Jo on June 6th, 2007

From Captain’s Quarters post titled “Republicans Threaten Filibuster As Immigration Compromise Stumbles”
Democrats worry that amendments such as Cornyn’s are designed to force them to take unpopular positions, which could be used against them in 2008. Cornyn’s bill is an example. What politician would vote to grant an amnesty for a valid deportation order — when [...]

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Jo on June 6th, 2007

… but I’ve just had enough of Fox News (since that’s all I watch) having “News Breaks” every half hour because of the abduction of Kelesy Smith.   Yes it is horrible and we all hope and pray she is found alive, but enough already.  
How many people go missing every day in this country, on their own [...]

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Jo on June 6th, 2007

I am thoroughly disgusted with the Criminal Justice System.  Libby (R) is sentenced to 30 months for “forgetting” while Sandy Burgler Berger has never spent one day in jail nor submitted to a polygraph ordered by the court, ordered to pay a $10,000 fine and lost his law license for “stealing federal documents”.  Please tell me how forgetting constitutes prison [...]

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