Absolute power corrupts absolutely. In the wake of COINTELPRO, the surveillance of peace activists and other government dissidents has become part of a long tradition of eliminating, by whip if necessary, those elements of the population which cannot be controlled or subdued though more typical channels. America’s history of “communist” suppression should give pause to [...]
Archive for January, 2007
Scant evidence found of Iran-Iraq arms link
Posted in Igor Volsky Posts, Iran, Iraq, U.S. Foreign Policy, War-on-Terror on January 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
President Bush’s references to Iran and Hezbollah in Tuesday’s State of the Union address could be harbingers of an impending military invasion or attack. To readers familiar with the President’s drumbeat to war with Iraq, these pronouncements are even more worrisome. While most lawmakers insist that the President must ask for Congressional authorization before taking [...]
Fishy Pelosi…
Posted in Democratic Leadership, Igor Volsky Posts on January 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I refuse to tolerate government hypocrisy. Nancy Pelosi promised to run the most ethical and open government in history. The Democrats won their majority on the promise that they will rid Congress of corruption and special interest influence. Pelosi should walk her talk–
On Wednesday, the House voted to raise the minimum wage from $5.15 to [...]
New troops lack crucial armor
Posted in Igor Volsky Posts, Iraq on January 10, 2007 | 2 Comments »
President Bush’s decision to send a portion of the 20,000 extra troops into Iraq ahead of his address to the nation would be smart (the move elludes Congressional attempts to limit funding) if it wasn’t so dangerous and reckless.
The thousands of troops that President Bush is expected to order to Iraq will join the fight largely without the [...]
AIPAC may be exempt from new lobbyist regulations
Posted in Democratic Leadership, Igor Volsky Posts, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S.-Israel Strategic Alliance on January 5, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday, the Congress approved ethics reforms which “prohibit House members or employees from knowingly accepting gifts or travel from a registered lobbyist, foreign agent or lobbyist’s client. Lawmakers could no longer fly on corporate jets. In addition, congressional travel financed by outside groups would have to be approved in advance by the House ethics committee [...]
Democrats to break another campaign promise
Posted in Democratic Leadership, Igor Volsky Posts on January 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
For the new Democratic leadership, politics transcends policy. The Washington Post is reporting that House Democrats will break their campaign promise to allow Republicans a chance to debate the legislation of the first 100 hours (“They include tightening ethics rules for lawmakers, raising the minimum wage, allowing more research on stem cells and cutting interest [...]
