I’ve been wondering what all of this is about. It sounds like a Rove/Plamesque ploy. Good for Josh Marshall at TPM for chasing it down. Sooner or later, the “dirty trick” du jour is going to be exposed to the light of day. It’s just inconceivable that Pelosi would make up such a thing. But […]
Congress girds up for return to oversight Probes include alleged contracting abuses in Iraq and the alteration of scientific findings. >Not since the Depression-era Congress of 1932 has Capitol Hill ramped up so quickly for oversight hearings and related legislation – most targeting the Bush administration. Both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue are hiring more lawyers, […]
Scandal puts spotlight on Christian law school "It used to be that high-level DOJ jobs were generally reserved for the best of the legal profession," wrote a contributor to The New Republic website . "That a recent graduate of one of the very worst [and sketchiest] law schools with virtually no relevant experience could ascend […]
State District Old New Florida Southern Marcos D. Jiminez [resigned 04/21/2005] R. Alexander Acosta [confirmed by Senate] Colorado John Suthers [elected State Attorney] Troy Eid [confirmed by Senate] Wisconsin Western J.B. Van Hollen [elected State Attorney] Erik C. Peterson [confirmed by Senate] Minnesota Tom Heffelfinger [resigned 02/2006] Rachel K. Paulose [confirmed by Senate] […]
I almost get tired of raling about our government, but they just won’t stop. They invaded Iraq on what was, at best, a bad hunch. Last night, we watched re-runs of Valerie Plame’s testimony on CSPAN2. She was clearly working like hell at the C.I.A. trying to confirm the Administration’s obsession with Saddam Hussein’s WMD’s […]
A political Blog is hardly the place for an exposition on the Tibetan Wheel of Life. But there is something about it that is pertinent to the modern American dilemma. In ancient times, the religion of Tibet had to do with Monsters from the Dead – was built on fear. A Buddhist Monk travelling through […]
Gonzales Aide Who Refused to Testify Resigns The top aide to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales abruptly quit on Friday, almost two weeks after telling Congress she would not testify about her role in the firings of federal prosecutors. "I am hereby submitting my resignation to the office of attorney general," Monica M. Goodling said in […]
Looking back over my recent posts, I’m surprised at how much hostility I’m expressing about this Administration’s antics. I sound like the Neocons must’ve sounded as the Clinton years drug on and on – sitting in their little think-tanks dreaming of taking over the government. I was just watching a video on t·r·u·t·h·o·u·t.org. They were […]