Here is a real sign of the pending doom for the Republicans this mid-term election: The chairman of the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee accused U.S. intelligence chief John Negroponte’s office on Thursday of downplaying the significance of chemical weapons finds in Iraq. Rep. Peter Hoekstra, a Michigan Republican, said in a letter to Negroponte […]
Looks like the trail of bread crumbs from the Abramoff investigation are getting even closer to Ohio now: Will Heaton, Ney’s chief of staff, and Brian Walsh, the communications director, are planning to leave Ney’s staff soon, according to sources close to the office. Walsh will accept a job as communications director for Sen. John […]
This is a very interesting decision: Fox News Channel is going off the air in Mexico in advance of Sunday’s presidential election to steer clear of that country’s restrictions on campaign ads and public surveys, cable channel executives said Wednesday. Fox News decided to temporarily halt transmission into Mexico because of concerns that the channel’s […]
I have been waiting for this to happen. Olbermann has some more fun at O’Reilly’s expense. He is now taunting him over the news that O’Reilly’s ratings have plummeted and Olbermann’s has skyrocketed. You got to love this sort of news: OLBERMANN: Bill, boy. Bill-O! Hey! Over here. Back in reality-based reality. The latest ratings […]
How much longer can Bush claim he knew nothing about this? An Interior Department official who has acknowledged receiving meals and tickets to sporting events from former lobbyist Jack Abramoff has been charged with filing a false financial disclosure report. Roger G. Stillwell, an employee of the department’s Insular Affairs Office, was charged with a […]
This was the big ruling everyone was waiting on and Bush suffered a big blow on it: The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the Bush administration did not have the legal authority to go forward with military tribunals for detainees at the Guantanamo Bay military base in Cuba. The 5-3 ruling means officials […]
We have had a daily dose of Republican absurdness for the past couple days, but here are a couple that just really stand out to me. First up is Senator Charles Grassley, who has now found a fight against prostitution and sex trades and a way to fight them: Republican Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa […]
I have been meaning to post this for some time now. It seems as though Larry the Cable Guy is not the man everyone makes him out to be. Comedian David Cross has posted a letter online that he wrote to Mr. Git-R-Done and it is very interesting: It’s me, David Cross. Recently I was […]
This really shows the fantasy land that Republicans choose to live in: Senator Bill Frist (R-TN) appeared on CNN’s American Morning to explain why the Senate is spending time on issues like flag burning while polls indicate that the American people are more concerned about Iraq and the economy. CNN host Miles O’Brien asked Frist […]
As much as Specter flip-flops around, I don’t know how to take this, but it is interesting none the less: The Senate Judiciary Committee chairman, Arlen Specter, said yesterday that he is “seriously considering” filing legislation to give Congress legal standing to sue President Bush over his use of signing statements to reserve the right […]