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
Saddam chose to deny inspectors
“I also saw a threat in Iraq. I was hoping to solve this problem diplomatically. That’s why I went to the [United Nations] Security Council; that’s why it was important to pass [Resolution] 1441, which was unanimously passed. And the world said, disarm, disclose, or face serious consequences – and therefore, we worked with the… Continue reading Saddam chose to deny inspectors
Hitler vs. Coulter
For this quiz I’ve replaced some of Hitler’s pro-Aryan and anti-Semitic language with the words, “America”, “Democrat”, “liberal”, and “the liberal media” to make the Coulter quotes a little more difficult to spot. Can you correctly attribute the following quotes? From Give Up Blog This is funny. I totally disagree with the method of argument… Continue reading Hitler vs. Coulter
DeLay Is Quitting Race and House
Representative Tom DeLay, the relentless Texan who helped lead House Republicans to power but became ensnared in a corruption scandal, has decided to leave Congress, House officials said Monday night. From New York Times Good bye and good riddance. The next majority you will preside over will be in prison
debt and stimulus
Bush supporters credit the President with cutting taxes (and, mumble mumble, boosting spending) in order to stimulate economic growth and dig us out of recession. “Works every time!” they say. Well, duh. Borrowing $1.9 trillion and injecting it into the economy should certainly provide some stimulus. The real question is: does the extra economic growth… Continue reading debt and stimulus
Kerry avoids all things tomato
From thesmokinggun
The Founders Never Imagined a Bush Administration
President Bush has given Commander-in-Chief Bush unlimited wartime authority. But the “war on terror” is more a metaphor than a fact. Terrorism is a method, not an ideology; terrorists are criminals, not warriors. No peace treaty can possibly bring an end to the fight against far-flung terrorists. The emergency powers of the president during this… Continue reading The Founders Never Imagined a Bush Administration
four questions for Bush
Now that Bush is actually facing the press in non-scripted environment, I thought it might point out some questions I’d like him to avoid answering. You have talk a lot about the need for cutting big government and reducing spending. If this is indeed you intention, why haven’t you submitted a balanced budget? In your… Continue reading four questions for Bush
Mrs. Cheney drinks Perrier
The Smoking Gun has the VP’s ridder.