Congratulations to TPMM
Congrats to TPMM for winning the Polk Award for its US Attorney purge coverage.
SCOTUS Says "No Thanks" to ACLU Suit--Will It Change the FISA Debate?
Will SCOTUS' decision not to review the 6th Circuit Court's dismissal of the ACLU's lawsuit against the government affect the FISA debate?
Shorter WSJ: George Bush Is Irrelevant and So Is McCain
In an attack on Democrats for having the spine to stand up to Bush's lies on FISA, the WSJ reveals their real worry: Bush and McCain are irrelevant.
Musharraf's Party Projected to Lose--Badly
Pervez Musharraf's party is projected to have lost today's election--resoundingly. While that's good for democracy, it's unclear what it means for US policy in Pakistan.
Don't Cry For The Telcos - Bush & Cheney Are The Only Ones That Are Dying For Immunity
Since the ugly head of the issue of telco immunity was first raised last summer, I have been arguing vehemently that the telcos are not in any grave danger financially from the litigation currently pending if their conduct is as has been described to date, that they are already protected from liability as to the actions that have been described to us and Congress, and that the full court press for immunity by the Administration is entirely about cover for the lawless and unconstitutional acts of the Bush Administration and not about the telcos. Here is why.
Still Trying to Read Poppy Bush's Lips
Am I the only one that finds it especially ironic that Poppy Bush endorsed McCain one day after McCain came out with a "no new taxes" pledge? If the timing was unintentional, I'd consider it a rather inauspicious coincidence if I were McCain.
GOP Poisoning Swing State Voters to Win Elections
I'm not surprised the Administration is withholding the report showing polluted sites around the Great Lakes may be contributing to elevated cancer rates.
FISA and the Warrantless Wiretap Briefings
As we await certain doom because the NSA has to rely on FISA to authorize any new warrantless wiretaps (though it can continue all the programs currently in place), I wanted to correct what appears to be a common mistake about the earlier warrantless wiretap program. I've seen a lot of people claim that all of Congress knew of the program, that the Gang of Eight got regular briefings about it,
Technical Glitches and Minimization
The news that the FBI accidentally gave over all the emails from a domain--rather than just user of that domain--illustrates the importance of minimization in the FISA debates.
A $40 Million "Comedic Gold" Pissing Contest with the Chinese
The Bush Administration is about to spend $40 million to shoot down a wayward spy satellite--what amounts to a $40 million dollar pissing contest with the Chinese.
Time to Throw the Payday Moneylenders out of the Christian Conservative Temples
I haven't looked at the underlying analysis in this study, but
AJ Rossmiller: Why Bloggers Are Better Informed than Condi Rice
AJ Rossmiller (he of AmericaBlog fame) nailed the 2005 Iraqi election. You might recall that as the election where, after it had long become clear Ahmad Chalabi had little base of support in Iraq, some anonymous sources in the Administration nevertheless had great hopes that somehow Chalabimight end up as Prime Minister.
More Charges for Dusty Foggo?
Did Brent Wilkes, facing heavy jail time because he lied about his finances to get a public defender in his second case, flip on Dusty Foggo?
Bandar Bush Kicks the Poodle
The Guardian reports that Bandar allegedly threatened Tony Blair to force him to halt an investigation into BAE-related bribes of Bandar.
Ode to Donna Edwards' Wheaties
Both Silvestre Reyes and Harry Reid made good speeches today anticipating Bush's tired old attacks. Could it be that Donna Edwards' victory woke some people up?
Condi Ignores Doubts on the 16 Words
Condi succeeded in dodging Robert Wexler's questions about Iraq intelligence. A pity, too, because she sure opened herself up for some doozy questions about the SOTU.
John Yarmuth (D-KY): 2006 Was About the Rule of Law
John Yarmouth--who was elected in 2006--sounds like DFH blogger. While I disagree that 2006 wasn't about the war, I strongly agree with Yarmouth: Democrats were given control of Congress to reclaim the rule of law.
Two-Fronted War in Defense of the Constitution in the House
Steven Bradbury rationalizes torture while Conyers tries to salvage separation of powers.
Conyers Has Gotten Cranky
John Conyers begins to set up a legal paper trail to document his crankiness with the Unitary Executive.
Will The House Honor Their Oath To Office, Or Follow The Senate's Lead And Cave To Fear?
Some of us, okay, I am referring to myself, thought that FISA was cooked yesterday and that the fork might as well be stuck in. As I said in the last thread,...the House is putting on what appears to be a better showing than the Senate, but I have no doubt that it is all kabuki and the deal is done.