You may have read about the letter sent to the Washington Post from the Joint Chiefs in response to a cartoon. If not then head over to AMERICABlog for the details. I am not in total agreement on this issue. I believe in the freedom of speech and that the Joint Chiefs should also be […]
Remember how horrible it was that the President of the United States lied under oath to congress? My how times have changed. Now it seems perjury is the norm for Washington. It first became evident when Scooter Libby was indicted for the same crime last fall. Republicans quickly took to the airwaves dismissing the charges […]
American Prospect commissioned a non-partisan research firm to investigate the allegations that Abramoff gave money to Democrats also. Their findings: in total, the donations of Abramoff’s tribal clients to Democrats dropped by nine percent after they hired him, while their donations to Republicans more than doubled, increasing by 135 percent after they signed him up; […]
With news like this hitting the Washington Post, Bush must really be hiding something: A strong bipartisan majority of the public believes President Bush should release records of meetings between disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff and White House staffers despite administration claims that media requests for details about those contacts amount to a “fishing expedition,” according […]
One of the arguments that we keep hearing about the warrantless wiretaps is that it could of helped prevented 9/11 if the “tool” was available prior to the attacks. That is another point that is totally false. The FBI actually wanted to tap Moussaoui prior to the attacks but didn’t do so because their lawyers […]
To show how seriously Bill Frist is taking the corruption in Washington here is a nice press release: CREW CRITICIZES CHOICE OF SANTORUM TO CREATE SENATE ETHICS PACKAGE Santorum’s Corrupt Behavior Disqualifies Him for Ethics Task Washington, DC – The choice of Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) this week to head the ethics charge in the […]
We always hear how the “liberal media” ignores the good going on in Iraq. How we have rebuilt so much of that country and all they report is bombings. To hear the administration and right wing pundits talk, you would think Iraq was a beautifully rebuilt town with all the services and only occasional attacks. […]
It sounds like the deal between Jack Abramoff and prosecutors has been struck and the paperwork could be done over this holiday weekend with the official announcement on Tuesday: Federal prosecutors and lawyers for Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff consulted briefly Friday with a federal judge in Miami as they put the finishing touches on a […]
Eugene Robinson is an op-ed columnist for the Washington Post. I have always liked reading his articles. He seems to take a rational approach to the problems facing this country, and today’s article is no exception. Since the holiday season is a time of generosity and goodwill toward all — even those who torture the […]
Well Christmas has come and gone and on the day after, we find out that Bush also tried to kill another big item news story. President Bush has been summoning newspaper editors lately in an effort to prevent publication of stories he considers damaging to national security. The efforts have failed, but the rare White […]