Well I said earlier that Bush needs to make changes on Iraq and he must of read my blog (just a joke). I just read this article: WASHINGTON – President Bush promised to “take to heart” suggestions on Iraq he heard Thursday from former secretaries of defense and state who have disagreed  sometimes sharply […]
It appears that more and more Democrats in Congress was telling the NSA their wiretapping program was not legal. WASHINGTON – The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee told President Bush Wednesday that the White House broke the law by withholding information from the full congressional oversight committees about a new domestic surveillance program. […]
Bush publicly scolded Duke Cunningham today over his crimes of taking bribes in exchange for government contracts. Of course Bush speak is nothing more than hypocrisy in action: “Any member of Congress, Republican or Democrat, must take their office seriously and the ethics seriously,” Bush said to reporters during a trip to Texas. Full article […]
We constantly hear that our troops favor the Republican position of staying the course in Iraq. If that is the case then why is it most Iraq vets running for Congress in ’06 are running as Democrats? Just take a look at these numbers from Mother Jones: Candidate Seat Party David Ashe Virginia 2nd D […]
In the first of what is hopefully many good signs to come tonight, Tim Kaine defeated Republican Jerry Kilgore for the top job in the state of Virginia. This was one heavily watched race by analysts as they feel it will set the stage for next years mid-term elections. Kaine got his victory with 51.2% […]
Looks like the hammer, Tom Delay, forgot to report some financial contributions and out of the goodness of his heart (lots of sarcasm there) decided to take corrective action on it. Rep. Tom DeLay failed to comply with House requirements that he disclose all contributions to a defense fund that pays his legal bills, the […]
The Wall Street Journal/NBC poll which was released yesterday is very interesting. It comes from the Journal, which is one of the more conservative publications in the country. I have been diving into the actual findings of the poll and want to share them now (to view the actual poll, clickhere – Adobe Acrobat required). […]
A NBC/Wall Street Journal poll release tonight shows that a majority want a Democrat led congress now by a margin of 48% to 39%. This should lead to even more problems the Republican’s are facing with attempts to find viable candidates for 2006. The New York Times has an interesting article in which they discuss […]
John Roberts has been confirmed by Senate and is now sworn in to take the seat of Chief Justice. Only 22 Senators voted against Roberts, making him the 17th person to serve as Chief Justice to the Supreme Court. Now there is talk that the second nominee to fill Sandra Day O’Connors seat could come […]
Via Bloomberg Specter Urges Delay in Replacement of O’Connor at Supreme Court Sept. 21 (Bloomberg) — The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee said he urged President George W. Bush today to delay nominating a replacement for retiring Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. Senator Arlen Specter, Republican of Pennsylvania, said he talked to Justice O’Connor about […]