George Bush, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld and the rest of the administration, along with their supporters have continuously championed how the Iraqi security forces are standing up. Well guess what? That was just more lies from an administration that has never told the truth: Retired Marine Corps Gen. James Jones, who led a 20-member panel […]
From Roll Call via Think Progress: In a second blow to House Republicans this week, the FBI raided a business tied to the family of Rep. Rick Renzi (R-Ariz.) Thursday afternoon as part of an ongoing investigation into the three-term lawmaker. Details of the raid on Patriot Insurance Agency in Sonoita, Ariz., were not immediately […]
Looks like a repeat performance from last year: The campaign headquarters of Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards reopened today after authorities determined that the white powder found in an envelope wasn’t dangerous, campaign officials told The Associated Press. Edwards said a letter in the envelope contained “some negative comments” and powder spilled out of the […]
Erica Werner from the AP reports this: Incoming Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid did not break Senate rules in accepting free ringside seats at boxing matches from the Nevada Athletic Commission, the Ethics Committee has concluded. The committee disclosed the determination in a Dec. 7 letter to Las Vegas resident Robert Rose, who had filed […]
So we are the extreme left wing of this country and out of touch with the “pulse of Americans”. We dislike George Bush and his debacle of a war in Iraq. We dare to question the leadership in our country and make our opposition heard. Are we truly the minority? Republicans determined to win in […]
For the first part of his Presidency, Bush has been given a free ride by the press. This not only hurt the American people, but also placed the press in a very peculiar situation. The White House became accustomed to such a passive press that once the media started asking the hard questions they did […]
When it comes to either supporting our troops or Cheney’s retirement then Cheney’s retirement will always win: Halliburton Co. failed to protect the water supply it is paid to purify for U.S. soldiers throughout Iraq, in one instance missing contamination that could have caused “mass sickness or death,” an internal company report concluded. The report, […]
Here is our turn back in time from the AP S.D. Governor Signs Abortion Ban Into Law By CHET BROKAW, Associated Press Writer Gov. Mike Rounds on Monday signed legislation banning almost all abortions in South Dakota. The Legislature passed the ban late last month, focusing nationwide interest on the state as the governor decided […]
Well the story of Cheney’s shooting incident this past weekend is really growing. The downplaying of the incident to be minor injuries now appears to also be fabricated per the Associated Press: Cheney apparently did not see Whittington, and the vice president accidentally hit him in the face, neck and chest with bird shot. So […]
This just in from theAP Charges filed against Ohio coin dealer Associated Press TOLEDO, Ohio – Prosecutors charged a prominent GOP fundraiser Monday with theft and money laundering in an investigation of a controversial state investment in rare coins that has embroiled Republicans in scandal during an election year. The charges against coin dealer Tom […]