A Terrorist Hides in the United States: More Hypocrisy in the War on Terror guest post by Mash Once you have seen tanks on the streets, you are never the same. I was born into genocide and I grew up a witness to terrorism. I am scarred by man’s inhumanity to man. Killers have laid [...]
A Terrorist Hides in the United States: More Hypocrisy in the War on Terror
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Sucker
Sucker bumped This is what passes for wisdom in Washington. A top strategist for the Texas Democrats who was disappointed by the Bill Clinton years, Mr. Dowd was impressed by the pledge of Mr. Bush, then governor of Texas, to bring a spirit of cooperation to Washington. He switched parties, joined Mr. Bush’s political brain [...]
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Play Ball Sunday
Spring tulips in a barrel. Diane Feinstein, one more time, but that’s it for the girls this Sunday, except for the panels. • “Meet the Press” Guests: Sens. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and Orrin Hatch, R-Utah; Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y. • “This Week” Guests: Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill.; presidential counselor Dan Bartlett; former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy [...]
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Presidential Money
Less than seven hours left. Jermone talks it up and Edwards is obviously “on fire,” then there’s Obama, but other candidates too, including Hillary Clinton. If you’ve got it, give it. Act Blue … more here
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Rudy, Mrs. Rudy, and the Thug
I don’t blame any woman or man for marrying up. But there’s something about Mrs. Rudy that smacks of classic golddigger material, but maybe it’s only of the political variety. In an interview with Barbara Walters, former New York City Mayor and presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani said that if elected president, he would have no [...]
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Another ‘Hardball’ Hit Job
As I said yesterday, I needed a good laugh as the week closed out. Unfortunately, I didn’t get it on “Hardball.” At one point in the show on Thursday the topic of discussion turned to a USAToday poll. But no, it wasn’t about Hillary’s chances for president. It is one of Chris Matthews’ favorite topics, [...]
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Get Your Freak On
video via TBogg Tonight the feature is a round up of the most succulently delicious blogger battle worthy of more attention ever. And I never cover this stuff, but this story just begs for more attention. Ms. Thang helped it along with the video above, but also with her post today. It’s the first time [...]
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Stupid Gun Law
This is likely the stupidest thing you're ever going to read regarding U.S. gun laws. Members of Congress and designated employees can bring unloaded guns into the Capitol. The lawmakers can even load the guns once inside their offices. But there is a hitch: They cannot bring guns through the District's streets on their way [...]
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Alberto’s Embarrassment
Alberto\’s Embarrassment C-SPAN Sampson testimony There will be an hour break around 12:30 p.m., but it will resume afterwards. Video of Sampson\’s opening statement is what you\’d expect. Embarrassing. But nothing is worse than Gonzo\’s lack of leadership at Justice. Christy is liveblogging the hearing here and here. TPM Muckraker has a guide on what [...]
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After the Veto
After the Veto Democrats have two big wins under their belt. Speaker Pelosi and Senator Reid held tough and Republicans buckled, passing the buck to Bush who all of a sudden had an attack of spending guilt; this after instituting the most profligate spending spree since Lyndon Johnson, with one-quarter the affect for Americans. Anything [...]
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‘MC Rove’
\”MC Rove\” The correspondence dinner was missing something this year. That was especially true when it came to Bush\’s segment. It was obvious that Mr. Bush felt very comfortable because he had his Fox buddies close, with Fox anchor Brian Wilson sitting next to him. It was a much different scene from last year, obviously. [...]
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Saudis Walk Away from Junior
The Saudi King will not be coming to dinner. Oh, and neither will Jordan’s King Abdullah. However, it’s the former that reveals a tremendously dangerous sign in the ever unraveling foreign policy disaster of Mr. Bush’s presidency. President Bush enjoys hosting formal state dinners about as much as having a root canal. Or proposing tax [...]
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Wargaming Iran
Wargaming Iran bumped on new developments UPDATE from very early a.m. posting (9:35 a.m.): Pictures just released on MSNBC. There is also a letter allegedly written by one of the sailors saying they were definitely in Iranian waters. It is not known (–ahem–) if she was forced to write the letter. … to add (via [...]
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Obama Taking Incoming
Read Greenwald. Last night, The Politico\’s Mike Allen published a petty, trite hit piece on Barack Obama — entitled Rookie Mistakes Plague Obama — claiming that Obama \”has also shown a tendency toward seemingly minor contradictions and rhetorical slips\” and referencing \”imprecise or incomplete statements by Obama over the years.\” As Bunch noticed, Allen\’s story [...]
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Bush Handed Stunning Rebuke on Iraq
Bush Handed Stunning Rebuke on Iraq updated VIDEO: Bush Slapped on Iraq Cheney showed up on the Hill, but it did no good. Breaking news, Hagel joins with Democrats to hand Bush a huge defeat. As drafted, the legislation called for troop withdrawal to begin within 120 days, with a non-binding goal that calls for [...]
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Republicans Looking to Bush on Iraq
Republicans Looking to Bush on Iraq The headline of this one says it all. As the Senate opened debate Monday on a $122 billion Iraq spending bill, Republicans vowed not to allow Congress to impose a withdrawal date for American troops, but said they would rely on President Bush’s veto pen rather than procedural maneuvers [...]
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Prayers for Tony Snow
Prayers for Tony Snow This is just horrible news. The cancer has spread to his liver. Fight, Tony, fight.
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Webb’s Gun
Webb\’s Gun updated If you didn\’t see Fox \”News\” earlier this afternoon with Bush\’s boy Brit you missed a doozy. Brit was tripping all over himself trying to discuss Webb\’s aide being taken into custody after being found with what was first described as an unregistered firearm, with unregistered ammunition in a bag. The prissy [...]
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Gonzo-gate Goes Gangsta
Gonzo-gate Goes Gangsta VIDEO: Keith on Gonzo-gateWhen Gonzo talks he makes matters worse. Gonzo\’s aide will take the 5th. Wow, I thought only the mob did stuff like that. You know, gangstas trying to beat a rap. It\’s got to make the boss\’s boss (that would be the president) proud. This from a group that [...]
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Carol Lam vs. The White House Gravy Train
Carol Lam vs. The White House Gravy Train guest post by Mash Photo credit: Thinkpacs When Carol Lam, the US Attorney for the Southern District of California, was publicly humiliated and dismissed by the Bush Administration on December 7, 2006, she became the latest casualty in George W Bush\’s "War on Terror". The "War on [...]
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