From Politico:
For much of Barack Obama's second term, Congress sought to pass a formal authorization for the war against the Islamic State — both to signal the country’s resolve and to provide a check on the president's unfettered war powers.
America, the Indispensable Nation, is finding itself increasingly "dispensable".
This latest example is today's news from Syria.
Today Bernie Sanders, along with Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer, have announced plans to hold a rally on January 15th to protect both Medicare and Medicaid called Our First Stand: Save Healthcare.
Wouldn't it be something if the Trump administration actually sent a Clinton to jail? Will pigs fly?
Here is a link to the latest Clinton email/government watchdog tango.
http://heatst.com/politics/hillary-clinton-could-face-new-email-probe-af...
Why is it that a conservative group has the leading oar on this investigation -where are our progressive heroes?
If left untreated this disease will come back twice as bad in eight years.
A plague is abroad in the land.Bush Derangement Syndrome: the acute onset of paranoia in otherwise normal people in reaction to the policies, the presidency -- nay -- the very existence of George W. Bush.
Most Americans forget, or never learned, that McCarthyism actually started with the House Committee on Un-American Activities in 1938. It was formed by Democrats for the purpose of persecuting leftists for their own political benefit.
Joseph McCarthy was just an opportunistic late-comer to the Red Scare who used an existing program of repression and turned it into an out-of-control monster.
Joe Maldanado is 8. He recently joined the Secaucus Cub Scouts Pack 87. He was eagerly looking forward to camping trips and science projects.
Then his mother received a phone call from a Scouting official. Joe was banished.
The deadline is December 30 to let the ND Supreme Court know that we want out-of-state attorneys to be allowed to defend the water protectors. If you haven't sent an email yet, please copy and paste the example below now. It takes only a few moments and will make a big difference. Four more people were arrested yesterday (video and info below).
Subject: Supreme Court No. 20160436
In the body of the email, put this:
Re: In the Matter of a Petition to Permit Temporary Provision of Legal Services by Qualified Attorneys From Outside North Dakota
I urge that the petition be granted so that all defendants charged for any NoDAPL actions be granted due process.
Thank you.
Your Name
Address
Telephone
ETA: At the risk of being as "star-crossed" as Cassandra, I am re-submitting the essay below for your consideration or re-consideration. I never dreamt it would play out this soon after inauguration, but here we are: The electorate has protested, federal courts have been doing their job, the Dow Jones has plunged, we've had an acting Attorney General (and perhaps an ICE offical) has refused to do the bidding of the President, etc. and the Republic stands, all as predicted below.
