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Saturday, February 25, 2006 |
Clean Up Washington: "We are witnessing the most corrupt Congress in decades. Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Tex.) has been indicted. Former Representative Randy 'Duke' Cunningham admitted to accepting bribes and resigned his seat. Former Republican super lobbyist Jack Abramoff has pled guilty to conspiracy to bribe public officials, along with his partner and former top DeLay aide Michael Scanlon, and the Department of Justice investigation of Abramoff could ensnare up to a half dozen members of Congress and even more of their staff.
Meanwhile, in the midst of all this scandal the House ethics committee has not launched a single investigation. Special interest money is flowing to members of Congress like never before, and important legislation, such as the Medicare prescription drug bill and last fall's energy bill, have turned into little more than enormous gravy trains for corporate interests.
The time for reform is NOW! The Senate Government Affairs Committee and the Senate Rules Committee are marking up reform legislation NEXT WEEK, and they need to hear our demand for real reform.
We urge you to join National Call Out Corruption Day next Tuesday, Feb. 28th, 2006."
11:10:02 AM 
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Guardian: "The number of deaths related to MRSA, the so-called hospital superbug, increased by almost a quarter, according to the latest figures. MRSA is now six times more likely to be a factor in the deaths of people in NHS hospitals than anywhere else, the Office for National Statistics said yesterday."
And was anyone sacked for this, or reprimanded or just held responsible? No chance! Was Tony Blair suspended for war crimes?
Nowadays some people can get away with murder, but others are suspended for an 'insensitive' jibe. Ken Livingstone, the mayor of London was suspended for an insensitive remark.
BBC: "The head of the panel which suspended London's mayor has admitted the system under which it operates is flawed. Critics of the system have said an unelected panel should not be able to remove an elected representative."
You see, words are considered to be more dangerous than criminal negligence that makes real victims or illegal violence.
But I hope these words hit home:
TimesOnline: "Tony Blair was accused last night by the Archbishop of York of helping the US to run 'Idi Amin-style' tactics in the war on terror.
The Prime Minister also risked the wrath of civil liberties campaigners - including his own wife - by accusing Amnesty International and a cross-party committee of MPs of looking at Britain's treatment of terrorist suspects 'the wrong way round'.
Cherie Booth, QC, his wife and a leading human rights barrister, is due to give a speech at an event partly organised by Human Rights Watch next week entitled Torture: Do the rules still matter?"
10:48:42 AM
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Yahoo: "A federal judge ordered the Pentagon on Thursday to release the identities of hundreds of detainees at Guantanamo Bay to The Associated Press, a move which would force the government to break its secrecy and reveal the most comprehensive list yet of those who have been imprisoned there."
10:33:21 AM
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