About Andy Hailey
Vietnam Vet, UT El Paso Grad, Retired Aerospace Engineer, former union rep, kid of a WWII WASP, Vet for Peace, universist, web admin, blogger - helping to expose America’s growing Authoritarianism.
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According to John King, of CNN, ” … to embrace the gloomy verdict of the Iraq Study Group, Mr. Bush would have to concede he got just about all of it wrong.” But not to worry, the American Enterprise Institute … Continue reading →
- Related NPR Stories: <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6657679" target="_blank" title="But quietly, inside the Pentagon, the ISG report is widely regarded as unrealistic. ">Rival Iraq Report Wins Attention in Washington</a>
- Related Web Article: <a href="http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/011651.php" target="_blank" title="Et tu, Brooke?">Highlighting the one truly nutball idea about what to do in Iraq</a>, <a href="http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2006/12/20/bush_war/index_np.html" target="_blank" title="A battered group of neocons delivered the president his latest war plan, letting him reject the grave warnings of the Iraq Study Group and deny that we're losing the war.">Behind Bush's 'new way forward'</a>, <a href="http://www.prospect.org/web/page.ww?section=root&name=ViewWeb&articleId=12302" target="_blank" title="Fred Kagan's disastrous plan for victory in Iraq">Final Fantasy</a>
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Month to Month Change In this fifteenth survey of the web, The WAWG Index group average was down by 4.8 percent from November 2006. Of the fourteen categories tracked, 12 were down, 2 were up, and 0 was unchanged. The … Continue reading →
Charlie Savage states in Cheney has storied history: A close look at key moments in Cheney’s career — from his political apprenticeship in the Nixon and Ford administrations to his decade in Congress and his tenure as Secretary of Defense … Continue reading →
- Related Web Article: <a href="http://hnn.us/articles/18668.html" target="_blank" title="The hallmark of the Dick Cheney administration is its illegitimacy.">The Long March of Dick Cheney</a>
- Related WAWG Article:: <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=94" target="_blank" title="Government by the Party, for the Party, and of the Party - Part 3">The Cheney Executive Branch</a>, <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=89" target="_blank" title="Presidents Nixon and Bush, hired both Donald Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney.">Fool Me Once Shame on You, Fool Me Twice … No, Not This Time</a><a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=89" target="_blank" title="Presidents Nixon and Bush, hired both Donald Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney.">Fool Me Once Shame on You, Fool Me Twice … No, Not This Time</a>
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John Dean described the makeup of authoritarian conservatism as follows: Two factions of conservatism currently embrace a contemporary adaptation of authoritarian conservatism: neoconservatives and social conservatives. Neoconservatives are a relatively small group of social-dominance authoritarians, with significant, if not disproportionate … Continue reading →
- Related Web Article: <a href="http://uggabugga.blogspot.com/2006/11/joshua-muravchik-fool-or-knavethis-guy.html" target="_blank" title="This guy, a 'scholar' at the American Enterprise Institute, has two OpEds in major newspapers">Joshua Muravchik, fool or knave?</a>
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Tagged Single-party State
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In Power and Absolute Power – What Concerns Me Most, I stated, “Neither political extreme is good for Texas or the country, but the extreme we are headed for this time is a place our founding fathers knew well. They … Continue reading →
- Related WAWG Article:: <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=97" target="_blank" title="The House that Newt Built">Social Dominators - Part 1a</a>, <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=96" target="_blank" title="The Double High House of Delay">Social Dominators - Part 1b</a>, <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=95" target="_blank" title="The Frist Mini-House Senate">Social Dominators - Part 2</a>, <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=94" target="_blank" title="The Cheney Executive Branch">Social Dominators - Part 3</a>
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Month to Month Change In this fourteenth survey of the web, The WAWG Index group average was down by 8.1 percent from October 2006. Of the fourteen categories tracked, 11 were down, 3 were up, and 1 was unchanged. The … Continue reading →
President Bush has been taking exception to our laws by using signing statements and to our Constitution by eliminating part of it. All the while, the Republican Congress has been sparing the rod and spoiling the child and letting him … Continue reading →
EDWARD LAZARUS summarized the situation this way: In legal circles, the issue of the moment is judicial “independence.” For many years now, right-wing conservatives [authoritarians (RWA)] have been conducting an unrelenting attack on supposedly out-of-control “activist” judges, as part of … Continue reading →
- Related Web Article: <a href="http://www.no-on-e.com/truth.php" target="_blank" title="A wolf in sheep's clothing">The Truth About Amendment E</a>, <a href="http://www.justiceatstake.org/contentViewer.asp?breadCrumb=2" target="_blank" title="There are mechanisms to hold judges accountable">Why Judicial Independence Matters</a>, <a href="http://www.brennancenter.org/resources/resources_jiqanda.html" target="_blank" title="The current system provides for removal of judges without eliminating independence">Questions and Answers about Judicial Independence</a>
- Related NPR Stories: <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6288938" target="_blank" title="The proposal has alarmed not only judges, but also large swathes of South Dakota society.">South Dakota to Vote on Ending Judicial Protections</a>
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Tagged Single-party State
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Article II, Section 1 of the United States Constitution provides the following requirement for any newly elected President: Before he enter on the execution of his office, he shall take the following oath or affirmation: “I do solemnly swear (or … Continue reading →
- Related NPR Stories: <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6284887" target="_blank" title="U.S. authorities started taking prisoners and looking for a way to handle their cases.">With Interrogation Rules Set, U.S. Moves Ahead</a>, <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6275386" target="_blank" title="What happens after President Bush signs the Military Commissions Act of 2006">Lawyer Discusses Implications of New Detainee Law</a>
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Month to Month Change In this thirteenth survey of the web, The WAWG Index category group average was down by 28.6 percent from September 2006. Of the fourteen categories tracked, 9 were down, 4 were up, and 1 was unchanged. … Continue reading →
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