In the spirit of sharing points of view....ha,ha,ha...

Here is a reference to an article about the Las Vegas debate for your consideration:

http://www.thestreet.com/...

"When the debate turned to policy, the three Democrats agreed on most issues. But deciding who won the debate came down to critical differences to answers on three big issues: the economy, energy policy and foreign policy. On these issues Clinton asserted her knowledge on policy issues and dominated Edwards and Obama."

Your federal government is very busy spending your taxes in many important actions representing the wishes of the people in our democracy.  Beheading coyote puppies is one of those critically important actions that you demand...  right?

Warning- this site is not for the squeamish- but "Wildlife Services" of the USDA doesn't appear to have a problem with squeam.

http://sinapu.wordpress.com/...

Sinapu points out the hypocrisy of Michael Vick getting the perp walk attitude from the media while the USDA and other agencies have spent decades annihilating wildlife.

Bill Moyer's hosted Conservative scholar Bruce Fein and the Nation's John Nichols tonight in a Bill Moyers Journal titled, "Impeachment: The Conversation Continues..." Well into the hour long discussion it became very clear the 1) there are undeniable reasons for impeachment of both the President and the Vice President,  2) regardless of your political leanings, both right and left have one common need for seeking impeachment- the preservation of the United States of America as conceived by the Constitution.

And then it hit me.. what we are losing

then it hit me harder.. who is responsible for the loss of this nation

If you want a hiking boots on the ground perspective of environmental politics in the western US, take a look at the blossoming Ralph Maughan blog. However, be warned that the emphasis of the blog is on the environment, not party glorification. Unfortunately, this time it's not looking good for the Nevada Senate Delegation, one of whom is the Senate Democratic Leader.

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The average American doesn't understand that their nation has a tacit top-level agreement to completely ignore Israel's possession of nuclear weapons. It's "agreed" that the US government will never even mention it, so it's never in the public arena for discussion.  The curtain lifted briefly during the Gates confirmation hearing:

Israelis piqued by nuclear "confirmation"
http://news.yahoo.com/...

During his Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday, Gates mentioned why Iran might be seeking the means to build an atomic bomb: "They are surrounded by powers with nuclear weapons: Pakistan to their east, the Russians to the north, the Israelis to the west and us in the Persian Gulf," he said.

The remark led Israeli news bulletins. State-run radio suggested Gates may have breached a U.S. "don't ask, don't tell" policy that dates back to the late 1960s.

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http://www.whitehouse.gov/...

"I want you to think about a world in which rival forms of radicals competed for power in the Middle East, to deny the hopes and aspirations of millions of people who simply want to live in peace. They would topple moderate governments. They would use oil as an economic weapon to bring the West to her knees, and to mix all that in with a country with a nuclear weapon. And 20 or 30 years from now, if that were to happen, people would look back and say, what happened to them in 2006? How come they couldn't see the challenge? How come they couldn't see the threats to a generation of Americans?

Well isn't it about time. The president  says we are at war in Iraq to stop those who would use oil as a weapon against the West . Well how about that. IT'S AN OIL WAR.

http://www.usatoday.com/...

Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill said Thursday that a nuclear test would be an "outrage."

"It isn't in their interest, and it isn't in anyone's interest," Hill, the chief U.S. envoy to stalled North Korean disarmament talks, said in an Associated Press Television interview. "We will not accept a nuclear state."
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In the event of a nuclear test, Hill said, "We would have no choice but to act and act resolutely to make sure (North Korea) understood, and make sure every other country in the world understands, that this is a very bad mistake."

The Moab and Monticello field offices of the Bureau of Land Management withheld from the public maps showing the specific location of potential alternative energy corridors throughout southeastern Utah..
   That means members of the public who expressed written or verbal opinions on the proposed corridors laid out on a statewide map weren't fully informed by the end of the comment period..
   Worse, representatives from the energy industry were treated to a private preview of the detailed Moab map..
   "It's not quite clear why industry gets [access] while the public doesn't have the opportunity," he said. "How many other such meetings are being held in the 11 Western states?"

Glenn Greenwald points out that,

"One Bush follower after the next who has been furiously protesting the publication of leaks by the NYT and other newspapers -- almost all of whom has accused the NYT of treason, of providing aid and comfort to their Al Qaeda friends, etc. for reporting leaked classified information --"

If Democrats play this right, Republicans are about to step into the abyss. A DOJ run amok (read lipris) is just what the American people need to hear about to begin the revolt against Bush's ILLEGAL NSA orders.  

However, thus far Dem's have preferred to abandon Feingold rather than stand up for American rights. If they are playing their cards close to the chest, that's great because they've got to have 4 aces by now (lying about justification for pre-emptive war in Iraq, Abu Ghraib, regular Abramoff payoffs, NSA spying).

Is that what's happening? I'm getting ..nervous about this.  Is this hearing a giant opportunity to open political pandoras box or are we calling, emailing and faxing into a black Senatorial hole?

On the 25th anniversary of her husband's death, April 5, 1993, King said the war in Vietnam which her husband opposed "has been replaced by an undeclared war on our central cities, a war being fought by gangs with guns for drugs."

"The value of life in our cities has become as cheap as the price of a gun," she said.

"In this country, we vigorously regulate the sale of medicine and severely limit the advertising of cigarettes because of their effect on human health," she said Jan. 15, 1994, the 65th anniversary of her husband's birth. "But we allow virtually anyone in America to buy a gun and virtually everyone in the nation to see graphic violence."

Richard Pombo (R-CA) has been hired by industry to eviscerate environmental protections in the United States. He is on the verge of a success as only he can define it-Pombo's public land giveaway is buried deep in the House deficit cutting measure that passed 217-215 this week. Drilling in ANWR is a drop of oil in the bucket compared to the damage this could cause.

Congress prohibited patenting a decade ago. WHY ARE THEY BACKTRACKING ON PATENTING OF PUBLIC LAND? Taxpayers and the environment are about to get a major screwing.

From U.S.Newswire a good description of patenting and the "House's Massive Public Lands Giveaway".

UPDATE with sincere gratitude to posters: FAX House and Senate Leadership in Washington, CALL their local and home offices - now is the time!  Word has it that if Pombo gets on the House-Senate Committee this beast is a done deal.

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A "lawyer and real estate developer" is against this Bush environmental law....Whoa-that sounds like a wedge issue to me.