Let's Scoot-er and Rove, and Look at the Chain-ey
This has been MurkyGate from the beginning. At last/least Scotty's losing chunks of flesh and the water is bloody. And today more "leaks" on/from/via/about Rove, or something like that. But I don't...
View ArticleBeyond NSA wiretapping: Gonzales clarifies testimony
From today's WaPo. "Gonzales Seeks to Clarify Testimony on Spying". Not like we didn't suspect this was true given all of the extreme word hedging in his testimony, but here we go. Here's the...
View ArticleBush To Announce Line-Item Veto Request?
This isn't a surprise but Reuters is reporting that Bush will present his proposal for line item veto power. President George W. Bush will soon make a formal request to Congress for a line-item veto --...
View ArticleSenate Intel. Comm. endorses Hayden
I haven't seen this posted yet, sorry if it's old news. From Yahoo: Air Force Gen. Michael Hayden's nomination as CIA director won the endorsement of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday,...
View ArticleHayden confirmed
Hayden has just been confirmed. The vote was 78-15. Already it's being spun as support for further violations on our Constitutional liberties. From Reuters: The U.S. Senate on Friday confirmed Air...
View ArticleMI-11: Pony Up for Tony Trupiano
Out of all the election race diarying going on, I'm adding my bit to encourage you to donate to Tony Trupiano in MI-11. MI-11 is a swing district, Bush took it with 53%, his numbers now are just at...
View ArticleMI-11: Why Republicans Should Scare You
Thaddeus McCotter has a weirdly mixed reputation. Make no mistake, that is no joke. I call him the nowhere man. George W. Bush calls him "the rock and roll dude", fair enough. McCotter's press...
View ArticleCivil War in the 110th Congress: Tribal animosity and ancient hatred
We've got a month to prepare ourselves for the 110th Congress. I'm certainly not expecting much bi-partisanship and cooperation from those about to be investigated into reality, but let's have a look...
View ArticleNot so lonely Valentine's Day
This is a purely social thread, meant for us to enjoy each other and maybe move beyond supermetaoverload 5.0. How are you celebrating Valentine's Day? What are you appreciating right now? I'm finally...
View ArticleIraq increased terrorist attacks over 600%
When Bush said "Bring it on!"l, they did. Terrorism experts Peter Bergen and Paul Cruickshank, both Research fellows at the Center on Law and Security at the NYU School of Law, conucted the most...
View ArticleHospital visit to Ashcroft, Violation of National Security?
We know the administration has broken the law with regard to wiretapping, but that wasn't enough to provoke a massive outcry amongst Americans, the MSM, or Congress. We know that Bush refused to...
View ArticleLive Blog V: Dodd filibuster telecom immunity
Please do not recommend this diary, please recommend the LiveBlog Mothership here. The Senate Intelligence Committee version of the FISA bill that includes immunity for the telecoms got through the...
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