Anyone worried that Scooter Libby was going to have trouble coming up with the cash to pay the $250,000 fine -- the only part of his sentence that remains following President Bush's appalling commutation of his prison sentence from 30 … [Read more...]
Keith Olbermann to Bush/Cheney: Resign!
The highlight of the ten minute opus appears in this anger-drenched climax:"I accuse you, Mr. Bush, of lying this country into war.I accuse you of fabricating in the minds of your own people, a false implied link between Saddam Hussein and … [Read more...]
(202) 456-1414 – I called the White House for the first time in my life. And you know what?
It was strangely gratifying. I was inspired by this call from the Joe Biden Campaign. I have minimal-to-zero hope that my phone call made an impact, but taking five minutes out of my life to tell someone at the White House I think Bush and … [Read more...]
Flashback: Bush & Gonzales – No stay of execution for severely retarded man
So, you think it's impossible to feel any more rage towards Bush and Gonzales? Inspired by cadmium's comment in yesterday's thread on the Libby commutation, I decided to do a quick look at Bush's propensity for leaniancy as Govenor of … [Read more...]
President Bush commutes Scooter Libby’s prison sentence
Earlier today, the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit rejected Scooter Libby's request to remain free on bond pending the appeal of his conviction, upholding Judge Walton's similar order. That meant that Libby would be going to … [Read more...]
My hero: Mari Oye of Wellesley
Who?In the Georgetown University dormitory the night before the big moment, the newly minted Wellesley High graduate persuaded 49 of her 140 fellow scholars to sign a letter she and a dozen others had drafted and she had just written … [Read more...]
Lugar, late; Voinovich, void
Indiana Senator Dick Lugar was known as a foreign policy expert, and always seemed like a fairly dignified guy to me; he was my Senator for the two years I spent in Indiana. I voted against him, but didn't hate him.And I fully expect that … [Read more...]
GWINE T’INK ‘BOUT PACIFICISM?!?
Cool. BUT, who?s going to stop the aQ idiots from killing both our troops AND the cooperating Iraqis, while all this really good stuff happens? While we play the benign role of peacemaker? While we sort of just stand around with our thumbs … [Read more...]
Pelosi for President – Now
I have decided impeachment is too slow. Deserved, certainly, but too slow. Resignation is faster. I call upon Bush and Cheney to resign. Under a parliamentary system, we could call for elections, without waiting for a prescribed term of … [Read more...]
Ready for another Gulf of Tonkin?
A few weeks ago, Geo Bush declared himself dictator. The new National Security and Homeland Security Presidential Directive kicks into effect during any "Catastrophic Emergency", which is defined as any incident, regardless of … [Read more...]
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