Supreme Court Nomination: Harriet Miers on Religion?
On October 12, 2005, the New York Times ran an article on page A18 with this headline: Air Force Withdrew Rule That Permitted Some Evangelizing. On October 13, 2005, the Ashland, Wisconsin Daily Press ran an article that describes the evangelical credentials of the latest George w. Bush nomination for the U.S. Supreme Court, Harriet Miers.
Adding Another Lock to Our Closet of Tortured Skeletons
With little fanfare, and even less media coverage, last week the Senate Intelligence Committee took the first step in granting the Defense Intelligence Agency increased domestic spying authority, as well as decreased public accountability. With its new powers, the DIA could do something it has longed to do for years: spy on the American public.
Vice President's role in outing of CIA agent under examination
Special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald is trying to determine whether Vice President Dick Cheney had a role in the outing of covert CIA operative Valerie Plame-Wilson, individuals close to Fitzgerald say. Plame's husband was a vocal critic of prewar intelligence used by President George W. Bush to build support for the Iraq war.
Poll This, Blacks Tell Bush
Two percent. That's the percentage of U.S. blacks who approve of President Bush's job performance, a new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll found...No amount of Rove's strategic and tactical skill can counter the televised imagery of modern-day savagery after Katrina. He and the neo-cons can only hope for a miracle to counter what the world has seen in the hurricane region.
Peering Under the Plame Outing
I wrote these remarks down on Thursday, when a Washington Post columnist was pleading with Patrick Fitzgerald to please just go away, and a New York Times news article was claiming that if Lewis Libby leaked anything, he did so with the best of intentions.
Karl Rove, Leaks, and Intelligence Fabrications
Under the cloud of a possible indictment, Bush's top adviser Karl Rove returned yesterday to the grand jury investigating which member of the Bush White House leaked the identity of a CIA agent.
News Roundup: Iraq, Bush taxes, terror hoax and more
Iraqis voters overwhelmingly favor troop withdrawal from their country. New report shows the Iraq war costs US taxpayers almost $6 billion per month. To pay for it, big business and Republican-dominated tax advisory panel plans to advise Bush to raise taxes on working families. Was the New York terror hoax a diversionary tactic?
DeLay Indictment: The Hammer Searches for an Alibi
After a second indictment on the charge of money laundering by a Texas grand jury this week, a Houston newspaper is reporting that Rep. Tom DeLay (R-TX) has changed his story about his involvement in illegal campaign finance transactions.
Dems Go After Bennett, Salem Radio Network, FCC
A growing list of Congress Members are not just speaking out about Bill Bennett's recent racist remarks on his radio show. Some of them are pressuring the network that airs his show, Salem Radio Network, and asking the sponsors that fund it to withdraw their support.
Stupid Republicans in Recent News (October 7, 2005)
From DeLay's corruption to Bush and Dobson's conversations with God (She must feel like Dear Abby) to the 'pro-torture nine,' here are some fine examples of Republican ideology in practice.
