Aggressive Tactics The experience of John Whitehead, former head of Goldman Sachs (GS), illustrates Spitzer’s aggressive tactics in attacking outstanding leaders. Two years ago, Whitehead wrote an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal in which he criticized Spitzer for accusing Hank Greenberg (BusinessWeek.com, 03/10/08), then chairman and CEO of AIG (AIG), of being a crook […]
Bush Warns House on Surveillance With the House moving toward a vote on electronic surveillance legislation that the White House has said falls far short of its requirements, President Bush warned legislators strongly Thursday morning against passing what he called “a partisan bill that will undermine American security.” In clear defiance of the White House, […]
It looks like my thesis that this was "stress" from being in a job he couldn’t handle is evaporating – unless he couldn’t handle the last job either. So much for armchair punditry. Spitzer’s apparently been a john for years, well back into his Attorney General days. And then there’s this, an attack on Mr. […]
Pentagon Report on Saddam’s Iraq Censored? ABC News’ Jonathan Karl Reports: The Bush Administration apparently does not want a U.S. military study that found no direct connection between Saddam Hussein and al Qaeda to get any attention. This morning, the Pentagon cancelled plans to send out a press release announcing the report’s release and will […]
Spitzer’s resignation speech was as expected. He’s a kind of flat-faced guy. Silda still looks like a truck ran over her – like someone who is all caught up in something that she can only endure. On CNN, the Lawyer commentators keep saying "you need to ask a Psychiatrist about that…" Of course the question […]
House Democrats File Civil Lawsuit Against Bolten, Miers House Democrats filed a federal lawsuit today against White House Chief of Josh Bolten and former White House Counsel Harriet Miers for refusing to comply with subpoenas issued by the Judiciary Committee. President Bush refused to allow the two aides to testify to Congress over the firing of […]
I had hoped to keep my mouth shut until the Democratic Candidacy was decided. I don’t believe that my own choices in this race are particularly important. Instead, my focus has been and remains the treasonous government of George W. Bush and Dick Cheney. And I had hoped to wait to weigh in when their […]