In May, Senate Dems struck a deal with Bush — after months of filibusters, Dems cleared the way for floor votes on 25 of the president’s judicial nominees in return for a promise from the White House that there will be no more recess appointments this year. The compromise did not include many of Bush’s […]
Let’s review for just a moment. We already know the administration lied to Congress and the public about the cost of the White House Medicare plan. We also know that the Bush administration is refusing to share cost estimates with lawmakers, despite previous promises to do so. We also know that one administration official was […]
The White House scheme to funnel tax dollars to religious ministries — Bush’s “faith-based” initiative — never passed Congress, but the Bush administration is nevertheless dolling out millions through the executive branch. At least, it was. A new federal court ruling has dealt the initiative a significant setback. The federal agency that oversees AmeriCorps must […]
The Kerry campaign was certainly hoping for a little bump in the polls with the Edwards announcement. Early indications are that it worked. The Political Wire, for example, noted a new NBC News poll, taken last night, with encouraging results. Following wall-to-wall veepstakes coverage for Kerry-Edwards coming out of a long holiday weekend, a poll […]
When not reminding everyone that John Edwards has as much experience as George W. Bush did in 2000, the GOP attack dogs focused their attention yesterday on the idea that John McCain was Kerry’s first choice as running mate. BC04 even unveiled a video about it. (Unlike the campaign’s last video, this one doesn’t feature […]
Just to follow-up briefly on a post from yesterday, Sibel Edmonds’ case against the FBI — the one I had hoped might be a blockbuster — isn’t going well. Her case was thrown out of court yesterday by a judge concerned about classified government secrets. A federal judge threw out a lawsuit Tuesday by a […]
I guess it’s possible to imagine how the Bush administration could have run its Iraq occupation worse than it has, but I’m having trouble picturing it. Today’s LA Times had yet another disturbing tale of corruption at the highest levels, in which a Pentagon deputy undersecretary exploited his office to win no-bid contracts for companies […]
No one has abused the non-existent “link” between al Queda and Saddam Hussein more than Dick “Go F— Yourself” Cheney. So, when a 9/11 Commission staff report explained that there was no connection between the two, Cheney lashed out and insisted he knows more than the Commission does. In an interview on CNBC, Cheney was […]
I expected the GOP to begin attacking Kerry’s VP pick, no matter who it was, immediately. That said, it’s almost amusing to see some of the areas the Republicans are choosing to focus on. With only six years in the Senate, Edwards’ experience on foreign affairs is not on par with say, John Kerry and […]
Though it’s sure to be lost in the shuffle because of the huge Edwards announcement, Henry Waxman had an op-ed in today’s Washington Post that deserves attention. Waxman, who has led a one-man army against the embarrassing lack of oversight Congress has exercised over the Bush White House, notes first how different things were just […]