The Gonzales defense? "I didn't really write the torture memos"
Wednesday's Washington Post contains a detail-rich review of Alberto Gonzales and his role in drafting the "torture and interrogation technique memos" we have all come to know so well. Along with...
View ArticlePat Roberts to Frist: "Slow down, ya bloody idiot!"
Senate Intelligence committee chair Pat Roberts (R-KS) has sent a formal request to Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist. As reported by Jonathan Weisman in Thursdays Washington Post....The chairman of...
View Article4 Boxes of CAP documents- no mention of Alito
After calling the Judiciary Committee hearings to order, Senator Specter announced that committee staffers, accompanied by Kennedy's staff last night, until 2am, reviewed all of the boxes of Rusher...
View ArticleHannity Threatens to Endorse Lieberman
OK...I admit it. On occassion I listen to Hannity's radio show. It usually occurs after I drop my daughter off at gymnastics, and I listen during the 7-10 minute drive home. Please forgive me, but...
View ArticleNIE Leak- Bush attempts to distance himself from Cheney?
The Associated Press has just posted an interesting article about the NIE leak, written by Jennifer Loven. If I am reading it correctly, it appears that President Bush is attempting to put some...
View ArticleHelp get contact info: Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund Board of Directors
You may have heard from semiot's shocking diary that Senator George FELIX Allen will be given a "Leadership Award" from the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund on September 7th. Below is a list of the...
View ArticleFriday News Dump: Pentagon releases report on Iraq [UPDATE: Link to report]
The Pentagon, as required by Congress, has released a pretty nasty update on the security situation in Iraq. A review of the report can be found at the following NY Times article, just posted. Take a...
View ArticleLieberman's Official Blog goes live on Tuesday
From TPM's "Election Central" comes word that Joe Lieberman's official website will have a few new facets come Tuesday....A Blog!!!! And ....could it be....with comments??!!!!
View ArticleSunni vs. Shia....US to take sides???
Laura Rozen, in her blog "War and Piece", has a new post directing her readers to an Op-Ed she authored in the LATimes. It's a stunning editorial describing an option currently being kicked around the...
View ArticleMike Ware of CNN responds to Heckling claim (w/updates)
Paddykraska's diary "The Echo chamber vs. CNN's Mike Ware" provides an excellent birdseye view of how the wingers go about creating a controversy out of thin air. This morning, around 7am, I was able...
View ArticleACTION ITEM: Filing a Grievance against Gonzales
During the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing yesterday, former Deputy Attorney General James Comey dropped a bombshell. Briefly, Comey recounted an attempt, by Alberto Gonzales and Andy Card, to have...
View ArticleChris Matthews apologizes
Chris Matthews, in the opening segment of tonight's "Hardball", just apologized about the remarks he made about Hilliary Clinton. David Brock has recently documented Matthew's comments both here, in a...
View ArticleMy Letter to K. Couric-Palin interview & Rape Kits
The financial sector meltdown has dominated the news cycle the past few days, but I wanted to draw attention to the fact that on this coming Sunday and Monday (September 28th and 29th), Katie Couric,...
View ArticleMcCain Debate History - Eye Contact
Since the first Obama/McCain debate concluded, much has been written about John McCain's inability to make eye contact with Barack Obama. Mutiple diaries on Daily Kos and other left leaning websites...
View ArticleTodd Palin to answer *Legislative* Investigation Questions
From CNN: "First Dude" Todd Palin has agreed to answer questions about the firing of Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan from the Alaska Legislative Investigation. The questions, submitted to...
View ArticleSome good news: A name change for Nathan B. Forrest High School
Earlier this evening, the Duval County School Board (Jacksonville, Florida) voted unanimously to change the name of Nathan B. Forrest High School!Forrest was a Civil War General and the first Grand...
View ArticleBridget Kelly takes the 5th...
Just a short diary about a breaking story. The Bergen Record has learned that Bridget Kelly, has decided to take the Fifth Amendment in answering questions from the NJ Legislative Committee...
View Article1st Juror from Dunn trial speaks
Tonight on Nightline, a juror of the Michael Dunn murder trial was interviewed. The juror, named Valerie, is the first juror we have heard from since the trial concluded.Below is a quick summary of...
View ArticleWoolsey met with Trump at Mar-a-Lago this weekend...had a long conversation
I didn’t see any diary up on a little tidbit I heard on Rachel Maddow’s program tonight. She referenced a Politico article, published earlier today (11/27/17), which reports that :Trump and first lady...
View ArticleCohen, Qatar Sovereign Wealth Fund and a meeting in Trump Tower
Holy Cow, my head is spinning! Earlier today, Michael Avenatti sent out a tweet. He posted some pictures, taken on 12/12/16 (during the Transition), showing Michael Cohen, Michael Flynn and some...
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