We Got The Funk
Thaddeus Russell, in a brilliant piece published today in Salon (which may require some hassle to view, but is well worth the annual subscription fee to have at one’s disposal), explains exactly why we can “cut and run” in Iraq, and leave the democratization of the Middle East to its citizens.
Now. Today. […]
Here Come De Judge
In a landmark ruling handed down Thursday, U.S. District Court Justice Anna Diggs Taylor ruled the Bush Administration’s warrantless spying program is an “obvious” violation of the Fourth Amendment, was illegally implemented without regard to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and should be halted immediately.
The courts’ first ruling on the […]
Terror Wins Again
Authorities in Great Britian arrested 21 people in and around London Thursday, claiming to have foiled a terrorist plot to blow up transatlantic jetliners bound from London to the United States. Security was raised to its highest level in Britain, and carry-on luggage was banned on all flights. Huge crowds backed up at London’s […]
When The Levee Breaks
The first crack in the neoconservative facade appeared tonight just after 11:00pm Eastern time, when Connecticut Senator Joseph Lieberman conceded his state’s Democratic primary to millionaire challenger Ned Lamont. Just three months ago polls showed the three-time incumbent senator held a commanding lead over his little-known opponent. With but three months before this year’s […]
BushCo’s Recipe For Success
When the chips are down, the Bush administration apparently just cooks the books and hopes for the best.
In an Associated Press story filed today by journalist Frank Bass, the White House was cited for meeting its obligation to award 23% of some $314 billion in Federal contracts to small businesses by awarding over $12 billion […]