McCain's "Favors" for One Special Lobbyist: The Bob Bennett Angle
Wow. McCain surely didn't get his money's worth with Bob Bennett trying to squelch the "favors" for the pretty telecom lobbist angle.
What Do Chris Christie and John Ashcroft Have to Hide?
Chris Christie and John Ashcroft aren't responding to HJC's invitation to testify about their stinky federal monitoring deal. I wonder why?
Democracy in Action
Have you been getting that feeling that this year is going to be different?
The Hunt for Private Sovereignty
Is Ray Hunt building a little kingdom with private sovereignty in South Texas, just as he's helping Kurds to do in Iraq?
The Pointy End of a Dull Spear
Not only was Jose Rodriguez responsible for the destruction of the torture tapes, he appears to have been responsible for preventing any real oversight of the bungling kidnapping of Abu Omar.
Or Maybe Those Cables WERE Cut
The UN adds support to the theory that the telecom cables to the Middle East were cut intentionally.
The OTHER Sources for the Hatfill Stories
A month ago, Steven Hatfill learned three of the sources who were reporting that he was a "person of interest" in the anthrax investigation. But it appears he didn't learn all of those sources. Did the government selectively release reporters based on the damage they could do in a suit by Hatfill.
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?
