Professor Juan Cole, an expert on the Middle East, takes on Bush’s "major speech" yesterday by presenting, you know, facts. A must-read.
Nobel Peace Prize
What?!? Bush didn’t get it? I thought he was making the world a safer place blah blah blah! To add insult to injury, the Peace Prize went to the International Atomic Energy Agency and its director, Mohamed ElBaradei. And ElBaradei was on the opposite side of Bush on this whole Iraq thing. From Think Progress, April 27, 2005: He Was … Read More
Bush Ratings Hit New Low; Terror Alert Raised
Connection? Actually, I think this terror alert is pretty bonafide, and might actually be unrelated to Bush’s ever-sinking popularity. UPDATE: Okay, maybe the terror scare is nothing.
Bush: “God Told Me To Invade Afghanistan And Iraq”
Yup. According to the BBC, that’s what Bush reportedly said.
Who Is Larry Littwin And Why Should He Testify At The Miers Confirmation Hearings?
And what does it have to do with Bush and the Texas Air National Guard? Good questions. You may have read that, as part of her patchy career, Harriet Miers was the chair of the Texas Lottery Commission. You may have read that she was credited for cleaning up some lottery scandal in Texas. Central to the scandal was a … Read More
“Major Speech”
It was billed as a "major speech" on terrorism, but you know it’s a lie, because Bush gave it at 10:00 in the morning. I didn’t see it, but it sounds like it was the same old rhetoric: ("9/11", "evil", "WMDs", "evil hearts", "making progress", "9/11", etc.)
Short Bites
Jimmy Carter has a son? What Matt says Ever said "There oughta be a law…."? Here’s your chance… Um, why? With this avian flu thing hanging over us, is it really a good idea to intentionally reconstruct a 1918 flu virus that killed 50 million people?
More Pop Quiz
The quote: "[T]he argument that the [Bush] administration making is, this was a good decision because the president made it and the president makes good decisions. And that might be enough for a monarchy, but it’s plainly not a persuasive argument in a democratic system." (1) Was the pundit who said this: (a) conservative or (b) liberal? (2) Was he … Read More
As My Mother Says….
"Oh, that man!"* Bush gave a press conference: "I’ve known her long enough to know she’s not going to change,…" Wait. I thought 9/11 changed everything. ….that 20 years from now she will be the same person with the same judicial philosophy she has today," Bush said. Call me crazy, but I don’t hold much stock in one’s judicial philosophy … Read More
Miers Updates
* The mainstream media has had the story line: This Reuters article was originally titled "Bush Pick For High Court Outrages Conservatives". It’s been watered down a little (conservatives are now just "wary"). * Powerline speculates a deal with Dems: Check out the NARAL and PFAW web sites. Nothing but bland press releases adopting a wait-and-see attitude. What did happen … Read More
Pardon Me
Here are 14 people that Bush pardoned yesterday — the day when Delay got indicted. They include 4 drug dealers. Probably not the best timing. Speaking of crime, Bill Bennett posed an interesting solution: But I do know that it’s true that if you wanted to reduce crime, you could — if that were your sole purpose, you could abort … Read More
Post Of The Day
From The Talent Show: I gotta say, the federal, state, and local authorities did a fantastic job in responding to Hurricane Rita. It’s almost as if they were trying to make up for something. It’s funny how a "trial run" like the complete destruction of a major American city can motivate people. I just wish every major disaster was immediately … Read More
Monday Morning Fast Facts
* Number attending this weekend’s anti-war rally in Washington D.C.: 150,000 estimated (Photo at right from Bradblog) * Number attending this weekend’s pro-war counter rally in Washington, D.C.: 400 (although wingers were expecting 20,000) * Recommended reading: Time Magazine’s "How Many More Mike Browns Are Out There?": A TIME inquiry finds that at top positions in some vital government agencies, … Read More
Hey Big Spender!
Conservative think-tank American Enterprise Institute did a study on the budgets of the last 9 administrations (LBJ to present) and wrote an article proclaiming "President Reagan, Champion Budget-Cutter". "Yea! Reagan! He was soooo good!" You get the idea. Sadly, the AEI buried the lede. You have to go to the bottom of the article to find out who was the … Read More
Hurricane Farce
Read Billmon’s satirical "Hurricane Force" please.