From The Bushites Have Outsourced Our Government to Their Pals: “The sprawling $43 billion homeland security department is known for being in charge of America’s color-coded terrorist-threat alarm system, a sham that obscures HSD’s real mission: to serve as a giant federal cookie jar for corporate America.” [Hat tip to Alex for the link].
The video edition!
Greg Pallast and Robert F. Kennedy Explain The Attorney Scandal: It’s not about the attorneys. It’s about the elections (see this interview with Pallast as well).
Bird Poops On Bush During Press-Conference: No comment.
Olberman’s ‘Special Comment’ on the Democrats’ Iraq Compromise: “The Democratic leadership has, in sum, claimed a compromise with the Administration, in [...]
Why Bush Hasn’t Been Impeached: “There’s a deeper reason why the popular impeachment movement has never taken off — and it has to do not with Bush but with the American people. Bush’s warmongering spoke to something deep in our national psyche. The emotional force behind America’s support for the Iraq war, the molten core [...]
Impeach Bush or Get Rid of the Impeachment Clause:“What is it about impeachment that has the Democratic Party leadership so frightened? Talking with members of Congress, one hears the same refrain: “I know Bush and Cheney have committed impeachable crimes, but impeachment is a bad idea.†The rationales offered are many, but all are either [...]
From Pelosi taking phone poll on Bush/Cheney Impeachment: “Call Now. No Joke. (202) 225-0100. A human will answer or you’ll get a message. Just say, ‘I wish to register my support for the impeachment of Bush and Cheney.’ They will say okay. Hangup Please call and please help.”
From the “Fluid Imagination Approves This Message” Department: Edwards Ads Take Aim At Veto: “Former senator John Edwards is launching the first television ads for his presidential campaign to coincide with President Bush’s veto of the Iraq funding bill. The ad, which will run in the D.C. media market, is aimed at sending a message [...]
From FLASHBACK: In 1999, Bush Demanded A Timetable: “Flashback to 1999, when George W. Bush was governor of Texas. Then, Bush criticized President Clinton for not setting a timetable for exiting Kosovo. On 4/9/99, George W. Bush was quoted in the Houston Chronicle, ‘Victory means exit strategy, and it’s important for the president to explain [...]
From Fascist America, in 10 Easy Steps: “If you look at history, you can see that there is essentially a blueprint for turning an open society into a dictatorship. That blueprint has been used again and again in more and less bloody, more and less terrifying ways. But it is always effective. It is very [...]
April 25, 2007 – 12:42 pm
From Impeachment Fever Rises: “When Nancy Pelosi announced last fall that impeachment was “off the table,” official Washington accepted that the primary avenue for holding lawless Presidents to account had been closed off by the new Speaker of the House. But the Republic’s citizenry has not been so inclined.”
April 12, 2007 – 03:05 pm
From 3 Generals Spurn the Position of War ‘Czar’: “The White House wants to appoint a high-powered czar to oversee the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan with authority to issue directions to the Pentagon, the State Department and other agencies, but it has had trouble finding anyone able and willing to take the job, according [...]
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