This story was making the rounds yesterday, but in case you missed it, the piece is well worth checking out. (via Digby) It is expected there would be no problems securing funding to explore a drug that could shrink cancerous tumors and has no side-effects in humans, but University of Alberta researcher Evangelos Michelakis has […]
About a month ago, some unhinged right-wing bloggers started a dangerous meme: Barack Obama’s “loyalties” may lie with Islam, instead of the United States. It was malicious and disgusting. And now right-wing news outlets are running with it. Insight magazine, a project of Sun Myung Moon’s Washington Times, published an item in its new issue, […]
Top Bush administration officials seem to revel in historical analogies, particularly when it comes to the war in Iraq. At different times, the Bush gang has referenced Korea, the Revolutionary War, WWI, and the Civil War. By mid-2005, the president had settled on World War II as a personal favorite. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice […]
Time magazine White House correspondent Mike Allen is a real reporter. I’ve been following his work for a long time, and he’s generally a serious guy who, more often than not, does solid work. Which is exactly why this was so disappointing. Appearing on the January 17 edition of CNN Headline News’ Glenn Beck, Time […]
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: * Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) probably expects to suffer politically a bit for his support of Bush’s policies in Iraq, but probably not this much. A new LA Times poll shows that more […]
Across the country, United States Attorneys are sometimes described as local attorneys general — each U.S. Attorney is the chief federal law enforcement officer within his or her local jurisdiction. There’s a pretty typical pattern for their tenures — a president nominates these federal prosecutors at the beginning of his term, and they serve until […]
Several months ago, John Solomon wrote a series of odd and misleading articles attacking Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.), accusing him of ethical lapses. The closer one looked at the criticisms, the weaker the charges looked. Months later, Reid was cleared of any wrongdoing, while Solomon was inexplicably rewarded — in December he took over the […]
I realize that Stephen Colbert’s performance at last year’s White House Correspondents Association dinner was considered “edgy” by the old-school establishment. Colbert appeared in character, and delivered a hilarious monologue, which just so happened to skewer both the president and the reporters who cover him. It was a classic moment, which we weren’t likely to […]
I haven’t seen independent confirmation of this, so consider it an unofficial transcript, but Attorney General Alberto Gonzales was asked yesterday about the constitutional right of habeas corpus during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. If accurate, his reported response was one for the ages. (Note: this transcript has been updated to be more accurate) SPECTER: […]
Today’s edition of quick hits. * I can appreciate the fact that the story appeared in the Fashion section, but there continues to be far too much interest among reporters in Nancy Pelosi’s clothing. She’s been Speaker for two weeks; Dennis Hastert was Speaker for seven years. Guess whose fashion choices generated more “news” items? […]