Welcome to the new American political system: Police arrested a man around 5 p.m. Thursday outside KSPS studios after he drove by a group of Sen. Patty Murray supporters waving a meat cleaver. Johnny J. Sieler, 50, first drove by the group with a knife, shouting profanities about Murray. He upgraded his weapon to a […]
Yesterday I posted about a Washington Post article talking about the police questioning people for taking pictures of federal buildings and landmarks. Now we have another extreme: The ACLU of Maryland is defending Anthony Graber, who potentially faces sixteen years in prison if found guilty of violating state wiretap laws because he recorded video of […]
That’s how much birther attorney Orly Taitz has been fined by a judge: Reached on her cell phone by TPMmuckraker and informed of the $20,000 fine imposed on her by a federal judge this morning, Birther attorney Orly Taitz responded, first, with laughter. “So he didn’t recuse himself?” Taitz asked, after letting out an extended, […]
Bush speaking today about the Georgia conflict: “Bullying and intimidation are not acceptable ways to conduct foreign policy in the 21st century.” Not acceptable unless your name is George Bush. His foreign policy has been based on nothing but “bullying and intimidation”. Just ask Iraq.
But will they listen? Sen. Russ Feingold (news, bio, voting record), a potential anti-war candidate in the 2008 presidential field, urged fellow Democrats on Monday to show more backbone in challenging President Bush on Iraq. “We must get out of our political foxholes and be willing to clearly and specifically point out what a strategic […]
Well he is some more of those “exaggerated” stories from Iraq: The Iraqi Government says at least 65,000 people may have fled their homes as a result of sectarian violence and intimidation. Reports of people leaving their homes because of violence or intimidation, or simply because they no longer feel safe are becoming more and […]