We all seem to be struggling with what to say about Congress passing a bill that broadly suspends the right of habeas corpus and supports torture. The bill also puts an enormous amount of decision power in the hands of the President and absolves government officials for crimes already committed. There may be a few […]
House Report Details 485 Contacts Between Abramoff Team and White House Officials … The 95-page report, which White House officials reviewed Wednesday evening but has yet to be formally approved by the panel, singled out two of President Bush’s top lieutenants, Karl Rove and Ken Mehlman, as having been offered expensive meals and […]
Bush criticizes Democrats on terror war President Bush suggested Thursday that Democrats don’t have the stomach to fight the war on terror, battling back in the election-season clamor over administration intelligence showing terrorism spreading. "Five years after 9/11, the worst attack on the American homeland in our history, Democrats offer nothing but criticism and obstruction […]
Senate Narrowly Rejects Detainee Bill Provision The Senate today narrowly rejected a measure that would have allowed suspected terrorists to challenge their detention in federal court, as the body moved closer to passing a White House-backed bill to authorize special military tribunals for detainees held at Guantanamo Bay and elsewhere. In a key vote on […]
Detainee Bill Now Goes to Senate … Democrats accused Republicans of rushing to pass a legally suspect bill to score political points. Within an hour of the vote, the House GOP leadership put out a statement accusing Democrats of being weak on national security. House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) issued a statement after the […]
The peacefulness of the Martian desert is a stark contrast to the tumultuous desert of Iraq and the painful miscarriage of justice unfolding on the floor of our Houses of Congress. May the heavens forgive us…
Detainee Bill Closer to Passage After House Vote
"And so America has gone on the offense across the world. And here are some of the results. We’ve captured or killed many of the most significant al Qaeda members and associates. We’ve killed al Qaeda’s most visible and aggressive leader to emerge after 9/11, the terrorist Zarqawi in Iraq. We’ve kept the terrorists from […]