Bowing down to Rick Santorum and placing his lips on Santorum’s ass, Hannity has taken the lead in suck ups for lies this year. On his site hannity.com, Hannity ran the following poll: This of course follows Santorum talking about the WMDs found in Iraq. Of course what Santorum and Hannity both fail to mention […]
Well someone is out to protect someone now: House Speaker Dennis Hastert said Sunday he may challenge a judge’s order allowing FBI agents to examine documents seized at a Louisiana congressman’s Capitol Hill office in a bribery probe. Hastert said he believed Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., was “in big trouble” and that the House would […]
The Pentagon is moving ahead with scheduled troop deployments to Iraq next month as the U.S. military struggles to gain control of the escalating violence in Baghdad, according to a senior defense official
This is some great news from the Buckeye State: Democrat Ted Strickland has surged to a surprising lead of 20 percentage points in the first Dispatch Poll on Ohio’s Nov. 7 race for governor. Meanwhile, Democrat Sherrod Brown holds an 8-point edge in his bid to unseat two-term Republican Sen. Mike DeWine. Strickland’s 47-to-27 advantage […]
CBS’ Thalia Assuras had an interview with William F. Buckley, the father of modern conservatism, last night and he had some sharp words about Bush: Buckley finds himself parting ways with President Bush, whom he praises as a decisive leader but admonishes for having strayed from true conservative principles in his foreign policy. In particular, […]
I changed over the polling system today to a new and improved system. This system works much like the old one, with one major exception. I can now run multiple polls and even run polls just in posts. It will help with getting the opinions of my readers better. The old polls are no longer […]
The Boston Globe takes a big look today at what is happening in the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division: The Bush administration is quietly remaking the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, filling the permanent ranks with lawyers who have strong conservative credentials but little experience in civil rights, according to job application materials obtained by […]
Emptywheel has a very interesting post up: On June 29, SCOTUS ruled that even enemy combatants must be treated according to the Geneva Convention. On July 13, Christine Axsmith posted this on her blog on the CIA’s confidential intranet, Intelink. Read on to find out what happened to Christine.
Well this is really nice. How do you like this for the “fiscally responsible” Republicans?: Sen. Tom Harkin (Iowa), the ranking Democrat on Specter’s subcommittee, noted that funding for Bush’s No Child Left Behind education initiative falls about $15 billion short of the level that was promised when Congress approved it. “That says why so […]
This Week with George Stephanopoulos is not on this week due to coverage of the British Open. Here is the rest of the Sunday Lineup: Meet the Press White House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten Washington Post Senior Pentagon Reporter Tom Ricks Face the Nation Daniel Ayalon Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Dr. Imad Moustapha […]