It’s only illegal when the president agrees it’s illegal

We now know that in 2004 Gonzales and Andy Card raced to the hospital to try to get a very sick John Ashcroft to certify the legality of the president’s secret NSA surveillance program €”going over the head of Comey, the acting attorney general while Ashcroft was ill. When Ashcroft refused to override Comey, the… Continue reading It’s only illegal when the president agrees it’s illegal

Rudy on the Dems

Look, it’s real simple what happened. These people came here and killed us because of our freedom of religion, because of our freedom for women, because they hate us…If you’re confused about this, I think you put our country in much greater jeopardy. From TPMCafe Rudy is an idiot. Anyone who has read Bin Laden’s… Continue reading Rudy on the Dems

The Project On Government Oversight

The Project On Government Oversight follows a rich tradition of assuring that the government continues to work for the people it represents. Our nation was founded on the very principle that representation and accountability are fundamental to maintaining a strong and functioning democracy. Today, these principles espoused by our founding fathers are under attack as… Continue reading The Project On Government Oversight

Active-Duty Generals Will €˜Revolt€™ Against Bush

Appearing on NBC’€™s Chris Matthews Show this morning, Atlanta Journal-Constitution columnist Cynthia Tucker revealed that sources within the military are warning of €œa revolt from active-duty generals if September rolls around and the president is sticking with the surge into €˜08. From Think Progress So much for that listening to the generals on the ground… Continue reading Active-Duty Generals Will €˜Revolt€™ Against Bush

Billions in Oil Missing in Iraq

Between 100,000 and 300,000 barrels a day of Iraq’s declared oil production over the past four years is unaccounted for and could have been siphoned off through corruption or smuggling, according to a draft American government report. From New York Times We are fighting a war where the American taxpayer finances both sides of the… Continue reading Billions in Oil Missing in Iraq

Bill O’Reilly declares end to his France boycott

As the weblog News Hounds noted, on the May 7 edition of Fox News’ The O’Reilly Factor, host Bill O’Reilly declared that “The Factor is lifting the boycott of France” due to the recent election of conservative candidate Nicolas Sarkozy as France’s next president. From Media Matters Well in that case, I’m calling off my… Continue reading Bill O’Reilly declares end to his France boycott

A Split Emerges as Conservatives Discuss Darwin

Evolution has long generated bitter fights between the left and the right about whether God or science better explains the origins of life. But now a dispute has cropped up within conservative circles, not over science, but over political ideology: Does Darwinian theory undermine conservative notions of religion and morality or does it actually support… Continue reading A Split Emerges as Conservatives Discuss Darwin