In Tallahassee, legislative life goes on, with Republicans working to put the rights of the people into a permanent vegetative state. A package of proposals that would make it harder for voters to change the Florida Constitution easily cleared its first Senate panel Tuesday – but without a key measure that is advancing in the [...]
Archive for March, 2005
Midnight madness
March 21, 2005
The “Pandering to the Christian Right and Relief for Tom Delay Ethics Charges” Bill passed the house, as expected, just after midnight. A couple hours later, papers were being filed in a Tampa courthouse with the expectation that a federal judge will order Terri’s tube to be reinserted. Meanwhile, we learn that at the hospice, [...]
Bushes snub Schiavo
March 20, 2005
Michael Schiavo wants Jeb! and W to come on down and visit Terri. For some reason, they seem reluctant to take him up on his offer. Angered by the latest political developments in Washington, Michael Schiavo said Saturday that it isn’t just the Florida governor who should visit his wife to learn about the case. [...]
Presidential footnotes
March 20, 2005
President’s Statement on Terri Schiavo … our society, our laws, and our courts should have a presumption in favor of life. Those who live at the mercy of others deserve our special care and concern. It should be our goal as a nation to build a culture of life, where all Americans are valued, welcomed, [...]
Wal-Mart skates
March 19, 2005
I’m glad NathanNewman posted about this, because I hadn’t gotten around to it yet. Wal-Mart Buys “Get Out of Jail” Card Prosecutors announced they were dropping all criminal charges against Wal-Mart for its use of contractors employing undocumented workers in exchange for paying an $11 million fine, a hefty sounding amount but a pittance for [...]
GOP longs for the good ol’ days
March 19, 2005
Working for the company store bank A bill that would make it easier for day laborers to cash their paychecks at the end of the workday moved through a House committee Friday. House Bill 525 was approved by the Finance and Tax Committee by a 9-0 vote. The measure, sponsored by Rep. Baxter Troutman, R-Winter [...]
Terry Schiavo must die
March 18, 2005
The tube has been removed, despite the pandering efforts of extremist lawmakers. Now we face possibly weeks of the Terri death watch. Meanwhile, efforts by those selfish men who are trying to make capital for themselves out of the cause of Terri Schiavo will continue. The Rude Pundit says Terri must die, and points out [...]
The American Taliban
March 18, 2005
Why They’re The American Taliban | Oliver Willis First off, this is not a new development. I’ve been calling the religious far right this for years now. Why? The end goal of the religious far right – the Dobsons, Robertsons, Ashcrofts, and Falwells of the world – is indistinguishable from the goals of the Taliban [...]
Schiavo legislation falters
March 18, 2005
Michael Schiavo’s attorney says it best: “It’s frankly very disconcerting and unsettling in our country and our democracy to see how our federal lawmakers can in essence be held hostage by these special interest groups and jump to their will like spit on a hot griddle,” Felos said. But despite the pandering of politicians, it [...]