Nice summary by Marty Lederman: 1. There is little, if any, reliable evidence of any serious problem of voter fraud in the United States. 2. After the 2000 election, if not before, Karl Rove and other Republican operatives decided that Republican political prospects would be immeasurably improved if they would only repeat, as often as possible, the unsupported claim that … Read More
In Other Words: Obstruction
Murray Waas has a new story out: "The Bush administration has withheld a series of e-mails from Congress showing that senior White House and Justice Department officials worked together to conceal the role of Karl Rove in installing Timothy Griffin, a protégé of Rove’s, as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas." TPM has the analysis — the emails … Read More
Rudy Loses His Conservative Cred
I think this is the beginning of the end for Guiliani. He’s lost the conservative vote now: Giuliani gave to Planned Parenthood Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani in his campaign appearances this year has stated that he personally abhors abortion, even though he supports keeping a legal right to choose. But records show that in the ’90s he contributed money … Read More
The Seven Year Itch
GOP Presidential candidate Mitt Romney, to graduating students at Regent University (Pat Robertson’s school, from which many future convicts, including Monica Goodling, have graduated): "It seems that Europe leads Americans in this way of thinking," Romney told the crowd of more than 5,000. "In France, for instance, I’m told that marriage is now frequently contracted in seven-year terms where either … Read More
Bush Commits Another Royal Faux Pas
Apparently, he didn’t read my post on How To Act Around The Queen. Seriously, this guy is an embarrassment. Here’s what the London tabloids are reporting: When you’ve just made it sound like the Queen is more than 200 years old, there may be a few ways of recovering from the gaffe. But turning to her and giving her a … Read More
I Knew He Would Stick His Foot In His Mouth
Bush almost places the Queen in the 18th century: Bush noted the queen’s long history of dealing with successive American governments, just barely stopping himself before dating her to 1776, the year the 13 British colonies declared their independence from Britain. Elizabeth has occupied the British throne for 55 years and is 81. "The American people are proud to welcome … Read More
The GOP Debate
I didn’t (nor wouldn’t) watch it, but I was curious as to what the right blogosphere and right punditry thought. The consensus seems to be this, as expressed by the New York Sun: But, now, to name the winners and losers. Off the bat, let me stipulate that I don’t consider any of the seven dwarves to necessitate much analysis. … Read More
Attorney Purge Updates
This scandal is getting out of control. hard to keep up: (1) Monica Goodling is now facing a Justice Department investigation for her role in screening career attorneys for party affiliation. The Justice Department has launched an internal investigation into whether Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales’s former White House liaison illegally took party affiliation into account in hiring career federal … Read More
Dissed
Time Magazine has come out with its list of the Top 100 Most Inflluential People In The World. This is broken down into several categories (Top Political Leaders, Top Entertainers, etc.). And here’s the list of the "Most Influential Leaders and Revolutionaries": • King Abdullah, Saudi Arabia • Peter Akinola, archbishiop, Nigeria • Mohamed Omar Hassan Ahmed al-Bashir, president, Sudan• … Read More
Lost
The AP asked the presidential candidates what item each would "most like to have if he were stranded on a desert island." Democrats: Sen. Joe Biden: "Jill, my wife." Sen. Hillary Clinton: "A good book." Sen. Chris Dodd: "Coffee with cream and sugar." John Edwards: "A book." Rep. Dennis Kucinich: His wife, Elizabeth. Sen. Barack Obama: "Other than my wife … Read More
Secret Order To Politicize DOJ Uncovered
Murray Waas has a fascinating article in the National Review describing a secret order by Alberto Gonzales that delegated unprecedented control over the hiring and firing of senior Justice Department officials–including those who oversee the DOJ criminal division–to Kyle Sampson and Monica Goodling. This order bypassed the traditional authority given to the deputy attorney general, the associate attorney general, and … Read More
Bush Does The Retard-Zombie Dance
Just click. You’ll laugh.
Goodling’s Got Immunity
Now that she won’t go to jail, will the graduate of Pat Robertson’s Regent University come to Jesus and, you know, tell the truth? By 21-10, the House oversight committee voted to issue a subpoena to Rice to compel her story on the Bush administration’s claim, now discredited, that Iraq was seeking uranium from Africa. Moments earlier in the committee … Read More
Investigation Launched Into Rove
About time: The Office of Special Counsel is preparing to jump into one of the most sensitive and potentially explosive issues in Washington, launching a broad investigation into key elements of the White House political operations that for more than seven years have been headed by chief strategist Karl Rove. The new investigation, which will examine the firing of at … Read More
Sheryl Crow Has Cooties, Apparently
How Laurie David tells it: In his attempt to dismiss us, Mr. Rove turned to head toward his table, but as soon as he did so, Sheryl reached out to touch his arm. Karl swung around and spat, "Don’t touch me." How hardened and removed from reality must a person be to refuse to be touched by Sheryl Crow? Unfazed, … Read More