On issues of human dignity so vital to the moral basis of our efforts around the world and in the name of all Americans, Bush publicly advocates for torture removing all doubts about the connection between America and Abu Ghraib.

Bush spends more time on election politics, digging into the records of innocent Americans, breaking American law, violating our rights, and the Constitution, than he does in all the wars he has started.

Bush uses election politics to justify detaining people based on suspicion, without charge, contact with their families, legal representation, even the right to know their charges and for that they are routinely tortured.

Apparently using the same tactics as the terrorists causes no unease and are the standards President Bush invites the rest of the world to adopt; thereby turning America into that for which so many Americans have fought and died to oppose.

Watch out! The Democrats, after taking the back seat on a signature world issue, will be smeared again as weak on terrorism, by a bill they will vote for and Bush originally opposed.

I disagree with the “smarter way” as it plays right into the hands of the GOP smear that progressives/liberals arrogantly think they are smarter than everybody else. “Better way” is simpler, without dumbing it down. I’m glad there is some effort being made to articulate what that “better way” is, but it’s the candidates running for office who need to be ramming it home out there on the airwaves, and so far, as per usual, you can hear crickets chirping in the democratic camp.

The Ford Motor Company used a similar slogan back in the day.
ie: “Ford has A Better Idea”

Being from Massachusetts, I’m positively giddy with Deval Patrick’s massive victory in the primary.

Here’s a guy who seems to extraordinary political gifts, if not outright true political genius. Aside from his intelligence, passion, grace and savvy…he is not mincing words regarding taxes and being a liberal. He’s being quite clear about his positions and not running on the defensive from those nasty rethugs. It’s incredibly refreshing and galvanizing. While the speech was entirely “positive” he, at the same time, forcefullly took the current regime to task. It was masterful…and I’m not a cheap date. Neither is my wife. I haven’t been this excited about a political figure since the 60s.

I urge ALL democratic candidates to watch and study Patrick’s victory speech. I also urge all Dem candidates to check out his webpage. I think its the future of politics made present.

You said a mouthful my man!! With you 100% and also am thrilled to have Deval running…
he will take our little Muffy to task and knock
her right out onto Beacon Street come January!
It is the beginning of a new era for Boston
politics…and let’s also change the House and Senate…the honcho’s need to be replaced…
On to victory!!

gag.

Here’s some of the topics:

Using the Media to Communicate our Message

The Future of Health Care: HillaryCare or Values-Driven Health Care

Training the Next Generation of Youth

and drumroll please:

In Defense of Mixing Church and State from Acts 16

http://www.frcaction.org/index…..;f=WX05E01

lhp – tried to wiki Clarice (nada) is she a reporter?

Clarice, i’m pretty sure, is a Washington attorney. She’s been a nattering nabob of negativity over at Hugh Hewitt’s tea and bisquits party since hector was a pup. At least i think it was his blog but it could’ve been one of the other loopy ones.

angie @ 112

OT– but sheesh.

The Council, allied with James Dobson’s Focus on the Family, American Family Association and Americans United to Preserve Marriage, is holding the event September 22-24, in Washington, D.C. Its aim is to organize efforts to mobilize conservative Christian voters in November.

Snow is scheduled to speak the afternoon of the 22nd.

The White House press secretary and United States Attorney General are set to share the event’s stage with Dobson, Jerry Falwell, Sean Hannity, Ann Coulter, Bill Bennett and embattled Senator George Allen.

(emphasis mine)

http://www.rawstory.com/news/2….._0920.html

Well, that’s wrong in all sorts of ways. Separation of church and state, anybody?

uuuuuuuuweee! we need a photographer at that meeting, that is, if they’re actually all on stage at the same time.

you would probably never guess, but, i grew up in the Baptist Church in Nashville. in case some of you don’t know it, Nashville is the Vatican City of the Southern Baptist Church. our preacher man was J. Harold Stephens. there has never been a straighter, rock hard, Baptist since the original. he was the Man. to this day i can remember him railing against the Catholic Church. seperation of church and state was fundamental to that man.

OT,
Swopa , I am so sorry, but Clarice has just sent a letter to the DOJ Office of Professional Responsibilty demnding an investigation of PatFitz

http://www.freerepublic.com/fo…..4505/posts

WTF is up with that?

The swiftboating begins in ernest.

Clarice is the Althouse of Plamegate. Only she is more anal and thicker.

OT– but sheesh.

The Council, allied with James Dobson’s Focus on the Family, American Family Association and Americans United to Preserve Marriage, is holding the event September 22-24, in Washington, D.C. Its aim is to organize efforts to mobilize conservative Christian voters in November.

Snow is scheduled to speak the afternoon of the 22nd.

The White House press secretary and United States Attorney General are set to share the event’s stage with Dobson, Jerry Falwell, Sean Hannity, Ann Coulter, Bill Bennett and embattled Senator George Allen.

(emphasis mine)

http://www.rawstory.com/news/2….._0920.html

Well, that’s wrong in all sorts of ways. Separation of church and state, anybody?