Michelle's Buff Arms
I can't tell whether Jodi Cantor's screed about Michelle's triceps says more about insecurities she might have about her own reporting or about her own triceps.
Darrell Issa's Burning Concern about White House Emails? Not So Hot...
Funny. Last week, Darrell Issa thought the matter of missing White House emails was an urgent matter. This week? He couldn't care less.
China Auto: Crouching Tiger, Looming Giant
The turmoil in the auto business isn't just with the American manufacturers; it is global, striking even the supposed gold standards such as Toyota and Honda. But there is opportunity in chaos, and China looks to capitalize on that.
Sully Goes to Washington
Sully, the hero of the US Airways "Miracle on the Hudson" just told Congress we need to value labor more. Do you think they'll listen?
Kirk Lippold, Gitmo Architect, Still Making Torture Cool
Kirk Lippold, one of the architects of Gitmo, is back, complaining that Obama has let a Gitmo detainee free. But, surprise surprise, in their quotations of Lippold, the press ignores Lippold's significant ties to Gitmo policy, instead simply referring to him as the USS Cole Commander.
The AIPAC Prosecution Suffers A Crippling Blow
Most of you know about the AIPAC criminal case that has been simmering below the main media radar since it was filed in May, 2005. In a nutshell, the indictment alleges that Lawrence Franklin a DOD/Pentagon official working in Defense Secretary Rumsfeld's office (with everyone's favorite public servants Doug Feith and Paul Wolfowitz) passed top-secret information to Steve Rosen, AIPAC's then-policy director, and Keith Weissman, a senior Iran analyst with AIPAC. An important ruling in the case was handed down On February 17 that is a crippling blow to the prosecution.
Roland Burris' Bad PR Strategy
As Roland Burris' allies--and the Politico--would have it, his biggest problem right now is that the media strategy he employed to manage his admissions that he has much deeper ties to Rod Blagojevich than he let on was insufficient to the task.
Will the House Hold Rove in Contempt before March 4?
I can't help but notice that Rove has blown off Congress just in time to be held in contempt before the Appeals Court gets Obama's brief on the Miers/Bolten suit.
CREW: Obama and Greg Craig Stand with the Dead-Enders
CREW responds to my post suggesting the support for the Bush position on White House emails might be the position of Bush Dead-Enders.
The Appeals Court Gives Obama His Week
Obama now has the one additional week he asked for to broker a deal between the Bushies and HJC regarding testimony on the US Attorney scandal.
Monday, 9AM, Roland Burris Is Still Senator
I was gone a whole week, and Burris didn't even resign? That makes him more stubborn than either Rove or Gonzales.
Condi's Whole Life, in Three Volumes, Worth Slightly More than David Plouffe's Two-Year Campaign
Apparently, the market values David Plouffe's work getting Obama elected to be worth the same as the entire Administration tenure of most members of Bush's inner circle.
Inauguration Week Was a Busy Week for Dead-Enders
You know that story about how Obama is helping Bush to cover-up the email destruction? Check the date.
Scott Shane's Love Affair for Dick Cheney and Kit Bond
Scott Shane wrote an article that is really about investigating Dick Cheney. But the whole thing is completely neurotic about any discussion of Cheney.
Lebanese Recipe For Economic Health: Go With What You Know
It seems that whether it is Henry Paulson, Tim Geithner or the yammering dipsticks on CNBC, it seems the there has been a headlong rush to seek analysis, wisdom and solutions from the very self proclaimed geniuses that put the US and the world in the problem to start with. Aren't there any big bankers/finance ministers that really got it right? Yes, his name is Riad Toufic Salame and he is Lebanon's Central Banker.
And Now the Appeals Court Jumps in the Fray
Why won't the Appeals Court let Obama try to broker a deal between Harriet Miers and the House Judiciary Committee?
Louisiana Gubernatorial Sitcom
I tell you what, those Republicans may not have squat for rational ideas, but they sure have some humor. Heck, it was less than two days ago we were watching Steele and Boner in "DC Vice". Fear not intrepid viewers, these jokers are bringin da funny all over. Now we have the humor of Lo
Developing Arguments about Classified Information in the al-Haramain Litigation
The legal games in the al-Haramain litigation have moved on to the question of who gets to determine whether litigants have the need to know that they need before getting top secret security clearance.
Down On The Border: State Of War In Mexico
Via Laura Rozen comes reference to a chilling piece by Sam Quinones in Foreign Policyon the drug smuggling violence that has escalated to a total state of war rivaling levels in Iraq. it is easy to forget what is going on just across the border. Easy, at least, until you take in Sam Quinones' tale:
Why GM Matters: Inside the Race to Transform an American Icon
As I indicated yesterday in the post "Why American Industry (And Its Future) Matters", we have the privilege of having author William J. Holstein today at Emptywheel and Firedoglake to talk about his excellent book "Why GM Matters: Inside the Race to Transform an American Icon".
