Friday, July 22, 2005
Blog for Iowa’s Lead Balloon Award Goes to . . . MidAmerican!
"The MidAmerican plants in Sergeant Bluff, Council Bluffs, Muscatine and Salix each, individually, rank in the top ten percent of dirtiest/worst pollution-generating facilities in the ENTIRE United States."
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Wednesday, July 20, 2005
Supreme Court Nominee
Supreme Court Update
“Justice O'Connor has been an inspirational figure to Americans, and any nominee would be hard pressed to fill her shoes. The Senate confirmation process is one of the cornerstones of our democracy, and we are confident that it will allow a careful public review of Judge Roberts’s record to guarantee that he respects the rights and freedoms of all Americans as Justice O’Connor did.” Mike Milligan, IDP
Questions and Answers about the Supreme Court Nomination
Last night, President Bush announced the nomination of John Roberts. Democrats look forward to conducting a careful and thorough examination of Judge Roberts’s record.
The President has chosen someone with suitable legal credentials, but that is not the end of the inquiry.
The Senate must review Judge Roberts’s record to determine if he has demonstrated commitment to the core American values of freedom, equality, and fairness. The standards for a nominee are clear. Will this nominee:
Protect the individual rights and freedoms of Americans?
Judge cases fairly, with an open mind, and without a political agenda?
Protect all Americans and not side with powerful special interests?
Meet the highest ethical standards?
Be free from conflicts of interest?
Unite or divide Americans?
Be committed to the independence of the court, not an ideological agenda?
Justice O’Connor has been an inspirational figure to Americans. The Senate will carefully review Roberts’s record to guarantee that he respects the rights and freedoms of all Americans as she did.
The next Supreme Court Justice will make decisions affecting the lives of all Americans. It is important that the decision whether to confirm a nominee be made with the best information possible.
We must not rush to judgment. The Judiciary Committee must be allowed to do its work, and that includes an in-depth review of the nominee and hearings to allow for questions and answers.
Justices are appointed for a lifetime. There is a process in place to evaluate a nominee’s credentials and qualifications. That process must be allowed to occur.
As recent examples, such as the nomination of Bernard Kerik, have shown, it is important that we not rush to a decision before fully examining the facts.
It is the Senate’s Constitutional duty to carefully consider nominees. Many justices serve for ten, twenty or more years and will have an enormous impact on the laws of our country. For a nomination decision, it is important to do it right, not to do it quickly.
Hearings are central to the nomination process. It is important not to prejudge a nominee before all the facts are in.
“Justice O'Connor has been an inspirational figure to Americans, and any nominee would be hard pressed to fill her shoes. The Senate confirmation process is one of the cornerstones of our democracy, and we are confident that it will allow a careful public review of Judge Roberts’s record to guarantee that he respects the rights and freedoms of all Americans as Justice O’Connor did.” Mike Milligan, IDP
Questions and Answers about the Supreme Court Nomination
Last night, President Bush announced the nomination of John Roberts. Democrats look forward to conducting a careful and thorough examination of Judge Roberts’s record.
The President has chosen someone with suitable legal credentials, but that is not the end of the inquiry.
The Senate must review Judge Roberts’s record to determine if he has demonstrated commitment to the core American values of freedom, equality, and fairness. The standards for a nominee are clear. Will this nominee:
Protect the individual rights and freedoms of Americans?
Judge cases fairly, with an open mind, and without a political agenda?
Protect all Americans and not side with powerful special interests?
Meet the highest ethical standards?
Be free from conflicts of interest?
Unite or divide Americans?
Be committed to the independence of the court, not an ideological agenda?
Justice O’Connor has been an inspirational figure to Americans. The Senate will carefully review Roberts’s record to guarantee that he respects the rights and freedoms of all Americans as she did.
The next Supreme Court Justice will make decisions affecting the lives of all Americans. It is important that the decision whether to confirm a nominee be made with the best information possible.
We must not rush to judgment. The Judiciary Committee must be allowed to do its work, and that includes an in-depth review of the nominee and hearings to allow for questions and answers.
Justices are appointed for a lifetime. There is a process in place to evaluate a nominee’s credentials and qualifications. That process must be allowed to occur.
As recent examples, such as the nomination of Bernard Kerik, have shown, it is important that we not rush to a decision before fully examining the facts.
It is the Senate’s Constitutional duty to carefully consider nominees. Many justices serve for ten, twenty or more years and will have an enormous impact on the laws of our country. For a nomination decision, it is important to do it right, not to do it quickly.
Hearings are central to the nomination process. It is important not to prejudge a nominee before all the facts are in.
Tuesday, July 19, 2005
From Ames: View the Implosion of Knapp and Storms Halls
Monday, July 18, 2005
Blog for Iowa :: The Top 10 Polluted Counties in Iowa (and the Companies That Make Them That Way)
Looks like 2 Western Iowa counties (Woodbury and Pottawattame) have made the list. What can we do as citizens, consumers, and in some cases, employees of these companies -- what can we do to work with the companies to clean things up for all of us? It can't be all penalties - there must also be positive reward for everyone.
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Nixon and Bush: Presidential Parallels?
