The Senate Armed Services committee has been waiting for several weeks for the Pentagon to provide its inspector general’s report on prisoner abuse in Iraq and Afghanistan. Miraculously, it made it to the Committee this morning. The U.S. military has found a total of 94 cases of confirmed or alleged abuse of prisoners by U.S. […]
Way back in March, the Wall Street Journal ran an item about the White House’s aggressive new strategy to win over Hispanic voters nationwide. Bush knew he didn’t have to actually win the Latino Vote in November, but if he could close the gap considerably, his chances for a second term would greatly improve. All […]
The mind-numbingly painful fights over textbooks has become contentious nationwide, but there’s something unique over the lunacy in Texas. High-profile fights over biology texts have been going on for years, as have debates over ecology. And while the fight over sex-ed in Texas is also not out of the blue, it is deeply twisted. A […]
Before getting into the details of our current financial status in funding the war in Iraq, let’s take a moment to highlight what the Bush administration told us before we launched the invasion. * Deputy Secretary of Defense Wolfowitz, Paul said, “The oil revenues of Iraq could bring between $50 and $100 billion over the […]
Just to bring the Linda Ronstadt story to a close, my friend Poppy alerted me to a story about the Aladdin that should add a happy ending to this absurd tale. As it turns out, the Aladdin is for sale and the new owners not only want to lift the lifetime ban on Ronstadt, but […]
There was relative peace on the Hill over judicial nominees after Bush and Daschle struck a deal over 25 jurists a couple of months ago. The peace was intentionally broken yesterday and it looks like tensions are about to get considerably worse. Democrats yesterday blocked the appeals court nomination of former Interior Department solicitor William […]
Americans really should be able to be in the same vicinity as the President, regardless of what’s on their clothing. I recently noted the ordeal with Nicole and Jeff Rank, who were literally arrested for attending a Bush speach while wearing anti-Bush t-shirts. (A judge later threw out the trespassing charges.) As it turns out, […]
The Gadflyer’s Paul Waldman noticed a Fox News classic from today’s Chicago Tribune. The headline alone pretty much tells the story: “O’Reilly Scolds Guest Who Outed Gays, Then Calls Judge a Lesbian” Fox News Channel’s star talk-show personality, Bill O’Reilly, says he is uncomfortable with the practice of outing gay political figures — except, it […]
Want to know how desperate the Republicans are? With about 20 legislative days remaining in this session, the Senate is moving forward with a flag-burning amendment. A proposed constitutional amendment to outlaw the burning of the American flag won the approval Tuesday of a Senate Judiciary Committee split largely along party lines. Raised by some […]
The Dems’ fundraising success may be the biggest surprise of the year. No one, probably not even Dem leaders, could have expected so much financial support from so many people. In light of the fundraising trends for the past several decades, it’s been assumed that Republicans will always far exceed Dem fundraising. Not anymore. John […]