Monthly Archives: April 2009

by | April 30, 2009

It’s His Party, and He’ll Leave If He Wants To!

From the Los Angeles Times: Standing before the cameras and the Klieg lights Tuesday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) kept a brave face. “This is not a national story,” McConnell said, playing down the party defection of Pennsylvania’s now-Democratic … Continue reading →

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by | April 29, 2009

Bye Bye Bybee

Jay Bybee has been a federal judge in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in  Las Vegas for 6 years.  He was little noticed until the release of a memo written by Bybee when he was head of the … Continue reading →

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by | April 28, 2009

Susan Collins, Person of InFLUence

From The Nation: When House Appropriations Committee chairman David Obey, the Wisconsin Democrat who has long championed investment in pandemic preparation, included roughly $900 million for that purpose in this year’s emergency stimulus bill, he was ridiculed by conservative operatives … Continue reading →

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by | April 27, 2009

I wish Deadeye Dick a room filled with ottomans

From The Raw Story (April 15, 2009): Richard Armitage, who was second in command at the State Department during former President George W. Bush’s first term, believes waterboarding is torture and says he would have resigned had he known the … Continue reading →

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by | April 26, 2009

Cheney Gang

From MSNBC: In an interview with MSNBC’s Norah O’Donnell, Liz Cheney, a former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State during the Bush administration, defended her father, saying that the harsh interrogation tactics yielded valuable intelligence and that the tactics didn’t amount … Continue reading →

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by | April 25, 2009

Rotten to the Core

Senator Carl Levin: Today we’re releasing the declassified report of the Senate Armed Services Committee’s investigation into the treatment of detainees in U.S. custody. [...] In my judgment, the report represents a condemnation of both the Bush administration’s interrogation policies … Continue reading →

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by | April 24, 2009

Join the Rethuglican Party, and Get a Free Set of Kneepads!

From Political Animal at Washington Monthly: AND THEN THERE WERE FIVE…. Last week, Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R) of Kansas was asked whether Rush Limbaugh was the “de facto leader of the GOP.” Tiahrt rejected the idea out of hand, telling … Continue reading →

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by | April 23, 2009

Should Rudy oppose gay marriage when he’s running out of women to marry?

From Politico: Rudy Giuliani, the thrice-married former New York City mayor, has come out strongly against Democratic Gov. David Paterson’s proposed gay marriage bill. Original book cover.

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