What Happens Happens

The black poor, having been fucked over since the day they were born—
having been fucked over for generations before they were born—were
fucked over for the crime of having been fucked over. And Bush and
Cheney will be leading to the promised land of government contracts the
same free-market and faith-based scum in suits who have been doing
the fucking over. William Burroughs’s line is apt, this was a “frozen moment
when everyone sees what is on the end of every fork.” Not an easy lunch
to swallow, but corporate America will manage.

If they attacked America because they hate freedom, they attacked the wrong place

Appeals Court Rules Padilla Can Be Held Without Charges

A federal appeals court today sided with the Bush administration and reversed a judge's order that the government either charge or free "dirty bomb" suspect Jose Padilla.

The three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously that the president has the authority to detain a U.S. citizen closely associated with al-Qaida.

"The exceedingly important question before us is whether the President of the United States possesses the authority to detain militarily a citizen of this country who is closely associated with al Qaeda, an entity with which the United States is at war," Judge Michael Luttig wrote. "We conclude that the President does possess such authority."

“Closely associated” according to whom and what standard of proof? And just when was that declaration of war approved by Congress?

The alarming coda to the story: “Luttig … has been mentioned as a possible candidate for the U.S. Supreme Court.”

Bush defines the job; let's see how he rates his performance

October 1, 2003
Remarks by the President on Signing Homeland Security Appropriations Act

"Our job is to secure the American homeland, to protect the American people. …[W]e're taking unprecedented measures to … prepare for any emergency. … At FEMA, you joined forces with state and local authorities to respond quickly and effectively to any emergency… [W]e will assess the vulnerabilities in our critical infrastructures, we'll take action to protect them."

This Just In: Hurricane’s Wake Shows Poverty Is Bad

Of course, in the interest of fair reporting, and to avoid the appearance of liberal media bias, we’re looking for a pundit who holds the opposite opinion, which we'll publish as quickly as possible.