http://politikly.com politics and world news Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:22:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en AI was on a panel at the Aspen Ideas Festival in Colorado this week when Newsweeks Jonathan Alter asked me, Is Obama a sellout?? The question isnt whether he is a sellout or not?its about what demands are made by grass-roots social movements of those who would represent them. The ... http://politikly.com/2008/07/04/is-obama-a-sell-out-amy-goodman-of-democracynow-responds/ Starting next month, thousands of government employees will only work 4 days per week, in an effort aimed at reducing energy costs and commuters' gasoline expenses. "One of the jokes is that one of the biggest benefits will be for golf courses," said Ryan Walker, 49, an information technology director. He ... http://politikly.com/2008/07/04/utah-adopts-4-day-workweek-to-save-energy/ When President Bush announced his economic stimulus in January, he bragged that his package was the right size? and would boost? the economy. It sure has led to higher consumer spending,? but not where Bush had probably hoped. The adult pornography industry reports that has seen a huge uptick in ... http://politikly.com/2008/07/04/bushs-economic-package-helps-americans-watch-more-porn/ In his Wall Street Journal column today, former Bush political guru and current informal McCain adviser Karl Rove criticizes Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) for using his money advantage to launch the air war,? claiming that this may not be as smart as it appears? I see Tanky’s trying to make the ... http://politikly.com/2008/07/04/karl-rove-gets-simple-facts-wrong-in-his-wsj-column/ What gives anyone to the right to question wheather someone is a patriot? Now there is something wrong if you don’t follow the party line, if you don’t shake hands the right way, if you’re not wearing a flag pin, or whatever the patriotic note of the day is. That my ... http://politikly.com/2008/07/04/obama-carlin-and-patriotism/ Canadian researchers are the first in the world to use high-resolution, 3-D imaging to create dramatic new footage of the bacterium that causes Lyme disease as it moves through the bloodstream of a living host. Pathogenic spirochetes are bacteria that cause a number of emerging and re-emerging diseases worldwide, including syphilis, ... http://politikly.com/2008/07/04/canadians-first-to-iilustrate-lyme-disease-bacterium/ How could it ever be proven that an FBI investigation into a terror suspect started the with person's race or ethnic makeup? Are we at risk for the "Korematsu Effect"? In April 2008, the Supreme Court decided the case of Virgina v. Moore. This case has been a rallying cry by ... http://politikly.com/2008/07/04/the-korematsu-effect/ A federal judge has struck a blow to the Bush Administration's use of the "state secrets" privilege in a lawsuit over its domestic surveillance practices. The ruling alsoundercuts the Democrats' rationale for signing off on retroactive immunity for the telecoms. Perhaps just as important is the judge's implicit rejection of the ... http://politikly.com/2008/07/04/judge-fisa-trumps-state-secrets-binds-executive-branch/ I want to take this opportunity to speak directly to those of you who oppose my decision to support the FISA compromise. Chill on the constitutional arguments against immunity, they are baseless, and stand in opposition to a centuries worth of law. We indemnify government workers all the time -- we ... http://politikly.com/2008/07/04/barack-obama-my-position-on-fisa/ One of the reasons John McCain says he is touring Colombia and Mexico this week is to underscore the importance of the "War on Drugs." Just as McCain wants to continue Bush's failed policies in the "War on Terror," he wants to continue Bush's failed policies in the "War on ... http://politikly.com/2008/07/04/mccain-wants-to-continue-bushs-failed-war-on-drugs-policy/