About Jim Vogas
Texas A&M Aggie, Retired aerospace engineer, former union member, Vietnam vet, Demcratic Party organizer, husband and father.
Conservatives in Saudi Arabia Ban All Things Red Ahead of Valentine’s Day = Saudi Arabia has asked florists and gift shops to remove all red items until after Valentine’s Day, calling the celebration of such a holiday a sin. Every … Continue reading →
The Wall Street Journal Editorial Page Lies About Our Surveillance Laws – There are very few opinion venues — if there are any — more brazenly fact-free than the Editorial Page of the Wall St. Journal. They have an Editorial … Continue reading →
The Senate’s Trillion Dollar Giveaway to Polluters – After years of ignoring global warming, the U.S. Senate is finally considering legislation to cap greenhouse gas pollution. Unfortunately, the Lieberman-Warner bill being advanced by Senate Democrats lavishes up to $1 trillion … Continue reading →
Bill Kristol Says White Women Are a Problem – From the February 3 edition of Fox Broadcasting Co.’s Fox News Sunday: BILL KRISTOL: Look, the only people for Hillary Clinton are the Democratic establishment and white women. The Democratic establishment … Continue reading →
Bush Issues Signing Statement to Allow Permanent Bases In Iraq – Signing statement overrules law Congress passed to ban permanent bases. U.S. Troop Reductions in Iraq May Slow or Stop – The Bush administration is sending strong signals that U.S. … Continue reading →
FBI and CIA Using National Security Letters to Spy on Americans – After the 2001 USA Patriot Act loosened the guidelines, the FBI issued tens of thousands of national security letters, a kind of administrative subpoena that compels private businesses … Continue reading →
Fox Host Makes Gay Jokes about Death of Heath Ledger – On Fox Radio, John Gibson used the occasion of the death of actor Heath Ledger to crack jokes about the actor and play clips from his most notable film, … Continue reading →
White House Threw Out Clinton E-Mail Archiving System; No Reason Given – In 1994, after a federal court ruled that the White House must preserve e-mails under the Federal Records Act, the Clinton Administration instituted a custom archiving system known … Continue reading →
Mitch McConnell Calls Himself an Environmental Leader While Helping Oil and Gas Companies Generate Dirty Energy – Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has received more than half a million dollars in campaign contributions from the oil and gas lobbyists who … Continue reading →
Charity Paid US Commander $100,000 While Cutting Wounded Veterans Budget – A charity that has been accused of ripping off veterans — and donors — paid a former commander of the United States Armed Forces to endorse it, before he … Continue reading →
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