Meet the Press STILL Lets Guests “Control the Message”
Tim Russert may be gone. But his craven ways have not ended at Meet the Press. Like Russert, David Gregory allows his guests to control the show when they appear.
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Silvestre Reyes Announces Investigation into Violations of National Security Act
Reyes announces an investigation into both the reported assassination squads and more generally, whether CIA has withheld information from Congress.
Will Miguel Estrada Represent John Yoo Before Sonia Sotomayor at SCOTUS?
Will Miguel Estrada face Sonia Sotomayor in one of her early cases on SCOTUS, as Estrada tries to defend John Yoo’s crappy lawyering?
Chuck Todd’s Law
Aside from MSNBC’s squeamishness about blowjobs (but not about the murder of teenagers or slobbering racism), here’s why, according to Chuck Todd, we cannot have an investigation of the crimes Dick Cheney committed because the media is incapable of learning the facts on a story well enough to present it as anything but a partisan fight, and because of that, any investigation would be a show trial of ideology rather than facts.
“C” Is for Cheater
If I were the wife of one of the boys shacking up at C Street who had not yet admitted an extramarital affair, I’d be getting nervous about now.
Former Congressman and C Street resident Chip Pickering’s estranged wife has filed a lawsuit against Pickering’s alleged mistress. Leisha Pickering is suing Elizabeth Creekmore-Byrd for alienation of affection.
John Yoo: Al Qaeda Uses Telephones But KGB Spies Don’t
John Yoo says high tech communication is THE BEST WAY to find al Qaeda operatives.
Sotomayor Confirmation Hearings, Day 4, Witnesses
Soon to come, Frank Ricci.
Questions and Answers about Beginning of Domestic Spying Program
The circumstances surrounding the start date and initial approval date of the domestic spying program are getting more and more confusing.
Sotomayor Confirmation Hearings, Day 3, Part V
Feingold: Caperton v. Massey.
Sotomayor Confirmation Hearings, Day 3, Part IV
Sotomayor back, Leahy reading a letter of some sort. There was some confusion bc Leahy’s mike didn’t work. Franken let Leahy use his. I think it was Sessions who joked it was the fastest rise of a Senator ever, suggesting Franken was taking over as Chair.
