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Why Is Bush Suddenly Ready to Make a Deal on FISA? Ask the House Democrats

Steve Benen, The Carpetbagger Report AlterNet: PEEK. April 1, 2008.
And what about telecom immunity?

House Passes New Surveillance Bill, Sans Telecom Immunity

Steve Benen, The Carpetbagger Report AlterNet: PEEK. March 14, 2008.
This is all very encouraging and a welcome example of congressional Democrats standing up to Bush on a matter of national security.

Members of Congress Graded on Middle Class Accountability

Andrea Batista Schlesinger, Drum Major Institute AlterNet: PEEK. March 12, 2008.
If the middle class could give your Congressmember a grade, what would it be?

Bipartisanland [VIDEO]

Bill Richards, Bill Richards' Cablog AlterNet: Video. February 28, 2008.
It's a magical place of compromise and cooperation, where anything, from torture to tax cuts is OK, as long as both political parties agree on it.

GOP Engages in 'Political Extortion', Draws Up Hit List of Dem Lawmakers

Amanda Terkel, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. February 27, 2008.
Democratic lawmakers on the GOP list include John Murtha, Jim Moran, and John Conyers, among others.

Isn't FISA Enough?

Scarecrow, Firedoglake AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. February 18, 2008.
We have FISA because government will always abuse its authority, exceed its bounds and expand its surveillance beyond its original designs.

Watching the Senate Rot in Slow Motion

Matt Stoller, Open Left AlterNet: PEEK. February 16, 2008.
Staffers have no choice but to adopt a defensive and insecure posture, their limited range of motion gets constrained by those at the top.

House Democrats Call Bush’s FISA Bluff

Scarecrow, Firedoglake AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. February 15, 2008.
This President has falsely cried "wolf" too many times.

House Democrats Call Bush’s FISA Bluff

Scarecrow, Firedoglake AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. February 15, 2008.
This President has falsely cried "wolf" too many times.

Got FISA Frustration? It's Time to Fight Back

Christy Hardin Smith, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. February 12, 2008.
With the Senate's failure to stand up for the rule of law today, the ball goes back to the House's court if the SSCI bill passes.

Bush Breaks the Law Again, Gives Himself Line-Item Veto Power

Phoenix Woman, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. February 5, 2008.
In other words, Bush just gave himself the power to decide how the next Administration spends the taxpayers’ money.

Why Is Impeachment Important? [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. January 24, 2008.
You lie to the public about important matters of state? It's not a crime, but it IS impeachable.

Pelosi Says She Miscalculated GOP Determination on Iraq

Jane Hamsher, Firedoglake AlterNet: War on Iraq. December 20, 2007.
File this under the category of "oh really".

Harry Reid Betrays Dodd and Dem Party Base on FISA Bill

Pachacutec, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. December 17, 2007.
If Chris Dodd does not become president, he should be made Majority Leader.

189 Republicans Affirm Their Support of Torture

The Xsociate, The All Spin Zone AlterNet: PEEK. December 14, 2007.
The House passes waterboarding ban, now it must make it through the Senate and Bush has promised to veto.

23 Republican Retirements So Far and More to Come

Howie Klein, Down With Tyranny! AlterNet: PEEK. November 27, 2007.
Howie Klein: The premature retirements of Hastert and Lott are just a small part of a larger trend.

Censure of Sen. Feinstein Fails, But the Effort Is a Success [VIDEO]

Cliff Schecter, Brave New Films AlterNet: Video. November 25, 2007.
34,000 Democrats signed the petition calling for censure. That is grassroots organizing for you (hat tip to The Courage Campaign and Moveon.org). The days of answering only to the elite are over.