Did you catch opinion writer Dana Milbank’s piece in The Washington Post on August 21 about what’s going on these days within the Republican Party? Will Hurricane Isaac blow into Tampa, Florida just in time to mete out divine retribution on the GOP next week and mess with their erstwhile POTUS-VP nominees, Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan?
In spite of Isaac, the nominating brouhaha will go on whether
As Above, So Below–Even When There Be Political Conventionsby Jude CowellSome say that the earthly and the celestial may be successfully blended once inner harmony and patiently learned skills are meshed and in sync. Completely out of step with this harmonious dream arise Politics and political conventions in America. Like a chronic condition that should have been tended to and healed long ago,
Got Political Rumors to Share? Trust But Verify!
by Jude Cowell
After receiving an eye opening comment here which included a certain rumor, I checked it out and guess what? The following disclaimer is lifted by yours truly from the website of Oregon’s Rep. Pete DeFazio. Hopefully, since Stars Over Washington is a mere ‘freebie blog’ (no money made here, folks), no one will mind if I pass it on
NPR BREAKING NEWS: Former Presidential Candidate John Edwards Indicted On Charges Related To Money Given To Mistress The Democratic politician’s lawyers contend the payments were gifts from friends. Prosecutors allege they were political donations that should have been reported.More at NPR.~:~Often a Solar Eclipse can bring things to light which were hidden especially if it connects with a
In 1988, Rep. Ron Paul was interviewed and mentioned the CIA, Bush Sr (CIA Director once upon a time), Ronald Reagan, and the Democratic Party and their involvement in drug trafficking to finance illegal CIA operations which Congress wouldn’t fund (or didn’t want its fingerprints on as a body.)Then in August 1988, George H. W. Bush gave his thousand points of light" acceptance speech in New
Guess you’ve heard that the Republican National Convention to nominate their presidential and vice presidential candidates for the 2012 campaign will be held in Tampa, Florida the week of August 27, 2012. Funny thing about Tampa these days, though I suppose there’s absolutely no correlation between a certain geophysical phenomenon and the GOP: Earth’s magnetic pole has shifted quite visibly in
Thank goodness for Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) who shares his ideas for what the rich can do with the extra $83,000 they’ll each pocket if the Republicans get their way extending tax cuts for the rich.Sometimes I wonder if the Americans who put the GOP back in control (to the extent that they are) in the November midterms 2010 won’t live to regret it. And other times I know they will.And in spite of
The Nation’s Jeremy Scahill has popped the lid off the top clients list of Erik Prince’s Blackwater (‘Xe’) operations and its bid to be the intell arm of Monsanto, one of the primary scourges of our times.But Walt Disney? Really? What can Mickey be up to? Spying on Minnie perhaps?If you prefer, Raw Story offers a synopsis of the situation and its disturbing implications.And it seems the
While Democrats pushed through a jobs bill that kept the doors open at local schools, hospitals, and senior centers, Republicans voted to lay off hundreds of thousands of Americans.While Democrats looked out for us, paying for this bill by eliminating corporate loopholes, Republicans looked out for CEOs who shipped jobs overseas.It’s a clear choice this November. Either we open doors to a better