Author: dday

Why I Mourn For America

The deceitful actions of this Administration have permanently harmed the fabric of America, particularly in the area of detainee treatment and abuse.  I was hopeful after the 2006 elections that we would be bringing in a...

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How The Terrorists Will Follow Us Home

If we leave, they’ll follow us here.  It’s as simple as that. -John Boehner, House of Representatives, Feb. 13, 2007 The terrorists will follow us home if we leave -George W. Bush, The White House, Feb. 14, 2007...

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Ralph Nader, An Unreasonable Man

I’ll probably get flamed for this by some “Nader is the devil” person, but I will second Robert Kuttner’s excellent article about the new Ralph Nader documentary, An Unreasonable Man, which I saw Saturday...

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Republicans Use Stingray Attacks In Campaign Ads

Well, the GOP is at it again.  First they raised eyebrows with a menacing video showing statements from Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri vowing to attack the US, and announcing “These are the stakes.  Vote...

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North Korea: Anatomy of a Failure

While there’s been some movement on sanctioning North Korea, with the UN agreeing on punishment language, and Japan going all unilateral and banning all trade and closing their ports to North Korean ships, I still think...

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