It took longer than it should have, but in 2003, then-Attorney General John Ashcroft recused himself from any involvement in Patrick Fitzgerald’s Plame investigation. Before he was confirmed by the Senate, Alberto Gonzales vowed to do the same. Deputy Attorney General James Comey, therefore, has been the Justice Department official to whom Fitzgerald answers, and […]
Have you been anxiously awaiting some interesting news about the Plame scandal? You’re in luck — over the weekend, Murray Waas helped move the ball forward a bit on the other White House leaker. I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, the chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney, has told federal investigators that he met with […]
The latest Newsweek poll shows national support for the president continuing to drop, especially for the war in Iraq. As U.S. troops endured a deadly week in Iraq, 61 percent of Americans polled say they disapprove of the way President George W. Bush is handling the war in Iraq, according to a new Newsweek poll. […]
I heard an interview the other day in which a conservative insisted that Hillary Clinton couldn’t appeal to a national audience in large part because she pushed a plan for “socialized medicine” in the early ’90s. Anyone who was even passively familiar with Clinton’s proposal had to realize that this is a ridiculous myth — […]
Guest Post by Morbo One week later I’m still not sure what Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist was thinking when he flip-flopped on stem-cell research. The conventional wisdom is that Frist wants to be president. This is not the way to achieve that goal. True, some people are praising Frist for his move — but […]
Guest Post by Morbo Here’s a little tidbit of recent news you might have missed: A South Korean team announced Aug. 3 that is has, for the first time, cloned a dog. Animal clones are nothing new, of course. Sheep, cats, mice, rabbits, goats, pigs and other creatures have been cloned since 1996. For various […]
Guest Post by Morbo Do me a favor: Read the two paragraphs below, which come from a front-page Washington Post story by Josh White, then answer a short question. Iraqi Maj. Gen. Abed Hamed Mowhoush was being stubborn with his American captors, and a series of intense beatings and creative interrogation tactics were not enough […]
Guest Post by Morbo There’s something jarring about the commercial for the One Campaign — the star-studded effort to eradicate global poverty. Watching the promotional ad online, I was impressed by the array of celebrities who have signed on, including Brad Pitt, Penelope Cruz, Bono, Kevin Bacon, Ellen DeGeneres, George Clooney, Cameron Diaz, Al Pachino […]
Guest Post by Morbo Everybody’s favorite right-wing, Messiah-owned newspaper, The Washington Times, gleefully reported this week that the Republican Party will hold the White House in 2008. The polls have spoken. Several have been taken recently, and all show Sens. John F. Kerry and Hillary Clinton losing to former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani […]
Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Thomas McInerney regularly appears on Fox News, explaining why conservatives are tough and liberals are not. It’s standard-fare nonsense, hardly worth noticing or getting worked up about. But my friend smiley wrote in today to note a bizarre comment McInerney made recently that leads to a conclusion McInerney may not […]