Political Bloviation

For all of those who wonder why the “angry left” is so angry. If you’re not angry, you’re not paying attention…

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Talking Points Memo: by Joshua Micah Marshall July 9, 2007 11:06 AM So, let me get this right. He invokes executive privilege to prevent aides from testifying about a discussion that didn’t happen regarding the AG firings he wasn’t involved in? What exactly is being protected here? Hard to say what’s really going on, but [...]

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The Prez commutes Scooter “I’m a Liar” Libby’s sentence to a fine and probation. Lying under oath is no crime to BushCo, it’s a sign of loyalty. TPMmuckraker July 2, 2007 5:48 PM Here’s a reminder of what was promised when this mess started: “If there’s a leak out of my administration, I want to [...]

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I haven’t posted much recently. Not that there aren’t things happening. Like the defense of lawlessness in the faux outrage involving Scooter Libby sentencing, the VP declaring himself above the law with his neither fish nor fowl argument. Or the cravenness of Congress and their inability to accomplish much of anything. My reaction to all [...]

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As if it needed any further clarification, the pre-war intel report from the Senate Intelligence committee makes it abundantly clear that BushCo had ample warning that Iraq would evovle into the mess we know today. Read the whole post over at Bobgeiger.com: BobGeiger.com: Latest Intelligence Report Yet Another Smoking Gun On Bush Intelligence Committee Chairman [...]

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Interrogation Methods Are Criticized – New York Times WASHINGTON, May 29 — As the Bush administration completes secret new rules governing interrogations, a group of experts advising the intelligence agencies are arguing that the harsh techniques used since the 2001 terrorist attacks are outmoded, amateurish and unreliable.The psychologists and other specialists, commissioned by the Intelligence [...]

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Senior American officials make announced visits Bagdad. Seeing Cheney step off the plane dressed in his Sunday best kevlar tells us what we need know about progress in Iraq. Cheney Visits Baghdad and Presses Leaders on Political Progress – New York Times

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Kucinich Introduces Impeachment Articles Against Cheney – washingtonpost.com Hardly. No way the GOP will hold this eel accountable. They lack the intestinal fortitude. Hell, the democratic leadership has ruled it out. Sadly, it would serve the interests of the nation to see that man hounded from office.

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Media Lies – One definition of stupid…. The real point is if there were an operational ties or collaboration. I think he must have missed this part from the MSNBC article: Cheney reasserts al-Qaida-Saddam connection The Sept. 11 Commission’s 2004 report also found no evidence of a collaborative relationship… and this: The report, which had [...]

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Hussein’s Prewar Ties To Al-Qaeda Discounted – washingtonpost.com Captured Iraqi documents and intelligence interrogations of Saddam Hussein and two former aides “all confirmed” that Hussein’s regime was not directly cooperating with al-Qaeda before the U.S. invasion of Iraq, according to a declassified Defense Department report released yesterday.The declassified version of the report, by acting Inspector [...]

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