After yesterday’s press briefing about Pat Tillman’s death, there were still many questions that lurked. It smelled of a cover-up, and apparently the Tillman family feels the same way: The family of Cpl. Pat Tillman said Monday the Army investigation into the former NFL player’s death by friendly fire in Afghanistan suggests a “conspiracy” and […]
The House has passed the Senate bill to remove the power of the White House to appoint attorney’s without confirmation. The final vote is 329-78, making the bill veto proof.
A lot of discussion has been brewing over the revelation that people like Karl Rove use a email address from the RNC as compared to the whitehouse.gov email address assigned to all employees. The biggest question lies within the possible violation of the presidential records act. CREW has been following this closely: Washington, DC – […]
Robert Novak has gone after someone else this time, and it might not be who you would expect. This week, he takes none other than George Bush to the mat. Here are some great parts from it. “Gonzales never has developed a base of support for himself up here,” a House Republican leader told me. […]
Today’s New York Times has obtained documents showing the NYPD spied upon people who were planning to protest the 2004 GOP Convention: For at least a year before the 2004 Republican National Convention, teams of undercover New York City police officers traveled to cities across the country, Canada and Europe to conduct covert observations of […]
Perhaps this from the WSJ Blogs gives a good reason: If there’s any doubt about the importance of getting a record of Senate investigative interviews, consider the case of J. Steven Griles. Griles, the former deputy Interior secretary, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Washington today to lying to Senate investigators when he […]
In today’s radio address: To get the votes they needed to pass the bill, the Democrats who control the House also included billions of dollars in domestic and pork barrel spending for local congressional districts. This spending includes things like $74 million for peanut storage, $25 million for spinach growers, and a host of other […]
Yeah right! I am talking about old Gonzo, who has now landed in even more hot water: Attorney General Alberto Gonzales approved plans to fire several U.S. attorneys in a November meeting, according to documents released Friday that contradict earlier claims that he was not closely involved in the dismissals. The Nov. 27 meeting, in […]
Here is his entire speech: MyDD and the Gavel has much more.
The Democrats got their majority for the pull out of troops by fall of 2008. Get ready for the spin. Of course according to Think Progress, Boehner’s 60 days to see if the surge is a success is now up. The Democrats who voted against this bill are the ones who want the troops home […]