John Ashcroft (States Rights, Despicable behavior) 

FACT: Famed proponents of states rights, the Bush administration, has been assaulting California law in an effort to shut down one of the state's largest "cannabis clubs," which cared for over 900 terminally ill patients. A spokeswoman for the DoJ, Susan Dryden, said, "The recent enforcement is indicative that we have not lost our priorities in other areas since September 11." 

COMMENT: So there you terminal, hippie, drug addicts. Take that. Love, John Ashcroft.

Dick Armey (Despicable behavior, Self serving)

FACT: In response to the September 11 attacks which resulted in a massive decrease in air travel, congress signed a $15 billion bail-out program for the airlines so they could stay in business. Despite this bailout, tens of thousands of airline employees were laid off. In response to a Democratic proposal to extend benefits to the laid-off workers, Dick Armey said, "the model of thought that says we need to go out and extend unemployment benefits and health insurance benefits and so forth is not I think one that is commensurate with the American spirit here." 

COMMENT: Ah, yes. Thank goodness the Republican Leadership has the concept of "American Spirit" deeply and accurately ingrained in their pea-brains. We certainly wouldn't want any misrepresentation that might result in the average-worker-types getting screwed, would we. So I think we can all safely say, "Thanks. Dick!" 

Bush Administration (Lies, Despicable behavior) 

FACT: Ari Fleischer and other White House officials spread the deliberate lie that outgoing Clinton Administration staffers have vandalized the White House, although no-one is allowed to see the damage. Office Depot donates thousands of dollars of computer keyboards to replace those supposedly damaged. Congressman Bob Barr demands a General Accounting Office Investigation. The GAO investigation turns up nothing but the Bush administration never returns the donated keyboards.

George W. Bush (Lack of Leadership, Coward, Lies, Profiteering, 911) 05/2002

FACT: According to the GOP, the infamous Bush-9/11 exploitation photo they were hawking for cash demonstrated "the gritty determination of our new president." But in an interview last week for German television Bush revealed what was really going through his mind as he sat safe and sound on Air Force One. "I was concerned about things like, is my wife safe? You know, I was worried about that. I was worried about things such as my parents. I was worried about my [twin] girls....I mean, I was trying to get out of harm's way." 

George W. Bush (Despicable behavior, Stupidity, Lies)

FACT: Bush shamelessly claimed that, at the beginning of his administration, Bush said that he would only break into Social Security in the event of war, recession, or a national emergency. According to Mitch Daniels, the budget director, Bush said to him shortly after September 11, "Lucky me. I hit the trifecta." 

COMMENT:This has been proven to be a despicable lie designed to serve as a cover up for the surplus that he has squandered and the budget deficits that he has produced. In reality, Al Gore made these qualifications. Bush made no qualifications in his promise to avoid deficits. The fact that he would turn the lie into a joke encompassing the 9/11 disaster speaks volumes to the complete lack of class that permeates George W. Bush.

George W. Bush (Hypocrisy, Punishing the Impoverished, Corporate Interests, 911)

FACT: In the winter of 2001, Bush refused to release $300 million earmarked to help the poor pay their heating bills, citing the possibility of a milder winter this year. Cold weather state lawmakers are trying to encourage Bush to release the funds.

COMMENT: In addition, the number of people seeking heating assistance will rise this year, due to layoffs following the September 11 attacks. All this while Bush gave the airlines $14 billion. 

George W. Bush (Punish the Impoverished/Children, Tax cuts for the rich) 

FACT: During the campaign, George W. Bush liked to say that he would "Leave no child behind." Soon after these proclamations, he announced that he was cutting spending on childcare and support for abused children by $200 million, in order to pay for his tax cut for the rich. In addition, those who actually need government support for childcare aren't getting a tax cut, even though they pay federal payroll tax. 

Bush (Lies, Despicable behavior) 

FACT: Bush traveled to Atlanta to visit Egleston Children's Healthcare, an Atlanta-area children's hospital. One report says that he "got misty-eyed" as he listened to parents talk about their children's illnesses and the benefits of the children's hospital. Then, in April, 2002 he CUT their funding. 

COMMENT: Bush will "leave no child behind" in his assault on true American values.

George W. Bush (Lies, Despicable behavior, lack of Leadership, Stupidity) 

FACT: According to the UK Guardian, when a child in Florida asked Bush what he thought after the first plane crash, Bush responded: "There's one terrible pilot." And then added "It must have been a horrible accident." It's such a typical conservative reaction, to laugh at the incompetence of the pilot before lamely acknowledging the suffering of the victims as an irritated afterthought. Bush also claimed that he learned about the crash by watching it on TV. "The TV was obviously on", he said just before he started reading to a bunch of elementary school children, even though published reports indicate that he got the news by phone from Condoleeza Rice, his National Security Advisor. 

COMMENT: There is little doubt that the pivotal moment in George W. Bush's presidency, and probably the most important moment in his entire life, was when two airplanes collided with the World Trade Center on September 11. His response is not surprising but it is both saddening and maddening.

Bush (Bush-Bin Laden Link, Corporate Interests, Criminal, Despicable behavior, 911) 

FACT: According to the BBC, Bush halted all ongoing FBI investigations of ties between the Bin Laden family and international terrorism. Bush's father and the Bin Ladens are in business together at the Carlyle Group, a private investment house. 

Bush (Laziness) 

FACT: Bush takes the first weekend after his swearing in off. No president in US history will do less actual work in his first year. Bush has spent almost two months vacationing since inauguration day - and that's not even adding in the time he's spent at Camp David (14 weekends and counting so far). Bush's advisers have attempted to spin this as a "Home to the Heartland Tour" on which, apparently, he will be "working." Toward the end of his "working" vacation, Bush spent plenty of time telling reporters that he was "looking forward to getting back to work." 

COMMENT: But, but, but I thought he was working all along, you know…touring the heartland and such.

George W. Bush (Lies, Punishing the citizenry, 911) 

FACT: New Yorkers were disgusted to learn that Bush has effectively slashed $5 billion from the promised $20 billion of aid for 9-11 related costs. It was revealed last week that the administration would simply steal $5 billion from the victims' compensation fund, so that federal funding would only need to provide $15 billion. Unfortunately New Yorkers had been led to believe every step of the way that the two funds would be kept separate. "It was repeatedly made clear that these dollars were not to be included as part of the $20 billion - and we're not going to let that happen," vowed Sen. Chuck Schumer. "This verges on a breach of faith." 

COMMENT: The Bush budget will include a series of cuts to important New York programs, "ranging from Head Start and Drug Free Schools grants to community-development block grants," according to the New York Post. Also, Bush's plan nearly-eliminates the COPS program, which has allowed the hiring of 7,000 new NYC police officers over the years. And don't forget that Bush, without hesitation, promised and delivered $15 billion in aid to the Airlines whose penny pinching on security was at least partially responsible for the 9-11 catastrophe.

George W. Bush (Despicable Behavior, Blackmail) 

FACT: At a recent fundraiser for New York's Republican governor George Pataki, Bush proclaimed that Pataki should be reelected because, "It also makes sense for New York State to have a governor whose phone calls will be returned from the White House." 

COMMENT: So, now Bush will not even do the job that the Felonious Five Injustices gave him, going as far as threatening American citizens with executive branch neglect if they don't vote for republicans. This is the same punishment tactic used with the false "energy shortfall" in California in 2001.  NYTimes Article

Dick Cheney (Hypocrisy, Despicable Behavior) 

FACT: During the height of the California faux-energy crises non-other than energy-industry whore Dick Cheney was refusing to pay his energy bill. It was revealed that the VP didn't want to spend any of his budget to pay the $186,000 bill - he wants the Navy to pay it instead. 

COMMENT: It seems to be okay that the average citizen is getting shafted by the energy companies because the Bush administration is unwilling to take any steps to ease the situation. But grossly unfair if any of the simpering members of the administration have to pay the bills (even though its really the taxpayers money paying the bills)

Ann Coulter (Racism, xenophobia, intolerance, Conservative Thinking) 09/2001

FACT: In a September 12 article, Coulter paid tribute to her friend (Barbara Olson). Ann suggested her "solution" to the problem of terrorism, "We should invade their countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity." In another article, she suggests that since "really annoying" security procedures don't necessarily make a "safe plane," we should simply "pass a law tomorrow requiring that all aliens from Arabic countries leave." 

Newt Gingrich (Honor and Dignity, Hypocrisy, Despicable behavior) 

FACT: While filling in for Rush Limbaugh, Tony Snow quoted Newt as saying: "The attacks of September 11th may not have happened if the Clinton Administration had not been so pathetically weak and unable to focus." 

COMMENT: First, charge that Clinton was somehow responsible for the 911 attacks while overlooking the blatant facilitation of the attacks by the Bush administration (ordering US agencies to hold back on investigations of the Bin Laden Family, Threatening the Taliban with a "carpet of bombs" if they don't accept the "Carpet of gold" in exchange for their oil, Ignoring vast amounts of intelligence and warnings regarding the imminent attacks, etc.) is absolutely outrageous. The secondary charge (distraction) is equally outrageous, that Clinton was weak and without focus (The Clinton administration formed a bipartisan commission to suggest proactive protections from terrorism. Their suggestions were boldly ignored by the Bush administration. Clinton proposed legislation to federalize airport security. The GOP crushed that proposal. The GOP accused Clinton of wagging the dog when he assaulted the al-queda outposts in Afghanistan, narrowly missing Bin Laden, instead of taking the threat seriously.) Indeed Clinton was both focused and strong. The terrorists were not able to perpetrate the atrocities of 911 until the ideologues of the Bush administration changed the focus of the white house to repaying the many corporate interests that keep the GOP afloat (and lets' not forget the int4ense focus of AG John Ashcroft, who spent all of his time usurping state's rights by raiding "Cannabis clubs" and "Assisted suicide centers" for the terminally ill. 

Gale Norton (Corporate Interests, Anti-Environment, Despicable Behavior) 

FACT: Gale Norton recently appointed Camden Toohey as her special assistant on Alaska, and he will help in "managing and protecting Alaska's nearly 270 million acres of Interior Department land." What you may not know about Camden Toohey is that in addition to his new role as Gale Norton's special assistant, he also happens to be executive director of the pro-oil development lobbying group Arctic Power. You may also be interested to know that his appointment was not subject to confirmation.

Republicans (Honor and Dignity, Despicable Behavior)

FACT: Fort Wayne News-Sentinel reported that various GOP organizations are returning $38,000 that they strong-armed out of an 82-year-old lady with dementia, after her family discovered she had no recollection of sending money to the groups. The woman responded to a direct mailing, and once the groups realized that they'd gotten a "live one" - someone who would donate money - they upped the mailings until she was reeceiving "dozens of letters a week." For six months the College Republican National Committee, Republican Strategy Headquarters and other GOP groups bombarded the woman with scaremongering letters which were addressed to her by name and said things like, "Rush me back $300 right now... if we delay then the Rule of Law may be dead and America may turn into a Communist police state." Obviously terrified, she wrote dozens of checks. 

Republicans (Bigotry, Anything to Win)

FACT: In the race for VA governor, the GOP have started to run anti-homosexual radio ads which attempt to tie Democratic front-runner Mark Warner into some kind of evil gay agenda ploy. The radio ad features a man and a woman, with the man saying of the Democratic candidates, "One of them wants to legalize gay marriage in Virginia." Responds the woman, "Gay marriage in Virginia?" The man replies, "Oh, you haven't heard the worst of it. Mark Warner opposed welfare reform and the abolition of parole for violent felons." Following up on this anti-gay theme, Warner's Republican rival, Mark L. Earley, has declared that he stands for "Virginia values, not Vermont values." And his prospective lieutenant governor, Jay Katzen, was recently quoted in a Richmond magazine saying that AIDS is a product of people choosing to be homosexuals. According to the Washington Post, "Gay rights organizations, including a group of gay men and lesbians who are Republicans, criticized the ads as distorted, divisive and irrelevant to the election." 

Republicans (Honor and Integrity, Criminal, Child molesters)

FACT: Here is a quick list of those conservatives bringing Honor and Integrity back to the good old USA. 1) Republican activist Randy Ankeney 2) Radio Personality "Republican Marty" 3) ”Republican of the Year" Mark A. Grethen and 4) Mayor Philip Giordano. Besides being staunch Republicans, can you guess what these gentlemen have in common? Yup. They’re all child molesters. 

Republicans (Despicable Behavior, Taxpayers' Money, Criminal) 

FACT: When the Bush tax cut was first installed, the IRS sent a letter praising George W. Bush to all taxpayers who received refunds. The cost of the mailing: $30 million. Since the mainling was essentially a campaign letter for Bush, Democrats tried to pass an amendment to remove the cost of the mailing from the IRS budget, and were joined by 11 Republicans to reach a majority of 218. But as the official House floor clock reached 00:00, signifying the end of the vote, Doug Bereuter (R-Neb), the congressman presiding over the vote, refused to bring down the gavel. Upon receiving instructions from the Republican leadership, Bereuter waited until Tom DeLay had completed several rounds of the floor, on a mission to persuade key Republicans to change their votes. As onlooking Democrats cried "Shame!" six Republicans changed their votes before Bereuter gaveled the session closed. So by stopping the clock and extending the vote, Republicans have now authorized the IRS to spend $30 million sending what is essentially a Bush campaign letter to taxpayers, which is a crime though no one will get even a slap on the wrist. 

Pat Robertson (Greed, Hypocrisy, Despicable behavior) 

FACT: A few years ago, Pat Robertson's oil company, Freedom Gold, wanted to start an mining venture in Liberia. In order to get a foothold in the country, Robertson signed a deal giving President Charles Taylor's regime a 10% ownership in the company. Now for those of you who don't know who Charles Taylor is, here's how Rep. Ed Royce (R) described him: "Charles Taylor has waged a continuous assault on the democratic dreams of the Liberian people. He rules by decree, he suppresses the press... and he sanctions, if not directs, the murder of political opponents. He and his so-called 'inner circle' control virtually all the nation's significant trade... Liberia has been described as Charles Taylor Inc. This corporation is corrupt to its core." Back in 1992, Taylor's rebels entered a convent and had five Americans executed because they were white. 

COMMENT: Is Pat Robertson truly a man of God? Well, if God loves brutal foregn dictators and great financial wealth at the expense of the poor, then you betcha! It is said that the antichrist will appear beneath a façade of peity. Could that be Pat? You betcha!

Ann M. Veneman (Corporate Interests, Punishing the Children, despicable behavior) 

FACT: The Agriculture Department proposed to get rid of the federal rule that requires the meat in school lunches be free of salmonella! Of course, if you're going to risk the lives of school children to pay off the meat industry, you can't have the Secretary of Agriculture call a press conference herself to announce it. So they got a low-level staffer to float the idea - just to see if anyone would notice. Faced with a massive outcry from consumer groups and parents, Veneman flip-flopped "The safety of our food supply, particularly school lunches for our children, is an extremely important issue and USDA will continue to take appropriate steps to ensure the safest possible food supply is available for all consumers." 

Claude Allen (Abortion, Women's' Rights, Despicable behavior) 

FACT: Claude A. Allen is named Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services. Allen has been criticized as Virginia Secretary of Health and Human Resources because he said, "abortion was a sticking point" in implementing Virginia's Children's Health Insurance Program. Allen said the federal Health Care Financing Administration, which provides two-thirds of the money for the program, wanted Virginia to allow abortion coverage in instances of rape and incest, rather than just when the life of the mother is endangered.

COMMENT: Apparently Mr. Allen has no problems with rape and incest. Ahhhhh. Conservative values working for us all. 

American Taxpayers Alliance (Corporate Interests, Despicable Behavior)

FACT: The American Taxpayers Alliance started running a TV ad in California last week attacking Governor Gray Davis for failing to protect the public from rising energy costs. Despite their seemingly altruistic motives, the "American Taxpayers Alliance" is actually a front group for hundreds of corporations, including Texas-based Reliant Energy, a firm with board members that include James Baker and Bush fundraiser Steve Ledbetter. 

COMMENT: So, Californians - energy companies are selling electricity to you at vastly over-inflated prices, then spending the profits on TV ads attacking your governor for failing to stop them. How do you feel? 

Lynne Cheney (McCarthyism, Anti-Free Speech) 

FACT: Last week, the conservative group "American Council of Trustees and Alumni" (founder: Lynne Cheney) named 40 college professors whom they considered to be unpatriotic. These professors have been labeled as part of the "blame America first crowd" for, as an example, daring to suggest that there may be a similarity between the suffering of American citizens after September 11 and the suffering of Afghan citizens who are living in a war zone. 

Philip Giordano (Despicable Behavior, Criminal, Hypocrisy, Honor and Integrity)

FACT: Philip Giordano, the Mayor of Waterbury, CT, was arrested on federal charges of child sex abuse. It turns out that Giordano had an "inappropriate relationship" with two girls, aged 9 and 10. That's the sick and disgusting part - now for the arch hypocrisy. Philip Giordano ran against Joe Lieberman for Senate last year, and it was reported last week that during the campaign, Giordano blasted Lieberman for failing to "protect children from pedophiles." 

Mark A. Grethen (Honor and Integrity, Criminal, Child Molestation) 

FACT: Thanks to his commitment to the conservative agenda, and his impressive history of financial support for GOP candidates and the National Republican Campaign Committee, Mr. Grethen was named "Republican of the Year" and was invited to Washington, D.C., by none other than U.S. Rep. Tom Davis of Virginia. But it turns out that the Republican Party wasn't Grethen's only obsession. He's also likes molesting kids, and has a 26-year prison sentence to show for it. 

Judge N. Sanders Sauls (Election 2000, Despicable Behavior, Lies)

FACT: Judge N. Sanders Sauls was the judge who dismissed Al Gore's case for recounting the ballots in Miami-Dade, forcing him to go to the State Supreme Court. It turns out that Judge Sauls was going to be a guest speaker at a rally organized by FreeRepublic.com along with the another guest speaker  Katherine Harris. Ironically, the rally is titled "Celebrating America, Our Constitution and the Rule of Law."