EXCERPT: If this sounds like a partisan attack of George Bush related to the collapse of a bridge 1100 miles away from Washington DC, it is.  It is in direct response to the televised and incredibly partisan Rose Garden press conference held by George Bush this morning, in lieu of a sincere expression of compassion or attempt to unite Americans following yesterday afternoon's tragedy.
I don't blame President Bush for the Minneapolis bridge collapse any more than I blame him for...

EXCERPT: You know, the upcoming congressional recess worries the heck out of me.  For instance, that would be a perfect time for the beleaguered Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to resign, and a more evil but less incompetent Gonzales II to be appointed.  There wouldn't be enough time to expose the election rigging or whatever other nefarious scheme this new Attorney General would be up to until it was too late (and it may be too late already).  Even worse would be a...

EXCERPT: This article in today's New York Times surprised me, just like my surprise when I first learned about "implied consent."  It's the kind of article that leaves you saying, "I didn't know they could do that."

Historically the number of Supreme Court justices has varied between six and ten.  There is nothing in the Constitution that specifies that there must be exactly nine Supreme Court justices.  The article implies that if a...

EXCERPT: I am tired of dueling with you Tom.  It is a distraction and a complete waste of time.  I was under the misconception that the Voice of Arizona does not seek to impose strict rules of conduct, but rather relies upon its members to police each other.  I tried to do that but you called my bluff:  it's not my site and I can't ban you.  Maybe it is only me that thinks your approach -- you unhindered free speech to launch abusive, personal, and...

EXCERPT: Yesterday Thom Hartman had Bruce Fein as his radio show guest; was Paul Craig Roberts.  Both are conservative former members of the Reagan Administration.  They both make the case for impeachment of Bush and Cheney now - before it's too late - otherwise its curtains for our constitutional democracy.  As Randi Rhodes is fond of saying, and as Paul Craig Roberts reasserted this morning, our country will never fall from terrorist attacks.  Instead, the very...

EXCERPT: Paul Craig Roberts penned this hypothetical back-of-the-envelope Presidential speech during a commercial break on the Thom Hartman Show this morning.  It is chilling.
Potential speech delivered by George W. Bush before the next election and shortly after the next terrorist attack:
My administration knew that there would be more attacks from these terrorist who hate us and our way of life, and are determined to destroy every one of us.   If only more of you had believed...

EXCERPT: I was listening to public radio this morning, and heard a disturbing report about the timing of the terrorist car bombing attempts in Great Britain, occurring just at the moment of a political power exchange between Prime Ministers Blair and Brown to maximize confusion and potentially muddle the government response.  This in and of itself is a matter of concern, as one would expect terrorists to deliberately take advantage of the relative disarray that accompanies a transition of...

EXCERPT: I have been putting together a show for KPHX called Fantastic Forum (I know, corny name, but catchy).  The format is a panel discussion-debate show like Realtime with Bill Maher, but for the radio.  The intent is to add more political content to Phoenix's only liberal talk radio station, especially on the weekends where the line up has suffered from shows like Exopolitics (which has nothing to do with politics, let alone reality) and the loss of Voice of Arizona.
My...

EXCERPT: Under the cover of darkness, the Bush administration quietly released on May 9 a monumental yet underreported executive order:  National Security and Presidential Directive NSPD 51.
This directive, supposedly meant to ensure the continuity of government in case of catastrophic emergency, virtually anoints the President with the powers of an emperor in the event of “any incident, regardless of location, that results in extraordinary levels of mass casualties, damage, or...

EXCERPT: Hunter asked a profound but simple question that lies at the heart of any discussion about America's role in the world:
On the immigration debate, I have one question that no one will answer. So I'll ask you and the author Debbie this question and see if you can answer. I'll preface it like this, theres 6 billion people on this rock and most are much poorer that our poorest of poor. They would kill to come here and eat trash from my dumpster. Each case is tragic and...