We have yet another example of George Bush’s disregard for the laws of this country: Opening a new front in the Bush administration’s battle to keep its records confidential, the Justice Department is contending that the White House Office of Administration is not subject to the Freedom of Information Act. The department’s argument is in […]
And this is what Iraq is looking like: An Iraqi provincial governor was blown up by a roadside bomb on Monday in what appeared to be an escalation of a power struggle between rival Shi’ite factions that threatens to destabilize the oil-producing south. Mohammed Ali al-Hassani, governor of Muthanna province, was on his way from […]
And this is what Iraq is looking like: An Iraqi provincial governor was blown up by a roadside bomb on Monday in what appeared to be an escalation of a power struggle between rival Shi’ite factions that threatens to destabilize the oil-producing south. Mohammed Ali al-Hassani, governor of Muthanna province, was on his way from […]
Retirement ‘Wave’ Building Among House Republicans? The announcement Friday by former House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., that he will not seek re-election in 2008 capped a week in which three veteran House Republicans in a 24-hour span declared that the current 110th Congress would be their last. Hastert’s announcement — coupled with similar ones […]
Since my last post about the comment left at Maine Web Report calling for a terrorist attack at San Franciso, a lot has happened. I did similar posts atCrooks and Liars and Firedoglake. Markos also did a post on the comment. In walk Newsbusters. Now they are saying how wrong we are about it and that […]
Today was a rather interesting day in the blogosphere. It appears that Susan Collin’s people are upset that citizens are video taping her at public rally’s. As matter of fact, this was posted today on Maine Web Report: Markos Moulitsas’s hate-site The Daily Kos, the foul-mouthed fem-blog FiredogLake, and other ‘netroots’ extremists like MoveOn.org, have […]
Look who is calling it quits now: Illinois Representative and former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert will not seek re-election, CQ.com reports. GOP sources tell CQ that a formal announcement will be made at a press conference scheduled this Friday. Maybe it is time to start a blog called “Good-bye Asshole” where we can […]
Old Turdblossom is leaving the White House: Karl Rove, the political adviser who masterminded President George W. Bush’s two winning presidential campaigns and secured his own place in history as a political strategist with extraordinary influence within the White House, is resigning, the White House confirmed today. In an interview published this morning in The […]
Tommy Thompson has dropped out of the race for the Republican bid according to FOX news. I guess he couldn’t afford enough votes yesterday.
Remember when Charlie Rangle said something about bringing the draft back and got ridiculed for it by the right? Well it looks like that is now an option being considered: Frequent tours for U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan have stressed the all-volunteer force and made it worth considering a return to a military draft, […]