Remember, Republicans say they live in a post 9/11 world while Democrats live in a pre-9/11 world. WASHINGTON – The Dubai firm that won Bush administration backing to run six U.S. ports has at least two ties to the White House. One is Treasury Secretary John Snow, whose department heads the federal panel that signed […]
It looks like Pat Roberts has made somewhat a change in how he feels the wiretapping program should operate: The chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Friday that he wanted the Bush administration’s domestic eavesdropping program brought under the authority of a special intelligence court, a move President Bush has argued is not necessary. […]
Ah now we know why Cheney decided to do his interview yesterday with Brit Hume: President Bush’s top political aide, Karl Rove, pushed Vice President Dick Cheney to speak publicly about shooting a fellow hunter, sources tell CBS News. Rove worried the vice president’s silence on the issue was becoming a political problem, CBS News […]
It looks like the warrentless taps are starting to get their real test. That test is being conducted where they belong – in our court system: COLUMBUS, Ohio — A federal judge gave the government two months to respond to an Ohio trucker’s request that his terrorism conviction be thrown out on grounds that the […]
Looks like things could get even more heated between the White House and Capital Hill this week: Hurricane Katrina exposed the U.S. government’s failure to learn the lessons of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, as leaders from President Bush down disregarded ample warnings of the threat to New Orleans and did not execute emergency […]
Looks like things could get even more heated between the White House and Capital Hill this week: Hurricane Katrina exposed the U.S. government’s failure to learn the lessons of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, as leaders from President Bush down disregarded ample warnings of the threat to New Orleans and did not execute emergency […]
This is too funny to pass up: Latest Bush administration leak comes from … Bush CAMBRIDGE, Md. The source of the latest leak from the Bush administration is: President Bush himself. Thanks to an error by a White House technician, the sound of what were supposed to be private remarks to G-O-P House members was […]
When it smells or sounds like Bushit chances are it is Bushit: WASHINGTON — Several U.S. intelligence officials are playing down the relative importance of an alleged al-Qaida plot to strike the West Coast after Sept. 11, 2001, cited by President Bush Thursday in defense of his campaign against terrorism. Bush, under pressure from Congress, […]
So Bush is back on the lead by fear campaign. This should come as no shock to anyone but the details seem to have come to a shock for L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said Thursday he was blindsided by President Bush’s announcement of new details on a purported 2002 hijacking plot aimed at a downtown […]
Charlie Cook is highly regarded political analysts in Washington. Yesterday he put out an article that really gives Democrats some hope: A year ago, with Republican victories in the 2004 elections still fresh and with President Bush’s job-approval ratings still above 50 percent, Democrats’ chances of capturing the House looked fairly slim. Today, however, with […]