Archive for the ‘GW Bush Admin’ Category
War Crimes Will Be Prosecuted
About a Ralk
This Is a Farewell Kiss, Dog
Jonathan Said
Gang-- I live in Michigan. Peoplehere aren't worried about a depression, they're convinced we're in the midst of one. And they're right. GM and Ford are losing so much money, people are realistically thinking that they may go out of business. Obama is all over the airwaves--with positive ads (and some negative ones, to be [...]
The Vice Presidential Debate
Sheldon Whitehouse Asks a Question
I’m the Sacrificer
Politico interview with President Bush, May 13, 2008:
Q Mr. President, you haven't been golfing in recent years. Is that related to Iraq?
THE PRESIDENT: Yes, it really is. I don't want some mom whose son may have recently died to see the Commander-in-Chief playing golf. I feel I owe it to the families to be as [...]
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Covering FISA
Marty Kaplan:
Friday morning, President Bush came out of a meeting with Republican Congressional leaders and blasted House Democrats for not performing precisely the kind of fellatio on his FISA bill that he had requested. His statement was designed to get Democrats-are-soft-on-terror into the news cycle as he headed off on Air Force I to Africa. [...]
House Blocks Warrantless Spy Amnesty, Censures Subpoena Shirkers
"At Long Last, The House Stands Firm" -- New York Times editorial, February 14, 2008:
Three cheers for the House of Representatives — and for the Democratic leadership.
The House took two major steps today that started to dispel the fog of fear and inertia that has surrounded the Democratic leadership on Capitol Hill when it comes [...]
Senate Passes “Protect America Act” with Corporate Spy Amnesty
Eric Lichtblau in The New York Times:
After more than a year of heated political wrangling, the Senate handed the White House a major victory Tuesday by voting to broaden the government’s spy powers after giving legal protection to phone companies that cooperated in President Bush’s warrantless eavesdropping program.
The Senate rejected a series of amendments that [...]
Nineteen Shitheads
Democrat Max Baucus (Montana)
Democrat Evan Bayh (Indiana)
Democrat Tom Carper (Delaware)
Democrat Bob Casey (Pennsylvania)
Democrat Kent Conrad (North Dakota)
Democrat Dianne Feinstein (California)
Democrat Daniel Inouye (Hawaii)
Democrat Tim Johnson (South Dakota)
Democrat Herb Kohl (Wisconsin)
Democrat Mary Landrieu (Louisiana)
Democrat Blanche Lincoln (Arkansas)
Democrat Claire McCaskill (Missouri)
Democrat Barbara Mikulski (Maryland)
Democrat Ben Nelson (Nebraska)
Democrat Bill Nelson (Florida)
Democrat Mark Pryor (Arkansas)
Democrat Jay Rockefeller (West Virginia)
Democrat [...]