State of the Union

Let the lying begin...

Mike Gravel Demands Impeachment

Mike Gravel's Impeachment Statement

Some excerpts from the text:

As a Candidate for President, and most importantly as an American, I firmly believe that our most important and highest priority, both as individual American citizens and as a whole Nation, is to protect, defend, and nourish the foundation of American Democracy: the US Constitution and Bill of Rights. Every other issue is of secondary importance.

Mike, you don't even come close to expressing the urgency with which these matters must be addressed. Even if we choose to start impeachment proceedings soon, it may well be too late to effect any real change (though unlike Pelosi and her cowardly compatriots (channeling Colbert: "I'm looking at you, Reid."), I don't see this as a reason to stop).

The illegitimate authority of this newly constructed imperial Presidency – this Supreme Commander-in-Chief created by Cheney and Bush – has replaced the Rule-of-Law based on the Constitution and Bill of Rights.

Our system of co-equal branches of government, the unique and revolutionary principle of American Democracy, the great leap of faith that people could actually govern themselves, has been subverted. It is now almost dead.

This sums up the fight we are in better than anything said on the campaign trail by any of the leading candidates in the entirety of their political careers.

Read on. It's worth it.

Kucinich Drops Out of Presidential Race

Dennis Kucinich has dropped out of the presidental race. It's a big loss to the country, but hopefully he will continue the good fight in the Senate.

Keith Olbermann Tells the Administration What to Do With Itself

ANOTHER Republican Sentenced For Child Molestation

Is it just me, or are the Republicans just really picking up the lowest form of scum they can find and electing them without ANY second thoughts as to who these people might be?

(Notice that Fox also waits until the last possible second to mention that this guy's a Republican?)

From Faux News:

PIERRE, S.D. — A former state lawmaker was sentenced Thursday to 44 years in prison for raping two foster daughters in phony medical examinations he said would help them sell their reproductive eggs to infertile couples.

Only Congressman Who Actively Supports Terror is Republican

Well, neocons, congratulations; You've routed out the first congressman who actively supported terrorist organizations, then lied about it. There's only one teeny tiny little issue:

He's a Republican.

From the story:

A former Michigan congressman and delegate to the United Nations was indicted Wednesday on charges of being part of a terrorist fundraising ring that allegedly sent more than $130,000 to a supporter of al-Qaida and the Taliban.

Mark Deli Siljander, a Michigan Republican when he was in the House, was charged with money laundering, conspiracy and obstructing justice for allegedly lying about lobbying senators on behalf of an Islamic charity that authorities said was secretly sending funds to terrorists.

The 42-count indictment, unsealed in U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Mo., accuses the Islamic American Relief Agency of paying Siljander $50,000 for the lobbying -- money that turned out to be stolen from the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Siljander, from southwestern Michigan, served two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives during the 1980s and was appointed by President Reagan to serve as a U.S. delegate to the United Nations for one year in 1987.

Fred Upton defeated him in the 1986 primary.

Siljander could not immediately be reached for comment Wednesday, and his attorney in Kansas City, J.R. Hobbs, had no immediate comment.

The charges are part of a long-running case against the charity, which had been based in Columbia, Mo. In 2004, the Treasury Department designated the charity as a suspected fundraiser for terrorists.

Wow. You guys just have to have everything, don't you? What next won't you become outstanding hypocrites on?

I Love Being Quoted When Silencing Neocon Fools

As I said, I just LOVE being quoted when it comes to shutting down morons. My username below is ncc74656m.

Orphans from "Annie" to Kucinich: "We love you Mr. Kucinich."

Dennis Kucinich has asked the state of New Hampshire for a full electoral recount. So is it just a 2000 Redux? No. It seems that Mr. Kucinich is concerned with something much larger than himself.

From The News & Observer:

DETROIT - Democratic Presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich, the most outspoken advocate in the Presidential field and in Congress for election integrity, paper-ballot elections, and campaign finance reform, has sent a letter to the New Hampshire Secretary of State asking for a recount of Tuesday's election because of "unexplained disparities between hand-counted ballots and machine-counted ballots."

"I am not making this request in the expectation that a recount will significantly affect the number of votes that were cast on my behalf," Kucinich stressed in a letter to Secretary of State William M. Gardner. But, "Serious and credible reports, allegations, and rumors have surfaced in the past few days...It is imperative that these questions be addressed in the interest of public confidence in the integrity of the election process and the election machinery - not just in New Hampshire, but in every other state that conducts a primary election."

I think that for point of fact alone, Mr. Kucinich may yet win my vote for the primary. Thank you, Dennis, for taking this fight right back to the theives in power, and make them know that we won't take it anymore!