Not just a third term... it's Bush squared
Eight years ago, the election was close enough to steal because so many people voted for the guy they'd rather have a beer with.
The administration's modus operandi has been to stonewall, attack the patriotism of the opposition, and deny any obligation to cooperate with either Congress or the courts. Only in the last few months has anyone in Congress supported the effort by Dennis Kucinich and a few others to hold Bush and Cheney accountable for abuses of power and disregard of international law.
Now John McCain has selected a running mate who
We don't need any more candidates who disrespect the rule of the law or the right of the people to be informed about candidates' positions and actions on the issues.
The press have been falling all over themselves since the convention racing to see who can praise her first -- but only on style. There has been no examination of substance -- and the campaign wants to keep it that way. When all the focus is on style and feelings, people can easily forget the facts. There's no one challenging the statements or asking tough questions.
It takes a proactive citizen to find the answers. The fact-checking sites have them, but you need to know where to look. Here are a couple of political fact-checking sites:
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/
http://www.factcheck.org/
And a couple for rumors and urban legends:
http://www.snopes.com/
http://urbanlegends.about.com/
The administration's modus operandi has been to stonewall, attack the patriotism of the opposition, and deny any obligation to cooperate with either Congress or the courts. Only in the last few months has anyone in Congress supported the effort by Dennis Kucinich and a few others to hold Bush and Cheney accountable for abuses of power and disregard of international law.
Now John McCain has selected a running mate who
- didn't know quite what the vice-president's job is a couple of weeks before accepting the nomination.
- thinks that public schools should teach creationism along with evolution
- is neither allowed nor expected to answer questions about domestic or foreign policy from the press "until the campaign decides it's time. On CBS's Face the nation today, Senator McCain would not respond directly to an invitation for her to appear on the program next Sunday.
- resists inquiries by other branches of government into her actions as governor, particularly firing people who don't toe the line.
We don't need any more candidates who disrespect the rule of the law or the right of the people to be informed about candidates' positions and actions on the issues.
The press have been falling all over themselves since the convention racing to see who can praise her first -- but only on style. There has been no examination of substance -- and the campaign wants to keep it that way. When all the focus is on style and feelings, people can easily forget the facts. There's no one challenging the statements or asking tough questions.
It takes a proactive citizen to find the answers. The fact-checking sites have them, but you need to know where to look. Here are a couple of political fact-checking sites:
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/
http://www.factcheck.org/
And a couple for rumors and urban legends:
http://www.snopes.com/
http://urbanlegends.about.com/
posted by McMircle at 1:05 PM
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