Monthly Archives: November 2004
Ashcroft out
It is with great hope that I welcome Attorney General John Ashcroft’s resignation of last Tuesday, 11/2. While seeing him go will surely please many freedom loving Americans, I am somewhat hesitant to celebrate as his replacement could well be even more right wing and far more apt to believe in faith based intelligence.
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Not again! pt. 3
In light of this morning’s events, I have decided to finally launch my side project, gainsaying.com. On the site I will explore the many contradictions that dot the American landscape, starting with the election. Four years of Bush have hurt the nation a great deal and four more will probably not help at all. At [...]
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Not again! pt. 2
Now that the initial shock has past and pessimism sets in, I thought I’d list a few positive news items: – Voter turn out was higher than at any point since 1968 (source: CNN). – Mubarack Obama (D) won his race for a senate seat in Illinois. – Brian Higgins (D) won the house seat [...]
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Not again!
Well, it looks as though the Democrats have screwed up again. Another perfectly good chance to rule the world ruined. It seems quite like they were unable to match Geroege Bush’s strength as a candidate. This is it then, four more years of Bush…
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Daschle loses Senate seat
Senate minority leader Tom Daschle has officially lost his seat to challenger Rep. John Thune. Well done, one more Democrat who couldn’t grow a large enough spine.
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Karzai “wins” Afghan elections
In a move completely devoid of any trace of surprise, Hamid Karzai, former CIA agent and now “president” of Afghanistan is to be declared the winner of the Afghan “elections”. This is further proof that the neo-conservatives’ claims of democracy taking hold in Afghanistan are completely false.
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Nader spoiling election for Bush
While following election results, it became clear to me that Nader was taking votes from Bush and not Kerry as Bush has constantly been fluctuating between 51% and 52% of the popular vote while Kerry has remained steady at 48%.
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