A nod to TPM for pointing out an absurd GOP talking point that has made it into the Washington Post. Backed by a unified party and fresh from a slew of legislative victories, Democratic leaders appear to believe there is hardly any territory they cannot stray onto, a development that has Republican political operatives gleeful… Continue reading the meaning of good and bad
proof that we are stuck in someone else’s war
Ms. Saadoun was a Sunni Arab living in a Shiite enclave of western Baghdad. A widowed mother of seven, she and her family had been chased out once before. This time, she called American and Kurdish soldiers at a base less than a mile to the east…. The next morning, Ms. Saadoun was shot dead… Continue reading proof that we are stuck in someone else’s war
Greenwald on Brooks
David Brooks’ column in The New York Times this morning contains several important observations. It would maximize clarity in our political discussions if journalists could just ingest Brooks’ central point: the dominant right-wing political movement in this country that has spawned and driven the Bush presidency has nothing to do with – it is in… Continue reading Greenwald on Brooks
Ex-Aide Says Gonzales Was Involved in Firings
“I don’t think the attorney general’s statement that he was not involved in any discussions about U.S. attorney removals is accurate,” the former Gonzales aide, D. Kyle Sampson, said under questioning at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. From New York Times Looks like Sampson wasn’t willing to be the next Scooter Libby.
GSA Chief Is Accused of Playing Politics
Witnesses have told congressional investigators that the chief of the General Services Administration and a deputy in Karl Rove’s political affairs office at the White House joined in a videoconference earlier this year with top GSA political appointees, who discussed ways to help Republican candidates. From GSA Chief Is Accused of Playing Politics – washingtonpost.com… Continue reading GSA Chief Is Accused of Playing Politics
Abramoff?
People are still getting into trouble over their dealing with Abramoff. Its just not front page news anymore.
Stop the Falsiness
The video, called “Stop the Falsiness,” was created by MoveOn and Brave New Films as a tongue-in-cheek commentary on Colbert’s portrayal of the right-wing media and parodying MoveOn’s own reputation for earnest political activism. The short film, uploaded to YouTube in August 2006, includes clips from “The Colbert Report” as well as humorous original interviews… Continue reading Stop the Falsiness
Democrats Seek Votes for Bill on Iraq
House Democrats were scrambling today to find the 218 votes needed to pass a war spending bill that would set a timetable to bring American troops home from Iraq, as the Bush administration and Congressional Republicans worked aggressively to foil their effort. From Democrats Seek Votes for Bill on Iraq – New York Times The… Continue reading Democrats Seek Votes for Bill on Iraq
re-framing the US Attorney scandal
In a scripted moment of imperial bravado, President Bush held a press conference yesterday to address the scandal over his Attorney General having lied to Congress. Why this sudden move? In a word: framing. FRAMESHOP by Jeffrey Feldman An excellent discussion of how this administration is trying to change the way the US Attorney scandal… Continue reading re-framing the US Attorney scandal
The successful Iraq
Interestingly, many of the same issues that have dogged the current American campaign in Iraq dogged American efforts in the Philippines. These include the inability to recognize that the war was not over simply because we thought it should be over, the difficulty in adjusting to a new kind of war, the constant interaction of… Continue reading The successful Iraq