Guest Post by Morbo A lawsuit challenging the instruction of “intelligent design” in a public school in Dover, Pa., is winding down in Harrisburg. This week, pro-ID “scientists” began testifying. Among them was Michael Behe of Lehigh University. On the witness stand, Behe brought up his favorite example of intelligent design in action: bacterial flagellum. […]
Guest Post by Morbo As the Carpetbagger mentioned earlier this week, the Rev. Donald Wildmon of the American Family Association (AFA) has come out swinging against a popular line of dolls beloved by little girls all over the country. Wildmon, everyone’s favorite witch-finder general, has from his perch in Tupelo, Miss., set his sights on […]
Guest Post by Morbo Last week I mentioned Catherine Crier’s new book “Contempt,” a great slam on the kook right for its attacks on our judicial system. I’d like to recommend another new book this week. Former CNN and MSNBC commentator Bill Press has just released “How the Republicans Stole Christmas: The Republican Party’s Declared […]
Joe at AmericaBlog noted that White House Chief of Staff Andy Card was scheduled to do a state party fundraiser tonight, but had to cancel. The president needs his full attention. A Rhode Island Republican Party fundraiser scheduled for tonight featuring Andrew H. Card, White House chief of staff, has been canceled because Card is […]
Dan Froomkin discovered today that Special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald has created a website. Seriously. It’s already up and has some posted documents. The next question, of course, is what Fitzgerald might plan to add to his new site. Could it be that he’s getting ready to release some new legal documents? Like, maybe, some indictments? […]
Tom DeLay made his first appearance in court this morning, but it’ll be a little while until he’s arraigned on conspiracy and money laundering charges. Apparently, he doesn’t like his judge. Inside the courtroom, Judge Bob Perkins told defense lawyer Dick DeGuerin that “the best way for me to handle” the request for a new […]
At the beginning of a hearing of the Senate Subcommittee on the Constitution yesterday, Sen. Pat Leahy (D-Vt.) noted that there are plenty of challenges that warrant the chamber’s time. “As a nation, we are facing many pressing and problematic issues at this very moment — the war in Iraq, devastation from flooding and hurricanes, […]
Today’s installment of campaign-related news items that wouldn’t generate a post of their own, but may be of interest to political observers: * With a little over two weeks before voters decide the next governor of New Jersey, Sen. Jon Corzine’s (D) lead in the polls is bouncing back nicely. A new Rasmussen poll shows […]
It’s tempting to say that former FEMA Director Mike “Brownie, you’re doing a heck of a job” Brown has been humiliated enough. But that temptation is easily whisked away when we learn that taxpayers are still paying his salary. Before we get into that, consider what we’ve learned about Brown’s “leadership” of FEMA this week. […]
The questions about Harriet Miers have been piling up, but nearly all have been about her lack of qualifications, her sycophantic tendencies, her lack of a record, and her unknown beliefs. Today, however, we learn of a slightly different question that might be even more difficult to answer. The AP reported that Miers’ law firm […]