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How A Bill Becomes A Signing Statement
Sunday, 11 February 2007, 9:04 pm | David Swanson
At the House Judiciary Committee hearings on Bush's use of signing statements on Wednesday, two exchanges at the end were quite revealing. Four hours into a hearing interrupted by several votes (thanks, Nancy!) the corporate media had all departed. ... More >>
Swanson and Schwarz: Beyond Oral Sex
Sunday, 11 February 2007, 9:02 pm | David Swanson
The last time Congress was controlled by the party in opposition to the White House, we all learned more than we cared to know about the uses of cigars. This time the need for investigations is much more serious. The Democrats are talking fast and ... More >>
David Swanson: Lobbying For Impeachment
Thursday, 1 February 2007, 11:06 am | David Swanson
It's an honor to be part of this obviously growing movement for peace and justice. Our president took us into war before Congress gave its so-called authorization. He did so without telling Congress or the American people and without Congress appropriating ... More >>
Blogging from Hearings on Bush's Signing Statement
Thursday, 1 February 2007, 12:57 am | David Swanson
10:13 a.m. I'm in the room, but you can view a live webcast here . I've just been handed hardcopies of the upcoming witness statements. If you can find them online anywhere, please post a link beneath this article. More >>
David Swanson: The Bills That Can End the War
Thursday, 1 February 2007, 12:18 am | David Swanson
Senator Feingold held a hearing on the topic yesterday and plans to introduce a bill today to end the war by denying the President the money to continue it. Congress Members Lynn Woolsey, Jim McGovern, and Jerrold Nadler have bills in the House to ... More >>
"Don't Let Dick Cheney Get Me!"
Monday, 29 January 2007, 12:02 am | David Swanson
This country has learned to be afraid… of Dick Cheney. The number one reason a significant minority of Americans still hesitates to get behind impeachment of Bush is fear of Dick Cheney. This will remain the case even should Cheney die, I am convinced. ... More >>
Bush's Four Anti-Terror Successes All Fictional
Monday, 29 January 2007, 12:02 am | David Swanson
President Bush claimed in his State of the Union speech to have prevented four terrorist plots. Phew! It's a good thing to know that we tossed out our Bill of Rights for some actual REASON – I mean other than turning Iraq into a training ground for ... More >>
David Swanson: Demanding Truth from Power
Thursday, 25 January 2007, 11:11 am | David Swanson
It was disturbing to see so many members of Congress in both parties clamoring to get Bush's autograph on their copies of his State of the Union—not because it was such a dishonest speech that did such a disservice to this country, and not because ... More >>
How We Can End the Occupation of Iraq
Tuesday, 23 January 2007, 5:10 pm | David Swanson
President George Bush deflects criticism of his war plans by claiming that his critics have no plans of their own. Vice President Dick Cheney, meanwhile, asserts that matters of war must be left in the hands of the President (presumably no matter how brilliant ... More >>
It All Started with an American Taliban
Tuesday, 23 January 2007, 11:04 am | David Swanson
It began with that monstrous young man so evil we needed to blindfold him and strap him to a board, that confusing young man who looked like Christ but cast us in the role of crucifiers, that treasonous young man who brought dark and heathen evils ... More >>
It All Started with an American Taliban
Tuesday, 23 January 2007, 11:04 am | David Swanson
It began with that monstrous young man so evil we needed to blindfold him and strap him to a board, that confusing young man who looked like Christ but cast us in the role of crucifiers, that treasonous young man who brought dark and heathen evils ... More >>
David Swanson: Huddle Up!
Tuesday, 23 January 2007, 12:13 am | David Swanson
Team, huddle up. Huddle UP! Now, listen. I'm not going to even tell you what to do in the second half unless you understand what you did in the first half. Do you? More >>
David Swanson: Follow Pelosi Or Follower Pelosi?
Friday, 19 January 2007, 10:44 am | David Swanson
Larry Everest made an interesting comment on a panel we did in Memphis last weekend. He said that if Nancy Pelosi, who claims her top priority is ending the war and who claims to support democracy, were to ask people to come to Washington, D.C., on January ... More >>
David Swanson: If Beal Street Could Talk – Part 2
Monday, 15 January 2007, 4:45 pm | David Swanson
By any serious standard of journalism, impeachment should be in the news right now. This illustrates the worst problem with our media. It's not how they cover stories. It's how they do not cover stories. More >>
David Swanson: If Beal Street Could Talk – Part 1
Monday, 15 January 2007, 4:17 pm | David Swanson
I'd like to request that nobody shout during this event, and I'll tell you why. I watched Bush's speech with some people who thought it would be a good idea to take a sip of liquor every time he told a lie. Three days later my head is aching. More >>
Why We Need a National Conference for Media Reform
Monday, 15 January 2007, 3:54 pm | David Swanson
Here's why. Bush just connected Iraq to 9/11 again, and the media will not tell you it was a lie. Bush just gave a list of reasons why this time his escalation of the war will work. The reasons amounted to: More >>
Land of Enchantment and Impeachment
Monday, 15 January 2007, 10:11 am | David Swanson
There is a decent chance that within the next month or two the New Mexico State Legislature will ask the U.S. House of Representatives to begin impeachment proceedings against President Bush and Vice President Cheney. More >>
David Swanson: Mr. President, Surge This
Thursday, 11 January 2007, 11:45 am | David Swanson
Here's a statement that's blasphemy both in the peace movement and in the halls of the warmongers: Whether we escalate the war or not is unimportant. More >>
Cynthia McKinney Makes the Case for Impeachment
Wednesday, 10 January 2007, 5:08 pm | David Swanson
As some people learned from the minimal and abusive media coverage, on December 8, 2006, Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney introduced Articles of Impeachment [ http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/node/16230 ]against President George W. Bush, making him the 10th president of the United States ... More >>
Democrats' Open-Mic Press Conferences
Wednesday, 10 January 2007, 12:12 am | David Swanson
Unlike the previous majority party in Congress, the Democrats who take power today know their weaknesses. They know they're not very good at the whole press conference thing where you're supposed to stand there and say something people care about. So ... More >>
