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	December 20, 2003

SATURDAY SHORTS Kucinich remains the progressive standard-bearer Dennis Kucinich, in an interview with Salon and LinkTV shows why he's the only real liberal in the Democratic race, and brilliantly deconstructs arguments he is 'unelectable'. I'm just more and more impressed with him. I think he'd have a superb relationship with other world leaders as President, and having that kind of collaboration and cooperation, instead of the Bush bullying and unilateralism and confrontation, could make all the difference in the world. Even if 2004 is not his year, watch this guy -- he's not going away and could well turn out to be the best President of the 21st century. Costs for the poor and elderly rising disproportionately The Fed recently issued a report showing that, because health care, education and gasoline costs have risen much faster than other costs in recent years, and since these costs are disproportionately high for the poor and elderly, these already-disadvantaged groups are facing much higher cost of living inflation than the rich and middle-aged Americans. This is part of the reason why the gap between rich and poor continues to grow by leaps and bounds, and why low and middle income groups face such an enormous hurdle to improve their financial situation. Whew! Court overrules Bush on Padilla case There's an excellent analysis in Human Rights Watch News of the overturning of Bush's actions on the Padilla case. Jose Padilla, a US citizen, was held without permission to communicate with his family, without benefit of counsel, without evidence of any wrongdoing and without charge, under indefinite military detention, by simple executive order of George Bush. This blatantly unconstitutional act, which if upheld would essentially allow the Bush regime to incarcerate anyone they didn't like anytime indefinitely without due process, has been ruled illegal, and Padilla has been ordered released. 11:20:40 AM  trackback []  comment []

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