Archive for September 6th, 2006
BushCo Declares Itself Immune to Another Law
Bush Declares Eco-Whistleblower Law Void for EPA Employees
Now, one wonders, why would BushCo need to exempt itself from whistle-blower laws, especially on environmental enforcement issues? What do they know that they don’t want the world to know? An unpublished memo by Gonzales, huh? Yet another reason to can his sorry smirking ass.
Let’s not forget that [...]
Why politicians cannot tell fibs
BBC NEWS | Health | Why politicians cannot tell fibs
The old jokes goes:
"How can you tell when a politician is lying?""His lips are moving."
It is common wisdom that all politicians lie. But in reality, some intentionally deceive us to get elected or maintain power, and some are merely wrong, ineffective, or let circumstances change [...]
Judge Throws Out Cell-Phone “Terrorist” Case
Wired News: Judge Throws Out Cell-Phone Case
So not only were the men not going to blow up anything with their hundreds of cell phones, they weren’t even found guilty of the most plausible crime: being good capitalists, i.e., reprogramming the once-crippled cell phones for resale at a profit. They allegedly were going to fix these [...]