I noticed a general message giving birth today – that we should have started focusing on Yemen back in the beginning of the whole war on terror. I can’t say I entirely disagree with that, but what makes it post-worthy is that I am hearing this argument from a lot of GOPers, the same ones […]
Why? Because if you make any kind of living before trying to get confirmed to the government then you are under fire: The White House’s nominee for Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, Leon Panetta, has earned more than $700,000 in speaking and consulting fees since the beginning of 2008, with some of the payments […]
This has to hurt: In 1999, Matthew Dowd became a symbol of George W. Bush’s early success at positioning himself as a Republican with Democratic appeal. A top strategist for the Texas Democrats who was disappointed by the Bill Clinton years, Mr. Dowd was impressed by the pledge of Mr. Bush, then governor of Texas, […]
Who says there isn’t war profiteering going on? The estimated costs for the development of major weapons systems for the US military have doubled since September 11, 2001, with a trillion-dollar price tag for new planes, ships, and missiles that would have little direct role in the fight against insurgents in Afghanistan and Iraq. The […]
We as American citizens are aware that we do face a threat from terrorism. Actually we are aware that this has been a threat we have faced for decades and will face for decades to come. Considering this grave threat to our nation and the recently foiled terror plot in the U.K., in which our […]
Leave it to Cheney to find a way to exploit the devastation in the Middle East: Vice President Dick Cheney on Friday pointed to the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah as fresh evidence of the ongoing battle against terrorism that underscores the need to keep President Bush’s Republican allies in control of Congress. “This conflict […]
While watching CNN this morning, I was (un)fortunate enough to watch an interview with Dan Bartlett, the White House Chief Propagandist and Spinmeister Communications Director, whose primary responsibility seems to be parroting Administration talking points while wearing a beatific smile and knowingly denigrating the intentions of Democrats. Bartlett seemed intent on focusing on talk of […]
So now the Vice-President has the authority to just leak out classified information at a time of war? Vice President Dick Cheney’s former chief of staff, I. Lewis (Scooter) Libby, testified to a federal grand jury that he had been “authorized” by Cheney and other White House “superiors” in the summer of 2003 to disclose […]
Some quick sound clips from this morning’s hearings on the NSA spying conducted by house Democrats. First it should be noted that the Republicans have once again forced the Democrats to hold the hearings in the basement. They said no committee rooms were available and as John Conyers pointed out, “it is odd for them […]
During his press conference on Monday, President Bush said the leaking of the classified eavesdropping program was a serious matter and that the Justice Department has protocols for leaks and should be investigating it. For those of us who follow politics this sounds very familiar. When asked about investigation of the leak, President Bush responded […]