Does President Obama have a vested interest in covering up the crimes of the Bush administration? His decision to block the release of photos of U.S. troops abusing detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan is a reminder that the nation may still be running on “Cheney time.” As long as the photos are not released, former […]
Archive | May, 2009
The Campaign Reform Scam/Crime/Damn Outrage – Parts 1 and 2
The Future of Freedom Foundation posted online today the second part of my analysis of the McCain Feingold Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act hokum. (This is from the February issue of Freedom Daily). I am reposting it here, along with the first part of the article (posted on this blog yesterday). *** The Campaign Reform Scam […]
The Campaign Reform Crime (or Scam?)
The Future of Freedom Foundation posted online today my article from the January issue of Freedom Daily on campaign reform scams. This is the first part of a two-part series on the McCain-Feingold act and related hokum. ******************************** The Campaign Reform Scam Part 1 Freedom Daily January 2009 by James Bovard In 2002, Congress passed […]
Politicians and Memorial Day: The Guy Fawkes Solution
I stopped by the Visitors Center at Manassas Battlefield Park last month and was struck by a quote capturing Georgia private B. M. Zettler’s reaction to being enmeshed in the battle of Bull Run: “I felt that I was in the presence of death. My first thought was, ‘This is unfair – someone is to […]
Put Your Faith in Bat ****
Scott Adams has paying tribute to MBAs this week. Here is his “bottom line” strip: It is good that more folks are recognizing the BS of Business wiz kids. Now if only people would recognize that political charlatans are even more dangerous….
Obama Economic Recovery Official Email Notification
[from the Wall Street Examiner :] From: TIMOTHY F. GEITHNER (us.treasury.adminoffice@us.gov) Subject: I am Timothy F. Geithner, Secretary of the United States National Treasury. Date: May 21, 2009 11:41:27 AM CDT Reply-To: apx-deliverycoltd@live.com Good day to you, I am Timothy F. Geithner, Secretary of the United States National Treasury. President Obama nominated me to be […]
Torture Masterminds & the Prosecution of Michael Vick
So Michael Vick has been released from federal prison after serving 19 months for dog abuse. Vick was prosecuted by an organization – the U.S. Justice Department – renowned for crafting legal rationales for torture. Maybe if Vick had claimed that he was talking to the dogs – trying to get information out of them […]
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