I was not aware of the Minutemen; initially I thought they were talking about the University of Massachusetts or something. These minutemen didn’t have a whole hell of a lot in common with Paul Revere though. From Stacynet A funny yet well thought out article on the immigration, the Minute Men and uh…whitey.
Category: politics
The Rove watch
Karl Rove’s fans and supporters are putting on a brave face – he’s just wrapping up loose ends, putting questions to rest, etc. – but a source close to president’s chief political advisor tells the Washington Post that Rove simply doesn’t know whether he’s going to be indicted or not. From Salon.com A really nice… Continue reading The Rove watch
Tax Breaks for Big Oil: Bush Was For it Before He Was Against It
Today, President Bush rolled out his brave plan to roll back billions in tax breaks for energy companies. But you wouldn’t know from the coverage so far that what he’s really talking about is rolling back some of the more disastrous measures of the energy bill he himself signed into law last year. From TPM… Continue reading Tax Breaks for Big Oil: Bush Was For it Before He Was Against It
Snow to Become New White House Press Secretary
Fox News commentator Tony Snow agreed last night to become White House press secretary after top officials assured him that he would be not just a spokesman but an active participant in administration policy debates, people familiar with the discussions said. From WaPo Gee, this is an odd choice. Does anyone really think that a… Continue reading Snow to Become New White House Press Secretary
Under Fire, Top Dem Leaves Ethics Post
Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-WV) is stepping down from his post as Ranking Member on the House ethics committee, Roll Call’s John Bresnahan reports this afternoon, quoting anonymous sources. From TPM Wanna know the difference between the Dems and the GOP? This is an excellent example. Here you have a scandal involving a top ranking Dem… Continue reading Under Fire, Top Dem Leaves Ethics Post
How Karl Rove is Going to Destroy the Republican Party
The upside for the Republican Party is that Karl Rove has had an excellent short term political strategy over the last six years. The downside is that it is a terrible long term strategy. I hope they enjoyed their “permanent majority” while it lasted. From The Huffington Post A really nice commentary that was nearly… Continue reading How Karl Rove is Going to Destroy the Republican Party
2005’s most appalling corporate tax giveaway
“It basically gave money to corporations in return for corporate contributions,” says Bob McIntyre, director of Citizens for Tax Justice. As for the law’s name, McIntyre says that Congress was “just kidding.” From Slate Notice how the GOP can’t think of a single way to stimulate the economy that doesn’t involve handing money out to… Continue reading 2005’s most appalling corporate tax giveaway
Hitchens Jumps Shark
It was from Niger that Iraq had originally acquired uranium in 1981, as confirmed in the Duelfer Report. In order to take the Joseph Wilson view of this Baathist ambassadorial initiative, you have to be able to believe that Saddam Hussein’s long-term main man on nuclear issues was in Niger to talk about something other… Continue reading Hitchens Jumps Shark
Phone-Jamming Records Point to White House
Key figures in a phone-jamming scheme designed to keep New Hampshire Democrats from voting in 2002 had regular contact with the White House and Republican Party as the plan was unfolding, phone records introduced in criminal court show. From Phone-Jamming Records Point to White House – Yahoo! News In the interest of being fair and… Continue reading Phone-Jamming Records Point to White House
economics
If you get your economic information from Brookings, you’re a Liberal. If you get your economic information from AEI you’re a conservative. If you get your economic information from Heritage you’re an idiot. I read Brookings, AEI and The Hoover Institution on a regular basis. I like to think of myself as being pretty comfortable… Continue reading economics