It’s been 26 days since the Bush gang promised the public a “thorough report” on Jack Abramoff’s White House connections, but the president and his aides are no longer willing to talk about the subject. Who’s urging the White House to come clean? At this point, everyone. Democrats want the White House to come clean. […]
In case you missed it, there were a couple of items over the weekend that offered chilling takes on the looming environmental crisis caused by climate change. The WaPo explained we’re approaching a “tipping point.” Now that most scientists agree human activity is causing Earth to warm, the central debate has shifted to whether climate […]
The Bush administration has subtly acknowledged for weeks that the president’s warrantless-search program violates FISA, but, officials argue, the program is still lawful because of other presidential legal authorities. Last week, in response to a question from a reporter who asked why the president decided to “circumvent” FISA, Bush quickly summarized his perspective. “[T]he FISA […]