When do the training wheels come off the Iraqi Army . . .?
The ISG has spoken. Said it’s a mess. No shit. It has taken three years and a blue ribbon study group to come up with this? How long does it take to train Gomer Pyle? Some are now calling for...
View ArticleThe presidential speech I hope I never hear again
History tends to repeat itself. The most famous quote in this regard is, of course, Santayana’s "those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." A lesser known quote of Santayana’s is...
View ArticleMore DOJ shenanigans? 'Errors' cost $100 million
After news of the tobacco litigation being micromanaged by Bush political appointments and the concomitant reduction of the amount of damages alleged by the DOJ, any questionable activities of the DOJ...
View ArticleNot ‘til recess
Fromhttp://www.tpmmuckraker.com/...Via pbd.blogspot.com/[Paul Kiel] Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) had the best line of questioning of the day so far.Under persistent questioning, Gonzales admitted that he...
View ArticleThe mystery of the 45 day rule
Recent testimony by James Comey, formerly DAG under John Ashcroft, revealed an astonishing hospital room encounter with Alberto Gonzales and Andrew Card regarding the renewal of DOJ approval of a...
View ArticleLet's have last call at the Virginia Bar for Monica Goodling
. Are you outraged at the behavior of Monica Goodling?. Wondering what you can do about it? . File a complaint with the Virginia Bar...
View ArticleHoekstra Releases Letter on Alleged CIA Cooperation in Foreign Probe
A better title is - Republicans bring hypocrisy and mendacity to new heights Link to Press ReleaseFrom the Hoekstra website:
View ArticleThe Name Game
The Protect America Act Modernizes The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) To Give Intelligence Professionals The Tools They Urgently Need To ...LinkThe Protect America Act. How do they come...
View ArticleA republic, if you can keep it.
At the close of the Constitutional Convention, a woman asked Benjamin Franklin what type of government the Constitution was bringing into existence. Franklin replied, "A republic, if you can keep...
View ArticleSomething worthwhile on TV ! ! !
This is a very short diary to bring attention to this deserving broadcast:"By the People: Citizenship in the 21st Century"Broadcast Friday, Jan. 4, 10-11:00 p.m.
View ArticleChanging Course
If you were 18 in 1988, you now would be 38 and you will not in your adult life have experienced any President NOT named Bush or Clinton. If you were 8 in 1988, you would now be 28 and probably have...
View Article"Treated as Top Secret" (and no, its not about Cheney)
Hillary Clinton adamantly refuses to release or discuss the release of tax returns filed in past years.Her campaign is stating that they will be released on or about the April 15 filing date per Howard...
View ArticleThe Great Crash of 1929 – Redux
Once upon a time, the combination of margin (borrowing) and speculative excess (irrational exuberance) ran up the prices of assets in securities markets to unsustainable levels.The results. Stock...
View ArticleBottom of the ninth, two out, none on
Baseball provides many useful metaphors for many aspects of life, particularly current events. Including the question 'Why won't the Democratic party won't back down and recognize the results of...
View ArticleHillary's tell
From wikiA tell in poker is a detectable change in a player's behavior or demeanor that gives clues to that player's assessment of his hand. A player gains an advantage if he observes and understands...
View ArticleHillary won't quit before Denver no matter what
Why? The negatives.Consider recent headlines.Clinton's Negatives at Record High Poll Finds Majority of Americans Have Unfavorable Opinion of Clinton http://abcnews.go.com/...
View ArticleI never thought I'd live to see this day
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.And if America is to be a great...
View ArticleThe audacity to hope - FISA and Obama - Quotes . . . and a comment
Shorter FISA -- If the president tells you (a telecom) to do something, it is legal.
View ArticleBe vewwy vewwy afwaid - Obama's gonna waise your taxes A rant
This is a rant on Taxes, Spending and Oil - after a 'conversation' with a 'conservative' Begin rantThink Obama's going to raise your taxes? Let me make this so clear even you can understand it. The...
View ArticleObama and FISA
Allow me to speculate a little on what (besides money) is driving the congressional Democrats towards the telecoms.It goes back to the Ashcroft - Comey hospital story, when Ashcroft was ill and Comey...
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