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The slow implosion of the GOP

Wednesday, May 14, 2008 9:34 PM
The Republican Party seems to be ensnared in a slow-motion downward spiral of late. Party unity on Capitol Hill has all but evaporated, the rank and file are disassociating themselves from the White House like rats from a sinking ship, and the prospects
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Veto bait

Wednesday, May 07, 2008 10:27 PM
The pending House appropriations bill that would provide "emergency" funding for the continued occupation of Iraq is certain to draw a veto from the White House (and how much longer is this five-year-old occupation going to be falsely labeled an "emergency"
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Bush spins ethanol, lies about ANWR

Saturday, May 03, 2008 11:20 PM
Following a speech in Missouri yesterday, President Bush engaged in an exceedingly rare question-and-answer session with employees of the company where he was speaking. Among other topics, he repeated his threadbare spin of ethanol as a viable fuel source
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Bizarre story of FBI abusing its power

Tuesday, April 15, 2008 10:04 PM
The FBI has always had the ability to obtain evidence through subpoenas issued by judges. In a case tangentially related to the 2005 London bombings, an FBI agent lawfully obtained a subpoena for the seizure of certain records from a suspect at North
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GOP obstructionists block Senate action on housing crisis

Friday, February 29, 2008 10:37 AM
The professional obstructionists who constitute the GOP minority in the Senate have blocked a bill aimed at addressing part of the sub-prime mortgage crisis: The housing proposal includes billions of dollars for local communities to buy up subprime mortgages
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Some clarity on GOP scare tactics

Tuesday, February 26, 2008 10:20 PM
Senators Jay Rockefeller and Patrick Leahy and Congressmen Silvestre Reyes and John Conyers have an op-ed piece in tomorrow's Christian Science Monitor that calls out the White House on its fear-mongering tactics regarding warrantless surveillance : Our
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Bush's hypocrisy on earmarks

Saturday, February 09, 2008 7:29 PM
It took George Bush seven years in the White House to notice that the federal budget contains pork-barrel spending. Purely by coincidence I'm sure, it was not until after the Democrats had gained control of Congress that the president decided to focus
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Congressional Dems find more streamlined way to cave to Bush

Saturday, February 02, 2008 8:45 PM
Concerned that they cannot cave to the Bush administration fast enough, Congressional Democrats are coming up with a way to streamline the process of giving Bush whatever he wants : Speaking to reporters here Thursday, both House Majority Leader Steny
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Congressional Dems cave to Bush twice in one day

Thursday, January 24, 2008 8:30 PM
The spineless Democratic leadership of Congress has outdone itself; Pelosi and Reid caved to the Bush White House twice in one day. On the proposed emergency stimulus package, House Dems caved to the White House and struck provisions which would have
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CIA covering up more of its crimes

Saturday, December 22, 2007 9:28 PM
This should come as absolutely no surprise to anyone: Former members and staffers of the 9/11 Commission have concluded that the CIA withheld videotapes of harsh interrogation sessions even after specific and "very detailed" requests about the two prisoners
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Not supporting the troops

Thursday, November 29, 2007 9:55 PM
The Democrats in Congress might actually be growing a spine (although the jury is still out on that one). The House recently passed a $50 billion funding bill for the Iraq debacle, which the Republicans in the Senate promptly blocked because the bill
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"A stunningly bad idea"

Tuesday, November 20, 2007 8:20 PM
In a perfect example of Brownian motion as a template for diplomacy and international relations, the Bush Administration has proposed the sale of $20 billion worth of satellite-guided missiles to Saudi Arabia. That would be the same Saudi Arabia from
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Mukasey defends Bush's lawlessness

Thursday, October 18, 2007 10:45 PM
Michael Mukasey proved on Thursday that he is unfit to serve as Attorney General of the United States : President Bush's choice for attorney general, Michael B. Mukasey, embraced some of the administration's most controversial legal positions yesterday,
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First anniversary of a dark stain

Wednesday, October 17, 2007 9:57 PM
One year ago today, President Bush signed into law the Military Commissions Act of 2006 . This malignant, perfidious law gives the president the authority to suspend habeas corpus for anyone he chooses. It also sanctifies the admissibility of evidence
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An open letter to the DNC

Thursday, September 20, 2007 9:38 PM
Dear Democratic National Committee: Because of this , you just lost a donor. From this moment forward, and starting just a few minutes ago, all my national political contributions previously designated for the DNC will instead go to MoveOn. The DNC will
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McConnell spins his new surveillance power

Wednesday, August 22, 2007 10:05 PM
Mike McConnell, the Director of National Intelligence, gave an interview to the El Paso Times on his new warrantless surveillance powers. A superficial reading of the transcript (and this associated article , via Newscoma ) might suggest that all is well
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Congress endorses police state tactics

Sunday, August 05, 2007 11:12 AM
The Dems in Congress caved to the White House's bullying and enshrined warrantless, blanket surveillance into American law: The Democratic-controlled House last night approved and sent to President Bush for his signature legislation written by his intelligence
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The continuing crisis at 1600 Pennsylvania

Friday, August 03, 2007 9:18 AM
Mike McConnell, the Director of National Intelligence, has admitted that the NSA's warrantless wiretapping activities are only the tip of the iceberg : The disclosure by Mike McConnell, the director of national intelligence, appears to be the first time
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Good moves from Congress

Thursday, August 02, 2007 9:05 AM
Although they don't have the votes in the Senate to stop obstructionist Republican filibusters, the House has passed some important bills in the last day or two: The CHAMP Act (225-204): This evening, the House passed the Children’s Health and Medicare
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More abuse of executive privilege

Thursday, July 26, 2007 9:40 PM
Bush's abuse of executive privilege continues unabated, of course, but the Senate may finally be growing a collective spine : Senate Democrats sought a special prosecutor to investigate whether Attorney General Alberto Gonzales lied to lawmakers and they
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