Just a quick note to explain recent improvements to The Carpetbagger Report (not to the content, to the appearance). Carpetbagger’s lovely wife, let’s call her Evening, has once again worked her magic and made significant changes to help make this site better. If you’ve been reading for a while, you may remember Evening adding several […]
I thought I’d wrap up the week with one final example of the Bush White House’s deception about Niger-gate. The final word goes to National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice. On June 8th, Rice told Tim Russert on Meet the Press that she — and other high-ranking administration officials — did not know that the Niger […]
Thanks to Carpetbagger regular Chief Osceola for some Friday fun. Go to Google and type in “Weapons of Mass Destruction.” Instead of clicking “Google Search,” however, click the “I’m Feeling Lucky” button. You’ll see what appears to be an error message. But if you read carefully, you’ll see it’s not. Enjoy.
Jack Beatty, senior editor at The Atlantic Monthly, has written the strongest appeal yet for Ret. Gen. Wesley Clark to run for president. If you have any interest in the former Supreme Commander of NATO, this essay is for you. “I can’t think of a man and moment better matched than retired general Wesley Clark […]
While the Bush administration faces increasing heat this week over Niger lies, Iraqi violence, and stonewalling the independent 9/11 commission, there’s still the White House’s failed economic policies to deal with. As the New York Times reported, “The number of Americans claiming jobless benefits late last month hit its highest point in more than 20 […]
So much to say on Niger-gate, I’m not sure where to begin. It’s starting to reach that point where the media sharks smell blood in the water… First off, the White House seems to have finally settled on a strategy — everything is the CIA’s fault. National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice has made this approach […]
I’ve been meaning to write about the 9/11 commission report, and how the Bush administration has been dragging its feat and undermining what should be a thorough investigation of the worst attack on America in our history. There’s a lot going on with this, more than I could cover in a post (or two). But […]
The Senate Judiciary Committee keeps scheduling a vote on Bill Pryor’s judicial nomination and then keeps delaying it. Today the committee agreed to push it off one more week. Pryor’s biggest fan, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), said the delays have been caused by a busy schedule, not concerns over the nomination. “Nothing in the Senate […]
I mentioned a month ago that TV preacher Pat Robertson’s business partner, ruthless Liberian dictator Charles Taylor, had been charged as a war criminal for his brutal reign of killing and torturing political opponents in his country and others. As I explained, Robertson overlooked Taylor’s dreadful record for thousand of human rights abuses because the […]
The media is picking up on Niger-gate nicely, realizing that the administration is having trouble even coming up with a basic defense for the president’s multiple misstatements. The White House is clearly unaccustomed to playing defense. From the looks of it, I’d say they aren’t very good at it. Let’s start with Bush’s four-question press […]