That is precisely what the administration, the GOP and its mouthpieces would say if a Democrat was talking about this: Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter said Thursday he is considering legislation to cut off funding for the Bush administration’s secret domestic wiretapping program until he gets satisfactory answers about it from the White House. […]
First we come to this story from Reuters: The U.S. military said on Thursday Iraq was moving away from the risk of civil war and insurgent and sectarian bloodshed would fall dramatically when a new government of national unity is formed. Attacks on civilians had jumped 90 percent across Iraq since a Shi’ite shrine was […]
Every day seems to bring new stories of how Rove is closer to being indicted in the Plame case. Take this from today’s LA Times: Special prosecutor Patrick J. Fitzgerald is believed to be considering perjury or obstruction charges against Rove or charges that he offered misstatements to investigators. A grand jury in the case […]
Well Bush and his cronyism has totally destroyed a federal agency and that is messed up: The nation’s disaster response agency should be abolished and rebuilt from scratch to avoid a repeat of multiple government failures exposed by Hurricane Katrina, a Senate inquiry has concluded. Crippled by years of poor leadership and inadequate funding, the […]
A true look into the current chance of Americans rising to the top has taken place and what we use to say about our land is no longer true: America may still think of itself as the land of opportunity, but the chances of living a rags-to-riches life are a lot lower than elsewhere in […]
This is flat out wrong and needs investigated: Millions of Social Security numbers are now in the hands of people who aren’t supposed to have them. It’s a big mistake leading straight back to one of the men running for Ohio Governor. The private records were mistakenly released by the Secretary of State’s office. Voter […]
Fitzmas could be returning. Top White House aide Karl Rove prepared to testify Wednesday for a fifth time before the federal grand jury investigating the leak of a CIA officer’s identity, a person familiar with the case said. Rove consulted with his private lawyers before a scheduled afternoon court appearance and was prepared to answer […]
It is now official – Tony Snow will be moving into Scott McClellan’s office: Fox News commentator Tony Snow was named White House press secretary today after top officials assured him that he would be not just a spokesman but an active participant in administration policy debates, people familiar with the discussions said. A former […]
The issue of churches taking an active position in partisan politics is heating up: In a challenge to the ethics of conservative Ohio religious leaders and the fairness of the Internal Revenue Service, a group of 56 clergy members contends that two churches have gone too far in supporting a Republican candidate for governor. Two […]
OK – Now I have no doubts there is some conspiracy behind the high gas prices and Bush has helped me come to this conclusion: President Bush on Tuesday ordered a temporary suspension of environmental rules for gasoline, making it easier for refiners to meet demand and possibly dampen prices at the pump. He also […]