Getting someone to prosecute corrupt politicians effectively is a hard thing, but for Bush, getting someone to not prosecute them is apparently harder: The Bush administration has quietly asked San Diego U.S. Attorney Carol Lam, best known for her high-profile prosecutions of politicians and corporate executives, to resign her post, a law enforcement official said. […]
TPMmuckraker: Ah, the Man with the Iron Mustache is leaving the international arena — but not before attempting a thoroughly embarrassing and wholly unsympathetic maneuver. Less than two weeks before the White House announced his resignation, Ambassador John Bolton’s U.N. mission blocked an effort to celebrate the end of slavery in our hemisphere. I thought […]
This is from today’s Columbus Dispatch Things are looking real Blue here in the buckeye state and talk around the country is we could be a pivotal state in determining the ruling party in the House now. The Ohio Democrats GOTV effort this week should also provide the extra buffer needed to prevent any funny […]
Bush will do whatever it takes to protect his rich buddies: The federal government is moving to eliminate the jobs of nearly half of the lawyers at the Internal Revenue Service who audit tax returns of some of the wealthiest Americans, specifically those who are subject to gift and estate taxes when they transfer parts […]
Looks like we are taking an interest in the problems along the West Bank: The United States cast the first U.N. Security Council veto in nearly two years Thursday, blocking an Arab-backed resolution that would have demanded Israel halt its military offensive in the Gaza Strip. The draft, sponsored by Qatar, accused Israel of a […]
Looks like we are taking an interest in the problems along the West Bank: The United States cast the first U.N. Security Council veto in nearly two years Thursday, blocking an Arab-backed resolution that would have demanded Israel halt its military offensive in the Gaza Strip. The draft, sponsored by Qatar, accused Israel of a […]
Bush tried to “pass the buck” on high fuel prices by blaming them on “boutique” fuels (required cleaner burning fuels). Unfortunately for Bush, the EPA sees it differently: “Boutique” gasoline blends to help states meet clean air rules are not a factor in higher prices as President Bush has suggested, says a draft of a […]
Today Chuck Schumer, chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee made a statement that would lead us to believe the DSCC, whose mission is to get more Democrats elected to Senate, would support Joe Lieberman if he was defeated in the August primary and forced to run as an Independent. I added a new Get […]
Iran or the US. Which do you feel a bigger threat to the Middle East? That is the question asked on a recent poll conducted world wide and the answer may shock some: The world increasingly fears Iran’s suspected pursuit of a nuclear bomb but believes the U.S. military in Iraq remains a greater danger […]
We raise the national debt. That measure was passed by Congress today and sent to Bush for his signature. The Senate voted Thursday to allow the national debt to swell to nearly $9 trillion, preventing a first-ever default on U.S. Treasury notes. The bill passed by a 52-48 vote. The increase to $9 trillion represents […]