5-2-08 Mission Still Accomplished Kevin Morgan The truth is that Bush's mission was accomplished. The problem is that we were under the impression he was referring to the war. Instead, he was talking about getting control of Iraq's oil. That mission was accomplished the day we became the military presence in Iraq. As long as we are there, the oil is going to be sold through Exxon and associates, all equipment infrastructure supplied through Haliburton, and all sales exchanged in US dollars. At $3.50 a gallon, this might sound like good news except that paying $3.50 a gallon is another Bush accomplishment for the benefit of Big Oil. Bush pushed doing nothing about global warming eight years further down the road, maintained out-of-control no-goal consumption of oil and thwarted environmental regulations that in turn profited Big Oil. Read more

8-1-08 The 2000 Election Jon London   How many times have you thought about the election of 2000? The fact that Al Gore got more popular votes than George Bush. In other words more people liked Al Gore or the Gore agenda over George Bush and his agenda. As I look back over this election I can not help but think of how our country might look if Al Gore had been awarded the highest office in our land. I look at the war and wonder if Mr. Gore would have moved us in that direction. I look at the national debt and the unbalanced budget and wonder if Gore would have gotten us in financial trouble. I look at our health care system, social security, education, military, homeland security, the environment and I wonder what Al Gore would have done differently than President Bush. Read more