Sunday, November 5, 2006
Why To Vote Out the Republicans: Part VI
Why Won't the Bush Administration Enforce the Law? The Bush administration in its first four years was responsible for 318 fines against employers who hired illegal workers, an average of fewer than 80 each year. That's down from 5,587 fines against illegal employers during the eight years of the Clinton administration, according to the Congressional Immigration Reform Caucus, an average of 698 each year. And the problem is getting worse; in 2004 only three employers received fines for illegal...
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Why To Vote Out the Republicans: Part V
What Have the Republicans Done Wrong? I Ask What They’ve Done Right. Bush and our Republicans have brought world-wide chaos. STOP THE RHETORIC! Win the war in Iraq? What war? It isn’t a war. It was an invasion followed by an occupation. There is no such avenue as “winning an occupation”. As far of the failures of the Republicans? We are now infamous bullies who have decided to shove our way of government down the throats of the world, regardless of their backgrounds, regardless of their social...
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Why To Vote Out the Republicans: Part IV
BUSH CLAIMS WE ARE IN IRAQ TO PROTECT US FROM TERRORISTS. If the Republicans were actually serious about protecting the people of the US they would: … control our borders … require passports for all border crossings … have implemented the recommendations of the 911 Commission … incarcerate all found in the U.S. illegally (instead of “catch and release”) … inspect all cargo coming into our ports … NOT approve selling our port operations to the likes of the United Arab Emirates … not have lied to...
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Why To Vote Out the Republicans: Part III
Bush ran in 2000 on “I’m a uniter, not a divider”. In 2006 we are divided to the point of near incivility. Bush claimed he didn’t believe in nation-building. Yet early in 2000, before 9/11, he had his team planning an invasion of Iraq with a plan to “Democratize”. When the American people backed the pursuit of al Qaeda in Afghanistan, Bush pulled troops out of Afghanistan, illegally pulled $60 million of congressionally approved funding for Afghanistan, and used both to invade Iraq. Unless...
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Why To Vote Out the Republicans: Part II
Attorney General Proves Steadfast in the Art of Evasion Friday, November 3, 2006; Page A19 Open-government advocates are howling this week over a newly released transcript of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales's testimony before the House Judiciary Committee in April on topics including domestic wiretapping and surveillance, treatment of potential terrorists, and the president's power to declassify information. During the session, Gonzales evaded most of the four dozen questions asked by...
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