The problem is that as the security state increases, everybody is soon considered guilty of something. There is no such trait as “innocent” at a certain point. Simply declaring one’s innocence is by itself proof of guilt.

Well, the ad won’t work. It won’t work as there hasn’t been that much benefit right from a alot of people now unless you already were doing okay. For example, the extended coverage for children under a policy to the age of 26. Unless you had such a policy that included older children to begin with, well kids out of luck. The high risk pools the same as they were costing up to $800 a month if a person survived to get into them. The Obama admin also excluded abortion from the policies even though the law did not require the restriction.

Very few people have seen any benefits, and only if one could spare alot of extra money or lucky to be under certain programs. Is it any wonder the apologists have to rely on dreams of future Lala land of milk and honey to sell it.

One word. Nader. Starting in 2000 and in particular 2004 Nader was marginalized not by the right wing but by the democratic party as the cause of their defeats, and not voter suppression, Supreme Court rulings, blue dog voters, etc.

Why? Nader represented a political altnerative to the democratic party for people on the left. He had to be destroyed politically or the party could lose a good portion of its base.

So too with OWS. If OWS keeps growing and if it and if its emerging leadership cannot be co-opted as party hacks, expect democratic party leadership to turn on OWS and attempt to marginalize the movement in the same way it did to Nader. No alternatives are allowed.

It is not a matter of their masks slipping, but given the forum the mass media cannot edit out them showing their true form. During their contrived political ascendency two summers the main stream mass media did not show the nihilistic nature and racism of the teabaggers. Local media did show now and then, but pretty much a cover up–most of the exposure came out of left wing websites showing for example, the signs never shown in the mass media. But now, the shouting and sentiment and full statements of the right wing candidates cannot be covered up or edited out.

I suspect that the gop big money daddies will be pushing for more crowd selection and control in future debates to avoid showing the nation what the teabaggers are about.

The quote assumes that oil companies are monolithic and they are all one and same. Does the United States work world wide to protect the interests of the Spanish oil company Respol mentioned in the article? It was Americans who were complaining of “resource nationalism”. Why wouldn’t American or British oil companies use pressure for military intervention to displace competitors?

Before the Iraq invasion, Russia was heavily involved with extracting Iraqi oil. As far as I know, they are not there anymore. In fact, I remember reading Russian oil execs complaining that American oil company execs were demanding huge of amounts of money to be allowed to compete for Iraq oil after the invasion.

This term firebagger has me scared. As many know, before the money baggers created the teabaggers, teabagging was the act of man lowering his scrotum into another person’s mouth.

FIREbagging?? FIREbaggers???

What the hell is going on in this site? and is there a sign up sheet.

Ah the kabuki players are learning their parts for the new upcoming play. Rumor has it that the theatre manager will hand out empty sandwiches if the crowd claps louder and harder.

Undercut the post office, you undercut large, very large number of small retails from ebay stores to outlets with their own websites. They rely on the lower costs of post office deliverys to survive. This is not just about the laid off workers but an entire system of small business that depends on it.

Also, if you ever run into a right wing ahole who says the post office is not efficient or cost effective, have them price a one pound package from your city to the center of Manhattan (not Hooterville, but where the commerical carries have a large prescense). Very easy to get a quote onlien from all carriers.