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Innocent Man Released
After being detained by Janesville Police, Antonio Polland was cleared and released.

JG Excerpt:
In a court hearing Monday afternoon, Polland was ordered freed on a $25,000 personal recognizance bond that included the conditions of remaining in Rock County, appearing at all future court date, electronic monitoring and no contact with the victims or any other juvenile females.

The Rock County DA would allow none of this and dropped any pending charges, electronic bracelet, the bond and its conditions as it should. At this point, it would appear a public apology from the department to Mr. Polland is in order.

Bush Economy Is Now Inherited - Not A Good Sign

The President gives tax cuts, then goes to war. Congress responds by raising the debt limit again to nearly $10 trillion, and journalists had to come to the defense of George W. Bush.

Kansas City Star Excerpt:
Bush’s supporters say he’s had little practical choice but to rack up more debt between two wars and the weakened economy he inherited in 2001.

That Clinton economy was soooooo terrible that I don't remember it......was that what some call the Great Depression?

However, they are to be commended to have the awareness of an economy in shambles, the foreboding statement "weakened economy he inherited in 2001" could be the beginning in laying the groundwork to rewrite history. Our economy is in shambles and Bush and his supporters have no other recourse than to blame his predecessor. Otherwise, if the economy was doing great, that statement would have been unnecessary.

Hillary Prods Bush To Go After Iran

History Repeating:
So let me see if I’ve got this right: Hillary Clinton, the Democratic front runner for the presidential nomination, is demanding that George W. Bush take a more belligerent posture toward Iran.

Yep! Congress mistakenly gave Bush approval to invade Iraq and now they are ready to do the same again with Iran. It appears that Hillary is playing the percentages here. She knows that no matter what, democrats and most of the middle will not vote Republican in the next presidential election. She also knows that most everyone else are irrational jingoistic war-mongers who wish nothing less than to take over the world. So,the best way to appease that group for whatever it’s worth, is to join with the others in Congress, surround the wagons, and declare anyone who opposes America as “global terrorists.” Hopefully, this was a symbolic gesture only.

Some Auto Workers Outraged By Contract

GM Pounding Last Nail In UAW Coffin Excerpt:
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan (Reuters) - Gregg Shotwell says that by agreeing to a new contract with General Motors Corp, the UAW has ceased to be a union. "The UAW is now a corporation," he said, sitting on the back porch of his home in a leafy neighborhood of Grand Rapids, Michigan. "It has become UAW Incorporated."

Egads! GM pawning off the retirement account for $7 on every $10? Two more plants will close with no other guarantees? Will workers vote their paycheck and not their principle? Will union members vote to change the union into our worst nightmare - a corporation!! We'll all find out soon enough.

We’re the British -- Mayor MICHAEL BLOOMBERG who also compared Iraqi insurgents to the Americans who fought in the Revolutionary War

Smart guy this Michael Bloomberg – real smart. He may as well disband his presidential exploratory committee right now.

Bush Blackmailed World To Invade Iraq For Oil

Bush worried about Iraq’s oil before he planned the invasion.

Chicago Tribune Excerpt:
A historic sense of responsibility guides me, too, same as you," he says. Bush talks positively about a quick war, about securing Iraq's oil wells and enlisting the Saudis to help bring the petroleum to market. "We've already planned for a post-Saddam Iraq, and I think there is a good basis for a better future," Bush says, in yet another statement on Iraq that has come back to haunt him.

Then he explains what might happen to countries who do not join the "coalition of willing."

He says other nations on the UN Security Council should be careful not to oppose the United States lest they see their trade deals and foreign aid packages disappear.

Bush blackmails the world for cooperation. No wonder why America is so well loved.

Excerpt:
Whenever I hear anything described as a heartless assault on our children I tend to think it's a good idea." -- William Kristol, Compassionate Conservative, describing his reaction to the President Bush's intent to veto the new Childrens Health Insurance Program, Fox News Sunday, 9/30/07

So that's what neo-con "tough love" looks like.