Yet his new budget is full of them. He said in his state of the union he would direct government agencies to ignore any earmarks, so does that mean that they ignore his? Or is this another way of him trying to rewrite the Constitution?
Today’s New York Times takes an in depth look at Monica Goodling’s involvement in the USA purge: Two years ago, Robin C. Ashton, a seasoned criminal prosecutor at the Department of Justice, learned from her boss that a promised promotion was no longer hers. “You have a Monica problem,†Ms. Ashton was told, according to […]
Wired Blog has a very interesting article up about the Net Neutrality amendment that is in a tie right now in the Senate Commerce Committee. The following are some excerpts of what Senator Ted Stevens (R-AL) had to say about it. There’s one company now you can sign up and you can get a movie […]
The Associated Press has now uncovered even more facts surrounding the days leading up to Katrina.  In dramatic and sometimes agonizing terms, federal disaster officials warned President Bush and his homeland security chief before Hurricane Katrina struck that the storm could breach levees, risk lives in New Orleans’ Superdome and overwhelm rescuers, according to confidential […]
Today is the fourth anniversary of September 11. The day when America watched in shock and awe as the icons of the New York skyline quickly crumbled to the ground. It is the one day where we can finger the actual change in America’s goals and defenses. Since 9-11 America has focused on one threat. […]