A Bad Moon Rising and What You Can Do
Karl Rove, left, Brett Kavanaugh (nominee for federal appeals court judgeship) right.Here's a wrap-up of CNN.com's headlines right now:
BUSH: WE'RE NOT TROLLING YOUR PERSONAL LIFE
Dow Drops 130 Points
Priest Convicted of Murdering Nun
Bill May offer Citizenship or Deportation
Immigrants Found Locked in Refrigerated Trailer
Controversial Judicial Nomination Moves Ahead (see photo)
Big Oil Boycott Gives Little Guy the Smackdown
And, from WashPost, a story that should get much more play than this, Robert's Missing Papers.
In brief, the story of the photo above is about the Administration using the specious "everybody deserves an up or down vote" logic to cram through more dangerous judges while they still have control of both houses of Congress. In Crashing the Gate, authors Jerome Armstrong and Markos Moulitsas Zuniga explain that the Republican revolution really got momentum when a little-known and fresh-out-of-college Karl Rove developed the strategy of targeting the judicial system to instill a generation of judges that would give Big Business favorable judgements, inspiring Big Business to send their dollars to Republican candidates and starting this fabulous engine that has gotten us to the above-listed headlines.
How's that workin' for ya, Karl? America?? Bueller? Bueller??
I guess it's workin' fine.
The other highlighted story is about how, months after our new Supreme Court justice got in, we still can't find those pesky papers detailing his history under Reagan, working on affirmative action. Hmmmm... do we think those papers made him look good? Especially since Archives officials now admit that White House folks were in the room (as no other people are allowed to be) carrying their own personal item (briefcases, etc) and the papers haven't been seen since.
Are these the same guys who are tapping our phones? GOODIE!! At least they're consistent in stealing things like our rights and privacy and freedom of information.
So what can you do about this tide of bad news and your appropriate frustration? Join me at the Yearly Kos convention in Las Vegas next month. And, while there's still time, have your company become a sponsor or have a booth.
As an Average American and blogger, I'm looking forward to meeting other obsessed political junkies like myself and seeing if we can move this conversation out of our separate home offices and into the communities where votes need to be awakened and mined in November. As a business, I'd almost consider having a booth myself (too broke, alas!) to get my name and contact info out in front of the Biggest Mouths in the Blogosphere. Daily Kos is the most widely read political blog on the planet, and, well... all the blabbermouths will be in Vegas and in the mood to strategize.
Going to Vegas for a convention. It doesn't sound too progressive, does it? That's the great thing about what could be this new political movement: we use the tools of the future with the spirit of high-stakes gamblers and the power of interpersonal connection to MAKE A F***ING DIFFERENCE at a time when that seems impossible as just solo mio.
That's my sales pitch. I've been honing it all week. Sign up. Join us!! Let's get this party started!
posted by dcnative @ 12:05 PM
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And how about the story hidden inside the paper today about the government dropping its investigation into the illegal wiretapping of U.S. citizens by the NSA because the NSA refused to give the investigating agency the clearances necessary to do an investigation.
What the hell is going on in this country? Are ANY of the national agencies accountable to Congress and the American people?
Does anybody care?
In the meantime, Cheney and Bush have started a new Cold War with Russia -- and the Russians are pissed off. Is this really the time to be pissing off the Russians?
What's wrong with this administration?
Does anybody care?
OMG. If November doesn't bring a wave of new Democrats to the U.S. House and Senate, I'm not sure there is much hope for this country.
E: I KNOW! I saw that story after posting this. It's one of those procedural issues that the general public might not grasp, but is crucially important. That decision (to withhold clearances) was made before today's revelations though, so I have hope that this news will help the Good Guys overcome the clearance issue.
And by the way, you KNOW somebody in the CIA/NSA/security establishment was pissed when they leak to USA Today (the McPaper). They wanted this news to spread as far as possible as fast as possible. I say they succeeded.
How can the Dems possibly F this one up? We'll have to see.
I think you need to come to Vegas with me (as if you and Deb needed encouragement for THAT road trip!). You're part of the solution and you know it!
Vegas sounds fun. But Deb's just back from her Boston convention (that was supposed to be in New Orleans) and 2 days off sick this week... not sure she could get the time off needed for a road trip -- and the airfares are outrageous.
We have been having withdrawl symptoms, but Spirit Mountain is closer -- and last Sunday we won $800.00 on Let It Ride Bonus Poker.
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