Josh Marshall, not one to give in to hysterics and histrionics, points to an article in today’s Italian Daily La Repubblica — an article which, if accurate, could "rock the foundations of official Washington". I strongly urge you to read the whole thing, including Josh’s cautionary caveats, but here is the gist: It’s about the forged Niger/uranium documents. Back in … Read More
Capital Comedy
Brief notes not worthy of their own separate post: Bush Prevents Kids From Seeing "Wizard Of Oz": One hundred Brentwood kindergartners, many dressed in costumes, were all set to go see "The Wizard of Oz" on Friday when their first-ever field trip was blocked by the nation’s 43rd president. They never got to see the wizard. President George W. Bush, … Read More
Bush: “The Buck Stops Everywhere But Here”
Looks like the Bubble Boy is mad at the bubble. The Daily News writes about Bush’s edge-of-meltdown demeanor: Facing the darkest days of his presidency, President Bush is frustrated, sometimes angry and even bitter, his associates say. With a seemingly uncontrollable insurgency in Iraq, the White House is bracing for the political fallout from a grim milestone that could come … Read More
White House Goes After The Onion
Truth is funnier than satire sometimes: You might have thought that the White House had enough on its plate late last month, what with its search for a new Supreme Court nominee, the continuing war in Iraq and the C.I.A. leak investigation. But it found time to add another item to its agenda – stopping The Onion, the satirical newspaper, … Read More
Littwin To Testify!!
Earlier this month, I blogged a post entitled: "Who Is Larry Littwin And Why Should He Testify At The Miers Confirmation Hearings?" I encourage you to read that link for the full story, but suffice it to say, Littwin is a guy who may have a lot of unpleasant dirt about The Texas Lottery Commission scandal and its relationship to … Read More
Mano a Mano 2.0?
Perhaps you once read about the time Dubya had a little scrape with his Dad: There was at least one incident that his parents witnessed. When he was 26, he returned home inebriated one night to his parents’ home in Washington – with his then-teenage brother Marvin in tow – and plowed his car into a neighbor’s garbage can, dragging … Read More
It’s 1973 All Over Again
"[I]t is true that, as far as capacity to govern in concerned, that to be under a constant barrage 12 to 15 minutes a night on each of the three major networks for four months tends to raise some questions in the people’s mind with regard to the President and it may raise some questions with regard to the capacity … Read More
Connecting The Dots
Let’s take two pieces of information, as reported by different people at different times. Even if you haven’t followed the Plamegate story closely, you can follow this logic: (1) Murray Waas in his October 7 article: "In his own interview with prosecutors on June 24, 2004, Bush testified that Rove assured him he had not disclosed Plame as a CIA … Read More
Plamegate: Bush Knew All Along
Remember when the Plame leak scandal broke and Bush reassured the nation that he was going to get to the bottom of it? Here’s what he said on September 30, 2002: "I don’t know of anybody in my administration who leaked classified information. If somebody did leak classified information, I’d like to know it, and we’ll take the appropriate action." … Read More
Bush Polls, State By State
The SUSA poll is out. 50 states of Bush numbers. The highlights? Bush is above 50 percent in only six states — Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Alaska, Nebraska and Oklahoma. Utah, at 61/36, is the only state above 60 percent. In May, Bush was above 50 percent in 13 states. In September, it was 10 states. 25 states are below 40 … Read More
“Welcome To Our World, You Dosey Prick”
That’s what Shake’s Sister says about this column written by David Keane, chairman of the American Conservative Union, a guy who has "got his nose all out of joint because conservatives who oppose Miers’ nomination are finding themselves at the business end of the administration’s smear gun". Keane writes: What is most troubling about this whole affair, however, is the … Read More
Another New Low
President Bush’s job approval rating "has slipped to 39%, the lowest measure of his presidency," according to a USA Today/CNN/Gallup Poll. "At the same time, job approval for Congress, which has a Republican majority, has fallen to 29%. That is its lowest level since 1994, the year Democrats lost control of the Senate and House of Representatives for the first … Read More
Still Cracking Me Up
I don’t know how Harriet Miers nomination is going to turn out, but I will certainly miss her blog. It gets better every day. Right now, Harriet is launching a logo/slogan contest, urging people to "Call You’re Senators". (Yes, Harriet tends to confuse "you’re" and "your", "it’s" and "its", and "their" and "they’re"). She’s also agog about her recent instant … Read More
The Bush Photo-Op: The Rest Of The Story
A soldier appearing in the Bush photo-op conference (discussed here) gives the soldiers’ side of the story on his blog: Yesterday, I was chosen to be among a small group of soldiers assigned to the 42ID’s Task Force Liberty that would speak to President Bush, our Commander-in-Chief. The interview went well, but I would like to respond to what most … Read More
Miers 2.0
The Bush White House wants a do-over on Miers: Get ready for a whole new Harriet. After a disastrous two weeks, White House officials say they hope to relaunch the nomination of Harriet Miers for the Supreme Court by moving from what they call a "biographical phase" to an "accomplishment phase." In other words, stop debating her religion and personality … Read More