Author Archives: Jim Vogas

It’s Time! Because One Million Americans Have Said So in Writing Member of House Homeland Security Committee Denied Access To Portions Of Presidential Directive About How Government Will Be Run After a Significant Terrorist Attack – What are they hiding? … Continue reading →

Republicans Attempt to Attach an Anti-Fairness Doctrine Amendment to Education Legislation – Senate Democrats last night beat back a Republican attempt to attach an anti-Fairness Doctrine amendment to education legislation. The doctrine, a former requirement that broadcasters present opposing points … Continue reading →

Bush Administration Now Says They Can Block Your Bank Account – President Bush unveiled a new executive order that allows the administration to block bank accounts and any other financial assets that might be found in this country belonging to … Continue reading →

Bush Won’t Support the Troops – The Bush administration has said it “strongly opposes” key military pay and benefit gains tossed into the fiscal 2008 defense bill. Initiatives the administration opposes include: A military pay raise for next January of … Continue reading →

Bill O’Reilly Smears Daily Kos and Jet Blue – Bill O’Reilly accused the well-respected liberal blog Daily Kos of being a hate-filled website and ambushed the CEO of Jet Blue airlines for sponsoring the Yearly Kos convention. O’Reilly called Daily … Continue reading →

US intelligence watchdog silent for over five years under Bush/Cheney – The President’s Intelligence Oversight Board — the principal civilian watchdog of the intelligence community — is obligated under a 26-year-old executive order to tell the attorney general and the … Continue reading →

Bush Gets His Iraq Report Card Changed The draft Iraq progress report showed all 18 benchmarks were missed. Two days later, the released report shows eight benchmarks graded as “satisfactory.” How did that happen? The facts show that some benchmarks … Continue reading →

Senate Republicans Block U.S. Troop Rest Plan – U.S. Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked a proposal to insure that U.S. troops, many of whom have endured multiple deployments to Iraq, get adequate time at home between tours of duty. 56 … Continue reading →

Homeland Security Secretary Uses Stephen Colbert’s Method to Predict Terror Attacks – On Tuesday, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff told the editorial board of The Chicago Tribune that he had a “gut feeling” about a new period of increased risk. … Continue reading →

Former Bush Surgeon General Says He Was Muzzled by Bush Administration – The first U.S. surgeon general appointed by President George W. Bush accused the administration on Tuesday of political interference and muzzling him on key issues like embryonic stem … Continue reading →