Just the other day, Dear Husband (DH) was lamenting the paucity of specifics, in either policy or platform, from the presidential candidates thus far. Via the NY Times, Hillary has come to his rescue -- and in the process, she's sent any number of folks over the edge, leaving me to conclude that everyone's somehow lost sight of the fact that whatever the situation in Iraq … [Read more...] about A Two Year Wrinkle in Time
National Journal: Bush Helped Sideline Potential Justice Dept Probe Of Gonzales
If Murray Waas' story in the National Journal is picked up and expanded upon by a larger number of news organizations then the growing scandal over Attorney General Alberto Gonzales will raise a whole new questions about President George Bush's role:Shortly before Attorney General Alberto Gonzales advised President Bush last year on whether to shut down a Justice Department … [Read more...] about National Journal: Bush Helped Sideline Potential Justice Dept Probe Of Gonzales
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed: One Man Terrorist Organization
The Washington Post reports that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, whom the Americans suspected of being the ‘mastermind’ behind 9/11, has confessed to that terrorist attack and to some 30 other ones. Now, you all know me as being quite hawkish, aggressive when it comes to the war on terrorist, etc., but these confessions seem to be tainted, to say the least. Please click here … [Read more...] about Khalid Sheikh Mohammed: One Man Terrorist Organization
Sabato’s Crystal Ball: WHEN THE LEVEE BREAKS
Looking at the Big Picture in the House Because one Crystal Ball analysis piece (We Were Merely Freshmen?) laced with references to popular music deserves another, we decided to take our readers back in time this week and tip our hat to an old blues song Led Zeppelin revived in 1971. The first lines should be familiar to many a Robert Plant die-hard in our readership: "If … [Read more...] about Sabato’s Crystal Ball: WHEN THE LEVEE BREAKS
Thoughts on Hagel
I'm afraid that I missed this column by E.J. Dionne Jr. earlier this week, but better late than never, as they say. It's a great, highly interesting column about Hagel (and the other Republican candidates). A thing worth mentioning, something that everyone should realize is that although Hagel seems to be a 'maverick' regarding his view on the war in Iraq, he isn't much of … [Read more...] about Thoughts on Hagel
Of Muslim ‘Madarsas’ & Christianity Classes
The very mention of the word "madarsa" or Islamic religious school almost creates a hysteria. It was interesting to see this video on "Christian classes" in the US schools. Vittal in his blog writes: "It really scares me to see how people base their moral judgments strictly on their religious beliefs and teachings. Let me make it very clear – I am not against any religion … [Read more...] about Of Muslim ‘Madarsas’ & Christianity Classes
The 300 Remaining Defenders Of The Bush Administration
Will Gonzaga Outlast Gonzales?
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”