According to the latest Wall Street Journal poll, 69% of Americans hold Cheney responsible for the CIA leak. Also 54% of Americans now hold the President responsible for the leak and 60% of conservatives say other aides besides Libby may have acted illegally. The poll also reveals that 60%, including 43%, feel there should be […]
Could it be that all of the tactics being pulled by Tom Delay’s defense attorney are actually to help him get a trial that will lean in his favor. Listening to Delay talk you wouldn’t think so, but according to a Washington Post article today he did almost plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge in […]
I posted the other day that the WSJ/NBC latest poll has Bush’s approval at 38%. Like I said at that time, dependent upon the poll the numbers to fluctuate pretty good. Well I found another poll that has Bush even lower than that. This one has him at 36%. That poll is from none other […]
According to Raw Story, Fitzgerald is still seeking indictments against Karl Rove and could possibly have his top aide testify before a grand jury as early as Monday. Here’s a short excerpt from the entire article According to lawyers familiar with the case, Fitzgerald is trying to convince the grand jury that Rove made false […]
Tomorrow is Veteran’s Day. How is our Congress recognizing these veterans. By taking away their voice and trying to strip their benefits. For the first part of taking away their voice, the following is from Editor and Publisher: As Veterans Day approaches and the war in Iraq rages on, veterans-service organizations are criticizing House leaders […]
Today I installed the new commenting system. It somewhat resembles the Haloscan system you may be accustomed to from such sites as Crooks and Liars. This one is a little more featured back however. It offers actual threaded comments. For those not familiar with threaded comments, you now have the option of replying to an […]
A front page article in today’sNew York Times shows that Jack Abramoff’s dirty hands reached around the world. According to the article, in 2003 Abramoff lobbied President Omar Bongo of Gabon, a small African Nation, for $9 million in order to set up a meeting with President Bush. Ten months later that meeting happened. The […]
Now that Brownie is totally out of FEMA, it appears that the investigation into the Katrina Response might be heating up. Rep. Tom Davis who is chairing the panel has threatened to issue subpoenas if the White House and other agencies do not supply documents to the committee by Nov. 18. The original request for […]
Here is an interesting story from the Israeli newspaperHaaretz Israelis evacuated from Amman hotel hours before bombings By Yoav Stern, Haaretz Correspondent A number of Israelis staying on Wednesday at the Radisson hotel were evacuated before the bombing by Jordanian security forces, apparently due to a specific security alert. They were escorted back to Israel […]
In some good news, well at least for the time being, the House has done away with the ANWR drilling tonight. WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives abandoned, at least temporarily, a drive to open Alaska’s National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling after concluding on Wednesday the initiative was threatening […]