October 2, 2009 By David Swanson opednews.com On Thursday, 22 Democratic congress members introduced a bill to deny funding to any escalation of war in Afghanistan, and 60 Democratic senators voted that Congress should not even speak to a general about that war until after the president has decided whether to escalate it. These two [...]
Archive for October 3rd, 2009
3 Oct
Rethinking America’s Involvement
opednews.com By Dwayne Hunn For OpEdNews: Dwayne Hunn – Writer Time Magazine (9-21-09) again interviews the Obamas on one of their favorite subjects, “Volunteerism,” while headlining how we must become accustomed to high unemployment and underemployment. America’s decline — shrunken middle class, concentrated wealth, dismantled economy” are the result of our recent paltry investment in [...]
3 Oct
The Time for GOP Shenanigans on Health Care Is Over, Now It’s Up to the Dems — Will They Deliver a Public Option?
Posted by Kos , Daily Kos at 4:34 PM on October 1, 2009. Will it be a robust public option, or some piece of crap? Time will tell, but at least we have a fighting chance with Democrats monopolizing the process. Republicans have been whining recently about being shut out of the drafting of health [...]
