By Frida Berrigan, tomdispatch.com An introduction by Tom Engelhardt: Hey, aren’t we the most exceptional nation in history? George Bush and his pals thought so — and they were in a great American tradition of exceptionalism. Of course, they were imagining us as the most exceptional empire in history (or maybe at the end of…
by Dave Lindorff, Opednews.com The divide between Democratic leaders contemplating their re-election prospects in 2008 and rank-and-file Democrats is becoming a chasm–one so wide that Congressional Democrats may soon find it hard to straddle it. The issue is impeachment. …if the president is not impeached, Congress will be telegraphing that the next president, whomever that…
By Matthew Rothschild, The Progressive With scarcely a mention in the mainstream media, President Bush has ordered up a plan for responding to a catastrophic attack. Under that plan, he entrusts himself with leading the entire federal government, not just the Executive Branch. And he gives himself the responsibility “for ensuring constitutional government.” …The document…
~ Jodin Morey speaking with Mayor Rybak on May Day by Mikael Rudolph of ImpeachforPeace.org In an article published by our organization on Monday, May 7th, the day after the May Day parade: Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak: ‘Bush/Cheney actions justify impeachment’ we reported that the mayor had approached us in the staging area prior to…
