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