Shadow Box Well, that’s what happens when you lose your government and it’s smashed right in front of you. If there are any more self-righteous disbelievers out there who cluck their tongues at my mentally ill delusions about a smashed America blasted to the winds, please take a look at the behavior of the Vice […]
loop·hole (lÅ«p‘hÅl’) noun. A way of escaping a difficulty, especially an omission or ambiguity in the wording of a contract or law that provides a means of evading compliance. David Addington, Vice President Cheney’s current Chief of Staff, has been with Cheney for decades, serving as the Chief Counsel to the defense Department when Cheney […]
Mercer’s Non-Move … – not an attempt to leave DOJ, but a move to make sure Mercer can stay at DOJ, even if only in his role as USA for Montana. And I find that interesting for a few reasons–it raises questions about why it was so important for Mercer to remain USA in Montana, […]
cur·mudg·eon (kÉ™r-mÅj’É™n) noun An ill-tempered person full of resentment and stubborn notions. A crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas. A bad-tempered, difficult, cantankerous person. Erik Erikson was a Psychoanalyst – a ego psychologist and a contemporary of Anna Freud. He conceived of development in an interesting way – as a series of […]
Well, there we have it. The Vice President is not part of the Executive Branch because… Well, nevermind about that. Waxman bringing it up is ridiculous because… Well, it’s because the President said it was okay. Anyway, Dana Perino doesn’t want to talk about it very much… I’m suggesting Dana for a role as one […]
DoJ Purge Figure Withdraws Nomination It’s Friday afternoon. You know what that means: it’s time for a senior Justice Department official to resign. This time it’s Acting Associate Attorney General William Mercer, who, not so coincidentally, was due to have a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee this coming Tuesday. Mercer is one of […]
Why Does This Guy Still Have a Job? Why does Bradley Schlozman still have a job at the Justice Department? Why are taxpayers still funding his professional career despite a growing body of evidence that suggests he has brought nothing but shame and scandal and rank partisanship to the department? And if Attorney General Alberto […]
King Cheney The following press release sent out today by Representative Henry Waxman is almost unbelievable. The Oversight Committee has learned that over the objections of the National Archives, Vice President Cheney exempted his office from the presidential order that establishes government-wide procedures for safeguarding classified national security information. The Vice President asserts that his […]
It’s hard to imagine that he could’ve attended the November 27th meeting and heard about all of this for the first time. It’s almost like he’s saying, “I wasn’t there at the DoJ.” The U.S. Attorneys were fired within the week [and this was the second deadline, the first having been scrapped after they lost […]
President Discusses Stem Cell Research Policy "I made it clear to the Congress that I will not allow our nation to cross this moral line…" Last week it was: Specter says he’ll vote against Gonzales "…but it’s not going to make the determination about who serves in my government," Bush said today. In case you […]