It's the people vs. the government, new poll suggests

We are now halfway through the first year of the 110th Congress," Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Virginia, said. "And there is no question that the failure on the part of the Democrats in terms of their midterm exam is really a letdown to the expectations of the American people.''

Democratic leaders are inclined to agree. "I'm not happy with Congress, either," Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said.

And the American people? Look at the grades. President Bush is doing terribly -- an average of 30 percent job approval in six recent polls. Congress is doing worse -- 25 percent on the average in five polls. (Poll: Support for Democrats wavering)

Why the low marks? Democrats point to one issue where not much seems to be getting done. "The war in Iraq is dragging down people's confidence in what's going on in this country," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said.

Source: It's the people vs. the government, new poll suggests - CNN.com

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Border Security

 

By Mike Luckovich , Atlanta Journal-Constitution
From the Cartoonist Group.

Source: Border Security

 

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'Wiped off the Map' - The Rumor of the Century

From WhatReallyHappened.com's Iran Archives;

June 22, 2007

'Wiped off the Map' – The Rumor of the Century

Across the world, a dangerous rumor has spread that could have catastrophic implications. According to legend, Iran's president has threatened to destroy Israel, or, to quote the misquote, "Israel must be wiped off the map." Contrary to popular belief, this statement was never made.

Source: WhatReallyHappened.com: IRANArchives

 

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"Be More Scary" by Mike Luckovich

 

By Mike Luckovich , Atlanta Journal-Constitution
From the Cartoonist Group.

Source: Be More Scary

 

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Drug Policy Alliance: Incarcerex

Incarcerex

 

Does your politician suffer from Chronic Re-Election Paranoia (CREEP)? Do you think our nation has an Incarcerex dependence? Tell your elected officials to give up the quick fix and create a new bottom line for the war on drugs. Take action now.

Source: Drug Policy Alliance: Incarcerex

 

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SPLCenter.org: Hate Groups Map

Active U.S. Hate Groups in 2006
The Southern Poverty Law Center's Intelligence Project counted 844 active hate groups in the United States in 2006. Only organizations and their chapters known to be active during 2006 are included.

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All hate groups have beliefs or practices that attack or malign an entire class of people, typically for their immutable characteristics.


This list was compiled using hate group publications and websites, citizen and law enforcement reports, field sources and news reports.


Hate group activities can include criminal acts, marches, rallies, speeches, meetings, leafleting or publishing. Websites appearing to be merely the work of a single individual, rather than the publication of a group, are not included in this list. Listing here does not imply a group advocates or engages in violence or other criminal activity.


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Source: SPLCenter.org: Hate Groups Map

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Stop the War

By Matt Wuerker, Politico.com
From the Cartoonist Group, 2007

Source: Stop the War

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How children lost the right to roam in four generations...

My friends and I talk about the differences in the amount of freedoms we were allowed and how “overprotective” we all feel because we can’t let our children ride their bikes all day long, or play with friends for hours without a search and rescue team being called.
The world seems much more dangerous than when I was growing up. But, is it really? Or is it that now that I am a certified “adult” I watch the news for several hours a day; and, this in turn feeds my worries about my son’s safety. When I was a kid we rode our bikes everywhere. My little sister and I walked 2 miles to school and 2 miles back. Nowadays, everything is so different with gang and drug violence, pedophilia and other assorted freaks that prey on the innocence of our children to satisfy their own sick fantasy’s.
Personally, I think the human race is turning on itself. Even those adults we thought we could trust with our children (teachers, priests, etc.) can turn out to be a murderer, rapist, pedophile, drug dealer, drug addict…everyone & everything that once was considered a perversion has been “OK’ d” by the Internet. As a 45 y/o woman, I didn’t grow up with the Internet. I learned about this brand new world when I was in my 30’s. I knew right off the bat that the people I spoke with on the Internet might be dangerous. Unfortunately, young people that surf the net are easy targets for the thousands of perverted people the Internet has created and then enables them to stalk and abuse children.

The contrast between Edward and George's childhoods is highlighted in a
report which warns that the mental health of 21st-century children is at risk
because they are missing out on the exposure to the natural world enjoyed by
past generations. The report says the change in attitudes is reflected in four generations of the Thomas family in Sheffield.
The oldest member, George, was allowed to roam for six miles from home unaccompanied when he was eight. His home was tiny and crowded and he spent most of his time outside, playing games and making dens.
Mr Thomas, who went on to become a carpenter, has never lost some of the habits picked up as a child and, aged 88, is still a keen walker.
His son-in-law, Jack Hattersley, 63, was also given freedom to roam. He was aged eight in 1950, and was allowed to walk for about one mile on his own to the local woods. Again, he walked to school and never travelled by car.

By 1979, when his daughter Vicky Grant was eight, there were signs that children's independence was being eroded. "I was able to go out quite freely - I'd ride my bike around the estate, play with friends in the park and walk to the swimming pool and to school," said Mrs Grant, 36. "There was a lot less traffic then - and families had only one car. People didn't make all these short journeys."

Today, her son Edward spends little time on his own outside his garden in their quiet suburban street. She takes him by car to school to ensure she gets to her part-time job as a medical librarian on time.

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Source: How children lost the right to roam in four generations the Daily Mail

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We Just Didn't Say What Kind of Model

By Nick Anderson
From the Cartoonist Group.

Source: We Just Didn't Say What Kind of Model

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"Torture 101" by Mark Fiore

 

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Source: Torture 101 6/13/07

 

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Paris goes back to jail...

and I'm one happy bitch!  It's nice to see money doesn't buy all and in all honesty really nice to see Paric crying and disheveled because her Daddy couldn't buy her way out of jail...

 

Paris Hilton going back to jail - CNN.com

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Screaming and crying, Paris Hilton was escorted out of a courtroom and back to jail Friday after a judge ruled that she must serve out her entire 45-day sentence behind bars rather than in her Hollywood Hills home.

"It's not right!" shouted the weeping Hilton, who violated her probation in a reckless driving case. "Mom!" she called out to her mother in the audience.

Hilton, who was brought to court in handcuffs in a sheriff's car, came into the courtroom disheveled and weeping, hair askew, sans makeup, wearing a gray fuzzy sweatshirt over slacks.

She cried throughout the hearing, her body shook constantly and she dabbed at her eyes. Several times she turned to her parents, seated behind her in the courtroom, and mouthed, "I love you."

Superior Court Judge Michael T. Sauer was calm but apparently irked by the morning's developments. He said he had left the courthouse Thursday night having signed an order for Hilton to appear for the hearing. (Timeline: The Hilton case )

When he got in his car early Friday, he said, he heard a radio report that he had approved Hilton's participation in the hearing by telephone, but he had not.

"I at no time condoned the actions of the sheriff and at no time told him I approved the actions," he said of the decision to release Hilton from jail after three days.

"At no time did I approve the defendant being released from custody to her home on Kings Road," Sauer said.

Source: Paris Hilton going back to jail - CNN.com

 

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Hordes Redux 6/6/07

by Mark Fiore 

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Source: Hordes Redux 6/6/07

 

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Ann Telnaes, comics, editorial cartoons, email comics, political cartoons

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