Well, maybe more people are moving into “The Big House”. Or, maybe they are just staying longer.
According to the NYT
Nationwide, the prison population grew by 25,000 last year, bringing it to almost 1.6 million. Another 723,000 people are in local jails. The number of American adults is about 230 million, meaning that one in every […]
BernieHund: The Political Watchdog
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What Housing Crisis? 1 of 100 Will Be in Jail
Can John McCain Campaign With No Funds?
Even Mike Huckabee is relishing the fact that John McCain has exceeded his campaign spending limits.
The Democratic National Committee has asked the Federal Election Commission to investigate whether McCain would violate money-in-politics laws by withdrawing from the system. McCain, who had been entitled to $5.8 million in federal funds for the primary, has decided to […]
The House Listens to the People, Not the President
According to an NPR report:
House lawmakers passed a bill Wednesday to take away $18 billion in tax breaks for U.S. oil companies and use that money to promote renewable energies. Republicans say taking away the tax breaks could make it harder for U.S. companies to compete globally.
As the President whined to the American public about […]
President Bush Speaks of Fear Following FISA Stall
This morning President Bush urged the Congress to pass the FISA bill, allowing telecoms amnesty. Without the bill passed into law, we should all live in fear. Well, fear is the message of this administration… and the obvious Republican nominee for the White House.
Apparently, the present administration believes fear to be the greatest motivator and […]
Dick Cheney’s Email Still Missing
Dick Cheney’s email is still missing for the week that pertains to the CIA leak that exposed Valerie Plame. There have been explanations about the flawed email system in the White House, how 1000 days of email had vanished, later confined to approximately 470 days.
When Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald wanted to find out what was […]










