It really is time. He’s danced around long enough. His dance card is full. It’s time to call it quits.
Siegelman: ‘This Will Make Watergate Look Like Child’s Play’
In a new interview with the Anniston Star (AL), former Democratic Alabama governor Don Siegelman speaks out about Karl Rove’s involvement in his prosecution. Siegelman is currently out on bond, after being sentenced to serve seven years in a bribery case in 2006. In his chat with the Star, Siegelman questions Rove’s motives for [...]
Categories: Bush Administration
It’s Olbermann vs O’Reilly. I think we’re into something like round 24 by now. It was fun, for a while. O’Reilly has pushed it into uncharted territory. Not good.
When media feuds go completely over the top
MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann and Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly have been trading barbs for quite a while, creating a relatively entertaining, good ol’ fashioned media feud. By all appearances, Olbermann seems to be enjoying the dispute far more than O’Reilly is, with the latter tending to become enraged at the mention of the prior’s name. I’ve never [...]
Categories: Politics · Television
If the White House claims are accurate, NBC News does have some explaining to do. I haven’t had time to wade through videos vs transcripts today, but the White House allegations are strong.
Bush White House Takes NBC News to the Woodshed
Essential reading: Extraordinary letter from White House Counselor Ed Gillespie to NBC News topper Steve Capus. Read the full letter here. Accuses NBC of selective editing of weekend interview with President Bush on “appeasement” remark and Iran. Also asks for clarification on NBC views of “civil war” in Iraq, the economy, and the role of opinionmongers on MSNBC. [...]
Categories: Bush Administration · George W. Bush · Television
The suggestion here is that, perhaps, Bill and Hillary should create a third party. The author, obviously, dislikes Obama and doesn’t think he could do the job. What do you think? Time for a third party Clinton run?
Not now, not ever – A repudiation of Obama and the New Bolsheviks and an Interesting Possibility
When Obama first burst forth upon the political scene lo these many months ago, my gut reaction was: “he’s not ready”, now I have to add “and he never will be”. The fact that people don’t see his poisonous combination of arrogance and naiveté, intellectual ignorance and disinterest, his viciousness and contempt for others has [...]
Categories: 2008 Election · Clinton · Obama
Tuesday’s primaries are a tail of two states. And, man, are they different!
Oregon and Kentucky: A World Apart in the Polls
Susan Davis reports on the presidential race. “If Sen. Barack Obama is on the verge of securing the Democratic nomination, there’s no sign of it in Kentucky, which holds its primary Tuesday. The Illinois senator is consistently trailing rival Sen. Hillary Clinton by double-digits. In a Suffolk University poll out today, Clinton has a 26 percentage point [...]
Categories: 2008 Election · Clinton · Obama
I’m thinking this is likely blown a bit out of proportion, however, it’s a sizable study and the authors of the report are obviously really concerned.
File Under “Electronic Pollution”:
From the British Independent: “Warning: Using a mobile phone while pregnant can seriously damage your baby (Begins): “Women who use mobile phones when pregnant are more likely to give birth to children with behavioral problems, according to authoritative research. “A giant study, which surveyed more than 13,000 children, found that using the handsets just two or three times a day was enough to [...]
Categories: Health Care
John McCain has a problem keeping the “Straight Talk Express” on the tracks. I don’t know that these are deliberate lies, but he certainly has trouble keeping his stories straight.
Doesn’t it sometimes seem as though John McCain is his own worst enemy? I mean, the guy says stuff and you gotta think, does he realize a camera’s on? Does he realize he’ll be held accountable for saying that? Unfortunately, however, many in the media (aka, McCain’s base) don’t feel terribly compelled to question [...]
Categories: 2008 Election · McCain
Another crack in the VA’s armor. And, it was in pretty bad shape already.
VA struggling to treat women veterans.
Roughly 180,000 women have been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, and last year, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) “treated more than 255,000 female veterans. The number is expected to double within five years.” The agency, however, is far from prepared to deal with women’s health care needs: “They aren’t ready,” said Sen. Patty Murray, [...]
Categories: Health Care · Military
One more time, the Bush Administration has taken to playing with the rules to raise the secrecy stakes in the administration.
The most secretive Administration in history lays the groundwork for a new system for protecting non-classified governmental information [....]
Categories: Bush Administration · National Security
The liberal side of the blogosphere is having a field day with the final months of the Bush Presidency. Even the more mainstream media isn’t finding much to be positive about.
The failed President continues his litany of failures
George Bush went to the Middle East and came back with pretty much nothing: “Bush arrived back in Washington late Sunday with little to show for the trip. Saudi Arabia rebuffed [...]
Categories: Economy · George W. Bush · Middle East
I’m just not sure. At times, it certainly looks like Obama has the momentum in the campaign and may, as some insist, have it locked up. You have to admit, the crowds over the weekend were HUGE. 75,000 to 100,000 in Portland. Still, most Americans don’t want the media making the decision.
Backlash has Begun: 72% Say Media Should Stop Trying to Annoint Obama
This from PEW Research Center: “[T]he public is sending a strong message to journalists and pundits: It is too early to declare, as some already have, that the race is over. “Fully 72% of the public – including comparable percentages of Democrats, Republicans and independents – say that journalists should not be anointing Obama as the Democratic [...]
Categories: 2008 Election · Clinton · Obama
How was yours? Ours was quite busy. Celebrated our 33rd wedding anniversary Saturday night, delivered welcome packets to first-time visitors to our church on Sunday, then fixed catfish for the kids and families. It was pond-raised catfish from south Arkansas, never frozen, and it got rave reviews from everyone. Looks like I’ll be a repeat customer to that stand at the Saturday Farmers’ Market! We divided the 2 1/2 pounds in half, did half the typical fried way, but did the other half on the grill, after marinating it in Italian salad dressing and then basting it with a combination of tomato soup, oil, vinegar, sugar and a bunch of spices. Sounded strange and a bit scary, but it turned out great and both ways were a hit. During dinner, we watched an old videotape of when the kids were very young, on vacation at grandma and grandpa’s. It was great to see them laugh at themselves and share that laughter with their respective spouses and finance’. All in all, it was great way to wrap up the weekend. Of course, I still have dishes to do tonight, but there will be time for that!
Now, off to the races. Topic number one: FEMA.
When the next hurricane threatens to strike, how will you get the news? For that matter, will you survive? Some want to give the Federal Emergency Management Agency even more authority over disaster response than it already has, even while it struggles to modernize the country’s emergency alert system [...]
Categories: Hurricanes · Weather
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