Why Little Rock?

The first of the U.S. Attorneys to be fired in order for the administration to replace them with political operatives was Bud Cummins, in Little Rock Arkansas. The Washington Post reports today on emails demonstrating the “machinations” of the administration as early as April 06 to make a place for Karl Rove protege Tim Griffin. […]

Bush Seeks To Allow Staffers To Pretend To Testify

President Bush, yesterday, offered to allow “interviews” of 4 administration officials, past and present, including Karl Rove and Harriet Miers, on the firings of 8 U.S. Attorneys. The catch is that that the interviews must be private, the administration will allow no transcripts to be made, and none will testify under oath. Basically it […]

Impeachment, continued

Photo by mystical_swirl.

Yesterday, I stirred up some reaction around the web with my post, “Impeachment in all but name.” Mostly, I heard from the “throw the bum out” crowd, suggesting my approach is too incremental at best. Many believe that a full-blown impeachment is the only correct course. One went so far as to suggest […]

Impeachment In All But Name: Scandal in the Bush Administration

The new Democratic Congress is finally getting down to some of the business for which it was elected. I don’t want to make light of the things already accomplished. There were business items long overdue that had to be taken care of in the first few weeks. To a large degree, these items were “low […]

Men stare at crotches more than women

This is hardly surprising. I am not one to jump to the conclusion that most men are a little bit gay, at least no more than Kinsey did. This might, with some study, help explain why men are so much more homophobic than women.

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The Online Journalism Review reports on Jakob Nielsen’s use of […]

Sen. Chris Dodd Calls For Repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

This appears to be a campaign message, but I don’t doubt Dodd’s sincerity. Because of perceived hawkishness, I’ve never thought of him as being liberal in the broadest sense. It’s fitting that he makes a credible hawkish argument for ending discrimination against gays in the military.
Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, by the way, was a bad […]

Joe Biden’s Rant: Mr. President Stop!

I used to think Sen. Biden was too mild, and really…bland. Much has been made lately of his frequent insertions of foot in mouth. While his mind may not fully rule his mouth, by the same means he can also appear to be fearless. The video clip above demonstrates one of those fearless moments.
As […]

Chuck Schumer Connects Dots on Gonzales: Video

The video is long, but worthwhile. Listen for cute “Schurmerism” trying to say “Arkansas.” The issue seems esoteric but it’s important for people to understand. This goes to the heart of the administration’s abuses of power and shows how this particular power grab was orchestrated by the president’s closest advisors. It’s hard to imagine how […]

More White House Malfeasance Exposed In U.S. Attorney Firings

From reports in the New York Times and the Washington Post today, it’s clear that the firing of 8 U.S. attorneys was purely political, demonstrating a coordinated attempt by the Justice Department and the White House to further politicize prosecutions in the United States.
More specifically, it’s clear that some of the firings were prompted by […]

I Am A Liberal, Really!

I expect that among my 2 or 3 readers I will confuse some people, trying to figure out where I’m coming from. I supprise myself with my own moderation. It’s funny, I listen almost exclusively (actually embarrassed to say) to liberal and progressive voices. I have so little patience for the O’Reillys and Coulters of […]

Gay Pornstar Rod Majors aka Republican Darling Matt Sanchez Exposed on Olbermann

The interview on the video with Max Blumenthal was not the first mention of Sanchez’s past, which seems to substantially have come out in the blogosphere. Sanchez acknowledges working as “Rod Majors” on the blog, Joe. My. God. He now claims to be straight, or in his words “bad at being gay.”
I don’t fault […]

Sad For Scooter Libby, Sort Of

The airwaves have been filled with the ubiquitous juror Denis Colins describing the feelings amongst fellow jurors as sympathetic to Libby and how they did not relish the job they had to do. I’m not ragging on Collins: it’s our news culture. He seems bright, careful and sincere. Interviewers and commentators were happy to jump […]

How Environmental Are You? Take the Quiz.

As regular visitors know, I try to lighten up a bit on Sundays. I put a lot of energy into talking about remarks made by Ann Coulter yesterday, because I think our language choices are really important, and the language choices of public figures seeking to influence others even more important.
After all the talking about […]

Republicans Call Coulter Slur Inappropriate, Offensive

It took more than a day, but three of the Republican campaigns managed to denounce Coulter’s anti-gay slur at CPAC after a firestorm of reaction from the blogosphere and activist groups. The New York Times has an article that quotes McCain, “wildly inappropriate;” Giuliani, “completely inappropriate…no place for such name calling…;” and Romney, who comes […]

Expletive Deleted: Coulter Attacks John Edwards

I suppose I should be more enthusiastic about John Edwards now that Ann Coulter has called him “a faggot.” I feel a strange, sympathetic bond toward the candidate who is attacked with the same word I’ve sometimes been attacked with. It seems the haters in the world are actually trying to push that word to […]

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