It's hard to believe President George Bush gave a speech in New Orleans about disaster recovery and failed to mention the word 'farm' or the word 'rural.'

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But, as my mother used to tell me, two wrongs don't make a right. But...

But, as my mother used to tell me, two wrongs don't make a right. But...

Politics isn't about left versus right; it's about top versus bottom.

Politics isn't about left versus right; it's about top versus bottom.

If you don't speak out now when it matters, when would it matter for you...

If you don't speak out now when it matters, when would it matter for you...

But the good news is that out in the countryside, just about every place that's...

But the good news is that out in the countryside, just about every place that's...

It's hard for the donkeys to win the race if they're going to carry the...

It's hard for the donkeys to win the race if they're going to carry the...

The only difference between a pigeon and the American farmer today is that a pigeon...

The only difference between a pigeon and the American farmer today is that a pigeon...

There's nothing in the middle of the road but a yellow stripe and dead armadillos.

There's nothing in the middle of the road but a yellow stripe and dead armadillos.

When I entered politics, I took the only downward turn you could take from journalism.

When I entered politics, I took the only downward turn you could take from journalism.

So now is the time, more than ever, for those who truly value all the...

So now is the time, more than ever, for those who truly value all the...

There's enormous progressive activism and, more often than not, success at the grassroots level -...

There's enormous progressive activism and, more often than not, success at the grassroots level -...

This is a matter of public health. The public was sick and tired of DeLay...

This is a matter of public health. The public was sick and tired of DeLay...

The corporations don't have to lobby the government anymore. They are the government.

The corporations don't have to lobby the government anymore. They are the government.

Do something. If it doesn't work, do something else. No idea is too crazy.

Do something. If it doesn't work, do something else. No idea is too crazy.

The Bible declares that on the sixth day God created man. Right then and there,...

The Bible declares that on the sixth day God created man. Right then and there,...

Even the smallest dog can lift its leg on the tallest building.

Even the smallest dog can lift its leg on the tallest building.

The good news, though, is that I find in my political travels that people, as...

The good news, though, is that I find in my political travels that people, as...

What's new is that the White House itself has now been corporatized. It's not politicians...

What's new is that the White House itself has now been corporatized. It's not politicians...

The liberal intelligentsia has allowed its party to become a captive of corporate interests.

The liberal intelligentsia has allowed its party to become a captive of corporate interests.

Still, year after year strong mercury rules fail in Washington under pressure from corporate interests....

Still, year after year strong mercury rules fail in Washington under pressure from corporate interests....

We are taught to consume. And that's what we do. But if we realized that...

We are taught to consume. And that's what we do. But if we realized that...