http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070126/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_3 President Bush, on a collision course with Congress over Iraq, said Friday “I’m the decision-maker” about sending more troops to the war. In the heyday of Karl Rove, repetition was used to fool the public into believing administration lies. Now that some of the public has wised up, however, the repetition just sounds like […]
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070124/ap_on_go_pr_wh/state_of_union_democrats_14 The Teleprompter President has haltingly delivered another State of the Union, but this time he’s had some pushback from the majority Dems. They’ve promised to play hardball, and I’m hoping they live up to their tone. Webb’s speech sounds like a barnburner – I’ll see if it shows up on YouTube. For the record, […]
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070119/ap_on_go_co/ney_corruption_6 Disgraced Republican Congressman Bob Ney has been found guilty in his bribery and corruption antics with fellow sleazeball Jack Abramoff. And – just his luck! – his case went before a judge who was gleefully “activist” when it came to his sentencing: U.S. District Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle said that Ney would serve his […]
What $1.2 Trillion Can Buy – NYTimes.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/17/business/17leonhardt.html?em&ex=1169182800&en=823fac5b990e2729&ei=5087%0A WAR! Huh! What is it good for? Well, crushing debt and very little return, it seems. Here’s a short but stunning NY Times piece on what the funds channelled into the Iraq War trough could otherwise be financing. Whatever number you use for the war’s total cost, it will tower over costs that normally […]
Round Up the Usual Lawyers – New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/13/opinion/13sat1.html A stinging editorial rebuke from the New York Times on the Bush administration’s handling of Guantanamo inmates, and the American lawyers who want to represent them.
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http://www.minimumsecurity.net/ It’s been hours since I last indulged in Bush bashing (not a euphemism), so I got quite the giggle out of this:
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070110/ap_on_go_co/congress_smoking_1 Pelosi bans smoking near House floor Sen. Kennedy seeks universal health plan House Dems move to boost minimum wage While I’ve learned not to expect too much from the Democratic Party, or American politics in general, that combination of headlines gives me some warm fuzzies. Somewhere in the depths of the red states, some […]
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070104/ap_on_go_pr_wh/miers_3 Harriet Miers, President Bush’s failed Supreme Court nominee, has submitted her resignation as White House counsel, the White House announced Thursday… Asked why she was leaving, Snow said: “Basically, she has been here six years.” “As somebody said earlier today ‘She put 12 years of service into six years,’” Snow said. The Bush White […]
Amid Spasms of Violence, Iraq Is Riveted by Gallows Video; Swift End to Drama – New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/30/world/middleeast/30cnd-hussein.html Without specifying a time, date or place, he said, “There is no review or delay in implementing the execution verdict against Saddam.” Esam al-Gazawi, another lawyer representing Mr. Hussein who is currently in Jordan, expressed the views of many by suggesting that the timing of the execution was determined by the highest levels of […]
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061121/wl_nm/lebanon_minister_reaction_dc_2 Another Lebanese political assassination, another empty political remark from George W. Bush: Bush said the United States backed Lebanese efforts to “defend their democracy against attempts by Syria, Iran and allies to foment instability and violence in that important country.” I like how he lists those countries against whom Lebanon can self-defend. The subtext […]