This morning I right after Meet the Press ended on our local NBC affiliate – WLWT Channel 5, an interesting commercial ran. The commercial was for Jean Schmidt where it was proclaimed that her Republican primary opponent, Bob McEwen was not an Ohio Resident. What is interesting about this is that the Ohio Elections Commission […]
When I heard Stephen Colbert was one of the speakers at last night’s correspondents’ dinner, I thought that was a good choice. Now after I read this I realize it was not a good choice, but rather a GREAT choice: WASHINGTON A blistering comedy “tribute” to President Bush by Comedy Central’s faux talk show host […]
One question. Is there anyone in the Bush administration that isn’t under investigation or should be? Dr. Lester M. Crawford, the former commissioner of food and drugs, is under criminal investigation by a federal grand jury over accusations of financial improprieties and false statements to Congress, his lawyer said Friday. The lawyer, Barbara Van Gelder, […]
With stories like this it is not wonder the troops would like to see civilian leadership changes at the Pentagon: After suffering paralysis, brain damage, lost limbs and other wounds in war, nearly 900 soldiers have been saddled with $1.2 million in government debt because of the military’s “complex, cumbersome” pay system, congressional investigators said […]
The ports deal goes down so Bush pushes for another deal with Dubai– President Bush is expected on Friday to announce his approval of a deal under which a Dubai-owned company would take control of nine plants in the United States that manufacture parts for American military vehicles and aircraft, say two administration officials familiar […]
CNN has a very amusing story up. It seems that WaPo’s Jim VandeHei finally called the White House on the fact that the TVs are always on FOX News: During a briefing led by White House spokesman Scott McClellan as President Bush was traveling to New Orleans, Louisiana, the Washington Post’s Jim VandeHei asked why […]
Well Jean Schmidt in fact did lie: The Ohio Elections Commission on Thursday found that Republican U.S. Rep. Jean Schmidt violated campaign law by claiming on her Web site last year that she had two college degrees when she had only one. The commission, which ruled unanimously against Schmidt, issued a public reprimand for the […]
Raw Story has the full transcript, but here are the parts that stuck out to me: Karl Rove has described his three and a half hour fifth meeting with a grand jury as “hell,” and is more worried about being prosecuted than ever, MSNBC is reporting. The three and a half hour duration is considered […]
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 […]