The Flying Fur At OSC
Many of you have been asking many different questions about the OSC kerfluffle. I am fairly deep into this now and hope to have a serious piece ready by tonight. This is just a short post to run by all of you my current thoughts and ask you to post in comments any links to new and probative information you have run across (for other topics too if they are really noteworthy).
A Big Day for BIFFO?
Will May 7 be as big a day for America's most prominent "BIFFO" as it will be for Ireland's?
Bloching Justice Or Obstructing Justice?
As you may have seen by now, the FBI has executed a full blown raid on the office and home of Scott Bloch, the DOJ head of the Office of Special Counsel. The questions regarding this raid are just beginning, and the web of conflicts raised is endless.
Burma Shave - Bush Busts Out A Compassion Beard
The first blow to land for the week did not fly in like a furious wind, it was a furious wind. Specifically a typhoon that blew a path of waste and destruction through the already destitute and oppressed tinderbox that is currently known as Myanmar, and was formerly known as Burma.
Sunset Musings
It was a nice quiet weekend; thankfully somewhat thin as to bad and/or outrageous news. Other than all the pollen and other allergens that are currently thick as soup in the air, the weather here is perfect; 90 degrees and not a cloud in sight. Perfect day to get the backyard and pool ready for the summer.
FISA: The Coming Battle
As I am minding the store while mom is away tilting kilts, I was party to a group discussion among several notable powers that be in the blogosphere early this afternoon, and the various blogs, all of which you are intimately familiar with, will be rolling out over the next few days somewhat of a battle plan on FISA/immunity.
The Uncounted Wiretaps
Did the number of wiretaps last year go up? Or simply the number of wiretaps the Administration had to reveal?
Jello Jay And Hoyer Slither Back Into The FISA Limelight
Crikey, this is getting old. You may have seen by now that rumors of a new push on passage of FISA, and, of course, full retroactive immunity, are bubbling to the surface again. The bottom line is we know what the goal of the FISA push is (immunity), we know who wants it and why (the Bush/Cheneys because they have engaged in a mass criminal conspiracy), and we know the path the push will take (GOP assimilation of Blue Dogs). Really, the only part of this puzzle we do not yet know is what the precise nature of "the compromise" that will cravenly be peddled.
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.
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.
The Sugar Momma Express
In addition to riding around on a bus full of lobbyists, John McCain has also been flying around on his Sugar Momma, Cindy McCain's jet, without paying what he ought to for it.
