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313 comments on DrumBeat: January 7, 2008

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eric blair on January 7, 2008 - 10:32am

About the same time any of the Constitution loving canidates get on board with Impeachment. Going along with things means the Congress-kritter will trend towards keeping the lights on and their bellies full. Going against the flow trends towards unemployment, being hungry and in the dark.

(Wayne Madsen http://mp3.wtprn.com/Madsen.xml has claimed there is enough dirt on most everyone in Congress that if one goes down, they all go down)

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Black_Dog on January 7, 2008 - 10:53am

One old candidate, George McGovern made the call yesterday. One can only hope the other Democratic candidates will sign on too.

E. Swanson

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ccpo on January 8, 2008 - 3:53am

About the same time any of the Constitution loving canidates get on board with Impeachment.

You mean like Kucinich? He's introduced impeachment for Cheney... No other candidate even comes close to him on the issues. He's the only pro-Peak Oil candidate, as far as I know, and so far as I can tell, the most active on environmental issues. Here's list of issues he discusses in various videos found on youtube:

Peak Oil
- Peak oil is a fact
- being depleted faster than found
- at peak oil
- get off oil
- Government for sustainability
- Rosoe Bartlett referenced
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjiGuOsKr04

Education
- Free pre-school for 3-5
- Universal university/college w/ service programs
- Environmental Ed.

Environment/Trade
- massive infrastructure investment for mass transit
- energy efficient contruction
DOE: disincentives for oil, coal and nuclear incentives for wind and solar micro-technology (and businesses) to provide energy to homes and businesses across the country
- All trade agreements tied to environmental principles
- Cancel NAFTA
- Dept. of Interior: remove all incentives for natural resource extraction, including uranium to protect natvie American lands.
- NASA technology to boost green research
- Gov't as an engine of sustainability

Healthcare
- not-for-profit w/focus on prevention
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqVwkKL859A&feature=user

HR1234
- leave Iraq
- International security and peacekeeping simultaneous to withdrawal
- Leave it stable
- Let them keep their oil
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1AhaH1ozbg&feature=user

Corporate personhood
- Regulate
- Review corporate personhood
- Hold responsible for public interest
- transparency
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6FY3YlxND4&feature=user

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elwoodelmore on January 8, 2008 - 7:38am

all for him. now who are the nominees ?

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