Reggie Steps To The Plate And Stirs The Drink
Yesterday, Judge Reggie Walton stirred things up a bit by indicating that President Bush undermined the rule of law when he pardoned (commuted) the sentence of Scooter Libby. He is absolutely right.
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The “Blue Ribbon” MI Compromise
My assessment of the “Blue Ribbon Committee’s compromise to seat MI’s delegation.
One Day, One Resignation
Gosh, if we get a resignation a day while I’m gone we might finally improve this damned Bush Administration.
Wherein emptywheel Gets Shrill
emptywheel’s appearance on Off the Record.
John “Century” McCain Reduces the RNC to Babbling
The GOP would like to pretend they’ve got grounds to complain about the DNC ad airing McCain’s 100 years comment. But apparently the ad has reduced them to utter unintelligibility.
Is Isikoff Laundering Information for Karl Rove Again?
Once again, Michael Isikoff appears to be going out of his way to make sure his BFF Karl Rove stays out of jail.
Syriana
If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the course of this Administration, it’s that if Dana Perino one day announces that the sky is blue, I will be forced to assume that an alien invasion has commenced with the total ionization of Earth’s upper atmosphere.With that in mind, there’s an awful lot of cognitive dissonance for me in analyzing the evidence on the purported Syrian nuclear reactor site.
“It’s Not that Yoo Engaged in Really Bad Lawyering, Really It’s Not”
David Rivkind and Lee Casey want you to believe that we’re all beating up John Yoo because we don’t agree with his interpretation of the proper role of international law. It’s a shiny object, of course, designed to distract the WSJ’s readers from the real reasons many are calling for Yoo to face consequences for his actions. My question is why they’re making such a case.
More Informative than Ari, Scottie, Tony, and “Pig Missile” Have Ever Been
A YouTube of a hard-hitting White House briefing session.
Kyl Agrees to IG Reform–but Sustains DOJ Lawyer’s Protection
The Administration–with the help of John Kyl–continues to fight efforts to give DOJ’s IG the authority to investigate DOJ’s lawyers.
