Something To Watch For

9:10 am EST October 28th, 2005 | Politics | 46 Comments

Watch the cons spin the criminal indictment of the vice president’s chief of staff as no big deal. Ha!

Hmm

9:10 am EST October 28th, 2005 | Politics | 3 Comments

Jay Caruso is offering a bet based on the results of the Skins-Giants game. Should I take it?

One & A Half

10:10 pm EST October 27th, 2005 | Politics | 21 Comments

Aide to Cheney Appears Likely to Be Indicted; Rove Under Scrutiny

Associates of I. Lewis Libby Jr., Vice President Dick Cheney’s chief of staff, expected an indictment on Friday charging him with making false statements to the grand jury in the C.I.A. leak inquiry, lawyers in the case said Thursday.

Karl Rove, President Bush’s senior adviser and deputy chief of staff, will not be charged on Friday, but will remain under investigation, people briefed officially about the case said. As a result, they said, the special counsel in the case, Patrick J. Fitzgerald, was likely to extend the term of the federal grand jury beyond its scheduled expiration on Friday.

We need to know from the administration why members of senior White House staff have been indicted, did the president or vice president have a role in the commission of perjury? Why or why not? Is this a pattern?

We have questions.

Nextgame

6:10 pm EST October 27th, 2005 | Politics | 22 Comments

It’s clear with the knifing of Miers that the far right has kicked the butt of the Bush White House. The next nominee will in all likelihood be a hard right ideologue who thinks Roe is a myth and civil rights protections a work of fiction. One analysis on tv said that it would take the senate a month to prep for the next nominee which would push the entire process past the holiday hiatus… and into the election year.

Is 2006 going to be the year where we fight over a far right power grab on the American courts? Does Bush want that? The reason the right has to nominate people like Roberts, Miers, and even Bush himself is because America simply does not embrace the right-wing crazies.

Taking One For The Family

4:10 pm EST October 27th, 2005 | Politics | 27 Comments

You gotta admire the ruthlessness of the cons. Just take Miers outside, explain to her how its gonna go down, and bang! Over. Now watch for the crazy they appoint in order to appease the far right (constitution in exile, anyone?)

Sen. Reid:

In choosing a replacement for Ms. Miers, President Bush should not reward the bad behavior of his right wing base. He should reject the demands of a few extremists and choose a justice who will protect the constitutional rights of all Americans.

MSU Brigade: Newsbusters attacks AP

8:10 pm EST October 26th, 2005 | News | 40 Comments

Media Research Center claims that the AP called Harriet Miers’ school “too white”. Nowhere in the story cited by MRC does it say “too white”.

This is what they do. They make s*** up.

Topic: Liberal Media

Desperate In Virginia

6:10 pm EST October 26th, 2005 | Politics | 4 Comments

Jerry Kilgore needs help. The Virginia GOP is paying people from Maryland to go over and drop leaflets…

Dumbest Poll Question In History

2:10 pm EST October 26th, 2005 | Politics | 11 Comments

I gotta say, asking if Bush would win a matchup against a hypothetical Democrat is the dumbest question ever asked in a political poll. We had a poll on this, and Bush won. We’re three years away from the next general election, and Bush will not be a nominee. This poll simply makes no sense.

Now, what polls do make sense are approval ratings, and at his current state it’s no wonder that Republicans around the country don’t want to be seen with him. So I hope he does a lot of stumping for the GOP next year… if his term lasts that long.

>> Santorum, once a Bush booster, now taking a cooler approach
>> Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Jerry W. Kilgore has decided not to attend President Bush’s appearance in Norfolk on Friday

Let The Bodies Hit The Floor

7:10 pm EST October 25th, 2005 | Politics | 11 Comments

Looks like Drudge is making up tales again…

BREAKING: CBS To Report Fitzgerald Will Make His Decision Known Tomorrow

Poll: “Only one in 10 Americans said they believe Bush administration officials did nothing illegal or unethical in connection with the leaking of a CIA operative’s identity, according to a national poll released Tuesday.”