Followin up on my earlier post about Republicans wanting to cut earmarks, we can now have a look into one wasteful program that was pushed through by Republicans in Congress: An anti-terrorism program contracted to an industry lobbying group has sparked criticism from Democratic congressional overseers, agency investigators, former employees and watchdog groups. Meanwhile, two […]
Good for him When it comes to protecting the rule of law, words are not enough. We need action. It’s wrong for your government to spy on you. That’s why I’m asking you to join me today in calling on Senate Democrats to filibuster revisions to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) that would give […]
That is from a federal judge: A federal judge said Thursday that CIA interrogation videotapes may have been relevant to his court case, and he gave the Bush administration three weeks to explain why they were destroyed in 2005 and say whether other evidence was destroyed. Several judges are considering wading into the dispute over […]
Well it turns out that happened because the Bush White House decided to scrap a working archive system President Clinton put in to install their own: For years, the Bush administration has relied on an inadequate archiving system for storing the millions of e-mails sent through White House servers, despite court orders and statutes requiring […]
That seems to be what is being said by Bush’s latest budget cuts: The Bush administration will cut counterterrorism money for police, firefighters and rescue departments next year, but not by as much as it originally proposed. Next month the White House will request $2.2 billion to help states and cities protect against terrorist attacks […]
Finally some good news from the White House: The Bush administration on Wednesday released $450 million in emergency funds to help poor families pay their expensive heating bills this winter. Record high heating oil prices due to record crude oil costs of $100 a barrel are cutting into family budgets, with senior citizens and poorer […]
I think they are getting fed up: Two dozen scientists swarmed over Capitol Hill this week mad as vespinae ( hornets) at what they say is Bush administration meddling in environmental science. Organized by the Union of Concerned Scientists and the Endangered Species Coalition, the rumpled researchers won time in the offices of more than […]
This is from a press release that went out this afternoon from The Heritage Forests Campaign: The Bush administration today released documents announcing its intention to remove protections for more than six million acres of roadless areas in the national forests of Idaho. Idaho’s roadless backcountry areas are some of the nation’s last intact national […]
It looks like it might be more smoke and mirrors from the administration: The Bush administration, in its last so-called Iraq “benchmark” report, used questionable financial data to assert that the Baghdad government was making progress in managing its budget, a new study says. The study released Tuesday by the Government Accountability Office focused specifically […]
Bush’s latest attempt to start World War 3: The Bush administration said on Monday it had notified Congress of plans to sell Saudi Arabia a package of advanced arms in what officials have described as an effort to counter growing Iranian military clout. That is how Bush promotes peace in the Middle East – buy […]