Bush has nominated retired New York Federal Judge Michael Mukasey to replace Alberto Gonzales at the helm of the Justice Department. At a glance, this seems like about the best the Democrats could have hoped for, although it’s too early to say who’s really “won” here. Bush was clearly motivated to avoid a public defeat, it seems. Harry Reid had
Read moreOn May 16, Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) said: “When you have to spend more time up here on Capitol Hill instead of running the Justice Department, maybe you ought to think about [stepping down].†(AP, 5/16/07) Today Sen. Roberts voted against the Alberto Gonzales no-confidence vote. On April 25, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said: “I am very disappointed in [Alberto
Read morePresident Bush today said that embattled World Bank head Paul Wolfowitz, currently embroiled in yet another BushCo scandal, “ought to stay” in his position. This comes hot on the heels of Bush’s show of support for buddy Alberto Gonzales, whose leadership at Justice has been such a festering embarrassment that even loyal Republicans are howling for his head. This is
Read moreHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi held a blogger call this afternoon to discuss the reconciled House/Senate Iraq spending bill. Bob Geiger’s post on the passage this morning seems to capture the thrust of Pelosi’s message today – Dem leadership have worked to set goals and are going to force Bush to “differentiate himself” on the issue with the American public. Perhaps
Read moreOnce upon a time, Republican moral high-grounders turned a blowjob and land deal-gone-wrong into the end of the world. If you didn’t buy those arguments at the time, you’re probably fairly annoyed at how things have gone with the current administration. If you were convinced that the Clinton “scandals” merited special prosecutors and articles of impeachment, then I imagine you’re
Read moreOne of my favorite sites is The Moderate Voice, and they’re on a bit of a roll this afternoon. Shaun Mullen’s (my new favorite blogger) weekly wrap is great stuff, and multiple folks seem to concur with us that Gonzo is now neck-deep in alligators. I don’t pimp other places often (although I almost certainly would if they’d pay me),
Read moreSome of this is killing me. Special thanks to the kind gentleman who pulled it all together and sent it along via e-mail. So, let’s start with Dubya, who’s loving him some Gonzo. “President Bush was pleased with the Attorney General’s testimony today. After hours of testimony in which he answered all of the Senators’ questions and provided thousands of
Read moreI hope this doesn’t become a regular thing, being pissed off before 9am. Maybe I should just avoid the news until after lunch. Anyway, here are a few things I’m not terribly happy about this fine morning: Clear Channel is for sale.
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