Archive for August, 2007
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Tuesday, August 28th, 2007Here’s something kind of interesting in this article about Bob Ney’s besieged Democratic successor:
Both parties see Mr. Space’s seat as an important prize. The 18th Congressional District, which Mr. Space represents, is Republican territory; President Bush received 57 percent of the vote here in 2004. Winning the seat is essential for Republicans to regain control […]
Monday, August 27th, 2007
Jesus. You spend one little news-free day moving into college and when you come back the Attorney General of the United States is suddenly gone.
So the question is, did his resignation have more to do with the fired prosecutors scandal or the warrantless wiretapping scandal? My money’s on the latter - there must be something […]
A brief blogging hiatus from my indefinite hiatus
Saturday, August 25th, 2007Almost packed. In the meantime, I just found out today that I’m going to be interning for the fall semester at Talking Points Memo. I’m really excited, as this this is something of a dream internship for me. The thing is, and this is the chief reason why I’m mentioning the internship here, that and […]
Friday, August 24th, 2007
College is looming. On Sunday I’ll be moving into my dorm at NYU, so I’m going on indefinite hiatus as of now to pack, move and get settled. I’ll start posting again when I’m settled in, whatever that means.
Thursday, August 23rd, 2007
Taylor Marsh is so indignant about the tone Edwards has been taking lately that she accidentally forgot to listen to the actual substance of what he’s saying.
They just left out the Clinton money quote Edwards used today, which is straight out of the right-wing playbook. There are plenty of ways to come at Clinton on […]
Thursday, August 23rd, 2007
The messy thing about installing a democracy in another country is sometimes you don’t like who they vote for.
As bad as the White House has been with the occupation of Iraq militarily, politically it’s been a complete joke. Check this out:
After the 2005 elections in Iraq, Blackwill wrote a laudatory op-ed in The Wall Street […]
Thursday, August 23rd, 2007
I’d say right now that the Bush administration’s attempts at secrecy have reached a new level of ridiculous, but of course that’s probably not true. Be fair, though; it’d be pretty hard. And they’re clearly trying.
Anyway, let’s hope this gets laughed out of court [emphasis mine].
The Bush administration argued in court papers this week that […]
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007
Could someone please explain to me what the big deal here is?
This old Free Republic post contains the text of [Republican Louisiana gubernatorial candidate] Jindal’s “How Catholicism is Different” article, which is now the focus of a Democratic Party attack ad against him. It won’t likely be up long, as the magazine is aggressively seeking […]
Tuesday, August 21st, 2007
Unsurprisingly, some are upset that Leahy has responded to the Bush administration’s snubbing of his deadline for turning over documents by … extending the deadline. And sure it makes him look toothless right now, but there’s a good reason for extending the deadline until after recess.
If Leahy starts handing out subpoenas right before August recess, […]
Sunday, August 19th, 2007
This is the Edwards I’ve been waiting to see. It’s a good move on his part.
From Ida Grove to Pocahontas, from Onawa to Osage, Mr. Edwards, who is seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, led a 7-day, 31-stop barnstorming tour of rural Iowa this week billed as the “Fighting for One America” tour — and […]