About Jim Vogas
Texas A&M Aggie, Retired aerospace engineer, former union member, Vietnam vet, Demcratic Party organizer, husband and father.
Rewritten surveillance law passed by Congress could give Bush more power for domestic wiretaps – The recently passed law which allows President Bush to continue wiretapping Americans’ telephone calls overseas may allow for domestic spying as well. A recently-acquired Congressional … Continue reading →
Computer Programmer Asked by Republican Congressman to Create a Vote-Rigging Program Just before the 2000 Election in Florida – Computer Programmer Clint Curtis was asked by Rep. Tom Feeney (R-FL) to create a touch-screen vote-rigging prototype program, just months prior … Continue reading →
President Bush Says Alberto Gonzales’ Problems Were Caused by the Democratic Congress. However, the links below dispute these claims. – It was Alberto Gonzales, not Congress, who fired attorneys for political reasons. – It was Alberto Gonzales, not Congress, who … Continue reading →
Republican Lobbying Firm Working to Undermine Iraqi Prime Minister – A powerhouse Republican lobbying firm with close ties to the White House has begun a public campaign to undermine the government of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. A senior Bush … Continue reading →
Republican Administration Slashes Health Plan, Leaves Children Behind – In another not so surprising move, the Bush administration has made a decision that would limit the health care coverage of thousands of children in middle-income families. On Friday, a letter … Continue reading →
President-for-Life George W. Bush – Family Security Matters is a right-wing group that advocates that Bush should be our permanent president. The following is excerpted from one of Family Security Matters’ “must read” articles. It’s not a post from some … Continue reading →
The September Iraq Report Won’t Really be From General Petraeus – Despite Bush’s repeated statements that the September Iraq report will reflect evaluations by Petraeus and Ryan Crocker, the U.S. ambassador to Iraq, administration officials said it would actually be … Continue reading →
Rule Allows Alberto Gonzalez to Fast Track Death Penalty Appeals, Executions – A little noticed provision in the reauthorization of the Patriot Act last year, gives Attorney General Alberto Gonzales power to decide whether or not states are providing enough … Continue reading →
AT&T Censors Lyrics During Lollapalooza Webcast During the performance of “Daughter” the following lyrics were sung to the tune of Pink Floyd’s “Another Brick in the Wall” but were cut by AT&T from the webcast: – “George Bush, leave this … Continue reading →
Neocon Bill Kristol is Wrong Again – A few days ago I reported that neocon Bill Kristol said there’s no problem with our nation’s infrastructure. He’s says bridges just fall down once in a while. According to the New Orleans’ … Continue reading →
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