About Andy Hailey
Vietnam Vet, UT El Paso Grad, Retired Aerospace Engineer, former union rep, 60's Republican now progressive, web admin, blogger.
Month to Month Change In this twenty-seventh survey of the web, The WAWG Index monthly average was down by 40.3 percent from December 2007. Of the fourteen categories tracked, 2 were up and 12 were down. The largest decrease for … Continue reading →
As I have posted several times in this blog, the religious right, or right-wing authoritarians (RWA), are a significant voting block in this country and they want to make major changes in our laws, our government and our way of … Continue reading →
- Related WAWG Article: <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=388" target="_blank" title="Right-wing Authoritarians">RWAs - The Social-issue Republicans and What They Want of You</a>
Posted in Authoritarianism
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Tagged Christianist
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This country has survived times far more difficult than what we’ve suffered in the early years of this new century. Yes, terrorists have killed our citizens in a very dramatic and traumatic manner. However, this new crisis pales compared to … Continue reading →
- Related WAWG Article: <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=380" target="_blank" title="Ever since we were attacked in 2001, we have been manipulated with the fear card. ">Terrorist or Thief - Which Should We Fear Most?</a>
- Related Web Article: <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cenk-uygur/the-islamofascists-would-_b_70849.html?load=1&page=2" target="_blank" title="There are three reasons why Cenk Uygur is not scared of the Islamofascists">The Islamofascists Would Kill Me First</a>
Posted in Terrorism
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Tagged Fear Mongering
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In a recent posting, I pointed out that Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison was very concerned for the big oil CEOs while Congress was attempting to increase their tax burden and reduce their profit by 0.6 percent a year over three … Continue reading →
- Related WAWG Article: <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=389" target="_blank" title="It should be obvious that with all the power we the people have in this republic, we are also its weakest link. ">The Power of Our Republic - Are We The People Squandering It?</a>
Posted in Corporate Intrusion
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In early November, 2007, I wrote, “I believe this nation will only survive as a republic by upholding all the extraordinary and very thoughtful measures our Founding Fathers of the late 1700s established in our Constitution. I also believe, as … Continue reading →
- Related Web Article: <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/12/16/113841/69/393/419638" target="_blank" title="The rhetoric does not match up with the reality">The Federalist Society's Real Judicial Agenda</a>, <a href="http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2000/0003.landay.html" target="_blank" title="The Federalist Society">The Conservative Cabal That's Transforming American Law</a>, <a href="http://www.mediatransparency.org/story.php?storyID=20" target="_blank" title="Tracking the migration of sponsored conservatives into the George W. Bush administration">The Conservative Movement Moves In</a>
- Related WAWG Article: <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=246" target="_blank" title="GWB's administration is crawling with right-wing demagogues">The Bush Administration Aided by AEI, CSP and Pat Robertson’s Lawyers</a>
- Supporting Articles: <a href="http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/dfiles/file_148.pdf" target="_blank" title="The Lawyers Who Are Shaping The Bush Administration’s Decisions On Legal Policies and Judicial Nominations">THE FEDERALIST SOCIETY - From Obscurity to Power</a>
- Related NPR Stories: <a href="http://wamu.org/programs/dr/10/02/04.php#29448" target="_blank" title="The Birth of the Unitary Executive">Bomb Power: The Modern Presidency and the National Security State</a>
Posted in Authoritarianism, Rampant Cronyism/Corruption
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Tagged Unitary Executive
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Month to Month Change In this twenty-sixth survey of the web, The WAWG Index monthly average was down by 5.0 percent from November 2007. Of the fourteen categories tracked, 4 were up, one was unchanged and 9 were down. The … Continue reading →
On Friday, Florida Representative Robert Wexler initiated an effort to start Congressional hearings on the impeachment of Dick Cheney. Part of his effort is an op ed that was sent to various national papers. However, this statement has so far … Continue reading →
- Related Web Article: <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rep-robert-wexler/the-case-for-impeachment-_b_76846.html?view=screen" target="_blank" title="Rep. Wexler Posts to The Huffington Post">The Case for Impeachment Hearings</a>
Posted in Media-Info Control
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In Congress is drilling a dry hole, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison tries to scare us into supporting the poor abused CEOs of the oil industry. I couldn’t resist. I had to send her the following message via her web site. … Continue reading →
Month to Month Change In this twenty-fifth survey of the web, The WAWG Index monthly average was up by 3.9 percent from October 2007. Of the fourteen categories tracked, 7 were up and 7 were down. The largest decrease for … Continue reading →
I believe this nation will only survive as a republic by upholding all the extraordinary and very thoughtful measures our Founding Fathers, of the late 1700s, established in our Constitution. I also believe, as they did, that “we the people” … Continue reading →
- Related Web Article: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separation_of_powers" target="_blank" title="The normal division of branches is into the Executive, the Legislative, and the Judicial.">Separation of Powers</a>, <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/13/k-street-project/" target="_blank" title="If You Don’t Know About the K Street Project, You Don’t Know Jack">The K Street Project</a>
- Related Web Site: <a href="http://uselectionatlas.org/" target="_blank" title="Also results for governors and senators">David Leip's Atlas of U. S. Presidential Elections</a>
- Supporting Articles: <a href="http://www.progressiveu.org/011043-the-unitary-executive-s-violation-of-the-separation-of-powers" target="_blank" title="The Bush administrations attempt to acquire nearly unlimited power in the Executive branch is a violation of the Constitution and of the separation of powers principle it is based upon.">The Unitary Executive’s Violation of the Separation of Powers</a>
Posted in Corporate Intrusion, Rampant Cronyism/Corruption, Strict-father State
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Andy Hailey