I have argued that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, who has turned the Justice Department into an arm of the Republican National Committee, will not be fired or asked to resign even after the latest scandal on his watch – the sacking of U.S. attorneys because they were not Republican enough. My reasoning is simple: Gonzales has been an obedient lap dog of George W. Bush, … [Read more...] about Will Gonzaga Outlast Gonzales?
A “Smoking Gun” In The Gonzales Fired Prosecutors Case?
Is there a smoking gun in the case of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' Justice Department and the fired prosecutors? Professional political scientist Dr. Steven Taylor has looked at the emails. Here's just part of his conclusion:I went looking for information regarding the specific issue of the new appointment power granted in the re-authorization of the USA PATRIOT Act. … [Read more...] about A “Smoking Gun” In The Gonzales Fired Prosecutors Case?
House Overturns Bush Order That Limited Info For Future Historians
We've all heard it and by now it's a cliche: "Well, we won't know what REALLY went on until they leave office and the historians get to take a long look at it." Since 2001 that cliche has actually been largely inoperative due to an order signed by President George Bush that some felt was designed to preserve and influence (by slicing off information that might be negative) … [Read more...] about House Overturns Bush Order That Limited Info For Future Historians
Novak: Republicans Suspected Something Wrong At Gonzales’ Justice Department
In his latest Evans-Novak Report columnist Robert Novak notes that Republicans have felt for a while that something wasn't right at Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' Justice Department:1. Atty. Gen. Gonzales was forced to cancel a trip to the Northeast and deliver an apology for the confusion involved in the firings. He defended the decision as justified, but his chief of … [Read more...] about Novak: Republicans Suspected Something Wrong At Gonzales’ Justice Department
Zogby Poll: Public Overwhelmingly Think Media Is Biased
A Zogby poll finds that the American public overwhelmingly feel the news media is biased:The vast majority of American voters believe media bias is alive and well – 83% of likely voters said the media is biased in one direction or another, while just 11% believe the media doesn’t take political sides, a recent IPDI/Zogby Interactive poll shows. The Institute for … [Read more...] about Zogby Poll: Public Overwhelmingly Think Media Is Biased
This Just In!!
THIS JUST IN from investigative reporter Andy Borowitz:I Won’t Back Gingrich, Says Satan Former House Speaker Loses Longtime Supporter In what many political observers consider a bruising blow to a potential 2008 White House bid by Newt Gingrich, the former Speaker of the House lost one of his longtime supporters today when Satan announced that he would not support a … [Read more...] about This Just In!!
The U.S. Attorney Massacre
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed: A Confession or A Boast?
AP/Washington Post: 9/11 Mastermind Confesses in Guantanamo WASHINGTON -- Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the suspected mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks, confessed to that attack and a string of others during a military hearing at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, according to a transcript released Wednesday by the Pentagon. "I was responsible for the 9/11 operation from A to Z," Mohammed … [Read more...] about Khalid Sheikh Mohammed: A Confession or A Boast?
Why is “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Hurting the WoT?
The answer is simple if you can translate it. … [Read more...] about Why is “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Hurting the WoT?
The Other White Meat
Want another reason to give up meat or at least go with local farmers who treat their animals humanely?The stress, crowding and contamination inside confinement buildings foster disease, especially respiratory illnesses. In addition to toxic fumes, bacteria, yeast and molds have been recorded in swine buildings at a level more than 1,000 times higher than in normal air. To … [Read more...] about The Other White Meat
But Didn’t Clinton Fire A Bunch Of Attorneys?
That's the meme being offered around the right-wing noise machine. McClatchy Newspapers has more: WASHINGTON - The Bush administration and its defenders like to point out that President Bush isn't the first president to fire U.S. attorneys and replace them with loyalists. While that's true, the current case is different. Mass firings of U.S. attorneys are fairly common … [Read more...] about But Didn’t Clinton Fire A Bunch Of Attorneys?
Obama: “Nobody is suffering more than the Palestinians”
He's right (at least in the context of the I/P conflict). And it's not anti-Israel to say so. We can blame some of their suffering on Israel. We can blame some of it on Palestinians. We can blame a large portion of it, I'd argue, on armed Palestinian terror groups who have taken over the social and political establishment and cannot be controlled or influenced by the average … [Read more...] about Obama: “Nobody is suffering more than the Palestinians”
Halliburton Moves To Dubai
You might want to avoid Zimbabwe for your next family vacation
Yet another example of the brutality of the Mugabe regime. Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai and others, 50 activists in all, were arrested by police during a prayer rally on Sunday and were horribly beaten by the police: As the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader and the other activists were led away from the Harare court to a hospital for treatment, Mr Tsvangirai … [Read more...] about You might want to avoid Zimbabwe for your next family vacation
Bush in Latin America: Mexico
U.S. president George W. Bush is currently in Mexico. Jim Ruttenberg and Larry Rohter report for the New York Times... In the slums of Brazil, in the impoverished villages of Guatemala and finally here in Mexico, President Bush promised this week to deliver “social justiceâ€? to poor and struggling Latin Americans left behind by the global economy. Mr. Bush’s striking … [Read more...] about Bush in Latin America: Mexico
Debating the War: A Shameful Nine
Nine Republican senators voted today against allowing debate on the most pressing issue of our time -- how to end the Iraq war. The nine are: Wayne Allard (Colorado) Christopher Bond (Missouri) Jim Bunning (Kentucky) Tom Coburn (Oklahoma) Jim DeMint (South Carolina) Michael Enzi (Wyoming) Orrin Hatch (Utah) James Inhofe (Oklahoma) Craig Thomas (Wyoming) FYI, … [Read more...] about Debating the War: A Shameful Nine
Eight reform organizations unite to promote public financing for elections.
On March 8, 2007, eight reform organizations wrote to all of the presidential candidates in both parties urging them to take steps to help save the system of spending limits and public financing for presidential elections. The organizations included the Americans for Campaign Reform, Campaign Legal Center, Common Cause, Democracy 21, the League of Women Voters, Public … [Read more...] about Eight reform organizations unite to promote public financing for elections.
A Neoconservative Gathering
Glenn Greenwald has a long, interesting post up about a “literary luncheonâ€? hosted by U.S. President George W. Bush, to honor historian Andrew Roberts. Roberts wrote a book called History of the English-Speaking Peoples Since 1900 in which he argues that British imperialism wasn’t “a Bad Thingâ€?, “that the Versailles Treaty was not harsh enough on Germany, [and] … [Read more...] about A Neoconservative Gathering
Pakistan Crisis (2): Musharraf Summons Army Commanders
Here comes the first signal that there is a serious crisis. Pakistan's President Musharraf has decided to meet his key army generals for consultation. He is yet to learn the basic lesson...that Pakistan also has civilian Opposition leadership that needs to be consulted. Otherwise the bluff and bluster game would come to an end sooner than later. "A crisis meeting of the … [Read more...] about Pakistan Crisis (2): Musharraf Summons Army Commanders
Climate Change: Britain Takes Historic Step
Britain is to become the first country in the world to set legally binding targets for cutting its carbon dioxide emissions, says The Independent. The targets will be aimed at cutting emissions of the gas which causes global warming by between 26 per cent and 32 per cent by 2020, and 60 per cent by 2050. In a draft Bill published yesterday, ministers promised to enshrine … [Read more...] about Climate Change: Britain Takes Historic Step