So where is Scooter’s defense trying to go? This could give us some insight: A federal judge dealt a setback to I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby’s defense in the CIA leak case yesterday, telling the former vice presidential aide’s attorneys that he is likely to deny their request for a vast trove of government documents. At […]
Looks like Bush is renaming the war on terror yet again and this one is a big one: US President George W. Bush has said the September 11 revolt of passengers against their hijackers on board Flight 93 had struck the first blow of “World War III”. In an interview with the financial news network […]
Something that really hasn’t been talked about today is an interesting report in the New York Times about the tax cuts that are making grounds through Congress. The entire article is well worth a read but here is the most interesting part I found in it: The top tenth of 1 percent, whose average income […]
The Porter Goss resignation has taken off like wildfire. First up we have this great little piece from Think Progress: Minutes ago on Fox News, Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol said he doesn’t believe the White House spin that Porter Goss’ resignation had been planned for at least a few weeks. I think there were […]
While the right is out attacking Colbert, O’Reilly is facing his own problems. From MediaBistro: Young viewers just don’t watch The O’Reilly Factor like they used to. April marked Bill O’Reilly’s lowest-rated month in the 25-54 demographic since August 2001. His 415,000 demo viewers in March was a new low, but O’Reilly managed to lose […]
So its the day after the shit hit the fan for Blair and his missfits. Yesterday was the local elections in 176 of 388 regions and Labour lost 255 of the 1,768 seats it was defending while a resurgent opposition Conservative party under new leader David Cameron gained 250. Talk is now afoot within the […]
Al Gore’s Current TV has been growing. Just this week Current TV hired Emmy award winner Madeline Smithberg, co-creator of The Daily Show. She was hired as a creative consultant and executive producer. I have not been keeping up much with Current TV but I think that will change. Looking through their schedule, they have […]
The following is a follow up to my first post of the day. As I mentioned in that post, today marks the 36th anniversary of the Kent State shootings. Considering how similar our times and leadership is today as compared to back then it is imperative no one forgets that horrid day. Included in this […]
This is the first YouTube video file I have added to the blog. This is a great one. ABC News ran this and it is a full length shot of Bush during Colbert’s “Audition Tape” he showed Saturday night at the Correspondents’ Dinner. The expressions on Bush’s face are priceless. Click the link below or […]
More proof has surfaced that our planet is heading towards disaster: An important wind circulation pattern over the Pacific Ocean has begun to weaken because of global warming caused by human activity, something that could alter climate and the marine food chain in the region, new research suggests. It’s not clear what climate changes might […]