On May 16, Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) said: “When you have to spend more time up here on Capitol Hill instead of running the Justice Department, maybe you ought to think about […]
Latino civil rights groups finally see the light on Gonzales
by Amaury Nora After breaking ranks with with other civil rights organizations two years ago, it looks like Latino civil rights groups have finally swallowed their pride and admitted that their beloved […]
Tyranny of the banal
By Martin Bosworth A few days ago, my esteemed fellow roguish scholar Mike commented eloquently on the double-plus goodspeak of Monica Goodling.
What is with Monicas and presidents?
Another trollop named Monica, another White House scandal involving blown jobs. Does it ever end? Former White House aide Monica Goodling today testified before a House panel that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales […]
Bush and his thugs make the world safe for wiretaps
By Robert Silvey On Tuesday, former Deputy Attorney General James Comey related his Shakepearean tale of George Bush’s thugs and the botched hospital/wiretap caper. Bush’s two hardnosed consiglieri—Al “Recollections” Gonzales and Andy […]
“Deliberate ignorance”
By Martin Bosworth Glenn Greenwald does his usual masterful job in analyzing the full horrific consequences of the lengths Abu Gonzales went to in order to ensure that the NSA’s illegal wiretapping […]
The Price Of Loyalty
By Martin Bosworth My particularly angry take on the daily mass exodus of Bush apparatchiks and what it means for our country can be found here. Warning: It’s not very nice or […]
Loyal Dubya is Dem’s best friend
President Bush today said that embattled World Bank head Paul Wolfowitz, currently embroiled in yet another BushCo scandal, “ought to stay” in his position. This comes hot on the heels of Bush’s […]
Pelosi “totally opposed” to impeachment; emotionally unsatisfying, but the right call
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi held a blogger call this afternoon to discuss the reconciled House/Senate Iraq spending bill. Bob Geiger’s post on the passage this morning seems to capture the thrust of […]
FTC Identity Theft Conference
By Martin Bosworth For those of you who noticed my absence, I was at the FTC’s identity theft/identity authentication conference, and had quite a lot to say about it. I’ll have more […]
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