Marcy Wheeler, A.K.A. emptywheel, is a Comparative Literature Ph.D. turned political sleuth. In Comparative Literature, "careful reading" of texts is the thing to do, and she’s turned those skills on the political intrigues of our times – notably the Plame Affair. Now she’s focused on the U.S. Attorney firings and the voluminous texts available as […]
… we might be getting somewhere. Are you listening eRiposte?
Now, for one that will make you mad, sad, and maybe cry, watch and listen to Senator Durbin [D-IL] on the Senate floor [see also Durbin kept silent on prewar knowledge]… And an update on our 4+ years of war casualties:
Bush to Democrats: do not ‘test my will’ on Iraq President George W. Bush warned Democrats Friday not to "test my will" by passing new legislation on a US troop pullout from Iraq after he vetoes a bill passed by Congress this week. Bush invited Democrats and leaders of his Republican Party to discuss a […]
An Ex-C.I.A. Chief on Iraq and the Slam Dunk That Wasn’t In fact, Mr. Tenet says he doubts that W.M.D.’s were the principal cause of the United States’ decision to go to war in Iraq in the first place, that it was just “the public face that was put on it.” The real reason, he […]
Controversial U.S. Attorney Heads Back to D.C. After his controversial tenure at the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, Bradley Schlozman was rewarded by being installed as the U.S. attorney for Kansas City. His time as U.S.A. there, which ended only a week ago, is notable mostly for his decision to bring four "voter fraud" indictments […]
prag·ma·tism Pronunciation: ‘prag-m&-"ti-z&m Function: noun 1 : a practical approach to problems and affairs <tried to strike a balance between principles and pragmatism> 2 : an American movement in philosophy founded by C. S. Peirce and William James and marked by the doctrines that the meaning of conceptions is to be sought in their practical […]
– about Iraq [even if your senators are "Bushies" like mine]. Here‘s how to do it…