For having too many links to conservative Catholic organizations. Disgusting. … [Read more...] about Catholic Judge Asked To Recuse Himself
Crooked CongressCritters Eye Their Staffers Nervously
This news must be making many ethics-challenged politicians nervous: Washington Post: Ney's Chief of Staff Wore Wire, Was Key To Boss's Conviction … [Read more...] about Crooked CongressCritters Eye Their Staffers Nervously
Changes
Because quite some of you read my blog as well as TMV, I thought that you all might appreciate it if I informed you about some changes at my blog, thus not at TMV. The changes? I will get myself co-blogger (besides the columnists), I will blog less myself, it will be more of a joint effort, I hope "to go mainstream" as it is called and... the blog has been renamed. From now on … [Read more...] about Changes
Rove’s Out. Check. Next?
If you just can't get enough on Karl Rove's exit, scroll down the page. Several of my TMV colleagues offer a formidable series of reactions for your consideration, including this round up by our revered Editor-in-Chief. For my part, as I noted at Central Sanity this morning ... I sincerely hope [Rove's] resignation is the end of short-sighted, divide-and-conquer politics, … [Read more...] about Rove’s Out. Check. Next?
Sudden Timing Of Karl Rove’s Departure Surprises And Intrigues Most
White House political maven Karl Rove's sudden and unexpected announcement via a friendly news organization (the Wall Street Journal) that he'll quit at the end of the month because it's time has been met with surprise. And few believe he is just quitting because he has had enough of politics. The Bush administration is staving off a host of Congressional and other … [Read more...] about Sudden Timing Of Karl Rove’s Departure Surprises And Intrigues Most
Stu ‘9/11’ Bykofsky Backpedals
Stu Bykofsky, a former colleague at the Philadelphia Daily News who broke the dog-days torpor of last week with an outrageous column stating that another 9/11 terrorist attack would unify America, has now predictably backpedaled. Some 2,000-plus emails and nearly 100 voicemails tend to have a clarifying effect. Stu now writes that: "I led my column saying, 'I was … [Read more...] about Stu ‘9/11’ Bykofsky Backpedals
Gül and Erdogan
Turkish Daily News has two interesting articles up about Erdogan and Gül. - The first one: "Gül’s presidency will fade Turkey’s apartheid, not secularity." - The second one: "Is ErdoÄŸan undecided, or trying to impose?." In the second article, Yusuf Kanli wonders, "What should we understand from the remarks of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan that while the July … [Read more...] about Gül and Erdogan
Who Said It?
It was October 2002 when these prescient words were uttered by someone whose views on the Iraq war some people are now trying to discredit: "I suffer no illusions about Saddam Hussein. He is a brutal man. A ruthless man. A man who butchers his own people to secure his own power. He has repeatedly defied UN resolutions, thwarted UN inspection teams, developed chemical and … [Read more...] about Who Said It?
Bush’s Brain is Going
They can start disinfecting the White House now. Karl Rove is leaving “for the sake of my family.†It will take reams of obloquy to write his political obituary, but it’s not too soon to start. Never the master strategist or shrewd tactician of Bush folklore, he was the greasy mechanic of the White House sleaze machine. His first significant sighting came on … [Read more...] about Bush’s Brain is Going
Hook Line and Sinker
Mike Wolverton, Cagle Cartoons … [Read more...] about Hook Line and Sinker
Sad, very Sad News
This will break quite some hearts I am sure: Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson dropped out of the race for the 2008 GOP presidential nomination tonight, a day after he finished a disappointing sixth in the Ames Straw Poll in Iowa. Thompson explained: "I have no regrets about running," Thompson said in a statement released by his campaign. "I felt my record as Governor of … [Read more...] about Sad, very Sad News
Happy Birthday, Abeer Qassim Hamza
(Clockwise from top left) Abeer's ID card, crime scene, ringleader Steven Green, "Abeer" insurgent rocket * Iraq was a rather different place when Abeer Qassim Hamza came into the world 15 years ago this week. It was a year and a half after the first Gulf War ended with a whimper with the withdrawal of nearly a half million troops from the U.S. and 34 other nations … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday, Abeer Qassim Hamza
Check it Out!
A blog, owned by a fellow Dutchman who works and lives in Istanbul: Internations Musings. He writes about various issues: sometimes politics, then entertainment, then traveling, and then business. Click on the link and check it out yourself (he has been added to my blogroll). When you are there, also click on the "My Columns" link. Hans writes columns for Turkish Daily News … [Read more...] about Check it Out!
Karl Rove to Resign
Karl Rove - political spinmaster and Bush's most important advisor - will resign at the end of August. Shaun Mullen sent me an e-mail about the news, writing, "this story is a biggie and as far as I'm concerned, we can't do enough on it." I agree completely with him - if other authors have something to say about Rove's resignation, they should write about it as well - this is … [Read more...] about Karl Rove to Resign
Karl Rove Resigning: ‘The Symbolic Quit’ (for the family’s sake)
When key people resign 'to spend more time with their families,' this has become code, a euphemism to say: there's trouble at Hamlet's castle Capital T. Trouble. Something has gone very wrong. Coach McCartney of the CU Buffalos, abruptly quit coaching 'to spend more time with my family.' It turned out that his unmarried daughter was pregnant for the third time. The father … [Read more...] about Karl Rove Resigning: ‘The Symbolic Quit’ (for the family’s sake)
End of an Era: Karl Rove To Resign
Karl Rove, the master of polarizing politics and George Bush's longtime mentor and White House consigliere, is resigning effective August 31, bringing to an end one of the most controversial tenures of a presidential political operative. Rove, Bush's deputy chief of staff and a man so influential that he was a de facto Cabinet member, told the Wall Street Journal's … [Read more...] about End of an Era: Karl Rove To Resign
China Toy Boss Hangs Himself
Here's the latest fallout from the scandal involving a massive U.S. recall of toys made in China. The scandal has now claimed a life: The head of a Chinese toy manufacturing company at the center of a huge U.S. recall has committed suicide, a state-run newspaper said Monday. Zhang Shuhong, who ran the Lee Der Industrial Co. Ltd., killed himself at a warehouse over the … [Read more...] about China Toy Boss Hangs Himself
A Tribute To “Nice Guy” Show Biz Titan Merv Griffin
Yesterday we did THIS POST on the death of show biz producer, pioneering TV talk show host and businessman Merv Griffin. And we got emails from readers (particularly young readers) want to know more. SO: FIRST be SURE TO READ skippy's post -- a must read post for show biz and comedy buffs and aspiring show biz types. Skippy (who writes in lower case)puts it perfectly in … [Read more...] about A Tribute To “Nice Guy” Show Biz Titan Merv Griffin
Separated At Birth?
Actor Kevin Spacey: Republican Presidential Candidate Mike Huckabee: … [Read more...] about Separated At Birth?
Riverdance
Mike Lester, The Rome News-Tribune … [Read more...] about Riverdance