Guardian Unlimited | Guardian daily comment | Kerry's war didn't end in the Mekong: "In October 1986, Kerry questioned the neoconservative assistant secretary of state for Latin America, Elliot Abrams, who brazenly lied about foreign funding for the contras. This testimony led, in time, to Abrams pleading guilty to a felony. (He was pardoned by Bush Snr and is now NSC chief for Middle East policy.) "

This article makes a pretty good argument for Kerry possibly being an honest fighter against the "secret government"...
you know, the guys who actually run things (at least since the Kennedy administration (and assassination) if not before...)

but since he's skull & bones and probably a reptile to boot I'm not holding my breath for a real house cleaning in the intelligence community...

Pandagon: My Foot Is Full Of Holes; I Blame Democrats: "This is the long and short of it - Bush rejected a biill that served his political purposes because it appealed to too many people. Game over - everybody loses!"

the inanity of this is mind-boggling...
and is yet another illustration of this administrations dedication to politics over policy...

Off the Kuff: "But privately, many GOP Members and aides said they have reached a strategic conclusion: If there's an ethics war, they can't win."

You know, I never followed Chris Bell at all until he brought Delay up before the ethics committee... If he can get rid of the bug man it'll be a truly great day for Texas and I'll support him in ANY future races from here on out...

Jesus' General: "The General has always thought that corporate influence in government is good thing, and he did not see any irony in the fact that while the corporate sponsors wined and dined and pitched the governors, working people were forced to petition their elected officials from behind police lines a block away. That's how 21st century American capitalism works. Those who don't like it should accept the fact that there are two Americas and be happy that they're at least citizens of one of them. I am, and I take pleasure in my service to the ruling class. "

that about sums it up...
ready to head to your free speech zone sir?