Who First Spread the Iraqi Anthrax Claim?
The likely sources for the earliest stories claiming Iraq had a role in the anthrax attack are pretty telling.
Conyers to Luskin: We Told You So
Like Pat Leahy did last night, John Conyers takes a victory lap after yesterday's ruling that Miers and Bolten don't have absolute immunity.
Whitehouse and Feingold Strike Back at Pixie Dust
Feingold and Whitehouse are finally trying to end the process of Pixie Dusting.
Scott McClellan Dismantles Cheney's Plame Firewall
Dick Cheney has always claimed he could have declassified Plame's identity. But at the same time he was making such claims, Harriet Miers, as White House Counsel, disagreed with that claim.
The Count of Monte Cristo Was Not Fiction
As someone who received her PhD in Comparative Literature just months before Bush was selected and who has read maybe ten fictional books since I stopped teaching fiction, I feel obliged to point to--and comment on--Chris Bowers' post on "The Rise of the Non-Fictional Aesthetic."
This decade seems to have brought on a broad shift in the leftist aesthetic in America.
Suspect Anthrax Terrorist Apparently Kills Self
The FBI apparently thinks they've solved the anthrax case. But they guy they were about to charge just killed himself.
"For your convenience, I attach a copy of the court’s opinion"
Patrick Leahy wasted no time in pushing all those cowering behind bad OLC memos to send notice of Judge Bates' ruling today.
Nixon Sez: Karl Rove Must Testify
According to US v. Nixon, John Bates says, Karl Rove must show up before HJC and answer all the questions he is asked.
BREAKING: Judge Bates Rules for the House
Judge Bates just issued his opinion in the Miers and Bolten contempt case--and he ruled in favor of the House. Miers will have to appear and Bolten will have to turn over the documents.
This also means Rove will have to appear, as Bates threw out the notion of "absolute immunity."
I'll have more shortly.
Why the House Is Waiting to Hold Rove in Contempt
The reason the entire House isn't voting on contempt for Rove until after the recess is because what they do will be determined by Bates' initial ruling.
No Consequences for the Wholesale Politicization of Justice
Glenn Fine, DOJ's Inspector General, showed up before the Senate Judiciary Committee today to talk about the two reports showing pervasive politicization of the Department of Justice. Most of the Democrats wanted to talk about consequences for politicizing DOJ. Unfortunately, Fine had no good suggestions for how to hold anyone responsible.
DNI McConnell to Intelligence Analysts: Go Talk to Juan Cole
Remember how much trouble AJ Rossmiller had because he actually read Juan Cole? Well DNI McConnell just told analysts to follow AJ's lead.
Rove's Contempt: For All the Reasons We've Been Talking About
HJC voted to hold Rove in contempt, by a vote of 20-14. In doing so, they confirmed many of the points I've made about Rove's audacious claims to be immune from testifying.
The Logic Behind the Script "The Removal of Clothing Is Not Nudity"
All the lawyers behind the torture regime keep repeating the same mantra: the removal of clothing is not nudity (or naked). Jane Mayer's book includes an explanation for the logic of that statement.
Down the Toobz: Ted Stevens Indicted on Seven Counts
TV news is reporting that Ted "Toobz" Stevens has been indicted on seven counts of public corruption.
Wouldn't you know that "Toobz" would go down based on electronic surveillance?
The FBI, working with an Alaska oil contractor, secretly taped telephone calls with Sen. Ted Stevens as part of a public corruption sting it was reported late last year, according to people close to the investigation.
Another Spooked-Up BushCo Crony Dabbling in Kurdistan
This time, it's Richard Perle who is discussing doing business with the Kurds. This seems even more spooky than Richard Hunt's seemingly overlooked agreements with Kurdistan.
The Smearmongers Who Took Down Chiara and Hagen Got Promoted to Main Justice
The attorneys who spread the rumor that Margaret Chiara and Leslie Hagen were having an inappropriate gay relationship got moved to jobs in DC.
Monica Discriminated against Margaret Chiara's Purported Lover, Too
Today's DOJ report includes a denial from Margaret Chiara and Leslie Hagen that they were in a relationship. Yet that alleged affair was--by all accounts--the reason Chiara was fired. Was Chiara fired based on a false rumor?
Bush's Idea of Worthwhile Candidates to Be Immigration Judges
Among the hacks the White House tried (unsuccessfully, thankfully) to hire through their politicized hiring process was a guy who swore in his interview and said his weakness was "blondes."
Monica's Job History
It sure looks like they created positions solely to make it easy for Monica Goodling to politicize hiring in DOJ.
