AltWeeklies Wire
Congress' Class of '94 Turns on the Spending Spigotnew
Like an out of control consumer who cuts up his credit cards, pays off his debt, and immediately digs a new, deeper hole, the federal government is back in the red - big time. We're spending on everything from B-2 bombers to Viagra for Medicare recipients to indoor rainforests in Iowa.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Bob Barr |
02-25-2005 |
Commentary
Women's Lib Gives Way to Female Criminalsnew
The U.S. Justice Department recently gave us all cause to wince when it reported that the nation's female prison population grew over the last decade at almost double the men's rate. For the first time ever, the number of incarcerated women tops 100,000.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Bob Barr |
01-13-2005 |
Commentary
Flanking Action: Arlen Specter Makes his Bargainnew
Arlen Specter is a moderate, pro-choice Republican with a not-undesirable history of coloring outside partisan lines. That recurrent independence upsets hardcore partisans and especially administration operatives for whom absolute fealty to the "official" agenda trumps everything.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Bob Barr |
12-09-2004 |
Commentary
Former Analyst Recalls Prior Morale Problems at the CIAnew
Then-CIA Director George H.W. Bush asked, "Anyone have anything they want me to talk to 'the Rock' about, since I'm headed to the White House?"
"The Rock" was then-Vice President Nelson Rockefeller. I sat there stunned. The director of the CIA irreverently referred to the vice president of the United States as "The Rock." I decided then and there that I liked this man.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Bob Barr |
11-24-2004 |
War
Tags: war & peace
The State GOP That Governs Humbly, Governs Bestnew
Georgians woke Nov. 2 in a two-party state, but retired that night in a state dominated by Republicans. Democrats' hopes to regain control of the state Senate were dashed, and the state House was thrown firmly into GOP hands for the first time since Reconstruction.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Bob Barr |
11-11-2004 |
Politics
Tags: election, postmortem
Flanking Action: High Court's New Term to Settle 'War on Terror' Issuesnew
A case now before the Supreme Court, Doe vs. Tenet, involves a husband-and-wife team of spies who came in from the Soviet cold a while ago, hoping to make good on a CIA promise to finance their golden years here in the United States.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Bob Barr |
10-14-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Conservatives Have Plenty of Cause to Abandon Bushnew
For the first time in the former Congressman's voting life, the choice in the race for president isn't so clear. And, among true conservatives, he's not alone.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Bob Barr |
10-08-2004 |
Commentary
