The Bush supporting GOP machine is fracturing: In another sign of Republican unease with the president’s Iraq policies, a third GOP senator expressed support Thursday for pulling U.S. forces out of Iraq under certain conditions. Sen. Olympia J. Snowe announced she would sponsor a bill to require American commanders to plan a withdrawal within 120 […]
From Roll Call via Think Progress: In a second blow to House Republicans this week, the FBI raided a business tied to the family of Rep. Rick Renzi (R-Ariz.) Thursday afternoon as part of an ongoing investigation into the three-term lawmaker. Details of the raid on Patriot Insurance Agency in Sonoita, Ariz., were not immediately […]
Our country suffers the loss of 12 more soldiers, which have died in Iraq since Monday. How much killing has gone on under George W. Bush?
Senator Coburn just said that to Gonzales. In other words – Gonzales is doing piss-poor today.
Appears to come from Arlen Specter while questioning Gonzo today: “This is not a game of gotcha,” said Specter. In a reflection of the stakes, he told the attorney general he faced the equivalent of a “reconfirmation hearing.” True confirmation hearings don’t mean much with Bush in the White House. He just puts appointments up […]
The FBI has raided the home of Republican Congressman John Doolitle according to Roll Call (via the Muckraker): The FBI has raided the Northern Virginia home of Rep. John Doolittle (R-Calif.), according to Congressional sources. No details are publicly available yet about the circumstances of the raid, but Doolittle and his wife, Julie, have been […]
U.S. News released the list of the top 10 internet crimes of 2006. The data is provided by the Internet Crime Complaint Center, a government agency partnered with the FBI. So look ask yourself which internet crime is the at the top of Bush’s agenda, and then look at this chart: (chart via usnews.com) Ironic […]
Perhaps this is an example of how well the current system actually works: A Virginia district court found Virginia Tech killer Seung-Hui Cho to be “mentally ill” and an imminent danger to others,” according to a 2005 temporary detention order obtained by ABC News. Virginia Tech police say Cho was taken to a nearby psychiatric […]
And all other drugs for that matter. With the debate over gun control front and center again, we are constantly hearing that we can not ban guns because so many would be here illegally. Well isn’t that the same thing that happens with drugs? Why are we wasting billions of dollars fighting a loss cause? […]