Just to follow up on the earlier post, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), following up Friday’s strongly-worded letter, suggested on Face the Nation that she’s more than open to refusing funding for Bush’s troop escalation — if the president fails to offer a compelling justification for his plan. Pelosi stated clearly that Congress will fully […]
In all likelihood, if every leak of the last several weeks is to be believed, the president is going to unveil his “new way forward” in Iraq in a couple of days. Democrats, in Congress and out, aren’t going to like it — the strategy will probably include an escalation of thousands of troops, it […]
MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann, reading a Think Progress post nearly word for word last night, reminded me that it’s time to update the list of John McCain’s flip-flops. From last night’s Countdown: The winner [of the daily Worst Person in the World] is Sen. John McCain (R) of Arizona, [who] told us today that he knew […]
I guess this goes under the “unintended consequences” category. In the week since Saddam Hussein was hanged in an execution steeped in sectarian overtones, his public image in the Arab world, formerly that of a convicted dictator, has undergone a resurgence of admiration and awe. On the streets, in newspapers and over the Internet, Mr. […]
I realize that the [tag]Consumer Product Safety Commission[/tag] is not exactly the most well known agency in the federal government, but has some fairly important responsibilities, and how Bush has decided to staff the Commission says a lot about his administration. When Clinton was president, he appointed Ann Brown to chair the CPSC, which is […]
I can only imagine how painful and insulting it was for these families to receive these letters. The Army said Friday it would apologize to the families of about 275 officers killed or wounded in action who were mistakenly sent letters urging them to return to active duty. The letters were sent a few days […]
As I noted earlier this week, retired Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. John Shalikashvili, wrote a New York Times op-ed calling for the end of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. It was a strong piece, especially for someone who has defended the policy in the past, saying the end of the […]
Kicking off the first “This Week in God” of 2007, it seems appropriate to consider Americans’ expectations for the year with regards to matters of faith. As it turns out, a stunningly large amount of people expect 2007 to be remarkably noteworthy. [A]n Associated Press-AOL News poll that asked Americans to gaze into their crystal […]
Guest Post by Morbo I was out of town last week and missed the opportunity to comment on the death of former President Gerald R. Ford. I know this is late, but I wanted to add my two cents. The media line seemed uniformly to be one of thanks to Ford for sparing the nation […]
Today’s edition of quick hits. * For many years, records identifying visitors to the White House were open to the public, inasmuch as they were subject to public disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. Last year, the Bush gang quietly changed the rules — all entry and exit data on White House visitors belongs […]