Original “Mission Accomplished” banner to be unfurled at Bush’s presidential library?

Filed at 8:25 am, Tuesday November 23rd 2010
by Arlen Parsa

Either this is a joke, or somebody over at the George W. Bush presidential library planning committee has a sick sense of humor:

One of the most enduring symbols of George W. Bush’s presidency may soon have a prominent new home.
USA Today reports that the “Mission Accomplished” streamer, which was displayed during a speech in 2003 […]

AICPAC sends illegal unsolicited text messages to Illinois voters

Filed at 7:25 am, Tuesday November 02nd 2010
by Arlen Parsa

I’ve never had any contact with the right wing American Israel Public Affairs Committee something called the Americans In Contact PAC and yet they apparently found my cell number and have texted me– IN ALL CAPS no less– a very important unsolicited message to vote for Republican candidates.
FCC regulations clearly state:

The CAN-SPAM Act supplements some […]

Have you voted yet?

Filed at 6:28 am, Tuesday November 02nd 2010
by Arlen Parsa

Tiffany and I early-voted last Saturday (the weekend before this past Saturday). If I had to make a prediction, I’ll guess that the Republicans will take the House, but by a smaller margin than a lot of people are predicting, and that the Democrats will keep very slim control of the Senate. But who knows. […]



Asides


 # Every progressive blogger ought to read Chris Bowers post on building a bigger carrot.

 # Obama formally announces Tim Kaine as the new DNC Chair.

 # Eugene Robinson eviscerates McCain on the economy

 # McCain & Palin are lying about their crowd sizes