Author Archives: Pseudo-Adrienne

Stonewalling tactics and still more trouble

Posted on October 24, 2005 by Pseudo-Adrienne

Big surprise. Bush is refusing to release documents and records of his conversations with Harriet Miers to the Senate. He’s using the attorney-client privilege and confidentiality defense, apparently. According to Dubya, the Dems and Republicans making these requests are wanting … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Elections and politics, Supreme Court Issues | 9 Comments

The Passing of a Civil Rights icon

Posted on October 24, 2005 by Pseudo-Adrienne

Rosa Parks, the woman who refused to give up her seat in accordance with a racist law, has passed away. She was 92 years old. One of the most saddening things about her passing–at least to me–is that there are … Continue reading →

Posted in Race, racism and related issues | 5 Comments

An arrest warrant for….

Posted on October 19, 2005 by Pseudo-Adrienne

….Mr. Tom DeLay. Today a Texas court issued an arrest warrant for DeLay, where he’ll go through the usual booking, mug-shot, fingerprinting, etc. Providing that he surrenders himself to the authorities. I wonder who in the blogosphere will get a … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Elections and politics | 7 Comments

A little questionnaire from 1989

Posted on October 18, 2005 by Pseudo-Adrienne

I had already come to the conclusion that Miers would more than likely turn out to be no friend of women’s reproductive rights and privacy a few of weeks ago. Given all the blurbs in the MSM and the blogosphere … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Supreme Court Issues | 15 Comments

Friday Blogging

Posted on October 14, 2005 by Pseudo-Adrienne

Since it’s Friday and I haven’t blogged in ten days, I’ll just give you a few little things here and there to look over during the weekend. First off, Jill over at Feminist has posted this letter from the fervently … Continue reading →

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"Unauthorized Reproduction"

Posted on October 4, 2005 by Pseudo-Adrienne

Via Feministing and Booman Tribune, this bill gives me one more reason to be embarrassed about my home state, and very worried about the future of Hoosier women’s reproductive rights (like me–duh), and the rights of same-sex couples trying to … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Elections and politics, Families structures, divorce, etc | 15 Comments

Who is Harriet Miers?

Posted on October 3, 2005 by Pseudo-Adrienne

I’ll admit it. While getting ready for class this morning and watching Bush’s press conference on CNN, when he officially nominated Harriet Miers to be O’Connor’s replacement on the Supreme Court, the first thing I said was, “who the hell … Continue reading →

Posted in Supreme Court Issues | 33 Comments

And our new Chief Justice is…

Posted on September 29, 2005 by Pseudo-Adrienne

Roberts. Unfortunately but as *expected*, the Senate just confirmed Roberts in a 78-22 vote. Now let’s wait for the shit-storm over Bush’s pick for O’Connor’s seat–that’s the biggie to be most concerned with now. No surprises really. And perhaps it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Supreme Court Issues | 52 Comments

The Indictment

Posted on September 29, 2005 by Pseudo-Adrienne

Yesterday, House Majority Leader Tom DeLay aka “the Hammer,” and two “associates” were indicted on the grounds of ‘criminal conspiracy’ by a Texas grand jury. Rep. DeLay also announced yesterday that he would step-down from his post temporarily and did … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections and politics | 7 Comments

"Louisiana was dysfunctional"–Michael Brown

Posted on September 27, 2005 by Pseudo-Adrienne

Former head of FEMA, Michael Brown, testified today on issues surrounding FEMA’s handling of the Katrina disaster, and blamed local officials for the poor response. Surprised? WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The former head of the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency, who … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections and politics, Katrina | 33 Comments