Something a lot of people don’t seem to be discussing is the merits of the actual rule requiring MSNBC/NBC employees to get approval before making political donations, and the further extreme stance of CNN barring it’s employees from the act. To me this is something that goes against the fundamental Constitutional right of Americans to […]
From USA Today: Oil spill could sink Obama’s offshore drilling plan If there was ever a silver lining to something so horrible, this is it. But at what costs? A third leak has been discovered, and a fire-fighting expert said the disaster may become the biggest oil spill ever. [SNIP] Some 5,000 barrels (210,000 gallons) […]
Except on issues that really matter to Americans, like warrantless wiretapping: If elected president, Senator John McCain would reserve the right to run his own warrantless wiretapping program against Americans, based on the theory that the president’s wartime powers trump federal criminal statutes and court oversight, according to a statement released by his campaign Monday. […]
About time. Of course it took Hagee insulting all the Jewish people for it to happen. When Hagee insulted all the Catholics, McCain was a lot more forgiving. Get that? Jews trump Catholics in the McCain world.
Talking points trump intelligence in this clip from today’s Hardball when Matthews actually pressed right wing talking head Kevin James on what Neville Chamberlain did wrong: The video is also available to download next door at Crooks and Liars. This is a video that deserves a good passing around. (now back to this god awful […]
When they talk about warantless wiretapping, Republicans are quick to say that the constitution should take a back seat to security. Well if we follow that login and apply it to the following news headlines this week, perhaps other rights should take a back seat: Columbus mall shooting injures man in leg Shooting occurred in […]
Think Progress brings us this little gem: On Monday, Republican lawmakers visiting Iraq tried to argue that President Bush’s escalation in Iraq has made Baghdad — especially the Shorja market — safer. Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) told reporters that Shorja — where a suicide bomber killed 88 people in January — is now “like a […]
So much of this week was focused on the leaked NIE and the Democrats considered it a major trump on the Republicans in the home stretch of the election season. With all of that, who could have ever imagined the tri-fecta that was given to the Democrats today? Mark Foley has been the hot story […]