Torture & Tanks

While many, including myself at times, think the "fascist" label is inappropriate when applied to this Bush regime, the evidence keeps mounting...

• Meet Bush's nominee to replace Ashcroft as U.S. Attorney General: Alberto Gonzales, who has justified torture and related crimes and has supported the execution of the mentally retarded. (This reminds me of the Orwellian irony used by the LAPD, which puts its motto, “To protect and serve,” in quotations on the sides of its squad cars.) But it looks like the Democrats won't raise a fuss.
  
• Armored tanks -- armored fucking tanks!!! [CORRECTION: Marine APCs, not tanks] -- showed up at an anti-war protest in Los Angeles.
  
• A neo-con pundit has suggested that Zell “I Challenge You to a Duel!” Miller should replace Colin Powell as the next Secretary of State. Yeah, he'd be perfect to help make peace in the Middle East.
  

On a more upbeat note:

• SEIU's Andy Stern is pushing for much-needed change within the labor movement. MORE
  
• Election Day had a few positive results.
• Bush's whatever-that-thing-was-on-his-back is inspiring a fashion trend.