Entries by emptywheel

Helgerson and Cheney

It’s going to be a busy day for me, but one thing I’m hoping to do is nick down to Borders (hey, this branch is unionized, and Borders is local to Ann Arbor) to buy Jane Mayer’s new book. If for no other reason then to find out more about the meeting between John Helgerson, the CIA Inspector General, and Dick Cheney.

One of the lingering mysteries in Washington has been what

The Significance of the “Official Duties” Claim

Up until the moment when Fred Fielding claimed Rove’s actions in the Siegelman affair were part of his “official duties,” those actions, by themselves, may not have been illegal. But as soon as Siegelman made that claim, they became clear Hatch Act violations.

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