Author Archives: Jim Vogas

McCain Delays Releasing Medical Records for Fourth Time – On Wednesday, McCain’s campaign told CNN that the Arizona senator’s medical file would be produced May 15. Trouble is, they previously said they’d be released April 15, and they’ve refused to … Continue reading →

Bush Administration Suspends Laws Along the U.S./Mexico Border – The Bush/Cheney Administration announced that it will waive environmental and land management laws along 470 miles of the U.S./Mexico border. The REAL ID Act grants Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary … Continue reading →

Texas Prosecutes Little Old Ladies for Voter Fraud – Willie Ray was a 69-year-old African-American City Council member from Texarkana who wanted her granddaughter, Jamillah Johnson, to learn about civil rights and voting during the 2004 presidential election. The pair … Continue reading →

Another Incapable Bush Crony – Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson has recently been accused in a lawsuit of retaliating against housing officials in Philadelphia for blocking a land deal with one of Jackson’s friends. The FBI has been … Continue reading →

How the [Unregulated] Free-Market System Can Bankrupt the World – The free-market system is a great thing. But let it run unsupervised with greedy investors, and we all end up in a mess. Halliburton Managers Told Workers That Carcinogen Was … Continue reading →

Another Lie to Scare You: Bush Falsely Says Iran Announced Their Desire for Nuclear Weapons – President Bush contended that Iran has “declared they want a nuclear weapon to destroy people” and that the Islamic Republic could be hiding a … Continue reading →

Tucker Carlson Says Cheney is ‘Kind of a Hero’ for Ignoring Americans’ Opinions – When Vice President Dick Cheney asserted in a recent interview with ABC News that “there’s a general consensus that we’ve made major progress” in Iraq, interviewer … Continue reading →

John McCain Falsely Says That Iran is Helping al Qaeda – During a press conference in Amman on Tuesday, Jordan, John McCain said several times that Iran, a predominately Shiite country, was supplying the mostly Sunni militant group, al-Qaeda. In … Continue reading →

Cheney Ties Iraq and al-Qaeda Again – Vice President Dick Cheney, in a press conference during a surprise visit to Iraq, again stated that it was “pretty clear” there was a link between Iraq and al-Qaeda before Sep. 11 in … Continue reading →

Bush Asked for Weaker Smog Standard – The Environmental Protection Agency agreed to weaken an important part of its new smog requirements after being told at the last minute that President Bush preferred a less stringent approach, according to government … Continue reading →