Marriage By Any Other Name
Thank the Lord (and the Christian Coalition) for the $1.5 billion “Healthy Marriage” initiative. On the surface, the goal of this political blessing is to help people–particularly the darker and poorer folks among us–either get hitched up or stay hitched up. Unfortunately, the extreme right wing has gotten much...
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Hail For The Red, Brown and Blue
“Cucaracha” Karl is not just exploiting the immigration issue to capture the Latino vote. As he did during the mid-term elections, he is also doing his best to play “the Hispanic card” in the congressional sweepstakes. One of the more interesting situations taking form in the last few weeks...
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ImmigrANT Farm
Despite all the earnest discussion and debate generated by the Bush announcement to accomodate immigrant workers (there wasn’t enought there to even call it a proposal), don’t bet anything will come of it. (Poppa Bush floated the same immigration concept –also around election time, I believe– and it just...
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A Real Downer At The USDA
If nothing else, Ann Veneman deserves recognition just for the ability she’s demonstrated to roam free as a buckaroo through the back plains of the Bush Administration. While cow bosses like Cheney, Ashcroft and Rumsfeld are well known for branding enemies and prodding their agenda, Veneman has been virtually...
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Dean Commercial #3: Treading Your Own Way
voiceover: "Hi, I’m Howard Dean. It’s not easy being the namesake of a successful father. I followed my dad to Wall Street before I figured out who I was. I just doubt America can survive long enough for “43” to do the same.” send this cartoon to a friend!
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Dean Commercial #2: Pyrotechnic Conservatism
voiceover: "Hi, I’m Howard Dean. How long are we Democrats going to let Republicans brand us as the “tax and spend” party? The fact is, no Republican president has balanced the budget in 34 years. I’ve spent a career balancing budgets and cutting deficits. Meanwhile, this cowboy spends money...
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Viva Bush!
As election time approaches, it’s time, once again, for the illegal alien in the White House to jump the borders of decency and patronize the electorate. The front page of today’s L.A. Times depicts the irony. While Bush proposes a “new” immigration policy with “guest worker” quotas for Mexicans...
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Dean Commercial #1: The Road Less Traveled
voiceover: “Hi, I’m Howard Dean. Are you tired of America stomping all over its allies and going it alone in the world? That’s what happens when we elect a leader who has hardly been out of his own backyard. I’ve been in over 50 countries, more...
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