Everyone has been blasting Pelosi for going to Syria, but there has been no critisism of Republicans doing the same. Today, Rep Darrell Issa (R-CA) is in Syria meeting with Damascus. Now Boehner is giving the Republican excuse of why Democrats can’t go to Syria: Boehner declined to criticize [fellow Republican Rep. David Hobson] for […]
The Democrats want to give the citizens of Washington D.C. the basic democratic right the rest of the country enjoys – representation in Congress, but Bush is ready to put a stop to that: The White House on Tuesday threatened to veto legislation giving the District of Columbia a vote in the House, possibly prolonging […]
Last night during Anderson Cooper, I finally had it. I heard the following statement for the millionth time yesterday and blew up: Will the Democrats start investigations to get back at Republicans? Since when is oversight, as provided by the Constitution, some sort of “payback”? This is the new meme the so-called “liberal” media is […]
Today’s New York Times has a very interesting article that requires a thorough reading. It details how an American contractor was held in an American military prison in Iraq for more than 90 days without access to a lawyer. Furthermore, this person was wrongly jailed. He was an informant for the FBI into possible contractor […]
Reuters is reporting this on the news of Bolton’s resignation: “Despite the support of a strong bipartisan majority of senators, Ambassador Bolton’s confirmation was blocked by a Democrat filibuster, and this is a clear example of the breakdown in the Senate confirmation process,” [Dana] Perino said. Now at last check, the Bolton nomination was till […]
The right-wing blogosphere is in meltdown over the loss of their beloved John Bolton. Redstate: The good news just keeps on coming these days. John Bolton has tendered his resignation, and President Bush has “reluctantly” accepted it. I admit to a little frustraton with Mr. Bush on this; while I know confirming Mr. Bolton in […]
This is a great democracy – where your opponent can decide if your allowed to vote or not: A challenge of Democratic U.S. Rep. Ted Strickland’s residency that would keep him from voting Election Day has been sent to his rival in the governor’s race: Secretary of State Ken Blackwell. The challenge filed by Jacquelyn […]
We get more proof that our own democracy is under attack: Some U.S. states have placed laws to make it difficult to vote instead of reforming ballot problems. The study looked into 10 states with reported ballot difficulties. The study cited proposed laws in Arizona and Georgia, that call for a government-issued photo identification card […]
Bush’s final gamble: giving Iraq a dictator? Andrew Sullivan The news was buried in a New York Times story last week but it confirmed what others in the Washington chattering classes have been observing lately. The context is that the White House has been inviting outsiders in to the Oval Office to discuss strategy in […]
First the blame for all the problems in Iraq went to al Qaeda. Once that theory was debunked, the administration aimed the blame to Iran. Now look at what is happening: There is no evidence the Iranian government is stirring trouble in Iraq, a U.S. general said on Monday, playing down suggestions that Tehran will […]