thorswitch

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About me
40-something married heathen, "mom" to 2 lab-mixes and a cat, disabled and homebound. love the bands rush, pink floyd, 30 seconds to mars, sarah mclachlan, evanescense, and such. enjoy true crime documentaries (like on a&e, court tv, discovery, etc.) and crime procedurals (law & order, etc.) politically moderate in general with liberal-leaning tendencies, mediocre guitarist, love mmorpgs - currently in city of heroes/city of villains for the most part.
Why I use Clipmarks
It's an interesting way to store articles for reference, and a chance to see what other people find interesting. It also makes me cut down a lot on how much of an article I quote
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POPSBush Is Just Playing Us
thisnamecantbetaken
by thisnamecantbetaken  9-6-2007    1
 You can watch the video at the source.
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POPSTranslation: Give Bush what he wants or we die!
thorswitch
by thorswitch  8-4-2007    6
 Just how stupid is Trent Lott? Seriously! Apparently, there has been recent intelligence indicating that there *may* be an attack planned on DC between now and September 11th. As the former chief of the Capitol Police notes, however, *we're* the one's with the hang up on dates and anniversaries - terrorists don't focus on those nearly as much. But even going beyond that, Lott is telling people that it would be a good idea stay out of town until September 12th - as if the terrorists are going to keep their plan (if there is one) the same even though they know we're aware of the possibility? What makes him think that the terrorists won't just change their plans and attack on, say, the 13th, after everyone who followed Lott's advice and left will have returned? Yeesh! And of course, everyone caved and Bush got the bill he wanted . I wonder if Trent thinks everyone there will be safe now?
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POPSThe Imperial Presidency
thorswitch
by thorswitch  7-23-2007    2
  Hat tip to wiccantexan at clipmarks When the Constitution was written, our Founding Fathers were very careful to include provisions that would prevent any one branch of the government from getting too much power and control, and thus becoming something more along the lines of a dictatorship. Robert Sheer writes - in an excellent editorial for "The Nation" magazine (reprinted by CBS, where is where I got the link) - that George W. Bush is exactly the kind of imperial president that the Founding Fathers were trying to avoid. There's a lot more, including how Eisenhower's concerns about a "military-industrial complex" are both part of what the Founding Fathers were trying to prevent (though they wouldn't have necessarily thought of it in those same terms) *and* what Bush's Imperial Presidency is trying to ensure develops - and why this is a bad thing. Go read it - it's not l
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POPSBush Caught Lying About September 11th
Scattered_Fusion
by Scattered_Fusion  7-11-2007    6
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