Category Archives: GOP

Kerry Files Complaint With FEC Against Swift Boat Ads

Posted on August 22, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Kerry Files Complaint With FEC Against Swift Boat Ads CNSNews.com Claiming that TV ads from Swift Boat Veterans for Truth (SBVT) are untrue and illegally coordinated with the Bush-Cheney presidential campaign, the Kerry campaign filed a complaint with the Federal … Continue reading →

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Report Blasts Bush On Ground Zero Clean Up

Posted on August 21, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Report Blasts Bush On Ground Zero Clean Up The Progress Report In a strongly-worded and minutely-detailed report, the Sierra Club charges the Bush administration with “reckless disregard” for public health in the days and months following the collapse of the … Continue reading →

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Harkin, AFL-CIO, and Workers to Rally at DOL for Bush Admin to Repeal Overtime Pay Cut

Posted on August 20, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Harkin, AFL-CIO, and Workers to Rally at DOL for Bush Admin to Repeal Overtime Pay Cut Overtime Pay Regulations Take Effect on August 23rd Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), along with AFL-CIO President John J. Sweeney and workers who will lose … Continue reading →

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Log Cabin, Moderate Republicans Gird For GOP Convention Battle

Posted on August 17, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Log Cabin, Moderate Republicans Gird For GOP Convention Battle 365Gay.com (Washington ) A coalition of moderate GOP groups including Log Cabin Republicans are preparing for a battle on the floor of the convention to halt a complete takeover of the … Continue reading →

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Bush to Screen Every American for Mental Illness

Posted on August 16, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Bush to Screen Every American for Mental Illness A frightening article made the rounds of Rapid Response – Iowa this weekend and set off warning bells all around.  After checking and double checking sources and doing further research, the good … Continue reading →

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Tax Burden Shifts to the Middle

Posted on August 15, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Tax Burden Shifts to the Middle WashingtonPost.com Since 2001, Bush's tax cuts have shifted federal tax payments from the richest Americans to a wide swath of middle-class families, the Congressional Budget Office has found, a conclusion likely to roil the … Continue reading →

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Harkin calls Cheney a ‘Coward’ and Criticizes ‘Backdoor Draft’

Posted on August 15, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Harkin calls Cheney a 'Coward' and Criticizes 'Backdoor Draft' Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier DES MOINES — Sen. Tom Harkin called Dick Cheney a “coward” for avoiding service in Vietnam and called on George W. Bush to end the “backdoor draft.” The … Continue reading →

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Bush ‘Needs a Miracle’ to Win

Posted on August 14, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Bush 'Needs a Miracle' to Win Capitol Hill Blue George W. Bush bet his presidency on Iraq and is losing the bet, political analyst Larry Sabato said over the weekend. “He really will need a miracle to win, and the … Continue reading →

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Kerry Slams Bush’s Idea for a National Sales Tax

Posted on August 14, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Kerry Slams Bush's Idea for a National Sales Tax MercuryNews.com MIDDLE CLASS WOULD FEEL BURDEN John Kerry said Thursday that Bush's musing about a national sales tax is an insult to financially struggling voters and would amount to “one of … Continue reading →

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Will Ferrell’s Campaign Ad Parody

Posted on August 14, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Will Ferrell's Campaign Ad Parody Watch Will Ferrell of Saturday Night Live do his Gee Dubya impersonation in a great campaign ad parody produced by ACT. “pResidenting is haaaaarrrrrrrd.” It's called Straight Talk! from White House West in Crawford, Texas. … Continue reading →

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