Will Dick Finally Get Busted for His Leaks?
Has Dick been leaking sensitive materials? Again?
Droning Cell Phone Calls
Palestinians in Gaza join Iraqis and Afghans in their belief that the US and Israel are targeting them using cell phone signals.
Yet More Straight Talk to Lobbyists
In its report on the latest lobbyist to join the McCain team, the Politico focuses on how John Green will help McCain coordinate his messaging with that of Republican party stances in Congress.
With two senators in the race — McCain for the Republicans, and either Hillary Rodham Clinton or Barack Obama for the Democrats — Senate leaders have a unique opportunity to create both opportunities and pitfalls for their parties’ candidates
Iran-Contra 2.0
David Rose provides a detailed look at how screwed up our Gaza policy is.
Help Me Stave Off Dick Cheney's Michigan Invasion!
Help me dissuade Dick Cheney from coming to my neighborhood!
Shorter Google:
Shorter Google: "Don't eliminate the competitive advantage I gained by trying to protect Americans' privacy."
Mixed Telecom Signals
The Democrats definitely seem to be sending mixed signals on FISA reform.
Bush Administration Tries to Reverse A1 Cut-Out Declassification
The Bush Administration is trying to prevent documents leaked to expose their belligerence sixteen years ago from becoming public.
The Incredible Disappearing PFIAB
Bush revamps PFIAB to make it harder to punish the government for abusing your privacy.
Mukasey Wasn't Bluffing
Mukasey refused to refer the contempt citation to Jeff Taylor, so now the House will proceed with a civil suit.
Rove Looking for an Underground Railroad, Again
Scott Horton reveals how the AL GOP is trying to force Dana Jill Simpson to reveal her evidence; Horton argues that they are doing so to help Rove prepare for testimony. I agree. It's the same approach Rove took to successfully beating the Plame-related perjury charges.
More on the Show Trials
Mukasey visits the gulag and other updates on the Gitmo show trials.
Pelosi to Mukasey: Tag. You're It.
Finally, the House tries to hold Bush responsible for flipping Congress off.
It's All About $$$
The poor Republicans don't understand why the telecoms aren't paying them more to gut the Constitution.
George Will Sums Up McCain's "Unattractive Righteousness"
George Will, voicing the position of those (like Mitch McConnell) who don't like getting attacked for things their attacker has done, captures the state of McCain's attempts to hypocritically avoid the rules he himself wrote.
First, the Times muddied, with unsubstantiated sexual innuendo about a female lobbyist, a story about McCain's flights on jets owned by corporations with business before the Senate Commerce Committee, and his meeting with a broadcaster (McCain
Meet Our New Sovereign Wealth Fund Overlord
The NYT tries to shed some light on the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority.
January 23, 2006
Is it a coincidence that Fitzgerald revealed the missing emails to Libby's lawyers the day before SIS "discovered" the missing email?
SIS has "filled in" the blanks
It looks like Steven McNevitt's colleagues in CIO are rather skeptical that the White House was able to restore all the missing OVP emails.
Enron Accounting at the NRCC
The Politico fleshes out the NRCC accounting story--and it sure looks like they had a scheme ripe for money laundering.
McCain Hearts Renzi
John McCain doesn't mind so much that one of his state co-chairs was just indicted for screwing (figuratively) his constituents.