Environmentalists have feared that Bush would try to use his last year in office to push for opening up areas for drilling, and that is exactly his plan: The Bush administration has proposed allowing oil and gas drilling in an area of the Bering Sea considered important for the recovery of the world’s most endangered […]
If you ask any right winger they say it is. I admit violence has dropped in Iraq, but was that the purpose of the surge? No. The purpose was to give the government “breathing room” to come to political reconciliation. Well they were given this breathing room and it hasn’t happened. That means that only […]
The 11th Circuit has granted former Al. Governor, Don Siegelman, his request to be released from prison pending his appeal. Earlier today the House requested the DOJ release him temporarily to testify before Congress on his case. It looks like the DOJ no longer will have a say, as Siegelman is now out pending appeal.
Bush just said the economy is having a “rough time”. This is a step up from a “slowdown” a couple of week ago. Of course he is insisting that they are on top of it and will fix it. I agree – it will be fixed as soon as a Democrat is in the White […]
He says they aren’t making “significant progress”: Iraqi leaders have failed to take advantage of a reduction in violence to make adequate progress toward resolving their political differences, Gen. David H. Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, said Thursday. Petraeus, who is preparing to testify to Congress next month on the Iraq war, said […]
It sounds like a joke, but it isn’t. Dr. Jack Kevorkian is considering running for Congress. Hell he would probably be one of the most honest people there.
Vanity Fair has posted an extensive piece that lays out the case that our Government sparked recent problems in Gaza. It even goes as far as saying it’s “part Iran-Contra”. Sounds like Congress has some questions to ask.
Officials are looking at keeping the next Iraq assessment a “secret”: A new National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq is scheduled to be completed this month, according to U.S. intelligence officials. But leaders of the intelligence community have not decided whether to make its key judgments public, a step that caused an uproar when key judgments […]
Pelosi was ready for Mukasey’s refusal to enforce the contempt citations. Now the next step – court: “By ordering the U.S. Attorney to take no action in response to congressional subpoenas, the Bush Administration is continuing to politicize law enforcement, which undermines public confidence in our criminal justice system. “Anticipating this response from the Administration, […]
Another story has emerged of police using excessive force, this time in Florida: Former teacher Paul King says he used to be one of those people who said lock ’em up throw away the key. However King has changed his mind since being arrested on public intoxication last July. A video shows deputies pushed him […]