Republicans and the Tea Parties The U.S. went 15 years without a federal tax increase. By KARL ROVE Yesterday was Tax Day, and it was marked by large numbers of Americans turning out for an estimated 2,000 tea parties across the country. This movement is significant. In 1978, California voters enacted Prop. 13 in reaction […]
The Torture Memos By: emptywheel April 16, 2009 ACLU has them posted: August 1, 2002 John Yoo memo First May 10, 2005 Steven Bradbury memo Second May 10, 2005 Steven Bradbury memo May 30, 2005 Steven Bradbury memo Did I say they were worried about blows to the head? From the August 1, 2002 memo: […]
Court Declares Franken Winner Coleman to Appeal Tuesday 14 April 2009by: Pat Doyle Minneapolis Star Tribune A three-judge panel in Minnesota has declared Al Franken the winner of the contested US Senate race there. Norm Coleman is expected to appeal. (Photo: AP) Three judges soundly rejected Norm Coleman’s attempt to reverse Al Franken’s lead in […]
The Bush Six to Be Indicted Spanish prosecutors will seek criminal charges against Alberto Gonzales and five high-ranking Bush administration officials for sanctioning torture at Guantánamo The Daily BeastBy Scott Horton. Spanish prosecutors have decided to press forward with a criminal investigation targeting former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and five top associates over their […]
On Friday, we had a tornado. You can see my photos of the damage here. The good news is that no one was killed. The bad news is that because no one was killed, our little county has to pay for all the repair & cleanup on its own. The number of crews & trucks […]
Well, it’s not much, but the rate of climb of unemployment is falling. Is a peak around the corner? Let’s hope. Like the uptick in the Consumer Price Index, it’s at least going in the right direction. Oh yeah, there’s that other graph:
Yesterday afternoon, the storms came through stacked on top of each other. Before the power went out, the t.v. guy said it was the first PDS we’d ever had in North Georgia ["Potentially Dangerous Situation"]. The one that hit us was fast and furious. Our brave dogs protected Sharon [or was it the other way […]
Doug Feith: "I Was a Major Player" in Bush’s Torture Policies 06 April 2009 by: Jason Leopold t r u t h o u t | Report Doug Feith, former Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, is best known for cooking up bogus prewar Iraq intelligence linking Iraq and al-Qaeda and 9/11. But in addition to […]