So, if the N.S.A. Unwarranted Domestic Spying had been going on so long, and had to be reviewed every 45 days, why did there come to be a crisis in March 2004? TPM-Muckraker has the answer, explained by one of their readers [and it’s a very, very good answer!]. See also Loyal to Bush […]
The Department of Justice seems to be placed squarely in the center of most of the scandals during the Bush Administration: The outing of a C.I.A. Agent [prewar intelligence], the N.S.A. Unwaranted Domestic Spying issue, and the partisan firing of the U.S. Attorneys. I’ve tried to summarize the timeline to get it straight for myself. […]
How is Impeachment No Longer Inevitable? It’s a perfectly fair question, even though most Democrats and the DNC insist those who ask it are embarrassing obtuse dirty fucking hippies who should best be ignored. The latest outrages are the precisely described "thuggish "behavior of our President and Attorney General as they burned the constitution, along […]
When I’m dead and buried, Don’t you weep after me. When I’m dead and buried, Don’t you weep after me. When I’m dead and buried, Don’t you weep after me. I don’t want you to weep after me. [traditional] "The abortionists have got to bear some burden for this because God will not be mocked. […]
[from Firedoglake’s live blog]: Senator Schumer: What about the hospital visit to Ashcroft, because you refused to sign the NSA spying program. James Comey: Wednesday March 10 2004. James Comey: This was a very memorable period in my life, probably the most difficult time in my professional life. Senator Schumer : Were you present when […]
Angry Wolfowitz in four-letter tirade Sounding more like a cast member of the Sopranos than an international leader, in testimony by one key witness Mr Wolfowitz declares: "If they fuck with me or Shaha, I have enough on them to fuck them too." The remarks were published in a report detailing the controversy that erupted […]
Founder of the Moral Majority Rev. Jerry Falwell dies at 73 … The Rev. Jerry Falwell was stricken at his campus office and died Tuesday after a career in which the evangelist used the power of television to transform the religious right into a mighty force in American politics. He was 73. The founder of […]
Outgoing deputy knew best about prosecutor firings, Gonzales says Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Tuesday he relied on his resigning deputy more than any other aide to decide which U.S. attorneys should be fired last year. His comments came a less than a day after Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty announced he would resign at […]
Former Deputy Attorney General James Comey testified this morning before the Senate Judiciary Committee [having already testified before the House Judiciary Committee]. There is a live-blog transcript on Firedoglake and a summary on TPM Muckraker. Comey was Deputy Attorney General under John Ashcroft and later Alberto Gonzales. He came before Paul McNulty who resigned yesterday. […]