I Apologize to the Public

Following is a transcript of Gov. Eliot Spitzer’€™s brief statement to the public, delivered at his Midtown Manhattan office on Monday afternoon: Over the past nine years, eight as attorney general and one as governor, I’€™ve tried to uphold a vision of progressive politics that would rebuild New York and create opportunity for all. We… Continue reading I Apologize to the Public

the torture veto

President Bush’s radio address today, where he announced that he’d vetoed the Senate authorization bill, which would have effectively outlawed waterboarding and other “enhanced interrogation” techniques for the CIA by limiting the CIA to the Army’s guide for interrogations, the Army Field Manual From TPMMuckraker | Talking Points Memo | Bush: Limiting CIA Interrogations “Could… Continue reading the torture veto

telecom immunity

While the nation is distracted by Super Tuesday elections tomorrow, the Senate will finally take up telecom immunity, which is expected to pass. Talking Points Memo: by Joshua Micah Marshall | Cat’s Away, Mice Play Really bad news on this one. Wondering if the administration would have the chutzpah to ask for immunity for bad… Continue reading telecom immunity

Kerry Endorses Obama

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts, the 2004 Democratic presidential nominee, endorsed Sen. Barack Obama for the White House Thursday in a timely slap at Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton as well as his own vice presidential running mate. From The Associated Press: 2004 Dem Nominee Kerry Endorses Obama I predict Gore will endorse… Continue reading Kerry Endorses Obama

David Brooks on McCain and Obama

I was writing columns criticizing the Republican Congress, but each time I’€™d throw in a few sentences slamming the Democrats, subconsciously trying to make myself feel good. One morning I got an e-mail message from Obama that roughly said: David, if you want to critique us, fine. But you’€™re just throwing in those stray sentences… Continue reading David Brooks on McCain and Obama

U.S. to launch criminal probe of CIA tapes

The U.S. Justice Department said Wednesday it will launch a criminal investigation intothe CIA’s destruction of videotapes depicting the harsh interrogation of terrorism suspects. From Talking Points Memo | U.S. to launch criminal probe of CIA tapes Yet another personality test from the White House. When you read this, are you happy there is a… Continue reading U.S. to launch criminal probe of CIA tapes

2008 Presidential Candidate Matching Quiz

88% Barack Obama86% John Edwards86% Chris Dodd84% Bill Richardson82% Mike Gravel81% Hillary Clinton81% Dennis Kucinich79% Joe Biden42% Rudy Giuliani36% John McCain30% Mike Huckabee28% Mitt Romney24% Ron Paul22% Tom Tancredo19% Fred Thompson2008 Presidential Candidate Matching Quiz No surprise here.

A Vast Right-Wing Hypocrisy

Richard Mellon Scaife, billionaire bankroller of conservative crusades, spent heavily to expose Bill Clinton’€™s “€œTroopergate"€ misbehavior. Now Scaife’s divorce from his second wife, Ritchie, is providing another unsavory saga…adultery! addiction! assault! dognapping!?! From A Vast Right-Wing Hypocrisy: Politics & Power: vanityfair.com I used to joke that there is no vast right wing conspiracy, but there… Continue reading A Vast Right-Wing Hypocrisy

IDIOTAROD NYC

A nod to Mr. Gone for pointing out that the IDIOTAROD is in a few weeks. When I was ten or eleven I saw Ben Hur on a tiny black and white TV. The chariot race convinced the reptile parts of my brain that Charlton Heston was the coolest person on earth. Within a week… Continue reading IDIOTAROD NYC