Before getting into the details of our current financial status in funding the war in Iraq, let’s take a moment to highlight what the Bush administration told us before we launched the invasion. * Deputy Secretary of Defense Wolfowitz, Paul said, “The oil revenues of Iraq could bring between $50 and $100 billion over the […]
Just to bring the Linda Ronstadt story to a close, my friend Poppy alerted me to a story about the Aladdin that should add a happy ending to this absurd tale. As it turns out, the Aladdin is for sale and the new owners not only want to lift the lifetime ban on Ronstadt, but […]
There was relative peace on the Hill over judicial nominees after Bush and Daschle struck a deal over 25 jurists a couple of months ago. The peace was intentionally broken yesterday and it looks like tensions are about to get considerably worse. Democrats yesterday blocked the appeals court nomination of former Interior Department solicitor William […]
Americans really should be able to be in the same vicinity as the President, regardless of what’s on their clothing. I recently noted the ordeal with Nicole and Jeff Rank, who were literally arrested for attending a Bush speach while wearing anti-Bush t-shirts. (A judge later threw out the trespassing charges.) As it turns out, […]
The Gadflyer’s Paul Waldman noticed a Fox News classic from today’s Chicago Tribune. The headline alone pretty much tells the story: “O’Reilly Scolds Guest Who Outed Gays, Then Calls Judge a Lesbian” Fox News Channel’s star talk-show personality, Bill O’Reilly, says he is uncomfortable with the practice of outing gay political figures — except, it […]
Want to know how desperate the Republicans are? With about 20 legislative days remaining in this session, the Senate is moving forward with a flag-burning amendment. A proposed constitutional amendment to outlaw the burning of the American flag won the approval Tuesday of a Senate Judiciary Committee split largely along party lines. Raised by some […]
The Dems’ fundraising success may be the biggest surprise of the year. No one, probably not even Dem leaders, could have expected so much financial support from so many people. In light of the fundraising trends for the past several decades, it’s been assumed that Republicans will always far exceed Dem fundraising. Not anymore. John […]
The sweeping complaint filed with the House Ethics Committee is already facing resistance from the committee’s chairman, before the panel even considers the merit of the charges. With speculation growing over whether the House ethics committee will take up a complaint against Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas), ethics Chairman Joel Hefley (R-Colo.) said his panel […]
What do you know; the whining worked. After protests from the party’s conservative wing, the Republican National Committee has invited several conservative Republicans to speak during the presidential nominating convention, which begins next month in New York. Additions include Sens. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania and Sam Brownback of Kansas and House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert […]
Yesterday we learned that Halliburton, while Dick Cheney was the company’s CEO, created a subsidiary in the ask-no-questions Cayman Islands while doing business with Iran, which has suspected ties to al Queda. The business “arrangement” is even the subject of a grand jury investigation. Sounds like a pretty big deal, right? The kind of thing […]