David Remer: Current Political EventsCommentary, analysis and context of political events and news.No Stopping Kerry Steamroller- January 28, 2004 by David Remer Political News & Analysis Kerry won Iowa, and he just won New Hampshire. The Kerry steamroller cannot be stopped now. The U.S. is about to see the most unified effort among disparate groups to unseat a President than has been seen in decades. Groups having diametrically opposed central issues, now have an overriding superordinate goal to unify them. Send Bush back to Crawford, Texas where his path of destruction of the environment, civil and individual...http://radio.weblogs.com/0124721/categories/currentPoliticalEvents/2004/01/27.html#a4300 Bush puts election above truth on 911 investigation.- January 27, 2004 Posted by David R. Remer President Bush and Republican Congressional leaders are balking at the 911 Investigation team's demand for 2 additional months to complete their investigation. In an article entitled Sept. 11 Panel Wants Extension on Report, Hope Yen writes: WASHINGTON - An independent commission investigating the Sept. 11 attacks says it can't finish its final report before late July, putting it at odds with House leaders who oppose a delay that would push the report's release...http://radio.weblogs.com/0124721/categories/currentPoliticalEvents/2004/01/27.html#a4280 Watergate: Take Two- January 26, 2004 by David R. Remer Political News & Analysis Republicans are alleged to have found access to Democratic internal documents through a security hole in a shared computer server. Republican staffers on the Hill are alleged to have used that access over a protracted period of time to leak information to the press and others to gain advantage over their rivals. An excellent discussion of this topic can be found at (of all places) ZD Net. Assuming the allegations are a violation..http://radio.weblogs.com/0124721/categories/currentPoliticalEvents/2004/01/26.html#a4252 Republican Justice- January 23, 2004 by David R. Remer - Political News & Analysis An era began when President Ford pardoned resigned President Nixon, both Republicans. Now Republicans are getting away with manslaughter with little more than a slap on the wrist. Republican resigned Representative, Bill Janklow from South Dakota was sentenced today. He received 100 days (which will be less with good behavior) and fines and court costs. Janklow, with a long history of criminally speeding recklessly around the state...http://radio.weblogs.com/0124721/categories/currentPoliticalEvents/2004/01/22.html#a4187 A Defensive State of the Union Address- January 21, 2004 by David R. Remer Political News & Analysis About the only statement about the current state of affairs that rung out to me during the speech was the President's belief that the economy is strong and getting stronger. The balance of the speech appeared more a political stump speech, and one by a candidate on the defensive. The speech itself was well crafted for its intended purpose, to stump for reelection. It was designed to hit all the hot topic buttons in the minds of...http://radio.weblogs.com/0124721/categories/currentPoliticalEvents/2004/01/20.html#a4143 Bush Troubles Begin- January 20, 2004 by David R. Remer Political News & Analysis There is no land sliding out from under Bush's feet, but the ground beneath him is beginning to quake. A number of stories yesterday reveal cracks in the edifice of Bush's reelection manor. Thumbs down for Martian cities, conservatives threatening consequences in November, N.O.W. and Planned Parenthood mobilizing in response to Pickering's appointment, and Kerry takes Iowa. ABC reports Republicans split, and general population...http://radio.weblogs.com/0124721/categories/currentPoliticalEvents/2004/01/20.html#a4117 The Other State Of the Union- January 17, 2004 by David R. Remer Political News & Analysis In three days President Bush will issue his State of the Union speech. What he won't say is any truth about the state of our nation that would put any negative light upon his administration. The number of items he won't want the American people to focus on are many. Some of the major items he won't mention or will spin appear below. The Economy - A jobless economy is a fact to date. Yes, there was a fluke two months ago when net job...http://radio.weblogs.com/0124721/categories/currentPoliticalEvents/2004/01/17.html#a4054 Bush's 'Not An Amnesty' Amnesty- January 11, 2004 by David Remer Polictical News & Analysis President Bush announced this week a program that would grant legal working status to illegal immigrants now in this country. However, he insists this is not an amnesty. Sounds like doublespeak to me. Amnesty Definitions: Noun 1. amnesty - a period during which offenders are exempt from punishment 2. amnesty - a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense 3. amnesty - the formal act of liberating someone Verb 1. amnesty -...http://radio.weblogs.com/0124721/categories/currentPoliticalEvents/2004/01/11.html#a3926 No Hard Evidence of Iraq - Al Queda Link- January 9, 2004 Secretary of State Collin Powell stated he has not ever seen any proof there was any connection between Al Queda and Saddam Hussein. The NY Times article states: Secretary of State Colin L. Powell conceded Thursday that despite his assertions to the United Nations last year, he had no "smoking gun" proof of a link between the government of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and terrorists of Al Queda. "I have not seen smoking-gun, concrete evidence about the connection," Mr. Powell said, in...http://radio.weblogs.com/0124721/categories/currentPoliticalEvents/2004/01/09.html#a3857 Newspeak and Doublespeak- January 7, 2004 by David R. Remer Political News & Analysis, Watchblog Today CEO and President of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Tom Donohue and Treasury Secretary John Snow addressed the National Chamber of Commerce. C-span aired the program live at 10 AM. I have never seen Orwell's Newspeak and Doublespeak so eloquently spoken in real life. Donohue belabored the threat to the economy and private industry profitability posed by Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security. He indicated that these programs..http://radio.weblogs.com/0124721/categories/currentPoliticalEvents/2004/01/07.html#a3854 |