a letter but when asked to back up their paperwork, they 'no show'." Hey Terry, Veteran Benefits and SSDI are 'separate under the law'! A Congressperson shouldn't have to appear if you interpret the law correctly!! I forgot, in Bushworld everything is possible!! Way to support your Veteran brethren Terry! I forgot, you have yours already! And the best rebuttal came from Richard F. Weidman, Executive Dir. for Policy and Government Affairs, Vietnam Veterans of America: "...if the Commission is going to start delving into all income and wealth of each service member or veteran, where do you stop? Do you examine 401k plans and possible 'offsets'? Stock & Bond portfolios? Individual Retirement Accounts that people built after military service? Inherited land? The spouse' income? The income of the extended family? The answer is to all these is a resounding 'NO'! You do not have a right to get into these areas, as they have nothing to do with the individual citizen's military service." I take it a step further and ask the Republicans, "When do you stop granting military retirees their social security benefits"? Please bring this issue up, I'm begging you to!! Now we await the study's outcome. What a waste of time and money! |
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May 19, 2006
BITS
(Thanks, Ulla)
Of course, I'd understand if whoever does it, man or woman (and I'm confident there are plenty of Republican Congressmen who wouldn't hesitate) needed to get fall-down drunk first.
FRIDAY FUN 
Tragic photo showing the devastation left behind after the bird flu hit a Florida trailer park...
| "....The United States was able to face down such threats as the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany without indefinite detentions, widespread use of torture as an interrogative technique, or all-pervasive surveillance. But a smallish group of terrorists who can't even surface publicly abroad for fear they'll be swiftly killed by the mightiest military on earth? Time to break out the document shredder and do away with that pesky constitution. "Last, there's the unargued assumption that civil rights and the rule of law are some kind of near-intolerable impediment to national security. But if you look around the world over the past hundred years or so, I think you'll see that the record of democracy is pretty strong. You don't see authoritarian regimes using their superior ability to operate in secret and conduct surveillance to run roughshod over more fastidious countries. You see liberalism prospering -- both in the sense that the core liberal countries have grown richer-and-richer and in the sense that liberal democracy has consistently spread out from its original homeland since people like it better. You see governments that can operate in total secrecy falling prey to crippling corruption. You see powers of surveillance used not to defend countries from external threats, but to defend rulers from domestic political opponents." .... "The U.S.S.R., after all, lost the Cold War, not because we beat them in a race to the bottom to improve national security by gutting the principles of our system, but because the principles underlying our system were actually better than the alternative. If you don't have some faith [that] the American way of life is capable of coping with actual challenges, then what's the point in defending it?" - - - - Matthew Yglesias |
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- As any rational person would expect, those Iraqis who can afford to are leaving their tumultuous country.
- Former NY Times reporter Judith Miller is most certainly going to burn in hell for THIS.
- God announces (through Pat Robertson, of course) that a tsunami may likely hit U.S. this year
- "You were right, I was wrong." An L.A. radio commentator jumps ship.
- A sign of things to come? (Dem state senator wins in heavily Republican district)
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(Thanks, Ulla)
Of course, I'd understand if whoever does it, man or woman (and I'm confident there are plenty of Republican Congressmen who wouldn't hesitate) needed to get fall-down drunk first.
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- If the Earth was a sandwich
- Internet Help Desk (video)
- The Great Flydini (video)
- Decorative Toilet Paper
- Taking a photo for Mom (video)
And this photo was just too funny to pass up (thanks, Phil):
Tragic photo showing the devastation left behind after the bird flu hit a Florida trailer park...
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May 15, 2006
Guest post by Phil L.:
We have heard the story about the Mentally Ill soldier's forced to fight. Many have committed suicide due to lack of treatment or sensitivity to their urgent needs. |
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| "Do you want your government to waste its time and resources chasing countless bad leads and invading your privacy, or do you want checks and balances that keep your government focused on the actual threat?" - - - Liberal Oasis' Bill Scher on NSA wiretapping and domestic spying |
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May 14, 2006
Reader Phil L. sent this link to the news about the indictment of Bush's Brain.
In spite of all the criminal activity by the Bush-war Administration coming to light in the courts over the past year, we're still killing Iraqis and Afghanis. We're still threatening Iran and screwing with unstable North Korea. We're still starving and spying on the lower and middle classes and feeding the rich. We're still watching the Democratic Party establishment kowtow to the Republicans. We're still imprisoning uncharged citizens of the U.S. and the world with no legal recourse. We're still raping the environment and atmosphere. And we're still electing people who perpetuate the cronyism and corruption firmly entrenched in our federal, state and local governments.
So really, what's one more set of indictments going to do to help us? Right.... nothing.
In spite of all the criminal activity by the Bush-war Administration coming to light in the courts over the past year, we're still killing Iraqis and Afghanis. We're still threatening Iran and screwing with unstable North Korea. We're still starving and spying on the lower and middle classes and feeding the rich. We're still watching the Democratic Party establishment kowtow to the Republicans. We're still imprisoning uncharged citizens of the U.S. and the world with no legal recourse. We're still raping the environment and atmosphere. And we're still electing people who perpetuate the cronyism and corruption firmly entrenched in our federal, state and local governments.
So really, what's one more set of indictments going to do to help us? Right.... nothing.
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May 12, 2006
- Bush-war sending two aircraft carriers to Iran.... possibly for a June attack?
- Forget the secret phone database, says Greg Palast. There's much worse domestic spying eggs to fry.
- HUGE new security flaw discovered with Diebold voting machines
- 10 reasons why you should be very concerned about your government having a database of your phone calls
- It's official.... we live in a police state.
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- Proof that John Lennon invented the iPod
- Want an explanation of "net neutrality"? Ask a Ninja.
- Chocolate Rooms
- Manah Manah (oldie but goodie video) taken from HERE
- PacMan - The Movie (video)
- World's Greatest Magician (video)
- Darth Vader calls the Emperor (Robot Chicken video)
- Spock's MySpace website
- I'll be your best friend if you buy me one of these
- BugBios (all about insects)
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May 11, 2006
Regulars to Left is Right may have noticed a severe drop in posting over the past few weeks. Spare time has become a rare commodity due to numerous events happening in my life and I hope that time will become more generous in a few weeks so that I can return to my passion of boring all of you with my personal ultra-left-wing, hippie-commie, tree-hugging, gay rights-supporting, Bush-bashing drivel.
Nothing else has changed. I still like the Lakers even though they crashed and burned in the playoffs. And my 2002 Prius now has over 70K miles and is saving me tons of $'s due to my long daily commute ($28/week just driving to work).
I still think Dianne Feinstein could take lessons from Barbara Boxer in caring about Californians' problems with our theocratic federal government.
I think Hillary Clinton finally blew it big time by becoming a new best friend of ultra-conservative Murdock.
I think Phil Angelides, Anthony Villaraigosa and Gavin Newsom together will make California the greatest "nation" in history.
I think everyone should read "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man" and become familiar with the corporate elite that actually runs the entire world. (You can click the Amazon link to it near the bottom of the left sidebar.)
I think people should stop being excessively selfish about their personal satisfaction and start caring about those whom they never see (or those whom they step over) who struggle every day to make ends meet.
I think true heroes are NOT people who are paid to do their job, no matter how dangerous or hard, but are those who risk their careers, personal safety and even their lives by helping others in dire straits and/or by exposing corruption, dishonesty and state-supported violence/murder and false imprisonment/torture.
I think anyone who thinks the Republican Party has done a single good deed for anyone in need these past 6 years needs to have their head thoroughly examined, if not their soul.
I think the internet is history's greatest invention.
Nothing else has changed. I still like the Lakers even though they crashed and burned in the playoffs. And my 2002 Prius now has over 70K miles and is saving me tons of $'s due to my long daily commute ($28/week just driving to work).
I still think Dianne Feinstein could take lessons from Barbara Boxer in caring about Californians' problems with our theocratic federal government.
I think Hillary Clinton finally blew it big time by becoming a new best friend of ultra-conservative Murdock.
I think Phil Angelides, Anthony Villaraigosa and Gavin Newsom together will make California the greatest "nation" in history.
I think everyone should read "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man" and become familiar with the corporate elite that actually runs the entire world. (You can click the Amazon link to it near the bottom of the left sidebar.)
I think people should stop being excessively selfish about their personal satisfaction and start caring about those whom they never see (or those whom they step over) who struggle every day to make ends meet.
I think true heroes are NOT people who are paid to do their job, no matter how dangerous or hard, but are those who risk their careers, personal safety and even their lives by helping others in dire straits and/or by exposing corruption, dishonesty and state-supported violence/murder and false imprisonment/torture.
I think anyone who thinks the Republican Party has done a single good deed for anyone in need these past 6 years needs to have their head thoroughly examined, if not their soul.
I think the internet is history's greatest invention.
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May 9, 2006
| "By and large, Americans are getting sick and tired of the posturing by the Republican Congress, putting politics ahead of policy. While there is an understanding that there will be some sybolic acts in politics, Americans want to see some substance, too, and the Do Nothing Republican Congress simply can't provide it. "No increased funding for stem cell research, even though the majority of the Congress favors it. No changes to Social Security, even though the Republicans claimed the program was in crisis. No serious move to insure the uninsured, even though leaving tens of millions devoid of coverage is both an economic and moral disaster. No changes to America's immigration policy, even though the Republican base is clamoring for it. No decrease in the massive budget deficit, even though our growing national debt is already affecting the economy. No oversight on Iraq, even though the country is descending into a civil war. "At a time at which Americans need real leadership, assertiveness and action the Republican Congress either cannot or will not provide it. And the only remedy for such potentially-crippling inaction is the election of Democratic majorities in both the House and the Senate in November." - - - Jonathan Singer |
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May 8, 2006
- A covenant with America
- Stephen Colbert's roasting of Bush at the 2006 White House Correspondents Association Dinner (video)
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May 1, 2006
Veteran Phil L. has a followup to an earlier post:
| In an unprecedented move to show their gratitude to those who have served their country honorably: Lt. Gen. Terry Scott (U.S. Army, ret.), who is Chairman of the Veterans' Disability Benefits Commission (VDBC), wants to study vets who get Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) as well as VA compensation. The goal is an offset (reduction) in payments to veterans. The VDBC's charter doesn't allow this, so, in an unconstitutional move, he asked Congress to interpret their own law, to give him permission to do this. And, unbelievably, he's got that permission. Veterans...it's time to get angry. I think it's time to make a big noise. Gen. Scott's email at the VDBC is: veterans@vetscommission.intranets.com This email is good for all Commission members. The Commission's phone number is: (202) 756-7729 Background story here. What can I say? Just take all us Disabled Veterans and throw us in the trash heap. Maybe we can get on with QTC Management and work for former VA head Anthony J. Principi, he seems to be doing quite well for himself! |
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| Well the weight of the world is FALLING And on my back I've been CRAWLING The state of affairs is APPALLING And the 6 o'clock news keeps CALLING Well I've been trying to see the world through their eyes Where black is white and day is night Left is Right Left is Right Left is Right, For me Well negotiations keep STALLING The United Nations keeps CALLING The Skeletons you're HAULING Won't hold when you're FALLING Put your head in the sand and you'll never know What's waiting for you in the depths below (below) Don't believe everything that you read Take what you want and keep what you need TWISTED NIXON |
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