Archive for August, 2007

General Petraeus (iow The Administration) to Recommend Troop Reduction
August 15, 2007

Two stories on the much anticipated White House BS Report on Iraq (better known as the “General Petraeus” Progress Report) indicate that the White House may finally have come to the realization that they will not be able to sustain this war much longer. The first was an article from The LA Times stating [...]

Stealing Electoral Votes
August 13, 2007

An initiative to alter the way California distributes its electoral votes has national democrats nervous. SemDem of DailyKos’ diary on this initiative has attracted massive amounts of attention. As The Christian Science Monitor reports, the measure is being pushed by GOP strategists in order to influence the outcome of the 2008 Presidential election.
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Rove’s Resignation Not a Good Thing
August 13, 2007

Too many people in the blogosphere have been rejoicing in the announcement that Karl Rove will be resigning from his post as Minister of Propaganda at the end of the month. While this may seem like a victory in light of the mounting pressure on the White House to confess its sins, I doubt [...]

Changes to Foreign Intelligence Sureveillance Act of 1978
August 10, 2007

The Democratic takeover of Congress last year became known as “The Wave” amongst political types here in DC and elsewhere. The passage of S. 1927, which gave Alberto Gonzeles the legal authority to spy on American citizens without a warrant, may become infamously known as “The Cave”.
Democrats caved on this one big time. The original [...]