Oh, Look! Some Of Them Are Waking Up!
September 21, 2005
Governors Ask for Inquiry on Oil Prices
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
CHICAGO, Sept. 20 - The governors of eight states sent a letter on Tuesday to President Bush and Congress calling for an investigation into profits made by oil companies after Hurricane Katrina and asking for legislation that would require the companies to refund to customers any profits deemed excess.
"When the wholesale price of gas went up by 60 cents almost overnight, oil companies were obviously using the most devastating natural disaster in our nation's history to reap a windfall at the expense of American consumers," said the letter, which was initiated by Gov. James E. Doyle of Wisconsin and was signed by governors from Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington.
"To price-gouge consumers under normal circumstances is dishonest enough," the letter stated, "but to make money off the severe misfortune of others is downright immoral."
The letter cited an analysis by Donald A. Nichols, an economics professor at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, who reported that gas prices surged disproportionately compared with crude oil price increases. The price markup from crude oil to gasoline has almost tripled since the hurricane, the report said.
Full text of the article.
PHOTO ID'S LOCK SOME CITIZENS OUT OF VOTING
By Cynthia TuckerMon Sep 19, 6:01 PM ET
If you live in America's fortunate half -- the half whose household earnings are above the median of $44,000 or so a year -- you probably own a house, one or two cars and have health insurance. So it's hard to imagine that some Americans are too poor to have an automobile. And it's simply inconceivable that there are people so disconnected from the mainstream that they have no driver's license or similar ID to allow access to commercial airline flights, checking accounts or voting booths.
Full text of the article.
Diabolical
So. Disenfranchise the population that doesn’t have a driver’s license, then overcharge the population that drives? Whoaa...both ends against the middle in NeoConservativeLand? Diabolical in the Encarta Dictionary, means, of the devil or extremely cruel or evil. You decide which meaning is appropriate.
September 21, 2005
U.S. Asks Court to Dismiss Abuse Suit That Names Pope
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
By The Associated Press The Justice Department has told a Texas court that a lawsuit accusing Pope Benedict XVI of conspiring to cover up the sexual molestation of three boys by a seminarian should be dismissed because the pontiff enjoys immunity as head of state of the Holy See.
Full text of the article.
The Boss Catholic isn’t responsible for condoning the rape of millions of children by psychopathic “priests”, but he runs everything else just fine?
The Case For a 'No' Vote on Roberts
By E. J. Dionne Jr.Saturday, September 17, 2005; A21
"Where are you?"
That was the question Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) almost plaintively posed to Judge John Roberts as the Senate Judiciary Committee's hearings neared their conclusion. It is the right question.
Full text of the article.
Roberts needs to be a little less slick and a little less neoconservative: what gives him the RIGHT to hide who he is from The People of The United States of America?
Just A Thought:
Isn’t it odd that the most sensible, sane and logical portion of our population is also the poorest bunch in the nation? Wonder how that happened...could it be that sensible, sane, logical people who ‘refuse to toe the line’ have been discriminated against all along? Think about it: if you don’t conform early on, like grammar school, high school, social status,whatever, then you are committed to a path that runs away from the money. No college diploma, no money. No money, poverty. As more and more of the jobs available to the ‘working class’ have shipped to other countries, more and more of the non-conforming people in this country (the TRUE Americans) have been pushed deeper and deeper into poverty and away from the benefits of health insurance, education, status, and all the other accoutrements of ‘money’, about which the rich and greedy have grown steadily more possessive.
Governors Ask for Inquiry on Oil Prices
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
CHICAGO, Sept. 20 - The governors of eight states sent a letter on Tuesday to President Bush and Congress calling for an investigation into profits made by oil companies after Hurricane Katrina and asking for legislation that would require the companies to refund to customers any profits deemed excess.
"When the wholesale price of gas went up by 60 cents almost overnight, oil companies were obviously using the most devastating natural disaster in our nation's history to reap a windfall at the expense of American consumers," said the letter, which was initiated by Gov. James E. Doyle of Wisconsin and was signed by governors from Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington.
"To price-gouge consumers under normal circumstances is dishonest enough," the letter stated, "but to make money off the severe misfortune of others is downright immoral."
The letter cited an analysis by Donald A. Nichols, an economics professor at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, who reported that gas prices surged disproportionately compared with crude oil price increases. The price markup from crude oil to gasoline has almost tripled since the hurricane, the report said.
Full text of the article.
PHOTO ID'S LOCK SOME CITIZENS OUT OF VOTING
By Cynthia TuckerMon Sep 19, 6:01 PM ET
If you live in America's fortunate half -- the half whose household earnings are above the median of $44,000 or so a year -- you probably own a house, one or two cars and have health insurance. So it's hard to imagine that some Americans are too poor to have an automobile. And it's simply inconceivable that there are people so disconnected from the mainstream that they have no driver's license or similar ID to allow access to commercial airline flights, checking accounts or voting booths.
Full text of the article.
Diabolical
So. Disenfranchise the population that doesn’t have a driver’s license, then overcharge the population that drives? Whoaa...both ends against the middle in NeoConservativeLand? Diabolical in the Encarta Dictionary, means, of the devil or extremely cruel or evil. You decide which meaning is appropriate.
September 21, 2005
U.S. Asks Court to Dismiss Abuse Suit That Names Pope
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
By The Associated Press The Justice Department has told a Texas court that a lawsuit accusing Pope Benedict XVI of conspiring to cover up the sexual molestation of three boys by a seminarian should be dismissed because the pontiff enjoys immunity as head of state of the Holy See.
Full text of the article.
The Boss Catholic isn’t responsible for condoning the rape of millions of children by psychopathic “priests”, but he runs everything else just fine?
The Case For a 'No' Vote on Roberts
By E. J. Dionne Jr.Saturday, September 17, 2005; A21
"Where are you?"
That was the question Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) almost plaintively posed to Judge John Roberts as the Senate Judiciary Committee's hearings neared their conclusion. It is the right question.
Full text of the article.
Roberts needs to be a little less slick and a little less neoconservative: what gives him the RIGHT to hide who he is from The People of The United States of America?
Just A Thought:
Isn’t it odd that the most sensible, sane and logical portion of our population is also the poorest bunch in the nation? Wonder how that happened...could it be that sensible, sane, logical people who ‘refuse to toe the line’ have been discriminated against all along? Think about it: if you don’t conform early on, like grammar school, high school, social status,whatever, then you are committed to a path that runs away from the money. No college diploma, no money. No money, poverty. As more and more of the jobs available to the ‘working class’ have shipped to other countries, more and more of the non-conforming people in this country (the TRUE Americans) have been pushed deeper and deeper into poverty and away from the benefits of health insurance, education, status, and all the other accoutrements of ‘money’, about which the rich and greedy have grown steadily more possessive.
posted by FancyRage at 10:13 AM
1 Comments:
Hell! Hello! Yes, American society is becoming split between have/have-not. There is a result coming for this: class war. This view is not new. Karl Marx & Frederick Engels' Communist Manifesto described the process of history. Think 60's. =lil=
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