OK I have been pretty quiet on the confirmation hearings. I feel there are enough other blogs out there giving play by play that my two cents aren’t really needed. I also feel like it is nothing more than a smoke screen. Even if Democrats go against him, he will still go to Senate and […]
Seems like Tom Delay can’t get a break at all: AUSTIN, Texas – The state’s highest criminal court on Monday denied Rep. Tom DeLay’s request that the money laundering charges against him be dismissed or sent back to a lower court for an immediate trial. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals denied the requests with […]
The RNC released their “white flag” video a couple weeks ago attacking Howard Dean and other Democrats. Now its the DNC’s turn to attack the right and this time they are doing it by proving that Bush has lied in recent speeches. The video shows President Bush telling Americans that Congress had the same access […]
Arm Chair Generalist has a very interesting read on Bush possible breaking military rules by making his partisan attacks at military bases. He highlights an article discussing this possible ethical violation which was reported by (of all places) FOX news: [Bush’s] attacks against critics at military settings may have put troops in the awkward position […]
Looking forward to 2006 we can start to see races form for Congressional seats which are up for grab. The DCC has launched a great site so you can see which states have the fights and even view the vote record of the Republican incumbent. This should be a great asset as we get ready […]
An investigative division of the Pentagon has decided to turn the investigation of the no-bid contracts for Iraq, which were awarded to Halliburton over to the Justice Department for a possible criminal probe. The news came from Democratic Senators who have been holding hearings into the alleged contract abuse. The New York Times has more […]
The Republican’s plan to divide the Democrats over the issue of pulling troops out of Iraq backfired last night. With a final vote of 403-3 defeating Duncan Hunter’s resolution of immediate withdrawal. The debate over the issue was some of the most heated I have seen in years. The Republican’s tried to maintain that the […]
Democrats mustard enough support today to defeat a bill to fund health, education and social programs. The bill was defeated because it would actually hurt the nation’s poor. Twenty-two republican’s, mostly moderates, joined the Democrats to defeat the bill. This is just further signs of the GOP unity failing. One big factor could be the […]
Two weeks ago tomorrow was when Democrats shut down senate in order to get answers about the intelligence committees phase two report. That is the second part of the report that looks into the intelligence leading up to the war in Iraq. During that closed session, it was agreed upon that a committee be formed […]
Rasmussen polling has a new poll out that is putting Bush at a 46% approval rating. This of course is sending the pundits into a glory spin.Newsmax has already picked up on this poll and is calling it Bush’s rebound. So why does Rasmussen put Bush so high. Well let’s look at the break down […]