When I began this blog in 2001, I was appalled by President Bush's headlong rush to an illegal war (we were not in fact under attack). As time wore on and Bush began his assault on the Constitution and any people bold enough to criticize, I believed that "the republic is endangered more by actions of our own government than by those of any terrorist." With the election of a high-minded, compassionate, intelligent man like Barack Obama, my fears have ceased.
"Honor them with peace, not war"
United for Peace
Saturday, December 13, 2003
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From the Daily Mislead
President Bush has promoted and defended his tax cuts by saying that "when Americans have more money in their pocket to spend, to save orinvest, the whole country benefits and someone is more likely to find a job." But the president has apparently not applied this thinking to unemployment benefits, which are likely to be spent quickly as emergency funding for families without other income. The Republican Congress is allowing unemployment benefits to expire over the holidays, even as the percentage of chronically unemployed is its highest in more than 10 years.
The president argued as a candidate and through his first year in office that, "it is compassionate to actively help our fellow citizens in need." But the president's unwillingness, for the second time in two years, to promote the extension seems to undermine that rhetoric.
Ultimately, the responsibility for passing the extension lies with the Republican Congress, whose leaders have argued that extension of benefits is unnecessary because of the improving economy. But new jobless claims unexpectedly went up last week, the highest level in six weeks.
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Palema
3:54 PM
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