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Bush Bombs?
2007-10-25 15:47:00 Tucked inside the White House's $196 billion emergency funding request for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan is an item that has some people wondering whether the administration is preparing for military action against Iran. The item: $88 million to modify B-2 stealth bombers so they can carry a newly developed 30,000-pound bomb called the massive ordnance penetrator, or, in military-speak, the More About: Bush , Bombs
Senate Caves on Ideologue Judge
2007-10-25 15:35:00 WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 — The Senat e today confirmed President Bush’s choice for the federal appeals court that handles cases from Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas despite complaints from many Democrats and from civil rights organizations that he is not committed to racial equality. By 59 to 38, the Senate confirmed Judge Leslie H. Southwick to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the More About: Caves , Aves
State Dept. Fires Security Chief
2007-10-25 15:12:00 The State Department's security chief was forced to resign yesterday after a critical review found that his office had failed to adequately supervise private contractors protecting U.S. diplomats in Iraq. Richard J. Griffin, a former Secret Service agent who was once in charge of presidential protection, was told by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's deputy, John D. Negroponte, to leave More About: Security , Chief , Fires
The LIEberman-Kyl Amendment on Iran
2007-09-23 14:21:00 Amazingly, no one anywhere in the US media seems to have noticed that yesterday Jon Kyl (Arizona) and Joe Lieberman filed an extremely threatening amendment on Iran to the FY 2008 Defense Authorization bill. I guess all their time was taken up with the earth-shakingly important issue of newspaper ads. It's a "Sense of the Senate" resolution, which means it has no legal force, but as the More About: Amendment , Amen
Bush Fulfills H.L. Mencken's Prophecy
2007-09-23 14:01:00 It took just eight decades but H.L. Mencken's astute prediction on the future course of American presidential politics and the electorate's taste in candidates came true: On July 26, 1920, the acerbic and cranky scribe wrote in The Baltimore Sun: " . . . all the odds are on the man who is, intrinsically, the most devious and mediocre — the man who can most easily (and) adeptly disperse the More About: Bush , Prophecy , Prop
Israel Rejects Gaza Cease-fire Offer
2007-09-23 13:52:00 Israel has rejected an offer by Hamas to renew a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, Israel Radio reported Friday. After the cabinet decision, the source responded to Hamas's proposal, saying Israel would not hold talks with the group at this time. On Thursday, Haniyeh met with representatives of the Islamic Jihad and the Popular Resistance Committees in Gaza and asked them to abide by any cease-fire More About: Israel , Fire , Offer
Bush Telecom's Secret Lobbying Campaign
2007-09-23 13:39:00 Sept. 20, 2007 - The nation’s biggest telecommunications companies, working closely with the White House, have mounted a secretive lobbying campaign to get Congress to quickly approve a measure wiping out all private lawsuits against them for assisting the U.S. intelligence community’s warrantless surveillance programs. The campaign—which involves some of Washington's most prominent lobbying More About: Bush , Campaign , Secret , Lobbying
I Know Nothing!
2007-09-23 13:27:00 By any reasonable measure, Fred Thompson, the actor-lobbyist-presidential candidate, is off to a rough start. Particularly on policy matters, Thompson has been confused and uninformed about everything from Social Security policy to drilling the Everglades for oil to the 2005 Schiavo controversy. But this has to be my favorite. NBC's "First Read' reports that when Thompson was asked Thursday
Pakistani Opposition Leaders Arrested
2007-09-23 13:16:00 ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN -- -- Police swept the Pakistani capital Saturday to arrest the leaders of opposition parties vowing to obstruct President Pervez Musharraf's reelection bid, officials said. Security officials said police in Islamabad had orders to take about 35 opposition leaders into preventive custody, many of them linked to ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif or to a coalition of Islamist More About: Arrested , Leaders , Lead , Leader
Open Thread: Sun., 9/23/2007
2007-09-23 11:54:00 You won't see much of me today. It's a holy day in the Church of the Ellipsoid Orb. Today's question: What in your opinion, is the best way to keep Bush from attacking Iran? OR... How's Sunday? Today in history: On Sept. 23, 1952, Republican vice-presidential candidate Richard M. Nixon went on television to deliver what came to be known as the ``Checkers'' speech as he denied allegations of More About: Open , Thread
Bush War Plans Directed Against Iran
2007-09-22 15:06:00 Quoting official sources, the Western media is now confirming, rather belatedly, that the Bush Administration's war plans directed against Iran are "for real" and should be taken seriously. "Punitive bombings" directed against Tehran could be launched within the next few months. The diplomatic mode has been switched off: The Pentagon is said to be "taking steps to ensure military confrontation More About: Plans , Dire , Rect
Bush's SS: Investigated, but Back
2007-09-22 14:29:00 WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors are investigating whether employees of the private security firm Blackwater USA illegally smuggled into Iraq weapons that may have been sold on the black market and ended up in the hands of a U.S.-designated terrorist organization, officials said Friday. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Raleigh, N.C., is handling the investigation with help from Pentagon and More About: Back , Tiga
Bush Sweethearts: 9/22/2007 - Beck & O'Reilly
2007-09-22 14:09:00 In segments on University of Florida student Andrew Meyer, who was shocked with a Taser by campus police, Glenn Beck asserted: "To me, Taser videos are a little like potato chips. I just can't watch just one," and Bill O'Reilly announced that "[a]nyone buying anything on BillOReilly.com will receive a 'Don't Taze me, bro!' bumper sticker."... Inserted from We've never had two More About: Bush , Thea , Sweethearts
Bush Bars Attorney Access to Detainees
2007-09-22 14:01:00 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Attorney s for at least 40 Guantanamo Bay prisoners have been barred from visiting or writing their clients because of a judge's order dismissing legal challenges to the men's confinement, the U.S. Department of Justice said Friday. A Justice Department lawyer informed the attorneys of the new restrictions in an e-mail that cited Thursday's dismissal of their cases More About: Bush , Bars , Access
Rudy Got Into W's Kool-Aid
2007-09-22 13:54:00 RESTON, Va. - Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani said Friday that the alternative minimum tax — which is expected to generate as much as $1 trillion over the next 10 years — could be eliminated over the long term by balancing it out with even more tax cuts. Giuliani's remarks prompted a bewildered response from his audience of technology executives. Both Republicans and Democrats More About: Kool , Kool-Aid
Open Thread: Sat., 9/22/2007
2007-09-22 12:49:00 Bush Bashing Bloggers, remember to set your lineups for tomorrow. Today's question: Are you involved in State/Local politics? OR... What's up? Today in history: On Sept. 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, declaring all slaves in rebel states should be free as of Jan. 1, 1863. Today's humor: ToppleBush More About: Open , Thread
Action Alert: Let these Democrats Hear Your Wrath!
2007-09-21 15:09:00 The Senate voted by a wide margin Thursday to condemn a controversial anti-war advertisement accusing Gen. David Petraeus of betraying the country. Only 24 Democrats , including presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, voted against the symbolic resolution. Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) and Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE), both of whom also are seeking their party's presidential nomination, joined Sen. Maria More About: Action , Hear , Alert , Rats
Celebrating 30,000 Visitors!
2007-09-21 14:44:00 Wednesday night our 30,000th visitor dropped in. She was being very sly. She thought she could get in and out unnoticed, if she was quiet enough, but I caught her making herself an official Politics Plus Bush Buster, for an unprecedented fourth time!! Despite what she says, her blog is NOT boring, and you can find it HERE. Congrats, Josie!! Thanks to everyone who comes to read, and especially More About: Visitors
Poll Results: September 2007 #2
2007-09-21 14:30:00 Here are the results of our poll on Iraq. Immediate precipitous withdrawal edged out complete phased withdrawal in a virtual dead heat. As always, we had a few votes form GOP wander ins. I voted for complete phased withdrawal. While I'm all for getting completely out of Iraq, I think we need to do so in a manner that protects our withdrawing troops and preserves their equipment. Since an More About: Results , Poll , September , September 2007 , Result
The Cost of Freedom
2007-09-21 14:17:00 You've gotten used to me saying 'I was there'. I consider myself fortunate to have been at many of the major events that occurred during my younger activism against the war in Vietnam and for civil rights. This time, thank God, I was not there, but I remember the day, because I thought long and hard about the cost of freedom. Every day we hear more accounts of violence against demonstrators More About: Freedom , Cost
$US Hits New Low Against the €uro
2007-09-21 14:04:00 Investors dumped dollars yesterday, sending the euro to a record high and putting the American currency at par with the Canadian dollar for the first time in more than 30 years.In practical terms, the recent drop in the dollar’s value is making Boeing jetliners and Manhattan pieds-à-terre a lot cheaper for Europeans and Canadians, while Americans will have to pay more while on vacation in Paris More About: Hits
Red Cross Documents Will Prove War Crimes
2007-09-21 13:43:00 If and when there's the equivalent of an international Nuremberg trial for the American perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Guantánamo, Iraq, Afghanistan, and the CIA's secret prisons, there will be mounds of evidence available from documented international reports by human-rights organizations, including an arm of the European parliament-as well as such deeply footnoted books as Stephen More About: Cross , Red Cross , War Crimes , Crimes , Rime
Restoring Access to Presidential Records
2007-09-21 13:28:00 In Nov. 2001, President Bush signed an executive order that historians called “unprecedented” and “would turn the 1978 Presidential Records Act on its head by allowing such materials to be kept secret ‘in perpetuity.’” In March, Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA), along with Reps. Russell Platts (R-PA), Lacy Clay (D-MO), and Dan Burton (R-IN) introduced a bill that would “nullify” Bush’s 2001 order “and More About: Access , Resident , Cord
Dubai to Buy Large Stake in NASDAQ
2007-09-21 13:15:00 The government-controlled stock exchange in Dubai , the fast-growing Middle East business center, is expected to announce Thursday in Europe that it plans to take significant ownership in the Nasdaq stock exchange in New York and the London Stock Exchange, people who have been briefed on the transaction said last night. If the deal is completed, Dubai would become the first Middle East More About: Large
Open Thread: Fri., 9/21/2007
2007-09-21 12:21:00 I almost caught up on visiting bloggers who are commenting here yesterday, but not quite. Lots of things to report today, so if you get here before the Action Alert is up, please come back.Today's Question: Because Keith's Special Comment will be everywhere today, and I have so much else to cover, I'll just ask here, what did you think of it?OR...What's up this TGIF?Today in history: On Sept. 21 More About: Open , Thread
GOP Blocks Support for Troops and Habeas Corpus
2007-09-20 14:57:00 WASHINGTON - Senate Republicans yesterday rejected a bipartisan proposal to lengthen the home leaves of US troops fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, derailing a measure that war opponents viewed as one of the best chances to force President Bush to accelerate a redeployment of forces. The proposal, sponsored by Senators James Webb, Democrat of Virginia, and Chuck Hagel, Republican of Nebraska, More About: Support , Corpus , Habeas Corpus , Troops , Blocks
A Shield for the Public
2007-09-20 14:36:00 For freedom of the press to be more than a promise and for the public to be kept informed about the doings of its government, especially the doings that the government does not want known, reporters must be able to pursue the news wherever it takes them. One of the most valuable tools they have is the ability to protect the names of confidential sources — people who provide vital information at More About: Public , Shield
Pope: Condi NOT Welcome!
2007-09-20 14:30:00 Pope Benedict XVI refused a recent request by US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to discuss the Middle East and Iraq, Vatican sources say. The Pope refused a request for an audience during the August holidays. Senior Vatican sources told the BBC the Pope does not normally receive politicians on his annual holiday at the Castelgandolfo residence near Rome. But one leading Italian newspaper More About: Pope , Condi
Bush Regime Shames US on Native Rights
2007-09-15 14:19:00 UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. General Assembly adopted a declaration Thursday affirming the rights of native peoples worldwide over objections from the United States and Canada, ending two decades of deliberations. The declaration, which is not legally binding, affirms the equality of the world's 370 million indigenous peoples and their right to maintain their own institutions, cultures and More About: Bush , Rights , Sham , Native , Shame
Celebrating 39,000 Visitors!
More articles from this author:2007-09-15 14:00:00 Yesterday our 29,000th visitor dropped in to read and comment, and he made himself an official Politics Plus Bush Buster. Chuck has been a frequent visitor here for some time. He writes an excellent blog which you can find HERE. He also writes the blog for Ohio at Politics 08, so he is an accomplished activist. Congrats, Chuck!! Thanks to everyone who comes to read, and especially those More About: Visitors 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
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